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Steffany Gretzinger – Blackout Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

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This is the chord progression of Blackout by Steffany Gretzinger on Piano and Ukulele.

[Intro]
C Am Em G

[Verse 1a]
C Am
I ride the dawn
Em G
It’s in the name I was given
C Am
Can’t get away from the meaning
Em
I’ll always rise I’ll always shine

[Verse 1b]
C Am
In a blackout
Em G
I will illuminate the dark
C Am
You won’t escape the beaming
Em
I will glimmer, I will glow

[Channel]
Em
You can’t turn out a light
Em
Shining from the inside
C
Can’t turn out a light
A/C#
Shining from the inside

[Verse 2a]
C Am
Light of the world
Em G
It’s the name we were given
C Am
Can’t get away from the vision
Em G
We are cities on a hill

[Verse 2b]
C Am
In a blackout
Em G
I will illuminate the dark
C Am
You won’t escape the beaming
Em
I will glimmer, I will glow

[Chorus]
C Em
This our paradigm
G
The world didn’t give it
Bm
And they can’t take it away
C Em
We are made of light
Bm
The world didn’t give it
A
And they can’t take it away

[Tag]
C Am Em G
In a blackout, I will illuminate the dark
C Am Em
You won’t escape the beaming
C Am Em G
In a blackout, we will illuminate the dark
C Am Em
They won’t escape the beaming
C Am Em G
In a blackout, I will illuminate the dark
C Am Em
They won’t escape the beaming

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How to play Blackout: key, chords and progression

Blackout by Steffany Gretzinger is built around E minor (one sharp: F♯), with 7 chords in all: C, Am, Em, G, A/C#, Bm and A.

Listen for C – Am – Em – G (VI – iv – i – III in E minor): the song comes back to it again and again. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Beginner-friendly: almost every chord is an open chord on guitar, so you can play it without a capo or barre chords.