Pearl Jam – Dance Of The Clairvoyants Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

Pearl Jam – Dance Of The Clairvoyants Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

ChordsF#mDBmEB

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This is the chords of Dance Of The Clairvoyants by Pearl Jam on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
F#m D F#m D Bm

[Verse 1]
F#m
Confusing it is to commotion
D
What love is to our devotion
F#m
Imperceptibly big
As big as the ocean
D                                          Bm
And equally hard to control
F#m
So save your predictions
And burn your assumptions
D
Love is friction
Ripe for comfort
F#m
Endless equations
And tugging persuasions
D
Doors open up
Bm
To interpretation

[Chorus]
D                    F#m
Expecting perfection
E
Leaves a lot to ignore
B
When the past is the present
D
And the future’s no more
F#m
When every tomorrow
E
Is the same as before

[Instrumental]
F#m D

[Verse 2]
F#m
The looser things get
D
The tighter you become
Bm
The looser things get
Tighter
F#m                                      D
Not one man can be greater than the sun
It’s not a negative thought
But positive, positive, positive
F#m
Falling down, not staying down
D                                                                          Bm
Coulda held me up, rather than tearing me down

[Chorus]
D                    F#m
Expecting perfection
E
Leaves a lot to ignore
B
When the past is the present
D
And the future’s no more
F#m
When every tomorrow
E
Is the same as before

[Verse 3]
Bm                    E                                      D
Numbers keep falling off the calendar’s floor
Bm
We’re stuck in the boxes
E                                 D
When it’s open no more
Bm
Could’ve lifted up they’re forgetting us
E                                      D
Not recalling what they’re for
Bm
I’m in love with clairvoyants
E                                          D
‘Cause they’re out of this world

[Instrumental]
D F#m D Bm

[Verse 4]
F#m
I know the girls wanna dance
D
Fall away their circumstance
F#m
I know the boys wanna grow
D                                      Bm
Their dcks, and fix and file things
F#m
I know the girls wanna dance
D
Clairvoyants in a trance
F#m                                        D
I know the boys wanna grow
Bm
Their dks and fix and file things

[Outro]
F#m
Stand back when the spirit comes
Stand back when the spirit comes
D
Stand back when the spirit comes
Stand back
F#m
Stand back when the spirit comes
Stand back when the spirit comes
D Bm
Stand back when the spirit comes
Stand back
F#m
Stand back when the spirit comes
Stand back when the spirit comes
D
Stand back when the spirit comes
Stand back

F#m                                      D                                      Bm
(I know the girls wanna dance away their circumstance)
F#m                                                                          D
(I know the boys wanna grow, their dicks and fix and file things)
F#m                                             D                                      Bm
(I know the girls wanna dance away their circumstance)
F#m D
(I know the boys wanna grow, their dicks and fix and file things)
F#m
Stand back when the spirit comes
Stand back when the spirit comes
D Bm
Stand back when the spirit comes

How to play Dance Of The Clairvoyants: key, chords and progression

Dance Of The Clairvoyants by Pearl Jam is centred on F♯ minor (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯). The song uses 5 chords: F#m, D, Bm, E and B.

The progression the song keeps returning to is D – F#m – D – Bm (VI – i – VI – iv in F♯ minor). Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes Em, C, Am, D, A (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 40% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

F#m chord on guitar (244222)
F♯mF♯ A C♯
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯
E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
B chord on guitar (x24442)
BB D♯ F♯

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

Dance Of The Clairvoyants chords: questions

What key is Dance Of The Clairvoyants in?

Dance Of The Clairvoyants by Pearl Jam is centred on F♯ minor (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯).

What chords are in Dance Of The Clairvoyants?

Dance Of The Clairvoyants uses 5 chords: F#m, D, Bm, E, B.

What is the chord progression of Dance Of The Clairvoyants?

The main progression is D – F#m – D – Bm (VI – i – VI – iv).

Is Dance Of The Clairvoyants easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes Em, C, Am, D, A (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 40% without a capo).

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