Jun272022

Silverchair – Slave Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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[Intro]
Gb5   Gb5   Gb5   Eb5
D5  F5 D5  F5 D5  F5 D5  F5 D5
Gb5 D5     Gb5 D5  F5 D5   F5 D5
Eb5

[Verse 1]
Eb5
Lived too long now you've
come to take me
                       Gb5
To a place where I can die
Eb5
Lost my soul,
lost my confidence in me
                            Gb5
Can't be something but I'll try

[Pre-Chorus 1]
D5
Lived too long and
                     F5 D5
waited to just drown

In my self pity
               F5 D5   D5
I keep falling down

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[Chorus]
                Bb5  D5
Want to be your soldier
D5
Want to be your slave
D5                          Eb5
I have no pride in myself

[Verse 2]
D5
Only book that I own is
                     F5 D5  F5 D5
called 'how to lose'
                  F5   D5
Pick a chapter, I know them all,
just choose

[Bridge]
D
Lived too long and waited to find
D
A place where I can die
D
Lost my soul,
lost my confidence in me
                           D5
Give me something but I'll try

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[Chorus]
     F5         Bb5 D5
Want to be your soldier
D5
Want to be your slave
          C5         D5
I have no pride in myself
               Bb5
That's how I behave
F5  D5
  Go!

[Interlude]
D5    C5

[Outro]
Bb5     C5
I can’t find
        Eb5
I can’t find
        C5
I can’t find
        Eb5
I can’t find
 D5  F5  C5    D5   F5 D5
Why!

How to play Slave: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Slave by Silverchair on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Slave by Silverchair is centred on B♭ major (two flats: B♭, E♭). The song uses 7 chords: Gb5, Eb5, D5, F5, Bb5, D and C5.

The backbone of the song is Eb5 – D5 – F5 – D5 (IV – III – V – III in B♭ major). In solfa, that is fah – mi – soh – mi. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Good to know: on guitar, Gb5, Eb5, F5 and Bb5 need a barre or movable shape. Take the change into them slowly at first; piano and ukulele players have it easier.