Sum 41 – A Death In The Family Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

Sum 41 – A Death In The Family Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

ChordsC#mGEB/D#G#AF#m

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This is the chord progression of A Death In The Family by Sum 41 on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
C#m G E x4

[Verse 1]
C#m                             G                            E
Oh to be blessed with this godless mistake one
C#m                                 G
One day you soon will find
E
(Just a warning)
C#m                              G                             E
You’re gonna pay for the abominations
C#m               G               E
It’s only matter of time

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[Refrain 1]
C#m                                           E
I wait I hope I pray for better days
B/D#                             C#m
(They seem so few and far between)
E
The fear the pain this hate is not for me
G#                                           G#
(We’re not so different can’t you see?)

[Chorus 1]
A
Your lies
F#m                             C#m
Will tear you apart
E                             A
Will take you alive
F#m                             C#m
Won’t spare you at all
E                             A
I tell you all your lies
F#m               C#m
Will tear you apart
E                             A
I’m calling all to arms
F#m
So everyone and all
G#                             G#
It’s time to hear your voice
C#m G E E F#m
You’ve got the right
C#m      G     E
Oh rescue me!

[Verse 2]
C#m                             G                             E
You better pray for your commiseration
C#m                             G
You’re almost out of time
E
(Just a warning)
C#m               G                                           E
Your fate is left to a different generation
C#m               G               E
You know they won’t be kind

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[Refrain 2]
C#m                                                         E
You take this hate and package it to sell
B/D#                             C#m
(To victims of your great divide)
E
You’ve no capacity to even feel
G#                                           G#
(I hope you get this through your mind)

[Chorus 2]
A
Your lies
F#m               C#m
Will tear you apart
E                             A
Will take you alive
F#m               C#m
Won’t spare you at all
E                             A
I tell you all your lies
F#m                             C#m
Will tear you apart
E                             A
I’m calling all to arms
F#m
So everyone and all
G#                             G#
It’s time to hear your voice

[Bridge]
A E
Because now I won’t let you
G# C#m
Just break me in two
A E G#
There’s no way that I would give in
A E
Those words that you say
G# C#m
Of hate and dismay
A E G# G#
Will lose you your place in the end

[Instrumental Dave Baksh’s Guitar Solo]
C#m G E E F#m x4
G#

[Chorus 3]
A
Your lies
F#m C#m
Will tear you apart
E A
I tell you all your lies
F#m C#m
Will tear you apart
E A
I’m calling all to arms
F#m
So everyone and all
G# G#
It’s time to hear your voice
C#m
You’ve got the right

How to play A Death In The Family: key, chords and progression

A Death In The Family by Sum 41 is built around C♯ minor (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯), with 7 chords in all: C#m, G, E, B/D#, G#, A and F#m.

Most of the song cycles through C#m – G – E – C#m (i – ♯IV – III – i in C♯ minor). Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes Am, Eb, C, G, E, F, Dm (71% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 43% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

C#m chord on guitar (x46654)
C♯mC♯ E G♯
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
B chord on guitar (x24442)
BB D♯ F♯
G# chord on guitar (466544)
G♯G♯ B♯ D♯
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
F#m chord on guitar (244222)
F♯mF♯ A C♯

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A Death In The Family chords: questions

What key is A Death In The Family in?

A Death In The Family by Sum 41 is centred on C♯ minor (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯).

What chords are in A Death In The Family?

A Death In The Family uses 7 chords: C#m, G, E, B/D#, G#, A, F#m.

What is the chord progression of A Death In The Family?

The main progression is C#m – G – E – C#m (i – ♯IV – III – i).

Is A Death In The Family easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes Am, Eb, C, G, E, F, Dm (71% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 43% without a capo).

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