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Noah Kahan – False Confidence Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

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This is the chord progression of False Confidence by Noah Kahan on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
D#m

[Verse 1]
D#m F# B Bm F# A#m
Don’t take yourself so seriously
D#m F# B F#    A#
Look at you all dressed up for someone you never see
D#m    B       F#
You’re here for a reason but you don’t know why
D#m    B    F#
You’re split and uneven your hands to the sky
B
Surrender yourself

[Chorus]
D#m F#
And I wonder why I tear myself down
A#
To be built back up again
B G#
Oh I hope somehow, I’ll wake up young again
D#m C# F#
All that’s left of myself
A#
Holes in my false confidence
F#
And now I lay myself down
D#m F# A# B
C#
Hope I wake up young again

[Verse 2]
D#m F# B F#
Don’t let those demons in again
C# D#m F#
I Fill the void up with polished doubt
B F# C#
Fake sentiment
D#m B F#
Surrender yourself

[Chorus]
D#m F#
And I wonder why I tear myself down
A#
To be built back up again
B G#
Oh I hope somehow, I’ll wake up young again
D#m F#
All that’s left of myself
A#
Holes in my false confidence
F#
And now I lay myself down
D#m F# A# B
C#
Hope I wake up young again
D#m F# A# B
C#
Hope I wake up young again
D#m F# A# B
C#
Hope I wake up young again

[Bridge]
D#m B
Why won’t you take me seriously
D#m
Look at me all fucked up
F# B A#m
Over someone I’ll never meet

[Chorus]
F#
And I wonder why I tear myself down
G#m D#m
To be built back up again
B G#
Oh I hope somehow, I’ll wake up young again
D#m F#
All that’s left of myself
A#
Holes in my false confidence
B D#m
And now I lay myself down
C# D#m
Hope I wake up young again
D#m F#
And I wonder why I tear myself down
A#
To be built back up again
B G#
Oh I hope somehow, I’ll wake up young again
D#m C# F#
All that’s left of myself
A#
Holes in my false confidence
F#
And now I lay myself down
D#m F# A# B
C#
Hope I wake up young again
D#m F# A# B
C#
Hope I wake up young again
D#m F# A# B
C#
Hope I wake up young again

How to play False Confidence: key, chords and progression

To play False Confidence by Noah Kahan, think in E♭ minor (six sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯, E♯). It takes 9 chords: D#m, F#, B, Bm, A#m, A#, G#, C# and G#m.

The backbone of the song is D#m – F# – A# – B (i – III – V – VI in E♭ minor). Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 6th fret and play the shapes Am, C, F, Fm, Em, E, D, G, Dm (78% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

D#m chord on guitar (x68876) — D♯mD♯ F♯ A♯

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

A#m chord on guitar (x13321) — A♯mA♯ C♯ E♯

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

C# chord on guitar (x46664) — C♯C♯ E♯ G♯

G#m chord on guitar (466444) — G♯mG♯ B D♯

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False Confidence chords: questions

What key is False Confidence in?

False Confidence by Noah Kahan is in the key of E♭ minor (six sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯, E♯).

What chords are in False Confidence?

False Confidence uses 9 chords: D#m, F#, B, Bm, A#m, A#, G#, C#, G#m.

What is the chord progression of False Confidence?

The main progression is D#m – F# – A# – B (i – III – V – VI).

Is False Confidence easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 6th fret and play the shapes Am, C, F, Fm, Em, E, D, G, Dm (78% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo).

This is the chord progression of False Confidence by Noah Kahan on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

How to play False Confidence: key, chords and progression

Chord diagrams

False Confidence chords: questions

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