Tom Odell – If You Wanna Love Somebody Chord Progression on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

Tom Odell – If You Wanna Love Somebody Chord Progression on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

ChordsF#C#F#/A#G#mBm6BB6D#mC#/C#

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This is the chord progression of If You Wanna Love Somebody by Tom Odell on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Verse 1]
F#             C#                         F#/A#
You should look at your reflection
G#m             F#             C#
If you wanna see a lie
F#                         C#                         F#/A#
You’re heading in the right direction
G#m             F#             C#
If you wanna pick a side
G#m                         Bm6
Give me more perfection
F#             G#m             B
If you wanna see me cry

[Chorus]
F#             B6                         B
If you wanna love somebody [x2]
D#m C# B
I’m your guy [x2]

[Verse 2]
F#             C#                         F#/A#
You should get your car a starting
G#m             F#             C#
If you wanna be apart
F#             C#             F#/A#
Go to the california party
G#m             F#             C#
If you wanna fck a star
G#m                                     Bm6
And flick back through your memories
F#             G#m             B
If you want a broken heart

[Chorus]
F#             B6                         B
If you wanna love somebody [x3]
D#m             C# B
I’m all yours [x2]
B                         C#
Lie oh lie oh lie
C#
I’ll be waiting
F#                         B
Oh cry oh cry oh cry
B
I’ll be waiting
B             C#
Till you decide
F#
You wanna be in love

[Verse 3]

F#             C#                         F#/A#
You really shouldn’t let me hold you
G#m             F#                         C#
If you wanna just pretend
F#             C#                         F#/A#
You gotta make your kiss a little colder
G#m             F#             C#
If it’s ever gonna end
G#m                                     Bm6
Lay your head upon my shoulder
F#             G#m             B
If you just need a friend

[Chorus]
F#                         B6                         B
If you wanna love somebody [x3]
D#m    C#       B
I’m your man
B                         C#
Lie oh lie oh lie
C#
I’ll be waiting
F#                         B
Oh cry oh cry oh cry
B
I’ll be waiting
B             C#
Till you decide

[Outro]
F#
You wanna be in love
C#
You wanna be back in love
F#
You wanna be back in love
C#/C#
Do you wanna be back in love
F#
You gotta know that by now
C#
You gotta know that by now
F#
You gotta know that by now
C#
You gotta know that by now

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How to play If You Wanna Love Somebody: key, chords and progression

To play If You Wanna Love Somebody by Tom Odell, think in F♯ major (six sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯, E♯). It takes 9 chords: F#, C#, F#/A#, G#m, Bm6, B, B6, D#m and C#/C#.

The backbone of the song is F# – C# – F#/A# – G#m (I – V – I – ii in F♯ major). In solfa, that is doh – soh – doh – reh. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes D, A, Em, Gm6, G, G6, Bm (57% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

F# chord on guitar (244322)
F♯F♯ A♯ C♯
C# chord on guitar (x46664)
C♯C♯ E♯ G♯
G#m chord on guitar (466444)
G♯mG♯ B D♯
Bm6 chord on guitar (x24434)
Bm6B D F♯ G♯
B chord on guitar (x24442)
BB D♯ F♯
B6 chord on guitar (x24444)
B6B D♯ F♯ G♯
D#m chord on guitar (x68876)
D♯mD♯ F♯ A♯

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If You Wanna Love Somebody chords: questions

What key is If You Wanna Love Somebody in?

If You Wanna Love Somebody by Tom Odell is in the key of F♯ major (six sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯, E♯).

What chords are in If You Wanna Love Somebody?

If You Wanna Love Somebody uses 9 chords: F#, C#, F#/A#, G#m, Bm6, B, B6, D#m, C#/C#.

What is the chord progression of If You Wanna Love Somebody?

The main progression is F# – C# – F#/A# – G#m (I – V – I – ii).

Is If You Wanna Love Somebody easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes D, A, Em, Gm6, G, G6, Bm (57% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo).

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