Feb262018

MGMT – She Works Out Too Much Chord Progression on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard

ChordsD7 Gm C/G C#m7 Cm7 A#maj7 F#G#A#m7 Dm D#m7 D#A#

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This is the chord progression of She Works Out Too Much by MGMT on Piano, Guitar, Ukulele and Keyboard.

[Intro]
D7 Gm C/G x3
D7 C#m7 Cm7

[Verse]
A#maj7
Don’t take it the wrong way
F# G#
I can never keep up
A#maj7
Sick of liking your selfies
F# G#
Should’ve gone with my gut
A#maj7
Maybe I’m in a movie
F# G#
Maybe I’m out to lunch
A#maj7
But I’m constantly swiping it, tapping
F# G#
It’s never relaxing, I need a new rou-

[Chorus]
A#m7 Dm D#m7
tine (She works out too much)
A#maj7 Dm D#
The only reason we never worked out was, he didn’t work out
A#m7 Dm D#m7
(He’s trying) (She works out too much)
A#maj7 Dm D#
The only reason we never worked out was, he didn’t work out enough

[Middle]
A# D#

[Intro Repeat]
D7 Gm C/G x3
D7 C#m7 Cm7

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How to play She Works Out Too Much: key, chords and progression

She Works Out Too Much by MGMT keeps coming home to B♭ major (two flats: B♭, E♭). You need 13 chords: D7, Gm, C/G, C#m7, Cm7, A#maj7, F#, G#, A#m7, Dm, D#m7 and D# and 1 more.

Listen for A#maj7 – F# – G# – A#maj7 (Imaj7 – ♭VI – ♭VII – Imaj7 in B♭ major): the song comes back to it again and again. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes C#7, F#m, B, Cm7, Bm7, Amaj7, F, G, Am7, C#m (46% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 23% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

D7 chord on guitar (xx0212) — D7D F♯ A C

C#m7 chord on guitar (x46454) — C♯m7C♯ E G♯ B

Cm7 chord on guitar (x35343) — Cm7C E♭ G B♭

A#maj7 chord on guitar (x13231) — A♯maj7A♯ D E♯ A

F# chord on guitar (244322) — F♯F♯ A♯ C♯

G# chord on guitar (466544) — G♯G♯ B♯ D♯

A#m7 chord on guitar (x13121) — A♯m7A♯ C♯ E♯ G♯

D#m7 chord on guitar (x68676) — D♯m7D♯ F♯ A♯ C♯

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She Works Out Too Much chords: questions

What key is She Works Out Too Much in?

She Works Out Too Much by MGMT is centred on B♭ major (two flats: B♭, E♭).

What chords are in She Works Out Too Much?

She Works Out Too Much uses 13 chords: D7, Gm, C/G, C#m7, Cm7, A#maj7, F#, G#, A#m7, Dm, D#m7, D# and 1 more.

What is the chord progression of She Works Out Too Much?

The main progression is A#maj7 – F# – G# – A#maj7 (Imaj7 – ♭VI – ♭VII – Imaj7).

Is She Works Out Too Much easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes C#7, F#m, B, Cm7, Bm7, Amaj7, F, G, Am7, C#m (46% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 23% without a capo).

This is the chord progression of She Works Out Too Much by MGMT on Piano, Guitar, Ukulele and Keyboard.

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