The California Honeydrops – Live Learn Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

The California Honeydrops – Live Learn Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

ChordsEABGF#mEm

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This is the chords of Live Learn by The California Honeydrops on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

Verse]
E             A            B
I’m through worryin’
E            A            B
I’m through cryin’
E                      A            B
and I know I know I know
E            A                      B
that it’s gonna be alright

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[Chorus]
E
nobody could tell me
A                      B
I had to find out for myself
E
nobody could tell me
A                      B
I had to find out for myself
E            E                      A            B
I had to live, learn, get burned, do it again
E                                                              A
whole lotta shoulda coulda woulda won’t help me now
A                      B
it won’t help me now

[Instrumental]
E A B , E A B

[Verse]
E                     A
If I knew then,
B
what I know now
E                                A                                B
wouldna probly changed much of anything anyhow

[Verse]
E
believe it or not,
A                                                              B
what you want and what you need is what you get
E
believe it or not,
A                                           B
what you want and what you need is what you get

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[Chorus]
E
nobody could tell me
A                                B
I had to find out for myself
E
nobody could tell me
A B
I had to find out for myself
E E A B
I had to live, learn, get burned, do it again
E A
whole lotta shoulda coulda woulda won’t help me now
A B
it won’t help me now
G F#m Em

[Bridge]
G F#m Em
Runnin’ round in circles,
G F#m Em
ain’t goin nowhere,
G F#m Em
I said heartaches, heartaches, oooh, I’ve had my share

-Drum Break-

[Verse]
E E A B
shoulda coulda woulda oooh oooh
E E A B
shoulda coulda woulda oooh oooh
E E A B
shoulda coulda woulda oooh oooh
E E A B
shoulda coulda woulda oooh oooh

[Verse]
E
believe it or not,
A B
what you want and what you need is what you get
E
believe it or not,
A B
what you want and what you need is what you get

[Chorus]
E
nobody could tell me
A B
I had to find out for myself
E
nobody could tell me
A B
I had to find out for myself
E E A B
I had to live, learn, get burned, do it again

How to play Live Learn: key, chords and progression

Live Learn by The California Honeydrops is centred on E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯). The song uses 6 chords: E, A, B, G, F#m and Em.

Most of the song cycles through E – A – B – E (I – IV – V – I in E major), the I–IV–V–I, the backbone of gospel, blues and folk. In solfa, that is doh – fah – soh – doh. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes D, G, A, F, Em, Dm (83% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 67% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
B chord on guitar (x24442)
BB D♯ F♯
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
F#m chord on guitar (244222)
F♯mF♯ A C♯
Em chord on guitar (022000)
EmE G B

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Live Learn chords: questions

What key is Live Learn in?

Live Learn by The California Honeydrops is centred on E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯).

What chords are in Live Learn?

Live Learn uses 6 chords: E, A, B, G, F#m, Em.

What is the chord progression of Live Learn?

The main progression is E – A – B – E (I – IV – V – I), the I–IV–V–I, the backbone of gospel, blues and folk.

Is Live Learn easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes D, G, A, F, Em, Dm (83% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 67% without a capo).

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