Red Hot Chili Peppers – Roulette Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Red Hot Chili Peppers – Roulette Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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ChordsAEGDF#BA/C#F#m

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[Intro]
A    E   G
   D  F#  F#   2x

[Verse 1]
A             E
 The college years were lean, well
G       D              F#
 Coming out but maybe not
so clean, my love
A           E
 And if I stay much longer
G             D                   F#
 My feelings for you, they might get
 much stronger now
A       E
 A Motorola coma
G            D          F#
 Sleep your way into a deep
diploma, girl
A        E
 At the dormitory
G             D              F#
 You come to pour me one of your
best stories, girl

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[Chorus]
       B                      F#
And I feel your face getting wet
          B               F#
Like the color red of roulette
        G              D
And I place my losing bet
         E
On your side
       B                   F#
And I see your eyes of regret
         B                   F#
But you gave as good as you get
          A               E
Like the Massachusetts threat
         F#
Running wild

[Verse 2]
A           E
 A pair of dirty jeans, well
G           D               F#
 You would wash inside my brass
 machine, that's good
A       E
 Laying on your mattress
G            D                F#
 A thing of beauty, we would need
more practice now
A         E
 Hall and Oates were singing
G           D                  F#
 The funny notes that you were always
 bringing, girl
A       E
 An elevator's closing
G         D                 F#
 Hard to hide when love is so exposing

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[Chorus]
       B                      F#
And I feel your face getting wet
          B               F#
Like the color red of roulette
        G              D
And I place my losing bet
         E
On your side
       B                   F#
And I see your eyes of regret
         B                   F#
But you gave as good as you get
          A               E
Like the Massachusetts threat
         F#
Running wild

[Bridge]
D         A/C#
 When I drove her
D         A/C#
 To Villanova
D              A/C#      F#m    E
 Light me up when you decide
D            A/C#
 The stark aroma
D             A/C#
 Of your Tacoma
D             A/C#      F#m    E
 A tiny box where we reside
D           A/C#
 Battle tested
D             A/C#
 A life invested
D        A/C#      F#m    E
 Duly noted and denied
D          A/C#
 Fully loaded
D           A/C#
 Space encoded
D         A/C#              F#m    E
 A quiet night out in the sky

[Outro]
A               E
 Your stack of lies was daunting
G           D                 F#
 A tribute to your mind, but way
 more haunting now
A            E
 A talking psycho killer
G              D             F#
 Betrayed the heads of even Henry
 Miller now
A         E
 Conspiracy's a theory
G           D                  F#
 I wonder, Tim, if this could be
your Leary, love
A               E
 She acts like Marlon Brando
G        D               F#
 Born online inside the San Fernando

[End]
A    E  G    D   F#   F#   2x

How to play Roulette: key, chords and progression

These are Roulette chords by Red Hot Chili Peppers on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

Roulette by Red Hot Chili Peppers is in the key of D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯). The song uses 8 chords: A, E, G, D, F#, B, A/C# and F#m.

The progression the song keeps returning to is A – E – G – D (V – II – IV – I in D major). In solfa, that is soh – reh – fah – doh. 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 G, D, F, C, E, A, Em (86% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 57% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
F# chord on guitar (244322)
F♯F♯ A♯ C♯
B chord on guitar (x24442)
BB D♯ F♯
F#m chord on guitar (244222)
F♯mF♯ A C♯

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Roulette chords: questions

What key is Roulette in?

Roulette by Red Hot Chili Peppers is in the key of D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯).

What chords are in Roulette?

Roulette uses 8 chords: A, E, G, D, F#, B, A/C#, F#m.

What is the chord progression of Roulette?

The main progression is A – E – G – D (V – II – IV – I).

Is Roulette easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes G, D, F, C, E, A, Em (86% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 57% without a capo).

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