J. Cole – ATM Chord Progression on Piano, Guitar, Ukulele and Keyboard

J. Cole – ATM Chord Progression on Piano, Guitar, Ukulele and Keyboard

ChordsBbmEbmDbAbEGbmEb

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This is the chord progression ATM by J. Cole on Piano, Guitar, Ukulele and Keyboard.

[Intro]
|Bbm Ebm |Db Ab
|E Gbm |Eb

[Refrain]
Bbm Ebm Db Db Ab Ebm
Will I fall? Will I fly?
Bbm Ebm Db
Heal my soul
Db Ab Ebm
Fulfill my high
Bbm Ebm Db
Cross my heart (Count, count, count, count it)
Db Ab Ebm
And hope to die (Count, count, count, count it)
Bbm Ebm Db
With my slice (Count, count, count, count it)
Db Ab Ebm
Of Devil’s pie

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[Chorus]
Bbm                Ebm               Db                             Db
Count it up, count it up, count it up, count it
Ab                                                         Ebm
Count it up, count it up, count it up, count it
Bbm               Ebm               Db               Db
Count it up, count it up, count it up, count it
Ab                                                         Ebm
Count it up, count it up, count it up, count it
Bbm               Ebm               Db               Db
Count it up, count it up, count it up, count it
Ab                                           Ebm
Count it up, count it up, count it up, count it

[Verse 1]
Bbm                             Ebm
I know that it’s difficult
Db
I’m stackin’ this paper, it’s sort of habitual
Ab
I blow the residual
Ebm
And fckin’ yo bitch like its part of my ritual
Bbm               Ebm
Pardon the visual
Db
But money, it give me a hard-on it’s typical
Ab
I want it in physical
Ebm
A million dollars, I count up in intervals
Bbm               Ebm
Without it I’m miserable
Db
Don’t wanna fall off so I’m all in my bag
Ab
Thankin’ God like it’s biblical
Ebm
I know it’s gon’ solve every problem I have
Bbm               Ebm
I balled on the principal
Db
Remember the teachers was all on my ass
Db                             Ab
Now look all of them, pitiful
Ebm
And all of a sudden I’m so good at math

[Chorus]
Bbm               Ebm                             Db
Count it up, count it up, count it up, count it
Ab                                           Ebm
Count it up, count it up, count it up, count it
Bbm                             Ebm                             Db
Count it up, count it up, count it up, count it
Ab
Can’t take it when you die, but you can’t live without it
Bbm  Ebm Db
Count it up, count it up, count it up, count it
Bbm Ebm Db
Count it up, count it up, count it up, count it
Bbm Ebm Db
Count it up, count it up, count it up, count it
Ab Ebm
Can’t take it when you die

[Refrain]
Uno, dos, tres

[Bridge]
Bbm Ebm Db
Big bills, big bills
Db                                           Ab
I fell in love with big wheels and quick thrills
Ebm               Bbm               Ebm               Db
My niggas runnin’ tip drills, can’t sit still
Db               Ab                             Ebm
Don’t give a fck if it kills, it mix well
I’m only countin’
Bbm Ebm Db
Big bills, big bills
Db                                                         Ab
I fell in love with big wheels and quick thrills
Ebm               Bbm               Ebm               Db
My niggas runnin’ tip drills, can’t sit still
Db               Ab                             Ebm
Don’t give a fck if it kills, it mix well
I’m only countin’

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[Refrain]
Bbm Ebm Db Db Ab Ebm
Will I fall? Will I fly?
Bbm Ebm Db
Heal my soul
Db Ab Ebm
Fulfill my high
Bbm Ebm Db
Cross my heart (Count, count, count, count it)
Db Ab Ebm
And hope to die (Count, count, count, count it)
Bbm Ebm Db
With my slice (Count, count, count, count it)
Db Ab Ebm
Of Devil’s pie

[Refrain]
Uno, dos, tres, quatro

[Verse 2]
Bbm               Ebm
Proceed with caution
Db
I heard if you chase it only results in
Ab
A hole in your heart
Ebm
Fck it, I take the whole cake and I won’t leave a portion
Bbm               Ebm
It’s only an organ
Db
Thank God mama couldn’t afford the abortion
Db                             Ab
The loneliest orphan
Ebm
I flip my misfortune and grow me a fortune

Bbm               Ebm
My Rollie is scorchin’
Db
Them niggas that hated is slowly endorsin’
Ab
Now Cole, he important
Ebm
My niggas beside me like Tommy and Martin
Bbm                             Ebm
We ball on your court and
Db
Escape with your bitch like we Tonya Harding
Ab
She don’t need her garments
She horny from all the money we countin’

[Chorus]
Bbm Ebm Db
Count it up, count it up, count it up, count it
Ab Ebm
Count it up, count it up, count it up, count it
Bbm Ebm Db
Count it up, count it up, count it up, count it
Ab
Can’t take it when you die, but you can’t live without it
Bbm Ebm Db
Count it up, count it up, count it up, count it
Bbm Ebm Db
Count it up, count it up, count it up, count it
Bbm Ebm Db
Count it up, count it up, count it up, count it
Ab Ebm
Can’t take it when you die

[Refrain]
Bbm Ebm Db Db Ab Ebm
Will I fall? Will I fly?
Bbm Ebm Db
Heal my soul
Db Ab Ebm
Fulfill my high
Bbm Ebm Db
Cross my heart
Db Ab Ebm
And hope to die
Bbm Ebm Db
With my slice
Db Ab Ebm
Of Devil’s pie

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How to play ATM: key, chords and progression

ATM by J. Cole is centred on B♭ minor (five flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭). The song uses 7 chords: Bbm, Ebm, Db, Ab, E, Gbm and Eb.

Listen for Bbm – Ebm – Db – Ab (i – iv – III – VII in B♭ minor): the song comes back to it again and again. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes Am, Dm, C, G, Eb, Fm, D (71% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 14% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Bbm chord on guitar (x13321)
B♭mB♭ D♭ F
Ebm chord on guitar (x68876)
E♭mE♭ G♭ B♭
Db chord on guitar (x46664)
D♭D♭ F A♭
Ab chord on guitar (466544)
A♭A♭ C E♭
E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
Gbm chord on guitar (244222)
G♭mG♭ A D♭
Eb chord on guitar (x68886)
E♭E♭ G B♭

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ATM chords: questions

What key is ATM in?

ATM by J. Cole is centred on B♭ minor (five flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭).

What chords are in ATM?

ATM uses 7 chords: Bbm, Ebm, Db, Ab, E, Gbm, Eb.

What is the chord progression of ATM?

The main progression is Bbm – Ebm – Db – Ab (i – iv – III – VII).

Is ATM easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes Am, Dm, C, G, Eb, Fm, D (71% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 14% without a capo).

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