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Jorja Smith – Let Me Down Chord Progression on Piano, Guitar, Ukulele and Keyboard

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This is the chord progression of Let Me Down by Jorja Smith on Piano, Guitar, Ukulele and Keyboard…

[Intro]
Fm Ab Eb Db

[Verse 1: Jorja Smith]
Fm Ab Eb
Sometimes, I wouldn’t mind if I was less important
Db Fm
Would you think about them all the time?
Ab Eb Db
Wonder if you’ll even notice in the morning
Fm Ab
So where’d you go when you can’t get to me
Eb Db
And you just can’t control?
Fm Ab Eb
Sometimes, I wouldn’t mind if I was less important

[Chorus 1: Jorja Smith]
Ab Bbm Fm Db
But I’ve got you to let me down
Ab Bbm Fm Db
I’ve got you to let me down
Ab Bbm Fm Db
Only you can understand why
Ab Bbm Fm Cm
I’ve got you to let me down

[Verse 2: Stormzy]
Fm
Yeah, yo, it’s like
Ab
You’ve got me, I’m pondering that
Eb
Said, “I’ll be back in a sec, I need to reflect”
Db
But you swear it’s been longer than that
Fm
Time is golden, time is thin
Ab
But time is rare, so we squander and that
Eb
I feel your pain when I hear your voice
Db
So fix your tone, man, you’re stronger than that
Fm
And you’re, like, the strongest girl I know
Ab
Probably the strongest, minus my mum
Eb
Don’t go wasting your loving on me
Db
When I see tears run, I’m likely to run
Fm
So girl, don’t love me, I mean it
Ab
When I say I love you, I mean it
Eb
And it’s mad cuh I choose to be distant
Db
But it’s fucked cuh I know what a queen is
So why do I?

[Chorus 2: Jorja Smith & Stormzy]
Ab Bbm Fm
But I’ve got you to let me down
Db
Why do you let me down? Why do you let me down, down, down?
Ab Bbm Fm
I’ve got you to let me down
Sometimes, your world spins ’round
Db
But you never had a king ’til now
Ab Bbm Fm
Only you can understand why
Yeah, girl, do you understand
Db
Why these feelings never come to plan?
Ab Bbm
I’ve got you to let me down
Fm Bbm Db
I’m never gonna let you down, I’m never gonna let you down

[Bridge: Jorja Smith]
Db Eb
Yeah, I tried, but I just can’t give you up
Fm Gm
Wonder why is it that I’m not good enough?
Ab Bbm Cm
Some kind of hold over me

[Chorus 3: Jorja Smith & Stormzy]
Ab Bbm Fm
I’ve got you to let me down
Ab
I’ve got you, you’ve got me, I’ve got you
Ab Bbm Fm
But I’ve got you to let me down
Ab Bbm
If I let you down, will you self-destruct?
Ab Bbm Fm
Only you, only you can understand why
Db
Only you can understand
Ab
That I’ve got you to let me down

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How to play Let Me Down: key, chords and progression

Let Me Down by Jorja Smith is centred on A♭ major (four flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭). The song uses 7 chords: Fm, Ab, Eb, Db, Bbm, Cm and Gm.

Listen for Fm – Ab – Eb – Db (vi – I – V – IV in A♭ major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is lah – doh – soh – fah. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes Em, G, D, C, Am, Bm, F#m (71% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Bbm chord on guitar (x13321) — B♭mB♭ D♭ F

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Let Me Down chords: questions

What key is Let Me Down in?

Let Me Down by Jorja Smith is centred on A♭ major (four flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭).

What chords are in Let Me Down?

Let Me Down uses 7 chords: Fm, Ab, Eb, Db, Bbm, Cm, Gm.

What is the chord progression of Let Me Down?

The main progression is Fm – Ab – Eb – Db (vi – I – V – IV).

Is Let Me Down easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes Em, G, D, C, Am, Bm, F#m (71% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo).

This is the chord progression of Let Me Down by Jorja Smith on Piano, Guitar, Ukulele and Keyboard…

How to play Let Me Down: key, chords and progression

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Let Me Down chords: questions

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