Lana Del Rey – The Next Best American Record Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

Lana Del Rey – The Next Best American Record Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

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This is the chords of The Next Best American Record by Lana Del Rey on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
A

[Verse 1]
A                                                 C#m
My baby used to dance underneath my architecture
A                                                                       C#m
To the Houses of the Holy, smokin’ on them cigarettes
A                                           C#m
My baby used to dance underneath my architecture
D                                                         F#m
He was cool as heck, he was cool as heck

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[Pre-Chorus 1]
D                                           A
And we were so obsessed with writing the next best American record
D                                                                       A
That we give all we had ’til the time we got to bed ’cause we knew we could
D                                                         A
We were so obsessed with writing the next best American record
Bm                                                                                     G
‘Cause we were just that good, it was just that good

[Chorus 1]
Bm                           A                             D               G
Whatever’s on tonight‚ I just wanna party with you
Bm                             A               D                             G
Topanga’s hot tonight‚ I’m taking off my bathing suit
Bm                             A               D                             G
You made me feel like there’s something that I never knew
Bm     A
I wanted

[Verse 2]
A                                           C#m
My baby used to dance underneath my architecture
A                                                         C#m
He was ’70s in spirit‚ ’90s in his frame of mind
A                                                                       C#m
My baby used to dance underneath my architecture
D                                                         F#m
We lost track of space, we lost track of time

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[Pre-Chorus 2]
D                                                                                   A
And we were so obsessed with writing the next best American record
D                                                         A
That we give all we had ’til the time we got to bed ’cause we knew we could
D                                                                       A
We were so obsessed with writing the next best American record
Bm                                                                       G
‘Cause we were just that good, it was just that good

[Chorus 2]
Bm                             A               D                             G
Whatever’s on tonight‚ I just wanna party with you
Bm               A                             D                             G
Topanga’s hot tonight‚ I’m taking off my bathing suit
Bm               A                             D                             G
You made me feel like there’s something that I never knew
Bm               A               D               G
I wanted, we play the Eagles down in Malibu
Bm               A
And I want it

[Bridge]
G                                           A
It’s you‚ all the roads lead to you
G                                           F#
Everything I want and do, all the things that I say
G                                                         A
It’s true, all the roads lead to you
G                                                                       F#
Like the 405 I drive through, every night and every day
G                                           F#
I-i i-i i-i i-i see you for who you really are
G                             F#                                           G
Why the thousands of girls love, the way Bill plays guitar

[Chorus 3]
Bm                             A               D                             G
Whatever’s on tonight‚ I just wanna party with you
Bm               A                             D                             G
Topanga’s hot tonight‚ I’m taking off my bathing suit
Bm                             A               D                                           G
You made me feel like there’s something that I never knew
Bm                             A                             D               G
I wanted, we play the Eagles down in Malibu
Bm               A                             D                             G
And I want it, there’s something that I never knew
Bm A D
I want it

How to play The Next Best American Record: key, chords and progression

To play The Next Best American Record by Lana Del Rey, think in D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯). It takes 7 chords: A, C#m, D, F#m, Bm, G and F#.

The backbone of the song is G – Bm – A – D (IV – vi – V – I in D major). In solfa, that is fah – lah – soh – doh. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes G, Bm, C, Em, Am, F, E (71% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 43% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
C#m chord on guitar (x46654)
C♯mC♯ E G♯
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
F#m chord on guitar (244222)
F♯mF♯ A C♯
Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
F# chord on guitar (244322)
F♯F♯ A♯ C♯

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The Next Best American Record chords: questions

What key is The Next Best American Record in?

The Next Best American Record by Lana Del Rey is in the key of D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯).

What chords are in The Next Best American Record?

The Next Best American Record uses 7 chords: A, C#m, D, F#m, Bm, G, F#.

What is the chord progression of The Next Best American Record?

The main progression is G – Bm – A – D (IV – vi – V – I).

Is The Next Best American Record easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes G, Bm, C, Em, Am, F, E (71% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 43% without a capo).

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