Kesha – Here Comes the Change Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

Kesha – Here Comes the Change Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

ChordsAbBbmFmC#EbBb

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This is the chord progression of Kesha – Here Comes the Change on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[INTRO]
Ab
[VERSE]
Ab        Bbm       Fm
One day I’ll be gone
C#             Eb             Fm
The world will keep turning
Ab       Bbm             Fm
I hope I leave this place
C#       Eb             Fm
Better than I found it

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[PRE-CHORUS]
C#                   Eb             Fm
Oh it’s hard, I know it’s hard
C#             Eb                   Fm
To be the lightning in the dark
C#                         Eb             Fm
Hold on tight you’ll be alright
Eb
You know it’s time

[CHORUS]
C#                         Ab
Here comes the change
Fm                   Eb
We’re comin’ of age
C#                   Ab
This is not a phase
Fm                         Eb                         Ab
Here comes, here comes, the change

[INSTRUMENTAL]
Ab C# Ab C# Ab

[VERSE]
Ab       Bbm       Fm
Is it a crazy thought?
C#       Eb       Fm
That if I had a child
Ab             Bbm             Fm
I hope they live to see the day
C#                   Fm
That everyone’s equal

[PRE-CHORUS]
C#             Eb             Fm
Oh it’s hard I know it’s hard
C#                   Eb                   Fm
To be the right inside the wrong
C#             Eb                   Fm
Hold on tight we’ll be alright
Eb
You know it’s time

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[CHORUS]
C#                   Ab
Oh here comes the change
Fm                   Eb
Oh we’re comin’ of age
C#                   Ab
This is not a phase
Fm                         Eb                   Ab
Here comes here comes the change

[INSTRUMENTAL]
Ab C# Ab C#

[BRIDGE]
C#                         Fm             Ab
Hope there’ll come a time when we
C#                   Fm                   Ab
Where we can live in and die free
Bbm
I hope and pray
Bb
There’ll come the day
Eb
And it’s comin’ soon

[CHORUS]
C#                   Ab
Oh here comes a change
Fm                         Eb
We’re comin’ of age
C#                   Ab
This is not a phase
Fm                                     Eb
Here comes, here comes, the change

C# Ab
Oh here comes the change
Fm Eb
We’re comin’ of age
C# Ab
This is not a phase
Fm Eb Ab C#
Here comes, here comes, the change

[OUTRO]
Ab C#
It’s time to change
Ab C# Ab
We are the change
Ab C# Ab
Oh here comes the change

How to play Here Comes the Change: key, chords and progression

Here Comes the Change by Kesha is written in A♭ major (four flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭) and moves through 6 chords: Ab, Bbm, Fm, C#, Eb and Bb.

Listen for Fm – C# – Eb – Fm (vi – IV – V – vi in A♭ major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is lah – fah – soh – lah. 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 G, Am, Em, C, D, A (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Ab chord on guitar (466544)
A♭A♭ C E♭
Bbm chord on guitar (x13321)
B♭mB♭ D♭ F
Fm chord on guitar (133111)
FmF A♭ C
C# chord on guitar (x46664)
C♯C♯ E♯ G♯
Eb chord on guitar (x68886)
E♭E♭ G B♭
Bb chord on guitar (x13331)
B♭B♭ D F

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Here Comes the Change chords: questions

What key is Here Comes the Change in?

Here Comes the Change by Kesha is in the key of A♭ major (four flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭).

What chords are in Here Comes the Change?

Here Comes the Change uses 6 chords: Ab, Bbm, Fm, C#, Eb, Bb.

What is the chord progression of Here Comes the Change?

The main progression is Fm – C# – Eb – Fm (vi – IV – V – vi).

Is Here Comes the Change easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes G, Am, Em, C, D, A (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo).

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