THIS IS THE CHORD PROGRESSION OF NOBODY ELSE WILL BE THERE BY THE NATIONAL.
The chords used in this song are C#m, A, D, F#m. Check out the arrangements below. You can play the following progression on Piano, Guitar, Ukulele and Keyboard.
C#mAD
You said we’re not so tied together F#mAD
What did you mean? F#mAD
Meet me in the stairwell in a second DAD
For a glass of gin
Chorus EAD
Nobody else will be there then AD
Nobody else will be there EAD
Nobody else will be there then AD
Nobody else will be there
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How to play Nobody Else Will Be There: key, chords and progression
Nobody Else Will Be There by The National is built around A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯), with 5 chords in all: C#m, A, D, F#m and E.
Listen for A – D – F#m – A (I – IV – vi – I in A major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is doh – fah – lah – doh. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.
Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes Bm, G, C, Em, D (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 60% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.
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Nobody Else Will Be There chords: questions
What key is Nobody Else Will Be There in?
Nobody Else Will Be There by The National is centred on A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯).
What chords are in Nobody Else Will Be There?
Nobody Else Will Be There uses 5 chords: C#m, A, D, F#m, E.
What is the chord progression of Nobody Else Will Be There?
The main progression is A – D – F#m – A (I – IV – vi – I).
Is Nobody Else Will Be There easy to play on guitar?
Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes Bm, G, C, Em, D (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 60% without a capo).
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