Tom Odell – Black Friday Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Tom Odell – Black Friday Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsAF#mEEmaj7C#mG#mG7F#

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[Intro]
A F#m E Emaj7

[Verse 1]
A                F#m
I wanna go party
             E
I wanna have fun
                    Emaj7
I wanna be happy could you
                        A
show me how it's done
                   F#m
You look so pretty
                 E
Pretty like the sun
                     Emaj7
I could watch forever while
                        A
you shine on everyone
                F#m
It's Black Friday
                     E
In a little black taxi
You take my hand and hold
Emaj7
 it gently on the middle seat

[Chorus]
 A                 F#m
It's all in my head
                   C#m
It's all in my mind
                  G#m
I'm so selfish and you're
so kind
 A                F#m
It's all in my head
               C#m
I can't breathe
                   A
I look in the mirror
                  E
What's happened to me
G#m C#m G7

[Verse 2]
A                 F#m
I wanna better body
                  E
I want better skin
                   Emaj7
I wanna be perfect like
                        A
all your other friends
                F#m
You're so pretty
                    E
Pretty like the wind
                       Emaj7
Every time you touch me I feel
adrenaline
A                  F#m
It's Black Friday
                   E
The end of the week
                   Emaj7
You take my hand and hold
                               A
it gently, up against your cheek

[Chorus]
                 F#m
It's all in my head
                 C#m
It's all in my mind
          G#m
I see the darkness in
                      A
the way of the streetlights
                  F#m
It's all in my head
                C#m
Who do I trust?
                        A
I thought that you loved me
What has happened to us?
E   G#m   C#m   F#

What has happened to us?
 E   G#m   C#m   F#

[Outro]
A F#m C#m E G#m
A  F#m E  C#m
A

Watch: Tom Odell - Black Friday (Official Music Video)

From Tom Odell on YouTube. Play along with the chords above.

How to play Black Friday: key, chords and progression

These are Black Friday chords by Tom Odell on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

Black Friday by Tom Odell keeps coming home to E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯). You need 8 chords: A, F#m, E, Emaj7, C#m, G#m, G7 and F#.

The progression the song keeps returning to is A – F#m – E – Emaj7 (IV – ii – I – Imaj7 in E major). In solfa, that is fah – reh – doh – doh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes G, Em, D, Dmaj7, Bm, F#m, F7, E (63% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 38% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
F#m chord on guitar (244222)
F♯mF♯ A C♯
E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
Emaj7 chord on guitar (021100)
Emaj7E G♯ B D♯
C#m chord on guitar (x46654)
C♯mC♯ E G♯
G#m chord on guitar (466444)
G♯mG♯ B D♯
G7 chord on guitar (320001)
G7G B D F
F# chord on guitar (244322)
F♯F♯ A♯ C♯

Need another chord or a different shape? Feel free to use our free Chord Shape Generator.

Black Friday chords: questions

What key is Black Friday in?

Black Friday by Tom Odell is centred on E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯).

What chords are in Black Friday?

Black Friday uses 8 chords: A, F#m, E, Emaj7, C#m, G#m, G7, F#.

What is the chord progression of Black Friday?

The main progression is A – F#m – E – Emaj7 (IV – ii – I – Imaj7).

Is Black Friday easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes G, Em, D, Dmaj7, Bm, F#m, F7, E (63% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 38% without a capo).

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