Ruel – Must Be Nice Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Ruel – Must Be Nice Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsDBmAGEmF#m/C#

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These are Must Be Nice chords by Ruel on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

[Intro]
D

[Verse 1]
D                      Bm
Wondering where you've been
Oh my god I'm thinking
        A
of you again

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Oh my god I'm thinking
        G
of you again

[Verse 2]
  D                     Bm
I heard it from, from a friend

They told me you were
            A
 happy with him
                            G
They told me you were happy

[Chorus]
Em         A
Oh tell me how the hell
         D
are you alright
        Bm
It's not alright
Em          A
You make it look so easy
D       F#m/C#    Bm
Tell me what it's like
   Em               A
To sleep well every night
    D                Bm
Not fake it when you smile
   Em                 A
To move on with your life
                D
Fck it must be nice

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[Verse 3]
   D               Bm
Oh I'm so glad for you
                    A
If only I was happy too
                    G
If only I was happy
Oh, oh

[Chorus]
Em          A
Oh tell me how the
             D
hell are you alright
     Bm
It's not alright
Em           A
You make it look so easy
D       F#m/C#    Bm
Tell me what it's like
   Em                A
To sleep well every night
    D                Bm
Not fake it when you smile
   Em                 A
To move on with your life
                Bm
Fck it must be nice

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[Bridge]
          D              A
While I'm barely holding on
       G              Bm
Oh I'm barely holding on
          D              A G
While I'm barely holding on

[Outro]
   Em                 A
So tell me what it's like
   D                 Bm
Oh tell me what it's like
   Em                 A
To move on with your life
                D
Fck it must be nice

How to play Must Be Nice: key, chords and progression

To play Must Be Nice by Ruel, think in D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯). It takes 6 chords: D, Bm, A, G, Em and F#m/C#.

Listen for Em – A – D – Bm (ii – V – I – vi in D major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is reh – soh – doh – lah. 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 C, Am, G, F, Dm, Em (83% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 67% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
Em chord on guitar (022000)
EmE G B
F#m chord on guitar (244222)
F♯mF♯ A C♯

Must Be Nice chords: questions

What key is Must Be Nice in?

Must Be Nice by Ruel is in the key of D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯).

What chords are in Must Be Nice?

Must Be Nice uses 6 chords: D, Bm, A, G, Em, F#m/C#.

What is the chord progression of Must Be Nice?

The main progression is Em – A – D – Bm (ii – V – I – vi).

Is Must Be Nice easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes C, Am, G, F, Dm, Em (83% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 67% without a capo).

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