Tom Rosenthal – Hugging You Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

Tom Rosenthal – Hugging You Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

ChordsBbmAbEbDbFmCm

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This is the chord progression of Hugging You by Tom Rosenthal on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Verse 1]
Bbm                    Ab                    Eb                    Db
You took all the lonely days and you made them sing
Db                    Ab                                       Bbm
You turned off the alarms so they don’t ring
Eb                                       Fm                                       Db
I don’t know where we are in the grand scheme of things
Db                                                          Ab
But I just want to be counting stars with you

[Verse 2]
Ab                    Fm                                       Db
Life did throw everything that it could throw
Db                                       Ab                    Bbm
Your face in the morning, it just glowed
Eb                                       Fm                    Db
Let’s get in this car, let’s face the sky and go
Db                                       Ab
I just want to be counting stars with you

[Interlude]
Fm Eb Ab Db
Fm Eb Ab Db
Fm Eb Ab Db

[Verse 3]
Ab                    Fm                    Db
Ramp it up and let’s go rolling down
Db                    Cm                    Bbm
There’s no funnier duo in this town
Eb                    Fm                                       Db
Just want to say I’m better now and shout it loud
Db                                       Ab
I just want to be hugging you tonight

[Interlude: Vocalization]
Fm Eb Ab Db
Fm Eb Ab Db

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[Verse 4]
Fm                                                          Eb
Don’t know if you know, but I just want to tell you so
Eb                                                                                                Ab
That you’re the wisest funny one that I will ever, ever know

Ab                    Fm                                       Db
A hundred mini dreams and a healing scar
Db                    Ab                    Bbm
The secrets of the day are never far
Eb                                       Fm                                       Db
I don’t know where we’re going but God it’s a start
Db                                                          Ab
I just want to be counting stars with you

[Interlude: Vocalization]
Fm Eb Ab Db
Fm Eb Ab Db

[Verse 5]
Fm                                                                             Eb
I don’t know if you know, but I just want to tell you so
Ab                                                                             Db
That you’re the wisest funny one that I will ever, ever know
Fm                                                          Eb
I don’t know about you but, oh, I love us as a two
Ab                                                                             Db
Find me a wild road and I will name it after you

[Verse 6]
Bbm                    Ab                    Eb                    Db
You took all the lonely days and made them sing
Db                    Ab                                       Bbm
You turned off the alarms so they don’t ring
Eb                                       Fm                                       Db
I don’t know where we are in the grand scheme of things
Db                                                          Ab
But I just want to be hugging you tonight

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How to play Hugging You: key, chords and progression

Hugging You by Tom Rosenthal is centred on A♭ major (four flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭). The song uses 6 chords: Bbm, Ab, Eb, Db, Fm and Cm.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Fm – Eb – Ab – Db (vi – V – I – IV in A♭ major). In solfa, that is lah – soh – doh – fah. 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 Am, G, D, C, Em, Bm (83% 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
Ab chord on guitar (466544)
A♭A♭ C E♭
Eb chord on guitar (x68886)
E♭E♭ G B♭
Db chord on guitar (x46664)
D♭D♭ F A♭
Fm chord on guitar (133111)
FmF A♭ C
Cm chord on guitar (x35543)
CmC E♭ G

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Hugging You chords: questions

What key is Hugging You in?

Hugging You by Tom Rosenthal is centred on A♭ major (four flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭).

What chords are in Hugging You?

Hugging You uses 6 chords: Bbm, Ab, Eb, Db, Fm, Cm.

What is the chord progression of Hugging You?

The main progression is Fm – Eb – Ab – Db (vi – V – I – IV).

Is Hugging You easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes Am, G, D, C, Em, Bm (83% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo).

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