Snail Mail – Madonna Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Snail Mail – Madonna Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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ChordsBbmFaugDbGbAbEbmDb/AbDb7Gbmaj7

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[Verse 1]
Bbm             Faug
  You've got a way to you,
    Db        Gb
  original Madonna
Bbm               Faug          Db
  Won't make the rest just go away
Gb                Db
  You spent the money,
            Ab          Db
  throwing 1's at supermodels
Ebm        Bbm     Db         Ebm
Everybody wants to taste the wine
Ebm              Bbm
Line around the block
   Db        Ebm
at judgment time
And how could you deny them that?

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[Chorus]
Bbm             Db      Gb
Body and blood, lover's curse
  Bbm                   Db
Divine intervention was too
     Ebm
much work
        Bbm            Db/Ab
I don't need absolution,
       Gb
it just hurts
Bbm              Ab      Ebm
We're not really talking now
Bbm              Ab      Ebm
We're not really talking now

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[Instrumental]
Bbm Db7 Gbmaj7

[Verse 2]
Bbm      Faug              Db
  I consecrate my life to kneeling
           Gb
  at your altar
Bbm          Faug         Db
  My second sin of seven being
           Gb
  wanting more
Gb                 Db
  Could that have been the smell
      Ab              Db
  of roses, backseat lover?
Bbm
Praying you'd fill my empty cup
Or cursing myself for even
getting dressed up

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[Chorus]
Bbm             Db      Gb
Body and blood, lover's curse
  Bbm
Divine intervention
    Db       Ebm
was too much work
        Bbm           Db/Ab
I don't need absolution,
        Gb
it just hurts
Bbm              Ab      Ebm
We're not really talking now
Bbm             Db    Gb
Body and blood, I'll atone
Bbm
Get to it now,
          Db           Ebm
or we can fight on the phone
          Bbm
I used to wanna get even,
 Db/Ab        Gb
I'll just get stoned
Bbm           Ab  Ebm
Bow to your divinity
Bbm            Ab   Ebm
Gonna wipe the dirt off me

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[Outro]
Ab              Db
  Our love's a sickness, baby
    Ebm
I'm holding on tight,
I don't know why
Ab              Db
  I've come to hate my body
       Gb
'Cause now it's not yours,
now it's not mine
Ab
I don't know why,
   Db
oh I don't know why but
Bbm              Ab      Ebm
We're not really talking now
Bbm              Ab      Ebm
We're not really talking now
Bbm              Ab      Ebm
We're not really talking now

How to play Madonna: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Madonna by Snail Mail on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Madonna by Snail Mail is in the key of B♭ minor (five flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭). The song uses 9 chords: Bbm, Faug, Db, Gb, Ab, Ebm, Db/Ab, Db7 and Gbmaj7.

Listen for Bbm – Ab – Ebm – Bbm (i – VII – iv – i in B♭ minor): the song comes back to it again and again. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes Am, Eaug, C, F, G, Dm, C7, Fmaj7 (75% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Bbm chord on guitar (x13321)
B♭mB♭ D♭ F
Faug chord on guitar (xx3221)
FaugF A C♯
Db chord on guitar (x46664)
D♭D♭ F A♭
Gb chord on guitar (244322)
G♭G♭ B♭ D♭
Ab chord on guitar (466544)
A♭A♭ C E♭
Ebm chord on guitar (x68876)
E♭mE♭ G♭ B♭
Db7 chord on guitar (x46464)
D♭7D♭ F A♭ C♭
Gbmaj7 chord on guitar (2x332x)
G♭maj7G♭ B♭ D♭ F

Madonna chords: questions

What key is Madonna in?

Madonna by Snail Mail is in the key of B♭ minor (five flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭).

What chords are in Madonna?

Madonna uses 9 chords: Bbm, Faug, Db, Gb, Ab, Ebm, Db/Ab, Db7, Gbmaj7.

What is the chord progression of Madonna?

The main progression is Bbm – Ab – Ebm – Bbm (i – VII – iv – i).

Is Madonna easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes Am, Eaug, C, F, G, Dm, C7, Fmaj7 (75% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo).

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