This is the chords of Brooks by Jeremy Zucker on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.
[INTRO] Ab/C
You caught me at the end of the winter Db
I fell on your shoulder, now I’m gettin’ thinner Fm
I swear I feel older, these days, I’m not feelin’ myself Eb
And I’m feelin’ ashamed ’cause I probably need help Ab/C
And this kid I knew in college, he just died on a plane Db
Maybe that’s why I’m still scared to fly in the rain Fm
I fall asleep knowin’ nothing would change Eb
I read a book, but you’re callin’ my name Ab/CDb
I wanna feel, but I still feel the same
Ab/CDbFmEbAb/CDbFmEbx2
How to play Brooks: key, chords and progression
To play Brooks by Jeremy Zucker, think in A♭ major (four flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭). It takes 4 chords: Ab/C, Db, Fm and Eb.
The progression the song keeps returning to is Ab/C – Db – Fm – Eb (I – IV – vi – V in A♭ major), a pop progression that moves to the vi before resolving through V. In solfa, that is doh – fah – lah – soh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.
Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes G, C, Em, D (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.
