This is the chords of Halloween by Phoebe Bridgers on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.
[Intro]A#mF#A#mFmF#[Verse 1]C#G#F#
I hate living by the hospital
C#G#
The sirens go all night
C#A#mF#
I used to joke that if they woke you up
C#G#F#
Somebody better be dying
C#G#F#
Sick of the questions I keep asking you
G#
They make you live in the past
C#G#A#m
But I can count on you to tell me the truth
F#C#G#F#
When you've been drinking and you're wearing a mask
[Chorus]C#FmF#
Baby, it's Halloo-ween
C#FmF#
And we can be annn-yyy-thing
A#mFmF#
Oh, come oooo-oon-man
C#FmF#
We can be annn-yyy-thing
C#G#A#mF#G#C#G#A#mF#C#F#A#mF#[Verse 2]C#G#A#m
Always surprised by what I do for love
F#C#G#
Some things I never expect
C#G#A#m
They killed a fan down by the stadium
F#C#F#
Was only visiting, they beat him to death
[Chorus]C#FmF#
Baby, it's Halloo-ween
C#FmF#
And we can be annn-yyy-thing
A#mFmF#
Oh, come oooo-oon-man
C#G#FmF#
We can be annn- yyy-thing
C#FmF#
Baby, it's Halloo-ween
C#FmF#
And there's a last time for ever-yyy-thing
A#mFmF#
Oh, come oooo-oon-man
C#G#F#
We can be annn-yyy-thing
[Outro: Phoebe Bridgers & Conor Oberst, Phoebe Bridgers]D#C#F#
Whatever you want
D#
I'll be whatever you want
F#
Whatever you want
D#F#
Be whatever you want
D#mD#
I'll be whatever you want
F#
Whatever you want
D#mD#F#
I'll be whatever you want
D#mF#x3F#
Whatever you want
D#
Whatever you want
F#D#
How to play Halloween: key, chords and progression
Halloween by Phoebe Bridgers is in the key of B♭ minor (five flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭). The song uses 7 chords: A#m, F#, Fm, C#, G#, D# and D#m.
The progression the song keeps returning to is F# – C# – Fm – F# (VI – III – v – VI in B♭ minor). Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.
Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes Am, F, Em, C, G, D, Dm (86% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.
The main progression is F# – C# – Fm – F# (VI – III – v – VI).
Is Halloween easy to play on guitar?
Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes Am, F, Em, C, G, D, Dm (86% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo).
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