John Mayer – Regrets Chords on Piano & Ukulele

John Mayer – Regrets Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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ChordsEG#mC#mAB

Key
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[Verse]
E
Should Have Been Open
G#m
Should Have Done More
C#m
Should Have Learned A Lesson
         A
From The Year Before
E
Should Have Been Honest

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[Verse]
G#m
Should Have Just Cried
C#m
Should Have Told Me There
    A
Was Nothing Left Inside
        B                       A
Now The Road Keeps Rollin On Forever
        B                  C#m   A
And The Years Keeps Pulling Us Apart

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[Verse]
B       C#m
We Lost Something
      A
Still Wonder What It Was
B
It Shouldn’t Matter
E
It Shiuldn’t Matter But It Does

How to play Regrets: key, chords and progression

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

Regrets by John Mayer is in the key of E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯). The song uses 5 chords: E, G#m, C#m, A and B.

Most of the song cycles through E – G#m – C#m – A (I – iii – vi – IV in E major). In solfa, that is doh – mi – lah – fah. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes C, Em, Am, F, G (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 40% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
G#m chord on guitar (466444)
G♯mG♯ B D♯
C#m chord on guitar (x46654)
C♯mC♯ E G♯
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
B chord on guitar (x24442)
BB D♯ F♯

Regrets chords: questions

What key is Regrets in?

Regrets by John Mayer is in the key of E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯).

What chords are in Regrets?

Regrets uses 5 chords: E, G#m, C#m, A, B.

What is the chord progression of Regrets?

The main progression is E – G#m – C#m – A (I – iii – vi – IV).

Is Regrets easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes C, Em, Am, F, G (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 40% without a capo).

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