Tate McRae – Plastic Palm Trees Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Tate McRae – Plastic Palm Trees Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsAbmaj7CmEbadd9Bb/D

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[Intro]
Abmaj7 Cm Ebadd9  Bb/D

[Verse 1]

Used to drive
 'round in your
 Abmaj7
Wrangler in our
deadbeat town
       Cm
In the parking lot
We would talk about
         Ebadd9
 all the drama
Had nothing better
     Bb/D
 to do
Now I go out with
   Abmaj7
my new friends
to a party downtown
     Cm
In a new dress 'Til
 the liquor runs out
      Ebadd9
Every weekend
                      Bb/D
Go out with somebody new

[Pre-Chorus]
                   Abmaj7
You could say that all my
              Cm
 dreams came true
            Ebadd9
Oh, what an underwhelming
  Bb/D
 view
[Chorus]
                    Abmaj7
Thought that it was real
                    Abmaj7
Thought that it was worth it
        Cm
Out the window, everything
was looking perfect
            Ebadd9
Caught in a dream
                 Bb/D
It's not what it seems
Thought that
       Abmaj7
 I was fine sitting
 in the backseat
       Cm
In the mirror really
looked like I was happy
            Ebadd9
Caught in a dream
'Til something in my
       Bb/D
 head said "I'm sorry"
You were just looking
    Abmaj7         Cm
 at plastic palm trees
Ebadd9         Bb/D
Plastic palm trees

[Verse 2]

Didn't know you need
   Abmaj7
a motive to keep
 a friend around
          Cm
To find a boyfriend
 who doesn't mess around
            Ebadd9
Bet if you saw me
doing well
You'd hit me outta
     Bb/D
 the blue

[Pre-Chorus]
                   Abmaj7
You could say that all my
              Cm
dreams came true
            Ebadd9
Oh, what an oh-so-lonely
   Bb/D
 view

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[Chorus]
                    Abmaj7
Thought that it was real
                    Abmaj7
Thought that it was worth it
        Cm
Out the window, everything
 was looking perfect
            Ebadd9
Caught in a dream
                 Bb/D
It's not what it seems
                   Abmaj7
Thought that I was fine
sitting in the backseat
       Cm
In the mirror really
looked like I was happy
            Ebadd9
Caught in a dream
'Til something in my
       Bb/D
 head said "I'm sorry"

You were just looking
    Abmaj7         Cm
 at plastic palm trees
Ebadd9         Bb/D
Plastic palm trees

[Outro]
          Abmaj7        Cm
It's not how it used to be
           Ebadd9
Staring at plastic
        Bb/D
palm trees
          Abmaj7        Cm
It's not how it used to be
           Ebadd9
Staring at plastic
        Bb/D
palm tree

Watch: Tate McRae - plastic palm trees

From TateMcRaeVEVO on YouTube. Play along with the chords above.

How to play Plastic Palm Trees: key, chords and progression

These are Plastic Palm Trees chords by Tate McRae on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

To play Plastic Palm Trees by Tate McRae, think in E♭ major (three flats: B♭, E♭, A♭). It takes 4 chords: Abmaj7, Cm, Ebadd9 and Bb/D.

The backbone of the song is Abmaj7 – Cm – Ebadd9 – Bb/D (IVmaj7 – vi – Iadd9 – V in E♭ major). In solfa, that is fah – lah – doh – soh. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes Fmaj7, Am, Cadd9, G (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Abmaj7 chord on guitar (4x554x)
A♭maj7A♭ C E♭ G
Cm chord on guitar (x35543)
CmC E♭ G
Ebadd9 chord on guitar (x63343)
E♭add9E♭ G B♭ F
Bb chord on guitar (x13331)
B♭B♭ D F

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Plastic Palm Trees chords: questions

What key is Plastic Palm Trees in?

Plastic Palm Trees by Tate McRae is in the key of E♭ major (three flats: B♭, E♭, A♭).

What chords are in Plastic Palm Trees?

Plastic Palm Trees uses 4 chords: Abmaj7, Cm, Ebadd9, Bb/D.

What is the chord progression of Plastic Palm Trees?

The main progression is Abmaj7 – Cm – Ebadd9 – Bb/D (IVmaj7 – vi – Iadd9 – V).

Is Plastic Palm Trees easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes Fmaj7, Am, Cadd9, G (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo).

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