Tate McRae – You Broke Me First Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

Tate McRae – You Broke Me First Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

ChordsC#mAEEmaj7B

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This is the chords of You Broke Me First by Tate McRae on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
C#m A
E Emaj7
You broke me first

[Verse 1]
C#m                                                        A
Maybe you don’t like talking too much about yourself
E
But you should have told me
Emaj7
That you were thinking ’bout someone else
C#m
You’re drunk at a party
A
Or maybe it’s just that your car broke down
E
Or your phone’s been off for a couple of months
B
So you’re calling me now

[Pre-Chorus]
C#m                                     A
I know you, you’re like this
E                                                       Emaj7
When shit don’t go your way you needed me to fix it
C#m                   A
And like me, I did
E                                     Emaj7
But I ran out of every reason

[Chorus]
C#m                                                       A
Now suddenly you’re asking for it back
E                                                       Emaj7
Could you tell me, where’d you get the nerve?
C#m                                     A
Yeah, you could say you miss all that we had
E                                                       B
But I don’t really care how bad it hurts
C#m                   A
When you broke me first
E                   Emaj7
You broke me first

[Verse 2]
C#m                                                       A
Took a while, was in denial when I first heard
E
That you moved on quicker than I could’ve ever
Emaj7
You know that hurt
C#m
Swear, for a while I would stare at my phone
A
Just to see your name
E                                                                         B
But now that it’s there, I don’t really know what to say

[Pre-Chorus]
C#m                                     A
I know you, you’re like this
E                                                                         Emaj7
When shit don’t go your way you needed me to fix it
C#m                   A
And like me, I did
E                                     Emaj7
But I ran out of every reason

[Chorus]
C#m                                     A
Now suddenly you’re asking for it back
E                                                       Emaj7
Could you tell me, where’d you get the nerve?
C#m                                                       A
Yeah, you could say you miss all that we had
E                                                     B
But I don’t really care how bad it hurts
C#m                       A
When you broke me first
E                   Emaj7
You broke me first

[Bridge]
C#m                                     A
What did you think would happen?
E                                                       Emaj7
What did you think would happen?
C#m                                     A
I’ll never let you have it
E                                     Emaj7
What did you think would happen?

C#m                                     A
Now suddenly you’re asking for it back
E                                                       Emaj7
Could you tell me, where’d you get the nerve?
C#m                                                       A
Yeah, you could say you miss all that we had
E                                                       B
But I don’t really care how bad it hurts
C#m                                                       A
When you broke me first (You broke me first)
E                                     Emaj7
You broke me first, ooh oh

How to play You Broke Me First: key, chords and progression

You Broke Me First by Tate McRae keeps coming home to E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯). You need 5 chords: C#m, A, E, Emaj7 and B.

The backbone of the song is C#m – A – E – Emaj7 (vi – IV – I – Imaj7 in E major). In solfa, that is lah – fah – doh – doh. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes Bm, G, D, Dmaj7, A (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 40% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

C#m chord on guitar (x46654)
C♯mC♯ E G♯
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
Emaj7 chord on guitar (021100)
Emaj7E G♯ B D♯
B chord on guitar (x24442)
BB D♯ F♯

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You Broke Me First chords: questions

What key is You Broke Me First in?

You Broke Me First by Tate McRae is centred on E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯).

What chords are in You Broke Me First?

You Broke Me First uses 5 chords: C#m, A, E, Emaj7, B.

What is the chord progression of You Broke Me First?

The main progression is C#m – A – E – Emaj7 (vi – IV – I – Imaj7).

Is You Broke Me First easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes Bm, G, D, Dmaj7, A (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 40% without a capo).

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