Meghan Trainor – After You Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

Meghan Trainor – After You Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

ChordsC#mBEF#mG#A

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This is the chord progression of After You by Meghan Trainor on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
C#m B E
F#m G# C#m
C#m B E F#m
B

[Verse 1]
C#m    B    E    F#m        G#           C#m
Is this all we get, one short life?
C#m        B        E        B
Tell me we got time
C#m        B        E    F#m        G#        C#m
I saw a world without you there
C#m              E              B
Somehow, you are mine

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[Pre-Chorus]
F#m              C#m
And no, please don’t go
A              E                           B
Please don’t go and leave me alone

[Chorus]
G#                                       C#m
Don’t wanna give my heart to someone new
A                    E
Won’t be anybody after you
A        E              G#              C#m
And even if one day, our time is through
A        E        A        C#m
Won’t be anybody after you, after you
C#m                    A                          E
I’ll never find another lover after you

[Verse 2]
C#m    B    E     F#m     G#    C#m
If you have to go, be my ghost
E G#        F#m        B
Hope you haunt my dreams
C#m        B        E        F#m        G#        C#m
So I won’t be alone ’cause I’d give up hope
C#m              E        B
If you weren’t there for me

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[Pre-Chorus]
F#m              C#m
And no, please don’t go
A                    E                    B
Please don’t go and leave me alone

[Chorus]
G#                                      C#m
Don’t wanna give my heart to someone new
A                                E
Won’t be anybody after you
A              E              G#              C#m
And even if one day, our time is through
A              E              A              C#m
Won’t be anybody after you, after you
A                    E
I’ll never find another lover after you

[Bridge]
B C#m
I won’t be able to move on, baby
A E
I won’t be able to love nobody else
B C#m
So if you go, won’t you take me with you?
A E B
Don’t leave me alone

[Chorus]
G# C#m
Don’t wanna give my heart to someone new
A E
Won’t be anybody after you
A E G# C#m
And even if one day, our time is through
A E A E A C#m
Won’t be anybody after you, after you, oh, after you
A E
I’ll never find another lover after you

How to play After You: key, chords and progression

To play After You by Meghan Trainor, think in E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯). It takes 6 chords: C#m, B, E, F#m, G# and A.

The backbone of the song is C#m – B – E – F#m (vi – V – I – ii in E major). In solfa, that is lah – soh – doh – reh. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes Am, G, C, Dm, E, F (83% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 33% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

C#m chord on guitar (x46654)
C♯mC♯ E G♯
B chord on guitar (x24442)
BB D♯ F♯
E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
F#m chord on guitar (244222)
F♯mF♯ A C♯
G# chord on guitar (466544)
G♯G♯ B♯ D♯
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E

Need another chord or a different shape? Feel free to use our free Chord Shape Generator.

After You chords: questions

What key is After You in?

After You by Meghan Trainor is in the key of E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯).

What chords are in After You?

After You uses 6 chords: C#m, B, E, F#m, G#, A.

What is the chord progression of After You?

The main progression is C#m – B – E – F#m (vi – V – I – ii).

Is After You easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes Am, G, C, Dm, E, F (83% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 33% without a capo).

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