Apr242018

Mild High Club – Carry Me Back Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

ChordsD Bmadd9 Em7 A7 A+F#m7 Fdim7 F#+B G#madd9 Emaj7 Ddim7 C#m7 Cmaj7 Badd9 B6

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This is the chord progression of Carry Me Back by Mild High Club on Piano, Guitar, Ukulele and Keyboard.

[Verse 1]
D Bmadd9
Carry me back
Em7 A7 A+ D Bmadd9 Em7
Bury the hatch, pushing a tack in LA detach this beaten path
A7 A+
I’m losing track of

[Bridge]
Gmaj7 Gm(maj7) Gdim7
all the days I’m wasting on winning one thought
F#m7 Fdim7 Em7 F#+
I’m a real player but I forgot all the rearranging my Gordian knot

[Verse 2]
D Bmadd9 Em7
Carry me back, show me my past
A7 A+ D
Looking through rose glass
Bmadd9 Em7
Missing my ma, missing my pa
A7 A+
I’m losing track of

[Bridge]
Gmaj7 Gm(maj7) Gdim7
all the days I’ve wasted in Hollywood land
F#m7 Fdim7
All the cars and pavement driving me mad
Em7 F#+
But there’s still a place that I understand

[Instrumental]
B G#madd9 Em7 F#+ x2

[Bridge]
Emaj7
Yes I must be patient
Em(maj7) Edim7 D#m7
Playing this band, got a couple aces
Ddim7 C#m7 Cmaj7 Badd9 B6
Maybe a chance, but the lonely feeling… is it gonna last?

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How to play Carry Me Back: key, chords and progression

Carry Me Back by Mild High Club is built around D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯), with 22 chords in all: D, Bmadd9, Em7, A7, A+, Gmaj7, Gm(maj7, Gdim7, F#m7, Fdim7, F#+ and B and 10 more.

The progression the song keeps returning to is D – Bmadd9 – Em7 – A7 (I – vi – ii7 – V7 in D major). In solfa, that is doh – lah – reh – soh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Good to know: Bmadd9, A+, Gm(maj7, Gdim7 and F#m7 are played as barre or movable shapes on guitar. Practise the change into them slowly; on piano and ukulele the same chords are easier.