Oct172020

Local Natives – Lemon Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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[Intro]
Eb Bb Fm x2

[Verse 1]
Eb    Bbm   Fm
Sour lemon eyes
Eb       Bbm      Fm      Eb
Staring down the daylight
Bb                Ab   
And the LA River makes 
        Eb
you laugh
        Bb               
You say: "why’s a gutter 
      Ab            Cm
got a name like that?"

[Chorus]
Cm                      Fm
You’re toweling up your wet 
hair
                     Eb
I hear your coffee grind
                   Bb       
The credits rolling on last 
             Cm
night’s late night
                       Fm
We’re always somewhere between
                 Eb
Leaving and arrived
             Bb         Ab  
I just wanna be here at the 
       Eb
same time

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[Interlude]
Eb Bb Ab Eb Bbm Fm

[Verse 2]
 Eb       Bbm       Fm
Slouching when you walk
Eb        Bbm       Fm   Eb
Just like Hillhurst palms
Bb                  Ab     
A penny and a lotto ticket 
        Eb
to scratch
Bbm                       
You win enough to keep you 
  Ab     Cm
coming back

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[Chorus]
Cm                  Fm
A cross above the freeway
           Eb
Holy neon light
           Bb                
Everybody crawling for their 
   Cm
lives
                      Fm
You’re watching your reflection
               Eb
In a TV turned off
                   Bb        Ab   
How long you gonna pay more than 
      Eb
it costs?

[Interlude]
Eb Ab x2

[Outro]
Eb                           
Lemon eyes, trying to let the 
  Ab
light in
Eb                         
Lemon eyes, all our streets 
     Ab
are Violet
Eb                           
Lemon eyes, trying to let the 
  Ab
light in
Eb                         
Lemon eyes, all our streets 
      Bb   Ab Eb
are Violet

How to play Lemon: key, chords and progression

This is the chords of Lemon by Local Natives on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

Lemon by Local Natives is in the key of A♭ major (four flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭). The song uses 6 chords: Eb, Bb, Fm, Bbm, Ab and Cm.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Eb – Bb – Ab – Eb (V – II – I – V in A♭ major). In solfa, that is soh – reh – doh – soh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes D, A, Em, Am, G, Bm (83% 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

Lemon chords: questions

What key is Lemon in?

Lemon by Local Natives is in the key of A♭ major (four flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭).

What chords are in Lemon?

Lemon uses 6 chords: Eb, Bb, Fm, Bbm, Ab, Cm.

What is the chord progression of Lemon?

The main progression is Eb – Bb – Ab – Eb (V – II – I – V).

Is Lemon easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes D, A, Em, Am, G, Bm (83% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo).

How to play Lemon: key, chords and progression

Chord diagrams

Lemon chords: questions

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