Apr182020

Jeremy Zucker – Orchid Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

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This is the chords of Orchid by Jeremy Zucker on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
I can’t do this anymore

[Verse 1]
C F
I hope you make it past New Year’s
Am G
With a smile on your face
C F
Countin’ the days since I’ve known you
Am G
When your life rearranged

[Pre-Chorus]
C F
And I still just don’t know
Am G
Where the fck else I’d go
Em F
‘Cause it’s not cancer
Am G
We just wish it was

[Chorus]
C F
You’re beautiful (Beautiful)
C G
That’s what you are
C F
And I still don’t know
C G
How we fell in love
C F C
You’re beautiful (Beautiful)
G Am
I swear it’s true
G F C
And I just don’t know
Dm
What else to do

[Verse 2]
F
You’ll fly alone on Thanksgiving
Am G
To get out of New York
C F
I’m just so happy you’re living
Am G
Wouldn’t ask you for more

[Pre-Chorus]
C F
But you still just don’t know
Am G
How to make some place home
Em F
‘Cause we could’ve had it
Am G
Don’t you wish we did?

[Chorus]
C F
You’re beautiful (Beautiful)
C G
That’s what you are
C F
And I still don’t know
C G D
How we fell in love
F C
You’re beautiful (Beautiful)
G Am
I swear it’s true
G F C
And I just don’t know
Dm
What else to do
(Two, three, four)

[Instrumental Break]
F Am G Em F Am G
C F Am G Em F Am G
C F C G C F Am G
D

[Chorus]
F C
You’re beautiful (Beautiful)
G Am
I swear it’s true
G F C
And I just don’t know
Dm
What else to do

[Outro]
F C
Tell me, are we
G Am G F Fm
Still the only to fall?
C
You’re beautiful

How to play Orchid: key, chords and progression

To play Orchid by Jeremy Zucker, think in C major (no sharps or flats). It takes 8 chords: C, F, Am, G, Em, Dm, D and Fm.

The progression the song keeps returning to is F – Am – G – C (IV – vi – V – I in C major). In solfa, that is fah – lah – soh – doh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Good to know: F and Fm are the tricky part on guitar (barre or movable shapes). Slow the change down until it is clean; on piano and ukulele they are simpler.