MGMT – One Thing Left To Try Chord Progression on Piano, Guitar, Ukulele and Keyboard

MGMT – One Thing Left To Try Chord Progression on Piano, Guitar, Ukulele and Keyboard

ChordsGmCmAbFmEbDbF

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This is the chord progression of One Thing Left To Try by MGMT on piano, guitar, ukulele and keyboard.

[Verse]
Gm Cm
One thing left to try
Ab Gm Ab Cm
See if you can make it
Ab Gm Cm
Before you choose the night
Cm Gm Cm
And the silence overtakes you
Ab Gm Cm
If you looked into the fire
Ab Gm Gm Cm
And you had that conversation
Ab Gm Cm Ab
Then there’s one thing left to try
Fm Eb Cm Fm Eb Gm
If you want to save your life

[Refrain 1]
Cm Fm Eb Gm Cm Fm Eb Gm
Fear is his name, but his friends still call him God
Cm Fm Eb
Again and again the thought remains
Ab Fm Ab Db
(The only way to get rid of the feeling)

|Ab |Ab

[Verse 2]
Gm Cm
I don’t wanna die!
Gm Cm
Wishing I’d done something
Gm Cm
More than what’s required
Gm Cm
To last until the sunset
Gm Cm
No, I don’t wanna die
Gm Cm
Thinking that I’m dreaming
Gm Cm
There’s one thing left to try
Gm Eb Cm Fm Eb Gm
If you want to change your life

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[Refrain 2]
Cm F Eb Gm Cm F Eb Gm
Today I left those thoughts behind, behind
Cm F Eb Gm Ab Fm
Over and over, you die just to feel alive

[Bridge]
Ab Db
The only way to get rid of the feeling
Ab Fm Db
You have to draw the line
Ab Fm Db
And remember there’s more than you’re seeing
Ab
Decide

[Outro]
Fm Db Ab
Do you want to keep us alive?
Ab Db Ab
Do you want to feel alive?
Ab Db Ab
Do you want to keep us alive?
Ab Db Ab
Do you want to feel alive?
(Fun is over tonight)
Fm Db Ab
Do you want to keep us alive?
(Fun is over tonight)
Fm Db Ab
Do you want to feel alive?
(Fun is over tonight)
Fm Db Ab
Do you want to keep us alive?
(Fun is over tonight)
Fm Db Ab
Do you want to feel alive?
(Fun is over tonight)

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How to play One Thing Left To Try: key, chords and progression

One Thing Left To Try by MGMT is centred on A♭ major (four flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭). The song uses 7 chords: Gm, Cm, Ab, Fm, Eb, Db and F.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Db – Ab – Fm – Db (IV – I – vi – IV in A♭ major). In solfa, that is fah – doh – lah – fah. 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 F#m, Bm, G, Em, D, C, E (71% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Gm chord on guitar (355333)
GmG B♭ D
Cm chord on guitar (x35543)
CmC E♭ G
Ab chord on guitar (466544)
A♭A♭ C E♭
Fm chord on guitar (133111)
FmF A♭ C
Eb chord on guitar (x68886)
E♭E♭ G B♭
Db chord on guitar (x46664)
D♭D♭ F A♭
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C

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One Thing Left To Try chords: questions

What key is One Thing Left To Try in?

One Thing Left To Try by MGMT is centred on A♭ major (four flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭).

What chords are in One Thing Left To Try?

One Thing Left To Try uses 7 chords: Gm, Cm, Ab, Fm, Eb, Db, F.

What is the chord progression of One Thing Left To Try?

The main progression is Db – Ab – Fm – Db (IV – I – vi – IV).

Is One Thing Left To Try easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes F#m, Bm, G, Em, D, C, E (71% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo).

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