Sam Fender – Mantra Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Sam Fender – Mantra Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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[Intro]
D   Am   G/B   C   G   F   C   G

[Verse 1]
   D
"Please stop tryin' to impress
                       Am
people who don’t care about you"
I repeat as a mantra
G/B    C
I've known this wicked
                  G
waltzer all too long
                         F
It's the cycle I’m stuck on
                       C
And I'm tryin' to be better,
                      G
but I fall at every hurdle

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[Interlude]
G   F   C   G
G   F   C   G

[Verse 2]
  D
Please stop tryin' to find
comfort in these sociopaths
        Am
Their beauty is exclusively
on the surface
G/B      C
As they pull you side to
side with all
        G
their drugs and who's who stories
     F
And fill that empty
                    C
space from bein' a child
     G
Or somethin' like that

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[Interlude]
G   F   C   G
G   F   C   G

[Verse 3]
  D
Straddle these rusted wheels
and pedal through the gridlock
        Am
On this dry summer evenin',
turn my phone off
                   G/B   C
I’m not receivin’ anything or anyone
          G
Just the sound of the
                      F
empty caverns in my skull
                       C
Self-loathin' will be cold if
                   G
I rise above this lull

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[Interlude]
G   F   C   G
G   F   C   G

[Interlude]
F   C    G    F
F    C    G   F
F    C

[Guitar solo]
D   Am   D   Am   D   Am
D   Am   D   Am   D   Am
D   Am   D   Am   D

How to play Mantra: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Mantra by Sam Fender on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Mantra by Sam Fender is centred on C major (no sharps or flats). The song uses 6 chords: D, Am, G/B, C, G and F.

Listen for C – G – F – C (I – V – IV – I in C major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is doh – soh – fah – doh. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes A, Em, D, G, C (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 80% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C

Mantra chords: questions

What key is Mantra in?

Mantra by Sam Fender is centred on C major (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in Mantra?

Mantra uses 6 chords: D, Am, G/B, C, G, F.

What is the chord progression of Mantra?

The main progression is C – G – F – C (I – V – IV – I).

Is Mantra easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes A, Em, D, G, C (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 80% without a capo).

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