Ruel – Japanese Whiskey Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Ruel – Japanese Whiskey Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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These are Japanese Whiskey chords by Ruel on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

[Verse 1]
F
We stayed up drinking
     Am
the Japanese whiskey
     Adim
That your father brought
           D
 home from Tokyo
Bb
You said that I can’t
    Bbm
go home until it’s empty
    F                  Am
But my, my lips are dry
F
I don’t like the taste but
   Am
 I like how it sounds
     Adim
So I stayed there and
            D
wasted our time
Bb                   Bbm
I tried to act like a man
                  F        Am
but I felt like a child

[Pre-Chorus]
Gm
Seems like the closer
   Bb
I hold you, the colder
     F       Am
 it feels
Gm                   Bb
We only fall in love with

things that ain’t really
  F      Am
 real

[Chorus]
  F
I wanted to be what
      Am
you wanted in me
       Adim
But if I’m being
          Bb
honest I can’t

[Verse 2]
F
You don’t keep lists of
      Am
your hits or your misses
    Adim                  D
But I caught my kisses in stone
Bb                    Bbm
I keep my past bеhind glass
                      F       Am
But you don’t want to know

[Pre-Chorus]
Gm                      Bb
Seems like thе closer I hold you,
               F        Am
the colder it feels
Gm                   Bb
We only fall in love with things
                    F      Am
 that ain’t really real

[Chorus]
  F
I wanted to be what
      Am
you wanted from me
       Adim
But if I’m being
          Bb
honest I can’t

Feel free to use our free Chord Shape Generator to see every chord in this song on guitar, ukulele and piano.

[Break]
F   Gm   Am   Bb

[Outro]
               F
Oh, I close my eyes and
                           Bb
swallow your bitter words whole
        Am
I can’t decide, if I like
                      Bb
 it or just can’t let go
           F
I close my eyes and swallow
                   Bb
your bitter words whole
        Am
I can’t decide, if I like
                      Bb
it or just can’t let go

[outro]
F    Dm7    Bb    Bbm
F

How to play Japanese Whiskey: key, chords and progression

Japanese Whiskey by Ruel is in the key of B♭ major (two flats: B♭, E♭). The song uses 8 chords: F, Am, Adim, D, Bb, Bbm, Gm and Dm7.

The progression the song keeps returning to is F – Am – Gm – Bb (V – vii – vi – I in B♭ major). In solfa, that is soh – te – lah – doh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes C, Em, Edim, A, F, Fm, Dm, Am7 (63% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 38% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E
Adim chord on guitar (xx7545)
AdimA C E♭
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
Bb chord on guitar (x13331)
B♭B♭ D F
Bbm chord on guitar (x13321)
B♭mB♭ D♭ F
Gm chord on guitar (355333)
GmG B♭ D
Dm7 chord on guitar (xx0211)
Dm7D F A C

Japanese Whiskey chords: questions

What key is Japanese Whiskey in?

Japanese Whiskey by Ruel is in the key of B♭ major (two flats: B♭, E♭).

What chords are in Japanese Whiskey?

Japanese Whiskey uses 8 chords: F, Am, Adim, D, Bb, Bbm, Gm, Dm7.

What is the chord progression of Japanese Whiskey?

The main progression is F – Am – Gm – Bb (V – vii – vi – I).

Is Japanese Whiskey easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes C, Em, Edim, A, F, Fm, Dm, Am7 (63% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 38% without a capo).

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