Leonard Cohen – Thanks For The Dance Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

Leonard Cohen – Thanks For The Dance Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

ChordsDGABmGmE7G6A7

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This is the chords of Thanks For The Dance by Leonard Cohen on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Verse 1]
D
Thanks for the dance
G                 D
I’m sorry you’re tired
A                               D
The evening has hardly begun
D
Thanks for the dance
G                     D
Try to look inspired
A                               D
One two three, one two three one

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[Pre-Chorus]
A
There’s a rose in your hair
D
Your shoulders are bare
Bm                     A           G                     Gm
You’ve been wearing this costume forever

[Chorus]
D
So turn up the music
G
Pour out the wine
E7
Stop at the surface
Gm
The surface is fine
A                     G6                     D
We don’t need to go any deeper

[Verse 2]
D
Thanks for the dance
G                                         D
I hear that we’re married
A                     D
One two three, one two three one
D
Thanks for the dance
G                               D
And the baby you carried
A                               D
It was almost a daughter or a son

[Pre-Chorus]
A
And there’s nothing to do
D
But to wonder if you
Bm                     A
Are as hopeless as me
G           Gm
And as decent

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[Chorus]
D
We’re joined in the spirit
G
Joined at the hip
E7
Joined in the panic
Gm
Wondering if
A                     G6
We’ve come to some sort
D           A
Of agreement

[Interlude]
D A A7 D
Dum Dum Dah-Dum
D A A7 D
Dum Dum Dah-Dum

[Verse 3]
It was fine it was fast
D
We were first we were last
Bm A G Gm
In line at the Temple of Pleasure
D
But the green was so green
G
And the blue was so blue

[Pre-Chorus]
E7
I was so I
Gm
And you were so you
A G6
The crisis was light
D A A7
As a feather

[Chorus]
D
Thanks for the dance
A A7
It was hell, it was swell
D
It was fun
D
Thanks for all the dances
A A7 D
One two three, one two three one

[Outro]
D A A7 D
Dum Dum Dah-Dum
D A A7 D
Dum Dum Dah-Dum

How to play Thanks For The Dance: key, chords and progression

Thanks For The Dance by Leonard Cohen keeps coming home to D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯). You need 8 chords: D, G, A, Bm, Gm, E7, G6 and A7.

The backbone of the song is D – A – A7 – D (I – V – V7 – I in D major). In solfa, that is doh – soh – 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 5th fret and play the shapes A, D, E, F#m, Dm, B7, D6, E7 (88% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 63% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯
Gm chord on guitar (355333)
GmG B♭ D
E7 chord on guitar (020100)
E7E G♯ B D
G6 chord on guitar (320000)
G6G B D E
A7 chord on guitar (x02020)
A7A C♯ E G

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Thanks For The Dance chords: questions

What key is Thanks For The Dance in?

Thanks For The Dance by Leonard Cohen is centred on D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯).

What chords are in Thanks For The Dance?

Thanks For The Dance uses 8 chords: D, G, A, Bm, Gm, E7, G6, A7.

What is the chord progression of Thanks For The Dance?

The main progression is D – A – A7 – D (I – V – V7 – I).

Is Thanks For The Dance easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes A, D, E, F#m, Dm, B7, D6, E7 (88% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 63% without a capo).

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