Simple Creatures – Adrenaline Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

Simple Creatures – Adrenaline Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

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ChordsBmDAEF#mG

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This is the chord progression of Adrenaline by Simple Creatures on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Verse 1]
Bm                                          D
I hear your voice in flashbacks
A                                          E
You act like it never happened
Bm                                          D
Dynamite and whiplash
A                                                    E
Kill me with your favorite weapon
Bm                      D
So happy anniversary
A                                          E
Now point the finger back at me
Bm                                          D
Brokenhearted surgery
A                                                              F#m
You don’t know what you do to me, do to me, do to me

[Chorus]
G                                          D                                          A
But I can feel you all the way from my coffin in LA
G                                                           D
When I’m six feet underneath my misery
F#m
Come and hit me with adrenaline
G                                                             D
Come and hit me with adrenaline
A
Come on hit me could you hit me
G                                                                    D
When I’m six feet underneath my misery
A
Come and hit me with adrenaline
Bm G D A

[Verse 2]
Bm                        D
Biting on a cigarette
A                                              E
Ditch me like a dirty habit
Bm                                              D
Run your mouth and lose your head
A                        E
You’re so idiosyncratic
Bm                                              D
But you’re no Marie Antoinette
A                                              E
So save it for the internet
Bm                                              D
I think we’re failing to connect
A                                                                    F#m
You don’t know what you do to me, do to me, do to me

[Chorus]
G                        D                                              A
But I can feel you all the way from my coffin in LA
G                                              D
When I’m six feet underneath my misery
F#m
Come and hit me with adrenaline
G D
Come and hit me with adrenaline
A
Come on hit me could you hit me
G D
When I’m six feet underneath my misery
A
Come and hit me with adrenaline

[Instrumental break]
Bm G D A

[Chorus]
G D A
But I can feel you all the way from my coffin in LA
G D
When I’m six feet underneath my misery
F#m
Come and hit me with adrenaline
G D
Come and hit me with adrenaline
A
Come on hit me could you hit me
G D
When I’m six feet underneath my misery
A
Come and hit me with adrenaline

How to play Adrenaline: key, chords and progression

Adrenaline by Simple Creatures is built around B minor (two sharps: F♯, C♯), with 6 chords in all: Bm, D, A, E, F#m and G.

The backbone of the song is G – D – A – G (VI – III – VII – VI in B minor). Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes Am, C, G, D, Em, F (83% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 67% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
F#m chord on guitar (244222)
F♯mF♯ A C♯
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D

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Adrenaline chords: questions

What key is Adrenaline in?

Adrenaline by Simple Creatures is centred on B minor (two sharps: F♯, C♯).

What chords are in Adrenaline?

Adrenaline uses 6 chords: Bm, D, A, E, F#m, G.

What is the chord progression of Adrenaline?

The main progression is G – D – A – G (VI – III – VII – VI).

Is Adrenaline easy to play on guitar?

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

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