John Mayer – Ravioli Shoes Chords on Piano & Ukulele

John Mayer – Ravioli Shoes Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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A                   E
Sometimes you gotta do
what you can
B                 E    Eadd4
to walk off those blues
A                E
even if it means spending
all your beans on
B   A   E
ravioli shoes

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How to play Ravioli Shoes: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Ravioli Shoes by John Mayer on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Ravioli Shoes by John Mayer is centred on E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯). The song uses 4 chords: A, E, B and Eadd4.

Listen for A – E – B (IV – I – V in E major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is fah – doh – soh. Once these 3 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes G, D, A, Dadd11 (75% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 50% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
B chord on guitar (x24442)
BB D♯ F♯
Eadd11 chord on guitar (002100)
Eadd11E G♯ B A

Ravioli Shoes chords: questions

What key is Ravioli Shoes in?

Ravioli Shoes by John Mayer is centred on E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯).

What chords are in Ravioli Shoes?

Ravioli Shoes uses 4 chords: A, E, B, Eadd4.

What is the chord progression of Ravioli Shoes?

The main progression is A – E – B (IV – I – V).

Is Ravioli Shoes easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes G, D, A, Dadd11 (75% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 50% without a capo).

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