Jul132023

The Aubreys – Kato Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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[Verse]
E                 F#m      A E
 I don't know how to behave
E
 Older I know, but can
 F#m                  A   E
 I still be bathed by you?

[Chorus]
F#m             A                  E
I don't wash my hair like I used to
F#m             A                E
Maybe I'll just keep that bottle dry

[Verse]
E       F#m          A E
 I am a social animal
E              F#m       A E
 Always need a funny anecdote

[Chorus]
F#m              A                E
I don't feel the same as I used to
F#m          A                  E
I just wanna keep my cheekbones dry

[Verse]
E                         F#m
 It's been hard to make decisions
Am                 E
 on how to live my life
E                      F#m
 Wanna crawl out of my fcking
     Am                         E
skin, trying to make myself my wife

[Chorus]
F#m                   A
Evening rolls around, watch
                  E
out for thunderclouds
F#m           A                E
   Let it all pass by breakfast

[Verse]
E                       F#m
 Wanna feel better with urgency,
Am                        E
 guess that's not how it goes
E            F#m    Am
 I'm just forever on 'til
                   E
I can't put on my clothes

[Chorus]
F#m              A                E
I don't feel the same as I used to
F#m             A           E
Maybe I'll just have to be okay

[Outro]
E

How to play Kato: key, chords and progression

These are Kato chords by The Aubreys on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

Kato by The Aubreys is centred on E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯). The song uses 4 chords: E, F#m, A and Am.

Most of the song cycles through E – F#m – A – E (I – ii – IV – I in E major). In solfa, that is doh – reh – fah – doh. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Good to know: on guitar, F#m needs a barre or movable shape. Take the change into it slowly at first; piano and ukulele players have it easier.