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Rizha – Happy Bummer Day Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

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This is the chord progression of Happy Bummer Day by Rizha on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
A E F#m G#m
A E F#m G#m

[Verse]
A E
I’ll have to get used to this
F#m G#m
Spend my hours and my days
A E F#m G#m
Drinking to everything that we never did
A E
I was supposed to grow old with you
F#m G#m
To die in your arms
A
You were the best I ever had
E F#m G#m
You we’re the best of us

[Pre-Chorus]
Bm A
Now I’m far away
F#m G#m
And I hate myself
Bm A
And I wish that I could be
F#m G#m
By your side

[Chorus]
Bm A
Cause it hurts a lot to see you
F#m G#m
Happy with her
Bm A
Seeing how you kiss her
F#m G#m
Is driving me insane
Bm A
And I won’t say
F#m
It makes me happy
G#m
Cause I’m not, and
Bm A
I want you to be happy but with me
F#m G#m
I want you to be happy but with me

[Verse]
A E
Now I’m just a memory
F#m G#m
Lost in the sound
A E F#m G#m
Of her high pitched voice

[Bridge]
Bm
And I can not lie
A F#m
I tried so hard to keep you near me,
G#m
By my side
Bm
But things run so fast,
A
I can not wait,
F#m G#m
I can not lie.

How to play Happy Bummer Day: key, chords and progression

Happy Bummer Day by Rizha is written in A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯) and moves through 5 chords: A, E, F#m, G#m and Bm.

Listen for F#m – G#m – Bm – A (vi – vii – ii – I in A major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is lah – te – reh – doh. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes G, D, Em, F#m, Am (80% 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♯

G#m chord on guitar (466444) — G♯mG♯ B D♯

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Happy Bummer Day chords: questions

What key is Happy Bummer Day in?

Happy Bummer Day by Rizha is in the key of A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯).

What chords are in Happy Bummer Day?

Happy Bummer Day uses 5 chords: A, E, F#m, G#m, Bm.

What is the chord progression of Happy Bummer Day?

The main progression is F#m – G#m – Bm – A (vi – vii – ii – I).

Is Happy Bummer Day easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes G, D, Em, F#m, Am (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 40% without a capo).

This is the chord progression of Happy Bummer Day by Rizha on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

How to play Happy Bummer Day: key, chords and progression

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Happy Bummer Day chords: questions

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