Aug272023

Swervedriver – The Lonely Crowd Fades In The Air on Piano & Ukulele

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[Intro]
E5    B5     E5
A5     E5
C#5    B5
C#m   B

[Chorus]
B    B           A
      The lonely crowd
              A
fades in the air
B    B           A
      The lonely crowd
              A
 fades in the air

[Verse 1]
             E
And so we've stumbled
          B           B
into the end of days
          E
Where the future comes
      A        A    A
 back to cry
   E                   C#m
So choose your colours wisely
C#m                       B
 Because things ain’t the same
       B         C#m     C#m
as in days gone by-y-y
B      B

[Chorus]

B    B           A
      The lonely crowd
              A
 fades in the air
B    B           A
      The lonely crowd
              A
fades in the air

[Verse 2]
       E
And in space no one can
 B            B
 hear you cry
       E
You'll have to send me links
    A        A      A
to your dre-----ams
    E                   C#m
And choose your weapons wisely
C#m                  B
 Because we're gonna tear
      B          C#m     C#m
 your holy wa-rs do-o-o-----wn
B     B

[Chorus]

B    B           A
      The lonely crowd
              A
fades in the air
B    B           A
      The lonely crowd
              A
 fades in the air
C#m    C#m         A     A
        The lonely cro-----wd
 F#m     F#m     A   A

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           B     B
The lonely cro-----wd
B     B    A     A

[Verse 3]
             E
And so we've stumbled across
     B           B
 the end of days
          E
Where the future comes
      A        A    A
home to cry-----
   E                   C#m
So choose your colours wisely
C#m
 Because things ain’t the
 B          B         C#m   C#m
same as in days gone by-y-y
B       B

[Chorus]
B    B           A
      The lonely crowd
               A
fades in the air
B    B           A
      The lonely crowd
              A
fades in the air
B    B           A
      The lonely crowd
              A
fades in the air

[Outro]
E

How to play The Lonely Crowd Fades In The Air: key, chords and progression

These are The Lonely Crowd Fades In The Air chords by Swervedriver on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

To play The Lonely Crowd Fades In The Air by Swervedriver, think in E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯). It takes 9 chords: E5, B5, A5, C#5, C#m, B, A, E and F#m.

The progression the song keeps returning to is C#m – B – A – B (vi – V – IV – V in E major), a minor-key rock and pop loop. In solfa, that is lah – soh – fah – soh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes D5, A5, G5, B5, Bm, A, G, D, Em (78% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 44% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

C#m chord on guitar (x46654) — C♯mC♯ E G♯

F#m chord on guitar (244222) — F♯mF♯ A C♯

The Lonely Crowd Fades In The Air chords: questions

What key is The Lonely Crowd Fades In The Air in?

The Lonely Crowd Fades In The Air by Swervedriver is in the key of E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯).

What chords are in The Lonely Crowd Fades In The Air?

The Lonely Crowd Fades In The Air uses 9 chords: E5, B5, A5, C#5, C#m, B, A, E, F#m.

What is the chord progression of The Lonely Crowd Fades In The Air?

The main progression is C#m – B – A – B (vi – V – IV – V), a minor-key rock and pop loop.

Is The Lonely Crowd Fades In The Air easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes D5, A5, G5, B5, Bm, A, G, D, Em (78% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 44% without a capo).

How to play The Lonely Crowd Fades In The Air: key, chords and progression

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The Lonely Crowd Fades In The Air chords: questions

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