Aug222019

Lana Del Rey – The Greatest Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

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This is the chords of The Greatest by Lana Del Rey on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
F C A/C# | Dm C
Bb F | C7
F A A/C# | Dm C
Bb F/A | Gm

[Verse 1]
F C Dm G A
I miss Long Beach and I miss you, babe
Bb F/A Gm E
I miss dancing with you the most of all
F C Dm D C
And I miss the bar where the Beach Boys would go
Bb F/A Gm
Dennis’s last stop before Kokomo

[Pre-Chorus 1]
Dm C Bb
Those nights were on fire, we couldn’t get higher
G A Bb
We didn’t know that we had it all
F/A C
But nobody warns you before the fall

[Chorus 1]
F C A/C# Dm
And I’m wa-a-a-a-a-a-asted
C Bb F C7
Don’t leave‚ I just need a wake-up call
F A A/C# Dm
I’m fa-a-a-a–cing the greatest
C Bb F/A Gm
The greatest loss of them all
Bb F/A Gm
The culture is lit and I had a ball
Bb F/A Gm
I guess I’m signing off after all

[Interlude]
F C A/C# Dm C
Bb F C7
F A A/C# Dm C
Bb F/A Gm

[Verse 2
F C Dm G A
I miss New York and I miss the music
Bb F/A Gm E
Me and my friends‚ we miss rock ‘n’ roll
F C Dm D C
I want shit to feel just like it used to
Bb F/A Gm
When baby, I was doing nothing the most of all

[Pre-Chorus 2]
Dm C Bb
The culture is lit and if this is it
G A Bb
I had a ba-a-a-a—a—all
F/A C
I guess that I’m burned out after all

[Chorus 2]
F C A/C# Dm
I’m wa-a-a-a-a-a—-asted
C Bb F C7
Don’t leave‚ I just need a wake-up call
F A A/C# Dm
I’m fa-a-a-a–cing the greatest
C Bb F/A Gm
The greatest loss of them all
Bb F/A Gm
The culture is lit and I had a ball
Bb F/A Gm
I guess that I’m burned out after all

[Outro]
Bb F/A Gm
If this is it, I’m signing off
Bb F/A Gm
Miss doing nothing, the most of all
Bb F/A Gm
Hawaii just missed a fireball
Bb F/A Gm
L.A. is in flames‚ it’s getting hot
Bb F/A Gm
Kanye West is blond and gone
Bb F/A Gm
“Life on Mars” ain’t just a song
Bb F/A Gm
Oh, the livestream’s almost on
Bb F/A Gm x8
F

How to play The Greatest: key, chords and progression

The Greatest by Lana Del Rey sits in F major (one flat: B♭), and you need 12 chords to play it: F, C, A/C#, Dm, Bb, C7, A, F/A, Gm, G, E and D.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Bb – F/A – Gm – Bb (IV – I – ii – IV in F major). In solfa, that is fah – doh – reh – fah. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Good to know: on guitar, F, Bb, F/A and Gm need a barre or movable shape. Take the change into them slowly at first; piano and ukulele players have it easier.