Aug72019

The Lumineers – Salt And The Sea Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

ChordsEm C A

KeyKeyCapo

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This is the chord progression of Salt And The Sea by The Lumineers on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
Em C Em C

[Verse 1]
Em C
we are the one that you held so deep in the night
Em C
on that staircase you fell to your knees with tears in your eyes
A
all that you suffer, all the disease
C
you couldn’t hide it, hide it from me

[Verse 2]
Em C
all alone scared in the room
Em C
all that laying and wait as you pray to leave you alone
A C
out of the darkness swallow me
A C
I need to find you

[Chorus 1]
Em C A
I’ll be your friend when the daylight ends
Em C A
yeah and we will be the lone enemy
C
and the song that you sing

[Instrumental]
Em C

[Verse 3]
Em C
Em C
A C
from the destruction out of the flame
A C
give me a villain, give me a lane

[Chorus 2]
Em C A
I’ll be your friend when the daylight ends
Em C A
yeah and we will be the lone enemy
Em C A
I’ll be your friend when the daylight ends
Em C A
yeah and we will be the lone enemy
C
like the salt and the sea
C
like the salt and the sea

[Outro]
Em C A C
Em C Em

How to play Salt And The Sea: key, chords and progression

Salt And The Sea by The Lumineers is centred on F major (one flat: B♭). The song uses 3 chords: Em, C and A.

The backbone of the song is C – Em – C – A (V – vii – V – III in F major). In solfa, that is soh – te – soh – mi. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Beginner-friendly: every chord is an open chord on guitar, so you can play it without a capo or barre chords.