mxmtoon – Almost Home Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

mxmtoon – Almost Home Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

ChordsAmBbFBbmaj7A7GGmDmBbm

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This is the chords of Almost Home by mxmtoon on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
Am
Just close your eyes
Bb
Soon we’ll be home
F
Fall asleep to the radio
Am
Strangers pass by
Bb
Red, green and gold
F
I wonder what they’re all waiting for

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[Verse]
I was just a kid
Am
Dreams were looking big and then I had to grow up
No one ever says
Bb
All the love you give might not be enough
Broke my heart in two a couple times
Bbmaj7                    F
Before it hurt too much
I was such a fool
A7
Didn’t know the rules of playing make believe
Bb
Didn’t know that getting old would come and meet me

[Chorus]
Wishing on a star
G
Waiting on a car
To take me away
Gm                 F
And my mom would say
Am
“Just close your eyes
Bb
Soon we’ll be home
F
Fall asleep to the radio”
Am
Strangers pass by
Bb
Red, green and gold
Dm
I wonder what they’re all waiting for
Am         Bb
Just close your eyes
Bbm                 F
Just close your eyes
Am         Bb         F
ahhhh ahhhhhh

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[Bridge]
Living day to day
Weeks become the same
Am
Everything’s a blur
What’s it gonna take?
What’s the final say?
Bb
Is this all worth it?

[Chorus]
Wishing on a star
G
Waiting on a car
Gm
To take me away
G                         F
And my mom would say
Am
“Just close your eyes
Bb
Soon we’ll be home
F
Fall asleep to the radio”
Am
Strangers pass by
Bb
Red, green and gold
Dm
I wonder what they’re all waiting for
Am                 Bb
Just close your eyes
Bbm                 F
Just close your eyes
Am         Bb         F
ahhhh ahhhhhh
Am            Bb         F
ahhhh ahhhhhh
Am         Bb         F
ahhhh ahhhhhh
Am                 Bb
ahhhh ahhhhhh

How to play Almost Home: key, chords and progression

Almost Home by mxmtoon is in the key of F major (one flat: B♭). The song uses 9 chords: Am, Bb, F, Bbmaj7, A7, G, Gm, Dm and Bbm.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Am – Bb – F – Am (iii – IV – I – iii in F major). In solfa, that is mi – fah – doh – mi. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes Em, F, C, Fmaj7, E7, D, Dm, Am, Fm (78% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 44% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E
Bb chord on guitar (x13331)
B♭B♭ D F
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
Bbmaj7 chord on guitar (x13231)
B♭maj7B♭ D F A
A7 chord on guitar (x02020)
A7A C♯ E G
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
Gm chord on guitar (355333)
GmG B♭ D
Dm chord on guitar (xx0231)
DmD F A
Bbm chord on guitar (x13321)
B♭mB♭ D♭ F

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Almost Home chords: questions

What key is Almost Home in?

Almost Home by mxmtoon is in the key of F major (one flat: B♭).

What chords are in Almost Home?

Almost Home uses 9 chords: Am, Bb, F, Bbmaj7, A7, G, Gm, Dm, Bbm.

What is the chord progression of Almost Home?

The main progression is Am – Bb – F – Am (iii – IV – I – iii).

Is Almost Home easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes Em, F, C, Fmaj7, E7, D, Dm, Am, Fm (78% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 44% without a capo).

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