Jan62020

Trina Sulita – Take Me Down Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

ChordsE B C#m AB/AA/G

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This is the chords of Take Me Down by Trina Sulita on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Verse 1]
E B C#m A
California called me to warm my feet in the sand
E B C#m A
And it felt just like home when I held your hand
E B C#m A
Floating in the ocean like a gentle friend
E B A
But who knew that it could all end?
E B C#m A
Lifting me high on a bed of light

E B C#m A
Weightless hope to get me through the night
E B C#m A
The cool of the water in the heat of the day
E B A
But who knew that you would fall away?
C#m B A B
Cuz when the storms rolled in, the white peaks rose

[Chorus]
E B
Take me down, tossed and blown
C#m A
Escape the air, ride the unknown
E B
Pull me under, send me alone
C#m B A
And if the ocean’s where I drown, take me down
E
Take me down

[Verse 2]
E B C#m A
Raging winds, a journey for the tough
E B C#m A
But I’m a masochist and I like it rough
E B C#m A
To reach the calmer seas, I’d swim for years
E B A
But who knew that I’d choke on my tears?
C#m B A B
Cuz when the storms rolled in, the white peaks rose

[Chorus]
E B
Take me down, tossed and blown
C#m A
Escape the air, ride the unknown
E B
Pull me under, send me alone
C#m B A
And if the ocean’s where I drown, take me down
E
Take me down

[Bridge]
B A B A
Float away, promise me you’ll stay
B/A A/G B/A
Take me home, take me home

[Chorus]
E B
Take me down, tossed and blown
C#m A
Escape the air, ride the unknown
E B
Pull me under, send me alone
C#m B A
And if the ocean’s where I drown, take me down
E
Take me down

How to play Take Me Down: key, chords and progression

To play Take Me Down by Trina Sulita, think in E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯). It takes 6 chords: E, B, C#m, A, B/A and A/G.

Most of the song cycles through E – B – C#m – A (I – V – vi – IV in E major), the “four-chord” progression behind countless pop, rock and worship songs. In solfa, that is doh – soh – lah – fah. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes D, A, Bm, G (75% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 50% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.