Dec272018

Steven Universe – Familiar Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

This is the chord progression of Familiar by Steven Universe on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

F# D#m
Familiar, why is this so familiar?
F# D#m
Familiar, like something I used to know.
G#m C#
Familiar, staring up at the ceiling.
G#m C#
Familiar, I swear that I know this feeling
C#m F# Bmaj7
Where everybody wants me to be mom. (Wants me to be mom)
G#m C# F#maj7
And everything I do I do it wrong. (I do it wrong)
C#m F# Bmaj7
I sway them with a joke or with a song. (Or with a song)
G#m C#7
And maybe that’ll help us get along.

F# D#m
Familiar, why is this so familiar?
F# D#m
Familiar, like something I used to do
G#m C#
Familiar, she used to throw a tantrum
G#m C#
Insisting ‘But Hey, I’m a Diamond too’
C#m F# Bmaj7
I bet she drove them crazy all the time.
Bm E Amaj7
They love her but they’re leaving her behind.
Am D Gmaj7
With more important places they should be.
C7 F7 E
Than hanging out with someone just like me.

A F#m
Familiar, that’s why it’s so familiar.
A F#m
Familiar, like someone I used to be.
Bm E
Familiar, but this time I’ve had some practice.
Bm E E7
At helping a struggling family.

Em7 A7 Dmaj7
Oh I’ll get them all together in one place.
Em7 A7 Dmaj7
And once we’re all together face to face,
Em7 A7 Dmaj7
I’ll show them all the error of their ways…
Gm Cm D
And stop their spread of terror across space!

How to play Familiar: key, chords and progression

Familiar by Steven Universe is built around E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯), with 24 chords in all: F#, D#m, G#m, C#, C#m, Bmaj7, F#maj7, C#7, Bm, E, Amaj7 and Am and 12 more.

Listen for D#m – F# – D#m – G#m (vii – II – vii – iii in E major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is te – reh – te – mi. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Good to know: F#, D#m, G#m, C# and C#m are played as barre or movable shapes on guitar. Practise the change into them slowly; on piano and ukulele the same chords are easier.