The Strokes – Ode To The Mets Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

The Strokes – Ode To The Mets Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

ChordsF#m7BEC#mB7G#mA

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This is the chords of Ode To The Mets by The Strokes on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

F#m7                                   B
Up on his horse, up on his horse
E                             C#m
Not gonna wake up here anymore
F#m7                             B
Listen one time, it’s not the truth
E                                           C#m
It’s just the story I tell to you
F#m7                  B7
Easy to say, easy to do
G#m                                           C#m
But it’s not easy, mainly for for you

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F#m7                                           B7
Hope that you find it, hope that it’s good
E                                           C#m
Hope that you read the old thing that you should
F#m7                                           B
Cuts you some slack as he sits back
E                             C#m
Sizes you up, plans his attack
F#m7     B    E    C#m
I got it on, I got it all
F#m7                             B
Waiting for me out on the street

E                                           C#m
And now you gotta do something special for me
F#m7                                           B
I’m gonna say what’s on my mind
E                             C#m
Then I’ll walk out, then I’ll feel fine

F#m7                                           B
And among the years fall my
E                             C#m
I will not show my teeth too quick
F#m7                                           B
I needed you there, I needed you there
E                             C#m
I didn’t know, I didn’t know…

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F#m7                             B
Back from the strip, he’s at the door
E                                           C#m
When he gets back, waits on his phone
F#m7                             B
Innocent eyes, innocent lie
E                                           C#m
No, it’s not wrong but it’s not right

F#m7                             B
Innocent time out on his own
E                                                         C#m
Not gonna do that, fck I’m out of control
F#m7                                           B
I was just bored playing the guitar
E                                           C#m
Learned all your tricks, wasn’t too hard

[Instrumental]
F#m7 B E C#m

[Bridge]
I’m coming in
F#m7                                           B
And all of the loves that I can’t recall
E                                           C#m
I found out the two were not good back

[Outro]
E F#m7 A B
E
Old time long forgotten
F#m7
The old way at the side of
A
The
B
E
Old friend not forgotten
F#m7
The old way at the bottom of the ocean
A
It’s not a bottle, it all falls
B
Yes I see the right, at the old way at the side of
E F#m7 A B
This nobody do it older way

How to play Ode To The Mets: key, chords and progression

Ode To The Mets by The Strokes is written in E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯) and moves through 7 chords: F#m7, B, E, C#m, B7, G#m and A.

Most of the song cycles through F#m7 – B – E – C#m (ii7 – V – I – vi in E major). In solfa, that is reh – soh – doh – lah. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes Em7, A, D, Bm, A7, F#m, G (71% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 43% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

F#m7 chord on guitar (242222)
F♯m7F♯ A C♯ E
B chord on guitar (x24442)
BB D♯ F♯
E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
C#m chord on guitar (x46654)
C♯mC♯ E G♯
B7 chord on guitar (x21202)
B7B D♯ F♯ A
G#m chord on guitar (466444)
G♯mG♯ B D♯
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E

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Ode To The Mets chords: questions

What key is Ode To The Mets in?

Ode To The Mets by The Strokes is in the key of E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯).

What chords are in Ode To The Mets?

Ode To The Mets uses 7 chords: F#m7, B, E, C#m, B7, G#m, A.

What is the chord progression of Ode To The Mets?

The main progression is F#m7 – B – E – C#m (ii7 – V – I – vi).

Is Ode To The Mets easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes Em7, A, D, Bm, A7, F#m, G (71% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 43% without a capo).

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