Snail Mail – Heat Wave Chord Progression on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard

Snail Mail – Heat Wave Chord Progression on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard

ChordsEABF#F#m

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This is the chord progression of Heat Wave by Snail Mail on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
|E |A |E |A

[Verse 1]
E                                    A
I’m so tired of moving on
E                                                     A
Spending every weekend so far gone
E                                     A
Heat wave, nothing to do
E                                                                               A
Woke up in my clothes having dreamt of you

[Solo]
|E |A |E |A

[Verse 2]
E                                                     A
Swirl in the white evening sun
E                                                     A
Tell me that I’m the only one
E                                                     A
And I hope I never get a clue
E                                                     A
Green eyes, I don’t know what to do

[Chorus]
B                           A
And I hope whoever it is
E
Holds their breath around you
F#
‘Cause I know I did
A              F#m
And otherwise
A                  F#m
If only sometimes
A
Would you give it up, green eyes?

[Solo 2]
|E |E |A |A
|E |E |A |A

[Verse 3]
E                                                     A
Passing phases wear you thin
E                                                                   A
Same old world that you’ve been sleeping in
E                                                     A
And I hope it never spends you up
E                                                               A
Green eyes, what could ever be enough?

[Chorus]
B                                   A
And I hope whoever it is
E
Holds their breath around you
F#m
‘Cause I know I did
A                           F#m
And otherwise
A                           F#m
If only sometimes
A
Would you give it up, green eyes?

[Solo 3] x4
|E |F#m |A |A

[Outro]
E                  A
I’m feeling low
E                                 A
I’m not into sometimes
E                           A
I’m feeling low
E                           A
I’m not into sometimes

E      F#m     A
I’m feeling low
E          F#m                           A
I’m not into sometimes
E      F#m         A
I’m feeling low
E          F#m           A
I’m not into sometimes

|E A E |F#m E |A E

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How to play Heat Wave: key, chords and progression

Heat Wave by Snail Mail is centred on E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯). The song uses 5 chords: E, A, B, F# and F#m.

The progression the song keeps returning to is A – E – F#m – A (IV – I – ii – IV in E major). In solfa, that is fah – doh – reh – fah. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes D, G, A, E, Em (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 40% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
B chord on guitar (x24442)
BB D♯ F♯
F# chord on guitar (244322)
F♯F♯ A♯ C♯
F#m chord on guitar (244222)
F♯mF♯ A C♯

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Heat Wave chords: questions

What key is Heat Wave in?

Heat Wave by Snail Mail is centred on E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯).

What chords are in Heat Wave?

Heat Wave uses 5 chords: E, A, B, F#, F#m.

What is the chord progression of Heat Wave?

The main progression is A – E – F#m – A (IV – I – ii – IV).

Is Heat Wave easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes D, G, A, E, Em (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 40% without a capo).

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