Sergio Mendes & Brasil ’66 – Look Around Chords on Piano and Ukulele

Sergio Mendes & Brasil ’66 – Look Around Chords on Piano and Ukulele

ChordsG5GCDFBbBb7AEbDb7

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These are Look Around by Sergio Mendes & Brasil ’66 on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar & Keyboard.

[Intro]
G5

[Verse 1]
G
 All the secrets of the
C                  G
skies in a drop of rain
      C           D     G
Look around, just look around
                      C
Full of silver and surprise
             F
If you look around, just
        Bb
 look around

[Verse 2]
G                      C
 All the wisdom of the sea
                G
 in a grain of sand
       C          D     G
Look around, just look around
                         C
Set the child within you free
               F
When you look around, just
       Bb     Bb7
 look around

[Chorus]
A               C
 That cloud's a bird flying
            A
through the air
           C
That happy leaf's going to
        F
 the fair
         Eb              Db7
It's all there, it's all there
(It's all there, it's all there)

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[Verse 3]
G                     C
 All the innocence of spring
                  G
 in a blade of grass
      C           D     G
Look around, just look around
                         C
Let the child within you sing
               F
When you look around, just
         Bb
 look around
(Just look around)

[Verse 4]
G                      C
 All the wisdom of the sea
                G
in a grain of sand
       C          D
Look around, just look
  G
around
Set the child within you
  C
free
               F
When you look around,
         Bb     Bb7
just look around

[Chorus]
A               C
 That cloud's a bird
                    A
flying through the air
           C
That happy leaf's going
             F
 to the fair
         Eb
It's all there, it's
     Db7
all there
(It's all there,
it's all there)


[Verse 5]
G
 All the innocence of
  C                    G
 spring in a blade of grass
      C           D     G
Look around, just look around
                         C
Let the child within you sing
               F
When you look around,
              Bb
just look around

[Outro]
Bb       Bb7
Oh, look around (Stop)
Bb        Bb7
Just look around (Stop)
Bb        Bb7
Just look
(Stop and look around)
(Repeat to fade)

Watch: Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 - Look Around (Official Visualizer)

From The Sergio Mendes Band on YouTube. Play along with the chords above.

How to play Look Around: key, chords and progression

Look Around by Sergio Mendes & Brasil ’66 keeps coming home to C major (no sharps or flats). You need 10 chords: G5, G, C, D, F, Bb, Bb7, A, Eb and Db7.

Most of the song cycles through C – G – C – D (I – V – I – II in C major). In solfa, that is doh – soh – doh – reh. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes E5, E, A, B, D, G, G7, F#, C, Bb7 (70% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 50% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

G5 chord on guitar (355xxx)
G5G D
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
Bb chord on guitar (x13331)
B♭B♭ D F
Bb7 chord on guitar (x13131)
B♭7B♭ D F A♭
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
Eb chord on guitar (x68886)
E♭E♭ G B♭
Db7 chord on guitar (x46464)
D♭7D♭ F A♭ C♭

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Look Around chords: questions

What key is Look Around in?

Look Around by Sergio Mendes & Brasil ’66 is centred on C major (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in Look Around?

Look Around uses 10 chords: G5, G, C, D, F, Bb, Bb7, A, Eb, Db7.

What is the chord progression of Look Around?

The main progression is C – G – C – D (I – V – I – II).

Is Look Around easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes E5, E, A, B, D, G, G7, F#, C, Bb7 (70% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 50% without a capo).

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