Olivia Rodrigo – Traitor Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Olivia Rodrigo – Traitor Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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ChordsD#A#CmG#maj7G#m

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These are the chords for Traitor by Olivia Rodrigo on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

[Intro]
D#  A#  Cm  G#maj7

[Verse 1]
 D#                      A#
Brown guilty eyes and little
 white lies
         Cm
Yeah, I played dumb but
          G#maj7
 I always knew
      D#
That you talk to her,
         A#
 maybe did even worse
        Cm                   G#maj7
I kept quiet so I could keep you

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[Pre-Chorus]
               D#
And ain't it funny
         A#
How you ran to her
      Cm                     G#maj7
The second that we called it quits?
               D#
And ain't it funny
         A#
How you said you were friends?
Cm                        G#maj7
Now it sure as hell don't look like it

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[Chorus]
      D#
You betrayed me
    A#
And I know that you'll never
        Cm
feel sorry
    G#maj7
For the way I hurt, yeah
 D#
You talk to her
     A#
When we were together
      Cm
Loved you at your worst
    G#maj7
But that didn't matter
    D#
It took you two weeks
   A#
To go off and date her
       Cm
Guess you didn't cheat
But you're still a traitor

[Verse 2]
D#
 Now you bring her around
     A#
Just to shut me down
         Cm               G#maj7
Show her off like she's a new trophy
              D#
And I'll know if you were true
            A#
There's no damn way that you
       Cm
Could fall in love with somebody
       G#maj7
that quickly

[Pre-Chorus]
          D#
Ain't it funny
     A#
All the twisted games
          Cm                   G#maj7
All the questions you used to avoid?
           D#
Ain't it funny?
         A#
Remember I brought her up
         Cm            G#maj7
And you told me I was paranoid

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[Chorus]
      D#
You betrayed me
    A#
And I know that you'll never
        Cm
feel sorry
    G#maj7
For the way I hurt, yeah
 D#
You talk to her
     A#
When we were together
      Cm
Loved you at your worst
    G#maj7
But that didn't matter
    D#
It took you two weeks
   A#
To go off and date her
       Cm
Guess you didn't cheat
But you're still a traitor

[Interlude]
D#  A#

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[Bridge]
D#  A#    Cm
        God, I wish that you
 had thought this through
G#maj7
Before I went and fell
 in love with you
D# A#        Cm
      When she's sleeping
in the bed we'd made
          G#maj7
Don't you dare forget about the way

[Chorus]
      D#
You betrayed me
    A#
And I know that you'll
              Cm
never feel sorry
    G#maj7
For the way I hurt, yeah
 D#
You talk to her
     A#
When we were together
      Cm
Loved you at your worst
    G#maj7
But that didn't matter
    D#
It took you two weeks
   A#
To go off and date her
       Cm
Guess you didn't cheat
      G#maj7
But you're still, you're
               D#  A# Cm
still a traitor
      G#maj7
Yeah, you're still a traitor
D#  A#    Cm
Oh, oh  God, I wish that
you had thought this through
 G#m
before I fell in love with you

How to play Traitor: key, chords and progression

Traitor by Olivia Rodrigo sits in E♭ major (three flats: B♭, E♭, A♭), and you need 5 chords to play it: D#, A#, Cm, G#maj7 and G#m.

Most of the song cycles through D# – A# – Cm – G#maj7 (I – V – vi – IVmaj7 in E♭ major), the “four-chord” progression behind countless pop, rock and worship songs. In solfa, that is doh – soh – lah – fah. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes C, G, Am, Fmaj7, Fm (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

D# chord on guitar (x68886)
D♯D♯ G A♯
A# chord on guitar (x13331)
A♯A♯ D E♯
Cm chord on guitar (x35543)
CmC E♭ G
G#maj7 chord on guitar (4x554x)
G♯maj7G♯ B♯ D♯ G
G#m chord on guitar (466444)
G♯mG♯ B D♯

Traitor chords: questions

What key is Traitor in?

Traitor by Olivia Rodrigo is in the key of E♭ major (three flats: B♭, E♭, A♭).

What chords are in Traitor?

Traitor uses 5 chords: D#, A#, Cm, G#maj7, G#m.

What is the chord progression of Traitor?

The main progression is D# – A# – Cm – G#maj7 (I – V – vi – IVmaj7), the “four-chord” progression behind countless pop, rock and worship songs.

Is Traitor easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes C, G, Am, Fmaj7, Fm (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo).

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3 comments

  1. Zayn

    Thanks you so much for this Tab

  2. Jared

    Wow, thanks for this

    1. Chord Publisher

      You’re welcome

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