Mar122020

Porter Robinson – Something Comforting Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

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This is the chords of Something Comforting by Porter Robinson on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
Fadd9 C/E Am
Dm Em Am G F

[Verse 1]
Fadd9 C/E Am
If I send this void away
Dm Em Am G F
Have I lost a part of me?
Fadd9 C/E Am
When you wake you’re bargaining
Dm Em Am G F
For the promise to come back

[Chorus]
F
‘Cause getting made you want more
C/E Am
And hoping made you hurt more
Dm Em
Oh, there must be
Am G F
Something wrong with me
F
And getting made you want more
C/E Am
And hoping made you hurt more
Dm Em
Someone tell me
Am F G
Something comforting

[Drop]
F C/E Am
Dm Am9

[Verse 2]
F C/ E Am
Take what you want, but you’re tied by the tooth
Dm Em Am G F
Wasn’t it meant to relieve you?
F C/E Am
So suffer the signs that you needed to change
Dm Em Am G F
Heed all the ways you’d been thinking

[Chorus]
F
‘Cause getting made you want more
C/E
And hoping made you hurt more
F
Oh, there must be
Am G F
Something wrong with me
F
‘Cause getting made you want more
C/E Am
And hoping made you hurt more
Dm Em
Someone tell me
F
Something comforting

[Drop]
Dm C/E
Something comforting
F G
Something comforting
Dm C/E
Something comforting
F G
Something comforting
Dm C/E
Something comforting
F G
Something comforting
Dm C/E
Something comforting
F G
Something comforting

[Chorus]
F C/E
And hoping made you hurt more
F
Oh, there must be
Am G F
Something wrong with me
F G
‘Cause getting made you want more
C/E Am
And hoping made you hurt more
Dm Em
Someone tell me
F
Something comforting

[Outro]
C/E Fsus2
Oh, something comforting

How to play Something Comforting: key, chords and progression

Something Comforting by Porter Robinson keeps coming home to A minor (no sharps or flats). You need 9 chords: Fadd9, C/E, Am, Dm, Em, G, F, Am9 and Fsus2.

The progression the song keeps returning to is C/E – Am – Dm – Em (III – i – iv – v in A minor). Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Good to know: Fadd9, F, Am9 and Fsus2 are the tricky part on guitar (barre or movable shapes). Slow the change down until it is clean; on piano and ukulele they are simpler.