May242023

The Smile – Teleharmonic Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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[Intro]
Fm Db Eb   Bbm
Fm Db Eb   Ab Db

[Verse 1]
Fm   Db           Eb
      Where that light is?
        Bbm
I can't see
Fm Db      Eb
    Pulled up
Ab         Db
  And half-true
Fm Db   Eb     Bbm
      Baby, baby
Fm Db        Eb
    Whining drones
Ab           Db
  In a cold sleep
Fm Db              Eb
     Ramming down doors
         Bbm
And piling in
Fm Db            Eb
     Caught in dragnets
Ab           Db
  By a fishermen
         Fm Db
Just when
   Eb    Bbm
Baby, baby
Fm Db                    Eb
     Where are you taking me?
Ab                 Db
   Where are you taking me?

[Chorus]
Bbm Db Fm     Eb
          Somewhere
         Bbm
 you'll be there
   Bm  Db  Fm
So long
     Eb              Bbm
Somewhere you'll be there
   Bbm  Db  Fm
So long
      Eb              Bbm
 Somewhere you'll be there
   Bbm Db  Fm
So long
     Eb               Bbm
Somewhere you'll be there
    Bbm Ab   Fm        Bbm
And all that fire, and I-
    Bbm Ab   Fm
And all that fire
    Bbm Gm   Ab Db Eb
And all that I

[Verse 2]
Bbm Fm      Db Eb
       Bury me
           Ab Db
In the way out
           Fm Db
In the path
         Eb            Bbm
Oh, Lord, how can I forget?
      Fm Db       Eb
Pinned up, pinned up
Ab             Db
By hammer and nail

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[Chorus]
Bbm Db Fm      Eb
          Somewhere
             Bbm
you'll be there
     Bbm Db Fm
So long
     Eb               Bbm
Somewhere you'll be there
     Bbm Db Fm
So long
      Eb              Bbm
Somewhere you'll be there
    Bbm Ab   Fm
And all that fire
   Bbm Gm   Ab Db Eb
In all that I-

[Outro]
Bbm Fm Db Eb Ab Db
Fm Db Eb Bbm
Fm Db             Eb
    Where are you taking me?
Ab                Db
   Where are you taking me?

How to play Teleharmonic: key, chords and progression

These are Teleharmonic chords by The Smile on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

To play Teleharmonic by The Smile, think in F minor (four flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭). It takes 7 chords: Fm, Db, Eb, Bbm, Ab, Bm and Gm.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Db – Eb – Bbm – Fm (VI – VII – iv – i in F minor). Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes Em, C, D, Am, G, Bbm, F#m (71% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Bbm chord on guitar (x13321) — B♭mB♭ D♭ F

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Teleharmonic chords: questions

What key is Teleharmonic in?

Teleharmonic by The Smile is in the key of F minor (four flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭).

What chords are in Teleharmonic?

Teleharmonic uses 7 chords: Fm, Db, Eb, Bbm, Ab, Bm, Gm.

What is the chord progression of Teleharmonic?

The main progression is Db – Eb – Bbm – Fm (VI – VII – iv – i).

Is Teleharmonic easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes Em, C, D, Am, G, Bbm, F#m (71% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo).

How to play Teleharmonic: key, chords and progression

Chord diagrams

Teleharmonic chords: questions

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