Starkid – Black Friday Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

Starkid – Black Friday Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

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This is the chords of Black Friday by Starkid on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Verse 1]
B                   E
Is this what I live for?
B                                  E
To be choked in a toy store
G                  A                 E
While staring into hell
B                                  E
There’s something that’s beautiful
B                                                  E
Being awake for my funeral
G                  A                  E
You can close the casket now

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[Pre-Chorus]
G                                  A                  E
The plans for my father’s hopeless seed
D                  G                  A
Born into moral poverty
G                        A                  E
Still, I wasn’t the angel heaven sent
D                  G                                  A
To break through my cliché boundaries

[Chorus]
G                  A                  E
‘Cause Friday is black for me
G                                  A                  E
The dreamer has dreamed her dream
G                  A
When Friday is black
G                                  A
There’s no turning back
G                  A                  E
‘Cause Friday is black for me

[Verse 2]
B                                  E
Is there some lesson to learn
B                                                  E
Should I never have wanted?
B                                  E
I never even got started
G                                  A                                   E
Or were the decks always just this stacked

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[Verse 3]
B                                  E
I mean, it’s really a godsend
B                                                  E
Clear my plans for the weekend
G                  A                      E
But there’s nothing to subtract
G                                  A                                 E
I don’t want your half-baked sympathy
D                  G                  A
When did it save those in need?
G                                  A                  E
Still, I thought that angels did exist
D                         G                                  A
But now I hope they plan to end it quick

[Chorus]
G                  A                  E
‘Cause Friday is black for me
G                  A                                  E
Only my ashes will see the sea
G                                  A
When Friday is black
G                  A
There’s no turning back
G        A                 E
‘Cause Friday is black for me

[Bridge]
E                                  G
At first I didn’t know what she was to me
E                                  G
At first I didn’t know why I cared
A
Or why I wanted
G                  A                                  E
To hold her and rock her to sleep
G                  A                                                  E
Did I need her more than she needed me?
G                         A
Maybe I’m wrong
D                                  Em
She can go on her own
G                  A
But I’m leaving

[Chorus]
G                  A                  E
‘Cause Friday is black for me
G                                  A                  E
Only my ashes will see the sea
G                                  A
When Friday is black
G                                  A
There’s no turning back
G                  A
‘Cause Friday is black-

E
You’re not dead yet

How to play Black Friday: key, chords and progression

Black Friday by Starkid is built around A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯), with 6 chords in all: B, E, G, A, D and Em.

The backbone of the song is G – A – E – G (♭VII – I – V – ♭VII in A major). Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 7th fret and play the shapes E, A, C, D, G, Am (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 83% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

B chord on guitar (x24442)
BB D♯ F♯
E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
Em chord on guitar (022000)
EmE G B

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Black Friday chords: questions

What key is Black Friday in?

Black Friday by Starkid is centred on A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯).

What chords are in Black Friday?

Black Friday uses 6 chords: B, E, G, A, D, Em.

What is the chord progression of Black Friday?

The main progression is G – A – E – G (♭VII – I – V – ♭VII).

Is Black Friday easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 7th fret and play the shapes E, A, C, D, G, Am (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 83% without a capo).

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