Apr252018

Janelle Monáe – I Like That Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

ChordsC G Am Dm

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This is the chord progression of I Like That by Janelle Monáe on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
|C |G |Am |Dm
|C |G |Am |Dm

[Verse 1]
Dm Am
Sometimes a mystery, sometimes I’m free
C Dm
Depending on my mood or my attitude
Dm Am
Sometimes I wanna roll or stay at home
C Dm
Walking contradiction, guess I’m factual and fiction

[Pre-Chorus]
Dm Am
A little crazy, little sexy, little cool
C Dm
Little rough around the edges but I keep it smooth
Dm Am
I’m always left of center and that’s right where I belong
C Dm
I’m the random minor note you hear in major songs

[Chorus]
|C |G
And I like that
G C Dm
I don’t really give a fck if I was just the only one
Who likes that
|C |G
G C Dm
I never like to follow, follow all around, the chase is on
C G
Oh me, oh me, oh me, oh my
C Dm
Oh me, oh me, oh me, oh my
C G
Oh me, oh me, oh me, oh my
C |G
I like that

[Verse 2]
Dm Am
I don’t care what I look like but I feel good
C G
Better than amazing, and better than I could
Dm Am
Told the whole world, I’m the venom and the antidote
C G
Take a different type of girl to keep the whole world afloat

[Pre-Chorus]
Dm Am
‘Cause I’m crazy and I’m sexy and I’m cool
C G
Little rough around the edges but I keep it smooth
Dm Am
I’m always left of center and that’s right where I belong
C G
I’m the random minor note you hear in major songs

[Verse 3]
C
I remember when you called me weird
G |C
We was in math class, third row, I was sitting by you
Dm
Right before Mr. Ammond’s class
C
‘Cause my mom couldn’t afford new Js
G |C
Polos, thrift store, thrift clothes that was all I knew
Dm
Do you remember?
C G
Uh, I remember when you laughed when I cut my perm off
C |Dm
And you rated me a six
I was like, “Damn”
C G
But even back then with the tears in my eyes
C |Dm
I always knew I was the shit

[Outro]
(Repeat till fade)
|C |G |C |Dm

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How to play I Like That: key, chords and progression

I Like That by Janelle Monáe sits in C major (no sharps or flats), and you need 4 chords to play it: C, G, Am and Dm.

The progression the song keeps returning to is C – Dm – C – G (I – ii – I – V in C major). In solfa, that is doh – reh – doh – soh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Beginner-friendly: on guitar every chord is an open shape, which makes this a good song to learn early on.