Smog – Rock Bottom Riser Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Smog – Rock Bottom Riser Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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ChordsG#mD#BED#mC#C#mD#7

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[Intro]
G#m D# B  E

[Verse]
G#m
  I love my mother
D#
  I love my father
B                   E
  I love my sisters too
G#m
  I bought this guitar
D#             D#m
  To pledge my love
B                      E
  To pledge my love to you

[Chorus]
         G#m
  I am a rock
         D#        C#  B
  Bottom riser
                      E
  And I owe it all to you
         G#m
  I am a rock
         D#       C#m  B
  Bottom riser
                      E
  And I owe it all to you

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[Bridge]
          B
  I saw a gold ring
                       C#m
  At the bottom of the river
  B                      C#m
  Glinting at my foolish heart
        B
  So my foolish heart
            C#m
  Had to go diving
  B
  Diving, diving, diving
           C#m
  Into the murk
               B
  And from the bottom of the river
                      C#m
  I looked up for the sun
            B
  Which had shattered in the water
                      C#m
  And the pieces were raining down
       B
  Like gold rings
                         C#m
  That passed through my hands
       B
  As I thrashed and I grabbed
            C#m
  I started rising, rising, rising

[Verse]
G#m
  I left my mother
D#
  I left my father
B                 E
  Left my sisters too
G#m
  I Left them standing
         D#
  on the banks
           B
  And they pulled me out
          E
  Of this mighty, mighty,
  mighty river

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[Chorus]
         G#m
  I am a rock
         D#               B
  Bottom riser
                      E
  And I owe it all to you
         G#m
  I am a rock
          D#    B  D# D#7 B
  Bottom riser
                      E
  And I owe it all to you

[Verse]
G#m
  I love my mother
D#
  I love my father
B                   E
  I love my sisters too
G#m
  I bought this guitar
D#m
  To pledge my love
B                      E
  To pledge my love to you

How to play Rock Bottom Riser: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Rock Bottom Riser by Smog on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Rock Bottom Riser by Smog sits in G♯ minor (five sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯), and you need 8 chords to play it: G#m, D#, B, E, D#m, C#, C#m and D#7.

The progression the song keeps returning to is B – E – G#m – D# (III – VI – i – V in G♯ minor). Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes Em, B, G, C, Bm, A, Am, B7 (75% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 13% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

G#m chord on guitar (466444)
G♯mG♯ B D♯
D# chord on guitar (x68886)
D♯D♯ G A♯
B chord on guitar (x24442)
BB D♯ F♯
E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
D#m chord on guitar (x68876)
D♯mD♯ F♯ A♯
C# chord on guitar (x46664)
C♯C♯ E♯ G♯
C#m chord on guitar (x46654)
C♯mC♯ E G♯
D#7 chord on guitar (x68686)
D♯7D♯ G A♯ C♯

Rock Bottom Riser chords: questions

What key is Rock Bottom Riser in?

Rock Bottom Riser by Smog is in the key of G♯ minor (five sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯).

What chords are in Rock Bottom Riser?

Rock Bottom Riser uses 8 chords: G#m, D#, B, E, D#m, C#, C#m, D#7.

What is the chord progression of Rock Bottom Riser?

The main progression is B – E – G#m – D# (III – VI – i – V).

Is Rock Bottom Riser easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes Em, B, G, C, Bm, A, Am, B7 (75% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 13% without a capo).

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