Noah Kahan – Maine Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

Noah Kahan – Maine Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

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ChordsF#BD#mC#

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This is the chords of Maine by Noah Kahan on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[intro]
F# B F# B F# B F# B

[Verse 1]
F#
Tell me, lover
F#
Now that you made your change
F#
Was your soul rediscovered?
Was your heart rearranged?
B
Are you still taking pills in the morning?
B
And did you lose that longing now?
For a walk through an ocean town
F#
‘Cause this town’s just an ocean now

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[Verse 2]
F#
You don’t hate the summers
F#
You’re just afraid of the space
Asking strangers for answers
To forget what they say
B
A boat without a dock in the sunlight
B
Nothing but the water and the sunrise now
Just the lack of an open mouth
F#
‘Cause this town’s just an ocean now

[Chorus]
Bet I’ll miss this place, your head and your heart
B
And my dad still tells me when they’re playing your songs
D#m                                             C#
Laughing at the way, that you would say
B
If only, baby, there were cameras in the traffic lights
They’d make me a star
F#
They’d make me a star

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[Post-Chorus]
B                     F#
I wanna go to Maine
B                     F#
I wanna go to Maine, oh

[Chorus]
Bet I’ll miss this place, your head and your heart
B
And my dad still tells me when they’re playing your songs
D#m                                         C#
Laughing at the way, that you would say
B
If only, baby, there were cameras in the traffic lights
They’d make me a star
F#
They’d make me a star

[Post-Chorus]
B                     F#
I wanna go to Maine
B                         F#
I wanna go to Maine, God

[Outro]
F#
Tell me, lover
F#
Once you’ve had your change of heart
F#
‘Cause we’re no more than the fossils
On Crescent Beach State Park
B
And we used to sing along to church bells on sundays
And can you even hear ’em from the subway now?
And I hope that we make you proud
‘Cause this town’s just an ocean now

How to play Maine: key, chords and progression

Maine by Noah Kahan is built around F♯ major (six sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯, E♯), with 4 chords in all: F#, B, D#m and C#.

Listen for B – F# – B – D#m (IV – I – IV – vi in F♯ major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is fah – doh – fah – lah. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes D, G, Bm, A (75% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

F# chord on guitar (244322)
F♯F♯ A♯ C♯
B chord on guitar (x24442)
BB D♯ F♯
D#m chord on guitar (x68876)
D♯mD♯ F♯ A♯
C# chord on guitar (x46664)
C♯C♯ E♯ G♯

Need another chord or a different shape? Feel free to use our free Chord Shape Generator.

Maine chords: questions

What key is Maine in?

Maine by Noah Kahan is centred on F♯ major (six sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯, E♯).

What chords are in Maine?

Maine uses 4 chords: F#, B, D#m, C#.

What is the chord progression of Maine?

The main progression is B – F# – B – D#m (IV – I – IV – vi).

Is Maine easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes D, G, Bm, A (75% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo).

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