Feb192018

Martha – Precarious Supermarket Song Chord Progression on Piano, Guitar, Ukulele and Keyboard

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This is the chord progression of Precarious Supermarket Song by Martha on piano, guitar, ukulele and keyboard.

[Verse 1]:
A
I was hanging out by the freezers
C#m D
When I saw you sitting there
A
Getting bollocked by your supervisor
C#m D
But you didn’t seem to care
A
And when it came time to check-out
C#m D
You stood beside my till
A
I said “retail is the pits”
C#m D
And then I scanned your anxiety pills

[Chorus]:
A
I’m gonna finish what I started
C#m D
I’m gonna go to the supermarket
A
Straightening my tie

Plucking up the might
C#m D
To ask you out on Saturday night

[Riff]:
A C#m D
e|—————-|—————-|—————-|—————-|
B|—————-|—————-|—————-|—————-|
G|—————-|—————-|—————-|—————-|
D|—————-|—————-|—————-|—————-|
A|—-7-4———|—————-|—-7-4———|—————-|
E|5——-7-5-0-5-|–5-0—0h2—4~|——–7-5-0-5-|–5-0—5h7—5-|

A C#m D A (start of verse)
e|—————-|—————-|—————-|—————-|—————-|
B|—————-|—————-|—————-|—————-|—————-|
G|—————-|—————-|—————-|—————-|—————-|
D|—————-|—————-|—————-|—————-|—————-|
A|—-7-4———|—————-|—-7-4———|—————-|—————-|
E|——–7-5-0-5-|–5-0—0h2—4~|——–7-5-0-5-|–5-0—5h7—–|5\————–|

[Verse 2]:
A
Walking you down the aisle
C#m D
We took some cheap enjoyment
A
Lamenting neoliberal
C#m D
Precarious employment
A
But this flutter in my chest
C#m D
Keeps on getting scarier
A
I’m an unexpected item
C#m D
In your bagging area

[Chorus]:
A
I’m gonna finish what I started
C#m D
I’m gonna go to the supermarket
A
Straightening my tie

Plucking up the might
C#m D
To ask you out on Saturday night

A F#m
Oh oh, when you gonna, when you gonna
E D
Oh oh, when you gonna get off work?

A C#m D
e|—————-|—————-|—————-|—————-|
B|—————-|—————-|—————-|—————-|
G|—————-|—————-|—————-|—————-|
D|—————-|—————-|—————-|—————-|
A|—-7-4———|—————-|—-7-4———|—————-|
E|——–7-5-0-5-|–5-0—0h2—4~|——–7-5-0-5-|–5-0—5h7—–|

[Bridge]:
Bm F#m
If there’s something you’re too shy to say
A E
We can go somewhere more private
C#m F#m
If you’re scared of what might happen
D E
You won’t know until you try it
Bm F#m
I’m a person, you’re a person
A E
Nothing else is really certain
C#m F#m
And the night is still so young
D E
So let’s get out of here and have some fun

A C#m D
e|—————-|—————-|—————-|—————-|
B|—————-|—————-|—————-|—————-|
G|—————-|—————-|—————-|—————-|
D|—————-|—————-|—————-|—————-|
A|—-7-4———|—————-|—-7-4———|—————-|
E|5——-7-5-0-5-|–5-0—0h2—4~|——–7-5-0-5-|–5-0—5h7—–|

[Outro]:
(Riff continues over these chords)
A F#m
I’m gonna finish what I started
D E
I’m gonna go to the supermarket
A
Straightening my tie
F#m
Plucking up the might
D E
To ask you out on Saturday night

A F#m
Oh oh, when you gonna, when you gonna
E D
Oh oh, when you gonna get off work?
A F#m
Oh oh, when you gonna, when you gonna (We fell in love in a supermarket)
E D
Oh oh, when you gonna get off work?
A F#m
Oh oh, when you gonna, when you gonna (We fell in love in a supermarket)
E D
Oh oh, when you gonna get off work?

A C#m D
e|—————-|—————-|—————-|—————-|
B|—————-|—————-|—————-|—————-|
G|—————-|—————-|—————-|—————-|
D|—————-|—————-|—————-|—————-|
A|—-7-4———|—————-|—-7-4———|—————-|
E|5——-7-5-0-5-|–5-0—0h2—4~|——–7-5-0-5-|–5-0—5h7—5-|

A C#m D A
e|—————-|—————-|—————-|—————-|—————-|
B|—————-|—————-|—————-|—————-|—————-|
G|—————-|—————-|—————-|—————-|—————-|
D|—————-|—————-|—————-|—————-|—————-|
A|—-7-4———|—————-|—-7-4———|—————-|—————-|
E|5——-7-5-0-5-|–5-0—0h2—4~|——–7-5-0-5-|–5-0—5h7—–|5

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How to play Precarious Supermarket Song: key, chords and progression

Precarious Supermarket Song by Martha is written in A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯) and moves through 8 chords: A, C#m, D, B, G, F#m, E and Bm.

Listen for D – A – C#m – D (IV – I – iii – IV in A major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is fah – doh – mi – fah. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes G, Bm, C, A, F, Em, D, Am (75% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 50% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

C#m chord on guitar (x46654) — C♯mC♯ E G♯

F#m chord on guitar (244222) — F♯mF♯ A C♯

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Precarious Supermarket Song chords: questions

What key is Precarious Supermarket Song in?

Precarious Supermarket Song by Martha is in the key of A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯).

What chords are in Precarious Supermarket Song?

Precarious Supermarket Song uses 8 chords: A, C#m, D, B, G, F#m, E, Bm.

What is the chord progression of Precarious Supermarket Song?

The main progression is D – A – C#m – D (IV – I – iii – IV).

Is Precarious Supermarket Song easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes G, Bm, C, A, F, Em, D, Am (75% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 50% without a capo).

This is the chord progression of Precarious Supermarket Song by Martha on piano, guitar, ukulele and keyboard.

How to play Precarious Supermarket Song: key, chords and progression

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Precarious Supermarket Song chords: questions

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