Oct52018

Tom Odell – Youre Gonna Break My Heart Tonight Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

ChordsG#G#/D#Fm D#D#7 C#G#/C#C D#mC#/CA#m G#7 A#A#/AGm F Cm

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This is the chord progression of You’re Gonna Break My Heart Tonight by Tom Odell on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
G# G#/D# Fm D# D#7

[Verse 1]
G#
The cab is outside
G#/D#
You’ve finished your beer
Fm
You’re saying some sweet lines
D# D#7
That I wanna hear
C# G#/C# C Fm
But it don’t take no Einstein to see that it’s clear, oh
G# D# G# D#
You’re gonna break my heart tonight
G# D# G# D#
You’re gonna break my heart tonight

[Verse 2]
G#
The old taxi driver
G#/D#
Looks down to his feet
Fm
The audience sit there in silence and
D# D#7
Hold on to their seats
C# G#/C#
For here comes the punchline
C Fm
So short and so neat
G# D# G# D#
You’re gonna break my heart tonight
G# D# G# D#m G#
You’re gonna break my heart tonight

[Chorus]
C#
And girl, that’s alright
C#/C A#m G#
If you’ve made up your mind
D#
If I’m too much to swallow
G# G#7
You can’t wait ’til tomorrow
C#
I’m right on the edge
C#/C A#m G#
Seeing your clothes on the bed
D#
I’ll do what I can
G# G#7
To take it like a man, oh
A# A#/A Gm F Cm F

[Refrain]
A# A#/A Gm
You’re gonna, you’re gonna, you’re gonna
F Cm F
You’re gonna break my heart
A# A#/A Gm
You’re gonna, you’re gonna, you’re gonna
F Cm F
You’re gonna break my heart
A# A#/A Gm
You’re gonna, you’re gonna, you’re gonna
F Cm F
You’re gonna break my heart
A# A#/A Gm
You’re gonna, you’re gonna, you’re gonna
F Cm F
You’re gonna break my heart
A# A#/A Gm
You’re gonna, you’re gonna, you’re gonna
F Cm F D#
You’re gonna break my heart

How to play Youre Gonna Break My Heart Tonight: key, chords and progression

To play Youre Gonna Break My Heart Tonight by Tom Odell, think in E♭ major (three flats: B♭, E♭, A♭). It takes 17 chords: G#, G#/D#, Fm, D#, D#7, C#, G#/C#, C, D#m, C#/C, A#m and G#7 and 5 more.

Listen for A# – A#/A – Gm – F (V – V – iii – II in E♭ major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is soh – soh – mi – reh. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes G, Em, D, D7, C, B, Dm, Am, G7, A (77% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 8% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

G# chord on guitar (466544) — G♯G♯ B♯ D♯

D#7 chord on guitar (x68686) — D♯7D♯ G A♯ C♯

C# chord on guitar (x46664) — C♯C♯ E♯ G♯

D#m chord on guitar (x68876) — D♯mD♯ F♯ A♯

A#m chord on guitar (x13321) — A♯mA♯ C♯ E♯

G#7 chord on guitar (464544) — G♯7G♯ B♯ D♯ F♯

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Youre Gonna Break My Heart Tonight chords: questions

What key is Youre Gonna Break My Heart Tonight in?

Youre Gonna Break My Heart Tonight by Tom Odell is in the key of E♭ major (three flats: B♭, E♭, A♭).

What chords are in Youre Gonna Break My Heart Tonight?

Youre Gonna Break My Heart Tonight uses 17 chords: G#, G#/D#, Fm, D#, D#7, C#, G#/C#, C, D#m, C#/C, A#m, G#7 and 5 more.

What is the chord progression of Youre Gonna Break My Heart Tonight?

The main progression is A# – A#/A – Gm – F (V – V – iii – II).

Is Youre Gonna Break My Heart Tonight easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes G, Em, D, D7, C, B, Dm, Am, G7, A (77% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 8% without a capo).

This is the chord progression of You’re Gonna Break My Heart Tonight by Tom Odell on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

How to play Youre Gonna Break My Heart Tonight: key, chords and progression

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Youre Gonna Break My Heart Tonight chords: questions

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