Apr92018

Soldiers of Jah Army – Tear It Down Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

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This is the chord progression of Tear It Down by Soldiers of Jah Army on Piano, Guitar, Ukulele.

[Verses]
Dm F
The situation isn’t what it was
C Gm
And it’s never gonna be it again, ’cause we got
Dm F
Nothing prepared for what is coming up
C Gm
When the Dollar is the focus of men, and you know
Dm F
All the solutions we don’t talk about
C Gm
‘Cause we’d rather talk about ourselves, right now
Dm F
And if we are what’s killing us
C Gm
We take the form of the storm up ahead (Now follow me)

Dm F
Well I’ve seen that water rising
C Gm
And it’s rising all around
Dm F
And I’ve seen those roots, they’re ripping
C Gm
And they rip out from the ground
Dm F
And I’ve seen this world is changing
C Gm
And it’s right in front of our face
Dm F
There’s something happening here
C Gm
In this little human race

[Chorus]
Dm F
It’s coming, coming, coming on down, down
C Gm
The water literally rise now
Dm F
It’s coming and it’s coming on down, down
C Gm
And the index rise every time around
Dm F
It’s coming, and coming on down, down
C Gm
And we can tear every little thing down
C
And we will, just look around
Bb
And you can watch us tear it down

[Instrumental]
Dm F C Gm
Dm F C Gm

[Verses]
Dm F
The situation’s coming down to this
C Gm
What matters to us all in the end? (And you know)
Dm F
Total destruction is on the horizon
C Gm
If you are standing on the out looking in
Dm F
Then our congress and president never ever mention it
C Gm
Can’t even figure out same sex marriages
Dm F
And while we kill each other every day
C Gm
And while we kill our earth in every way, (it’s coming down)

Dm F
And we’ve got this love inside us
C Gm
So we’ve got this hatred too
Dm F
And we’ve got this battle raging
C Gm
And we let the soldiers lose
Dm F
And we sit and watch and wonder
C Gm
Possible outcomes
Dm F
Will what we need deep inside
C Gm
Become what we want before

[Final Section]
(Again, You can play the chords as this:)
Dm F C Gm
Dm F C Gm

(Or if you prefer just play this riff, in this case repeatedly)

E|–5———5——–5-3—3—3-5—————|
B|—-3-5-6-3—-3-5-6———6—–6——–3-5-6|
G|————————————————-|
D|————————————————-|
A|————————————————-|
E|————————————————-|

Dm F
Down, down, down, now
C Gm
Tear it right down to the ground
Dm F
We gonna tear it down, down, down now
C Gm
Tear it right down to the ground.

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How to play Tear It Down: key, chords and progression

To play Tear It Down by Soldiers of Jah Army, think in D minor (one flat: B♭). It takes 9 chords: Dm, F, C, Gm, Bb, G, D, A and E.

The backbone of the song is Dm – F – C – Gm (i – III – VII – iv in D minor). Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Good to know: F, Gm and Bb are the tricky part on guitar (barre or movable shapes). Slow the change down until it is clean; on piano and ukulele they are simpler.