Mac DeMarco – Trouble Believing Chord Progression on Piano & Ukulele

Mac DeMarco – Trouble Believing Chord Progression on Piano & Ukulele

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This is the chords of Trouble Believing by Mac DeMarco on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Verse 1]
D            G
Trouble believing
D                 G
What's been going on
D                G
Found yourself a new home
D                 G
Who knows for how long
      D        G        D
Is it wrong to feel afraid
 D                     G
Of things that don't affect you now
      D              G
But surely will someday?
      D         G      D
Is it wrong to try to change
     D             G
The style of your conversation
D                G
Just to get your way

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[Chorus]
Em                  Am
These troubles I'm seeing
C                 D    
These days no one knows
              G
 what to believe in

[Verse 2]
D          G
Trouble believing
D               G
Anything you're told
D                G
Nothing is much easier
D                 G
Older than you've grown
      D             G       D
It's getting harder now to tell
D                  G    D   G
What's right from wrong by yourself
D                   G        D
It's getting harder now, it seems
D            G         
No one ever understands 
 D                G
exactly what you mean

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[Chorus]
Em                  Am
These troubles I'm seeing
C                 D         
These days no one knows what
         G
 to believe in
Em                  Am
These troubles I'm seeing
C                 D    
These days no one knows 
              G
what to believe in

How to play Trouble Believing: key, chords and progression

Trouble Believing by Mac DeMarco is in the key of G major (one sharp: F♯). The song uses 5 chords: D, G, Em, Am and C.

The progression the song keeps returning to is D – G – Em – Am (V – I – vi – ii in G major). In solfa, that is soh – doh – lah – reh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Beginner-friendly: every chord is an open chord on guitar, so you can play it without a capo or barre chords.

Chord diagrams

D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
Em chord on guitar (022000)
EmE G B
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E
C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G

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Trouble Believing chords: questions

What key is Trouble Believing in?

Trouble Believing by Mac DeMarco is in the key of G major (one sharp: F♯).

What chords are in Trouble Believing?

Trouble Believing uses 5 chords: D, G, Em, Am, C.

What is the chord progression of Trouble Believing?

The main progression is D – G – Em – Am (V – I – vi – ii).

Is Trouble Believing easy to play on guitar?

Yes. Every chord is an open chord, so it suits beginners.

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