Jun302023

Stephen Dawes – 19 Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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[Verse]
  E
When I woke up this
morning head ached,
G#m               D#m
 was sick to my stomach
 E
Met an old friend from a past
                 G#m
 life last night, didn't
         D#m
see it coming

[Pre-Chorus]
E
 We sat real close and
              G#m
watched the time
            D#m
I hate to think about it
E                            G#m
 Cause I looked back and realized
    D#m

[Chorus]
                    E
Oh there's no way around it
                 B              F#
I'm trying to adjust to losing you
                     E
I wish that we were nineteen
                    G#m
I miss the stupid things
            F#
 we used to do
              E
I wanna get drunk in the park
by the back of your place
      B
Sneak out in the dark
        F#
I just wanna escape
             E
And just be nineteen
                  G#m
Cause I'll never get used to
         F#    E
 losing you     (oo-ooh)

[Verse 2]
                                 G#m
Next time you show up inside my mind
                         D#m
You should give me some warning
  E                            G#m
What if I don't recognize the sight
            D#m
It's so concerning

Feel free to use our free Chord Shape Generator to see every chord in this song on guitar, ukulele and piano.

[Chorus]
                    E
Oh there's no way around it
                 B              F#
I'm trying to adjust to losing you
                     E
I wish that we were nineteen
                    G#m              F#
I miss the stupid things we used to do
              E
I wanna get drunk in the park
 by the back of your place
      B
Sneak out in the dark
        F#
I just wanna escape
             E
And just be nineteen
                  G#m
Cause I'll never get used
           F#
to losing you (oo-ooh)

[Bridge]
E
 We sat real close and
              G#m
watched the time
            D#m
I hate to think about it
E                            G#m
 Cause I looked back and realized
   D#m

[Chorus]
                    E
Oh there's no way around it
                 B              F#
I'm trying to adjust to losing you
                     E
I wish that we were nineteen
                    G#m              F#
I miss the stupid things we used to do
              E
I wanna get drunk in the park
 by the back of your place
      B
Sneak out in the dark
        F#
I just wanna escape
             E
And just be nineteen
                  G#m
Cause I'll never get used
            F#
to losing you (oo-ooh)

How to play 19: key, chords and progression

These are 19 chords by Stephen Dawes on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

19 by Stephen Dawes sits in G♯ minor (five sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯), and you need 5 chords to play it: E, G#m, D#m, B and F#.

The backbone of the song is E – G#m – D#m – E (VI – i – v – VI in G♯ minor). Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes C, Em, Bm, G, D (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 20% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

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

D#m chord on guitar (x68876) — D♯mD♯ F♯ A♯

F# chord on guitar (244322) — F♯F♯ A♯ C♯

19 chords: questions

What key is 19 in?

19 by Stephen Dawes is in the key of G♯ minor (five sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯).

What chords are in 19?

19 uses 5 chords: E, G#m, D#m, B, F#.

What is the chord progression of 19?

The main progression is E – G#m – D#m – E (VI – i – v – VI).

Is 19 easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes C, Em, Bm, G, D (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 20% without a capo).

How to play 19: key, chords and progression

Chord diagrams

19 chords: questions

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