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Steven Wilson – 12 Things I Forgot Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

ChordsA Amaj7 F#m Fmaj7Fmaj11C#m Dsus2 E D#m7b5 Dmaj7 Asus2

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[Intro]
A  Amaj7  A  Amaj7  
F#m    Fmaj7  Fmaj11  x2

[Verse 1]
A       Amaj7       A  
  I forgot what it was 
          Amaj7
  that I was
               F#m
  There was a time when 
  I had some ambition
         Fmaj7       
  Now I just seem to 
            Fmaj11
  have inhibitions
A                Amaj7
  Forget what I said
               A          
  ‘bout acting on all the 
                Amaj7
  plans that I made
              F#m
  Now I just sit in the 
  corner complaining
          Fmaj7          
  Making out things were 
          Fmaj11
  best in the 80’s

[Chorus]
C#m         Dsus2
  Cos I forgot
                  A           
  There’s so many things that 
                        E
  I pretend to you I’m not
C#m            Dsus2
  Something I lost
                     A
  And I know what it meant to you
                 D#m7b5
  I know what it meant to you
          Dmaj7
  What I said to you
       E                          
  Is crossing the line and you’ll 
                     A
  never begin to forget

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[Instrumental]
Amaj7  A  Amaj7  
F#m    Fmaj7  Fmaj11

[Verse 2]
A       Amaj7       A  
  I forgot what it was 
            Amaj7
  that I’m not
              F#m
  You can protest that 
  I can’t make commitments
          Fmaj7        
  But it don’t seem to 
        Fmaj11
  make any difference
A                   Amaj7
  Forget what I’ve done
                 A          
  To all of the people that 
                 Amaj7
  gave me their love
                   F#m
  Well I have no problem 
  with sleeping at night
              Fmaj7   
  I’ve done wrong but 
               Fmaj11
  I just don’t remember

[Chorus]
C#m         Dsus2
  Cos I forgot
                  A           
  There’s so many things that 
                        E
  I pretend to you I’m not
C#m            Dsus2
  Something I lost
                     A
  And I know what it meant to you
                 D#m7b5
  I know what it meant to you
          Dmaj7
  What I said to you
       E                   
  Is crossing the line and 
                            A
  you’ll never begin to forget

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[Instrumental]
Amaj7  A  Amaj7  
F#m    Fmaj7  Fmaj11

[Chorus]
C#m         Dsus2
  Cos I forgot
                  A           
  There’s so many things that 
                        E
  I pretend to you I’m not
C#m            Dsus2
  Something I lost
                     A
  And I know what it meant to you
                 D#m7b5
  I know what it meant to you
          Dmaj7
  What I said to you
       E                   
  Is crossing the line and 
                            A
  you’ll never begin to forget

[Outro]
Amaj7  A  Amaj7  F#m  E

A  Amaj7  A  Amaj7  F#m  E  Asus2

How to play 12 Things I Forgot: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for 12 Things I Forgot by Steven Wilson on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

12 Things I Forgot by Steven Wilson is centred on E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯). The song uses 11 chords: A, Amaj7, F#m, Fmaj7, Fmaj11, C#m, Dsus2, E, D#m7b5, Dmaj7 and Asus2.

The backbone of the song is Amaj7 – A – Amaj7 – F#m (IVmaj7 – IV – IVmaj7 – ii in E major). In solfa, that is fah – fah – fah – reh. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Good to know: F#m, C#m and D#m7b5 are played as barre or movable shapes on guitar. Practise the change into them slowly; on piano and ukulele the same chords are easier.