Suede – Whipsnade Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Suede – Whipsnade Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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ChordsFmCmBbBbmDbmaj7EbAbmaj7EDmaj7F#

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[Intro]
Fm Cm Bb Bbm
Fm Cm Bb Bbm

[Verse 1]
Fm           Cm
We are only young
        Bb
But we style our future
        Bbm
with a cattle gun
Fm           Cm
We are idle rich
       Bb
So we smile for tomorrow
       Bbm
with a bitch of an itch
                 Fm
'Cause when the firelight
               Cm
shocks like a cop shop pyre
       Bb
We'll sack the politics
        Bbm
for premonition and fire
Fm                  Cm
And we'll move like Nureyev
    Bb       Bbm
at night

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[Chorus]
Dbmaj7
Coast to coast
Eb
Side to side
Abmaj7               Fm
Shines the light of fine
enlightened minds
Dbmaj7          Eb E
Coast to coast

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[Verse 2]
Fm           Cm
We are only young
        Bb
But we style our future
        Bbm
in the shadow of guns
Fm           Cm
We are idle rich
       Bb
So we smile for tomorrow
       Bbm
with a bitch of an itch
                 Fm
'Cause when the stylized
                Cm
kick of the film star whip
       Bb
Cracks down on the millions
            Bbm
Cracks the kids on the hips
Fm
We'll be moving like
 Cm          Bb       Bbm
Nureyev at night

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[Chorus]
Dbmaj7
'Cause coast to coast
Eb
Side to side
Abmaj7               Fm
Shines the light of fine
enlightened minds
Dbmaj7
Coast to coast
Eb
Side to side
Abmaj7               Fm
Feel the steel that shines
outside the blinds
Dbmaj7
Coast to coast
Eb
Side to side
Abmaj7               Fm
Blades engraved with babies'
names
     Dmaj7             Eb E
While pylons hide the suicide

[Instrumental break]
Dbmaj7 Abmaj7 Dbmaj7 Abmaj7
Dbmaj7 Abmaj7 Dbmaj7 E F#
Fm Cm Bb Bbm
Fm Cm Bb Bbm
Fm Cm Bb Bbm
Fm Cm Bb Bbm

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[Chorus]
Dbmaj7
'Cause coast to coast
Eb
Side to side
Abmaj7               Fm
Shines the light of fine
enlightened minds
Dbmaj7
Coast to coast
Eb
Side to side
Abmaj7               Fm
Feel the steel that shines
outside the blinds
Dbmaj7
Coast to coast
Eb
Side to side
Abmaj7               Fm
Blades engraved with babies' names
     Dmaj7             Eb
While pylons hide the suicide
Abmaj7               Fm
Feel the steel that shines
outside the blinds

How to play Whipsnade: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Whipsnade by Suede on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Whipsnade by Suede is in the key of F minor (four flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭). The song uses 10 chords: Fm, Cm, Bb, Bbm, Dbmaj7, Eb, Abmaj7, E, Dmaj7 and F#.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Fm – Cm – Bb – Bbm (i – v – IV – iv in F minor). Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes Em, Bm, A, Am, Cmaj7, D, Gmaj7, Eb, C#maj7, F (60% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 20% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Fm chord on guitar (133111)
FmF A♭ C
Cm chord on guitar (x35543)
CmC E♭ G
Bb chord on guitar (x13331)
B♭B♭ D F
Bbm chord on guitar (x13321)
B♭mB♭ D♭ F
Dbmaj7 chord on guitar (x46564)
D♭maj7D♭ F A♭ C
Eb chord on guitar (x68886)
E♭E♭ G B♭
Abmaj7 chord on guitar (4x554x)
A♭maj7A♭ C E♭ G
E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
Dmaj7 chord on guitar (xx0222)
Dmaj7D F♯ A C♯
F# chord on guitar (244322)
F♯F♯ A♯ C♯

Whipsnade chords: questions

What key is Whipsnade in?

Whipsnade by Suede is in the key of F minor (four flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭).

What chords are in Whipsnade?

Whipsnade uses 10 chords: Fm, Cm, Bb, Bbm, Dbmaj7, Eb, Abmaj7, E, Dmaj7, F#.

What is the chord progression of Whipsnade?

The main progression is Fm – Cm – Bb – Bbm (i – v – IV – iv).

Is Whipsnade easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes Em, Bm, A, Am, Cmaj7, D, Gmaj7, Eb, C#maj7, F (60% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 20% without a capo).

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