Jan132024

Sophie Ellis-Bextor – Murder On The Dancefloor on Piano & Ukulele

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[Intro]
E B F#m A  x2

 E
It's murder on the
   B       F#m
 dancefloor
A
But you better not
          E
kill the groove
B         F#m
Dj, gonna burn this
          A
goddamn house right down

[Verse 1]
G#m
Oh, I know I know
 I know I know
I know I know
Gm    F#m      (Gm)
About your kind
G#m
And so and so and
so and so and so
Gm    F#m         E
I'll have to play

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[Chorus]
E       B
    If you think
               F#m
you're getting away
A
     I will prove
 you wrong
E      B
    I'll take
            F#m
you all the way
A
    Boy, just
come along
E       B
    Hear me when
 F#m    A
 I say

G#m
It's murder on
the dancefloor
But you better not
Gm          F#m   (Gm)
 kill the groove
G#m
It's murder on
the dancefloor
But you better not
Gm          F#m
 steal the moves
           E
Dj, gonna burn this
goddamn house right down

[Verse 2]
G#m
Oh I know I know
I know I know
 I know I know
Gm     F#m       Gm
that maybe others
G#m
And so and so and so
 and so and so and so
Gm     F#m             E
You'll just have to pray

[Chorus]
E       B
    If you think
            F#m
you'll get away
A
    I will prove
 you wrong
E      B
    I'll take you
         F#m
 all away
A
    Stay another song
E       B        F#m    A
    I'll blow you all away

G#m
Hey, It's murder
on the dancefloor
But you better not
Gm          F#m   (Gm)
 kill the groove
G#m
Murder on the dancefloor
But you better not
 Gm          F#m
 steal the moves
           E
DJ, gonna turn this
 house around somehow

G#m
Murder on the dancefloor
                  Gm
But you better not kill
       F#m   (Gm)
the groove
G#m
Murder on the dancefloor
But you better not
 Gm          F#m
 steal the moves
           E
Dj, gonna burn this
goddamn house right down

[Solo]
G#m (Gm) F#m (Gm)
 G#m (Gm) F#m E

[Chorus]
E       B
    If you think
               F#m
you're getting away
A
    I will prove you wrong
E      B
    I'll take you
        F#m
 all the way
A
    Boy, just come along
E       B        F#m    A
    Hear me when I say

 E
It's murder on
        B       F#m
the dancefloor
A
But you better not
          E      B  F#m A
kill the groove
 E                    B
Murder on the dancefloor
      F#m
A
But you better not
          E
 steal the moves
  B         F#m
Dj, gonna burn this
            A
goddamn house right down

G#m
Hey, It's murder
on the dancefloor
                  Gm
But you better not kill
       F#m   (Gm)
the groove
G#m
Murder on the dancefloor
But you better not
  Gm          F#m
 steal the moves
                E
DJ, gonna turn this
house around somehow

G#m
Murder on the dancefloor
                  Gm
But you better not kill
       F#m    (Gm)
the groove
G#m
Murder on the dancefloor
But you better not
 Gm          F#m
 steal the moves
                E
Dj, gonna burn this
goddamn house right down
G#m

How to play Murder On The Dancefloor: key, chords and progression

These are Murder On The Dancefloor chords by Sophie Ellis-Bextor on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

Murder On The Dancefloor by Sophie Ellis-Bextor is centred on E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯). The song uses 6 chords: E, B, F#m, A, G#m and Gm.

Listen for E – B – F#m – A (I – V – ii – IV in E major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is doh – soh – reh – fah. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes D, A, Em, G, F#m, Fm (67% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 33% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

F#m chord on guitar (244222) — F♯mF♯ A C♯

G#m chord on guitar (466444) — G♯mG♯ B D♯

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Murder On The Dancefloor chords: questions

What key is Murder On The Dancefloor in?

Murder On The Dancefloor by Sophie Ellis-Bextor is centred on E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯).

What chords are in Murder On The Dancefloor?

Murder On The Dancefloor uses 6 chords: E, B, F#m, A, G#m, Gm.

What is the chord progression of Murder On The Dancefloor?

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

Is Murder On The Dancefloor easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes D, A, Em, G, F#m, Fm (67% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 33% without a capo).

How to play Murder On The Dancefloor: key, chords and progression

Chord diagrams

Murder On The Dancefloor chords: questions

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