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Jul202019

Tate McRae – Dear Ex Best Friend Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

ChordsF C G Am

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This is the chord progression of Dear Ex Best Friend by Tate McRae on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[verse] Yeah i wonder if
F
My name has ever crossed your mind
C
Even for a second
G
Know it’s been a second
Am
Since we last talked
F
Or faced each other eye to eye
C
Know it’s been hectic
G
Yeah i shoulda said this

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[chorus]
Am
It kinda hurts ’cause it’s insane
F
Yeah we walk by and it’s like
C
I don’t even know you
G
Like i’ve never met you
Am
I see our pictures on my phone
F
And question why we didn’t try
C
But we were just habits
G
Thought we’d always have it

Am
So to my ex best friend
F
I thought i’d know till the end
C
Sorry i know things aren’t going
G
As we planned
Am
To my once ride or die
F
The one who always knew me right
C
We would swear it’d always end up
G
You and i

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[verse]
Am F
We really messed up this time
C G
We really messed up this time
Am
What about all the nights
F
Where we’d talked about our lives
C
We were just wishing
G
Wish i woulda listened

[chorus]
Am
It kinda hurts ’cause it’s insane
F
Yeah we walk by and it’s like
C
I don’t even know you
G
Like i’ve never met you
Am
I see our pictures on my phone

F
And question why we didn’t try
C
But we were just habits
G
Thought we’d always have it
Am
So to my ex best friend
F
I thought i’d know till the end

C
Sorry i know things aren’t going
G
As we planned
Am
To my once ride or die
F
The one who always knew me right
C
We would swear it’d always end up
G
You and i
( no chord )
We really messed up this time

How to play Dear Ex Best Friend: key, chords and progression

Dear Ex Best Friend by Tate McRae sits in C major (no sharps or flats), and you need 4 chords to play it: F, C, G and Am.

Listen for F – C – G – Am (IV – I – V – vi in C major), a rotation of the four-chord pop progression that starts on the IV chord: the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is fah – doh – soh – lah. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes C, G, D, Em (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

F chord on guitar (133211) — FF A C

C chord on guitar (x32010) — CC E G

G chord on guitar (320003) — GG B D

Am chord on guitar (x02210) — AmA C E

Need another chord or a different shape? Feel free to use our free Chord Shape Generator.

Dear Ex Best Friend chords: questions

What key is Dear Ex Best Friend in?

Dear Ex Best Friend by Tate McRae is in the key of C major (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in Dear Ex Best Friend?

Dear Ex Best Friend uses 4 chords: F, C, G, Am.

What is the chord progression of Dear Ex Best Friend?

The main progression is F – C – G – Am (IV – I – V – vi), a rotation of the four-chord pop progression that starts on the IV chord.

Is Dear Ex Best Friend easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes C, G, D, Em (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo).

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