The Edgar Winter Group – Hangin Around Chords on Piano & Ukulele

The Edgar Winter Group – Hangin Around Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsEE6E7AA6sus2A7sus2E/GbE/GE/AbBC#m

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These are Hangin Around chords by The Edgar Winter Group on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

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Key: E
[Intro]
E  E  E   E

[Verse 1]
E       E6 E7 E6
Drivin’ along with my
 A  A6sus2 A7sus2 A
 radio     on     feelin’
 E  E6 E7 E6 E E6 E7 E6
 good
E         E6 E7 E6
Ain’t got no lady
     A  A6sus2  A7sus2
but maybe I’m  thinkin’
A   E  E6 E7 E6
 I could
  E E/Gb E/G E/Ab
  A         E
I slept all day,
 A          B
 nothing to do

[Chorus]
      C#m
And I don’t see
     E           A
the world goin’ by
      C#m
And I don’t even
 B       A
have to try
A*
 I’m just hangin’
   E E6 E7 E6
around
  A A6sus2 A7sus2 A6sus2
(Oh yeah)
[Verse 2]
E         E6 E7 E6
Thought I was cool when
   A   A6sus2 A7sus2
 I dropped    out of
 A             E  E6
school it was great
E7 E6 E E6 E7 E6
 (yeah)
E          E6 E7 E6
Could have gone crazy
     A  A6sus2 A7sus2
 but I was too lazy
 A  E  E6 E7 E6
 to wait
  E E/Gb E/G E/Ab
       A
So I’m drivin’
   E   A       B
along, all alone

[Chorus]
      C#m
And I don’t see
     E           A
 the world goin’ by
      C#m
And I don’t even
 B       A
have to try
A*
 I’m just hangin’
  E       E
 around

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[Instrument]
E E6 E7 E6  A
A6sus2 A7sus2 A6sus2

E E6 E7 E6
 E E6 E7 E6

E E6 E7 E6
A A6sus2 A7sus2 A6sus2

E E/Gb E/G E/Ab

[Bridge]
    A        E
I’m driving along
A      B
 all alone, yeah

[Chorus]
      C#m
And I don’t see
     E           A
the world goin’ by
      C#m
And I don’t even
 B       A
have to try
      C#m
No, I don’t see
     E           A
 the world going by
      C#m
And I don’t even
 B       A
have to try
A*                 E
 I’m just hangin’ around

[Outro]
A       E E6 E7 E6  A
Oooo    baby,       listen
 to the people sing now
E               A
 (Just hangin’ around)
That’s right I’m
 just a hang around
E               A
 (Just hangin’ around)
Take it one more time now
E               A
 (Just hangin’ around)
You’re in some real
 bad situation
E               A
 (Just hangin’ around)
I said I don’t see
the world goin’ by
E               A
 (Just hangin’ around)
I said I don’t even
have to try
E               A
 (Just hangin’ around)
I’m just a, I’m just
a hangin’ around
E               A
 (Just hangin’ around)
I’m just, just, hangin’
 around yeah, yeah
E               A
 (Just hangin’ around)
Thought I was so cool,
 yeah
E               A
 (Just hangin’ around)

How to play Hangin Around: key, chords and progression

Hangin Around by The Edgar Winter Group is centred on E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯). The song uses 11 chords: E, E6, E7, A, A6sus2, A7sus2, E/Gb, E/G, E/Ab, B and C#m.

The progression the song keeps returning to is E – E6 – E7 – E6 (I – I6 – I7 – I6 in E major). In solfa, that is doh – doh – doh – doh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 7th fret and play the shapes A, A6, A7, D, D6, D7sus2, E, F#m (75% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 50% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
E6 chord on guitar (x79999)
E6E G♯ B C♯
E7 chord on guitar (020100)
E7E G♯ B D
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
A6 chord on guitar (x02222)
A6A C♯ E F♯
A7sus2 chord on guitar (x02000)
A7sus2A B E G
B chord on guitar (x24442)
BB D♯ F♯
C#m chord on guitar (x46654)
C♯mC♯ E G♯

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Hangin Around chords: questions

What key is Hangin Around in?

Hangin Around by The Edgar Winter Group is centred on E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯).

What chords are in Hangin Around?

Hangin Around uses 11 chords: E, E6, E7, A, A6sus2, A7sus2, E/Gb, E/G, E/Ab, B, C#m.

What is the chord progression of Hangin Around?

The main progression is E – E6 – E7 – E6 (I – I6 – I7 – I6).

Is Hangin Around easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 7th fret and play the shapes A, A6, A7, D, D6, D7sus2, E, F#m (75% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 50% without a capo).

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