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Tame Impala – Patience Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

Tame Impala

Updated January 9, 2026

ChordsGmaj7 Em7 Fmaj7 D6 Dsus2/F C Bm7

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This is the chord progression of Patience by Tame Impala on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
Gmaj7 Em7 Fmaj7 Em7 Fmaj7 Gmaj7 D6 Gmaj7 Em7 Fmaj7 Dsus2/F x2

[Verse 1]
Gmaj7
Has it really been that long?
Em7 Fmaj7 Em7 Fmaj7
Did I count the days wrong?
Gmaj7 D6 Gmaj7
Did we just go back at all
Em7 Fmaj7 Dsus2/F
All the way to step one?

[Pre-Chorus]
Gmaj7
People ask me all the time
Em7 Fmaj7
Every time the show’s up
Gmaj7
“So what you doin’ with your luck?”
Em7 Fmaj7 Dsus2/F
It ain’t givin’ up

[Post-Chorus]
Gmaj7
I should be flying straight, don’t be late
Em7 Fmaj7
‘Cause time waits for no one
Gmaj7
I should be flying straight, don’t be late
Em7 Fmaj7
‘Cause time takes from everyone

[Interlude]
Gmaj7 Em7 Fmaj7 Dsus2/F Gmaj7 Em7 Fmaj7 Dsus2/F

[Bridge]
C
I’ve been waiting here
Bm7
Waiting for the day to come
C
Take us to the place
Bm7
Takin’ us where we have gone

[Pre-Chorus]
Gmaj7
They would ask me all the time
Em7 Fmaj7
Showin’ up in ages
Gmaj7
“So what you doin’ with your luck?”
Em7 Fmaj7 Dsus2/F
Call it givin’ up

[Chorus]
Gmaj7
Just growin’ up in stages
Em7 Fmaj7 Em7 Fmaj7
(Lay down no more)
Gmaj7 D6 Gmaj7 Em7 Fmaj7 Dsus2/F
Livin’ life in phases
Gmaj7 Em7 Fmaj7 Em7 Fmaj7
Another season changes
Gmaj7 Em7 Fmaj7 Dsus2/F
And still my ways are aimless, I know
Gmaj7 Em7 Fmaj7 Em7 Fmaj7
We’re growin’ up in stages
Gmaj7 Em7 Fmaj7 Dsus2/F
And I’m runnin’ out of pages

[Outro]
Gmaj7
I should be flying straight, don’t be late
Em7 Fmaj7 Em7 Fmaj7
‘Cause time waits for no one
Gmaj7 D6 Gmaj7
I should be flying straight, don’t be late
Em7 Fmaj7 Dsus2/F
‘Cause time takes from everyone
Gmaj7 Em7 Fmaj7 Em7 Fmaj7 Gmaj7 D6 Gmaj7 Em7 Fmaj7 Dsus2/F

How to play Patience: key, chords and progression

Patience by Tame Impala is built around C major (no sharps or flats), with 7 chords in all: Gmaj7, Em7, Fmaj7, D6, Dsus2/F, C and Bm7.

Listen for Gmaj7 – Em7 – Fmaj7 – Dsus2/F (Vmaj7 – iii7 – IVmaj7 – IIsus2 in C major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is soh – mi – fah – reh. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Beginner-friendly: almost every chord is an open chord on guitar, so you can play it without a capo or barre chords.