twenty one pilot – Next Semester Chords on Piano & Ukulele

twenty one pilot – Next Semester Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsGCFAC#DD6Dmaj7C7

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These are Next Semester by twenty one pilot on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar & Keyboard.

[Intro]
G C         G
  No-no-no, no-no-no
F        C      G
No-no-no-no-no, no-no
-no-no-no
F        C      C     A
No-no-no-no-no, no-no-no-no

[Verse 1]
G
 Stand up straight
      F C
 now (Ooh)
G                  F C
 Can't break down (Ooh)
G              F C
 Graduate now (Ooh)
C
I don't wanna be here,
A
I don't wanna be here
G                   F C
 It's a taste test (Ooh)
G                     F C
 Of what I hate less (Ooh)
G               F      C
 Can you die of anxiousness?
(Ooh)
C                      A
I don't wanna be here, I
don't wanna be here
C
What's about to happen?
C#
What's about to happen?

[Chorus]
D
 I remember
D
 I remember certain
A
things
What I was wearing
The yellow dashes in
    G
the street
I prayed those lights
              D
would take me home
Then I heard, "Hey, kid,
                     G
get out of the road!"

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[Post-Chorus]
G F C  G F C  G F C
 (Ooh,   ooh,   ooh)
C
I don't wanna be here,
A
I don't wanna be here

[Verse 2]
G                    C
 Can't feel my legs (Ooh)
G                   F C
 I might suffocate (Ooh)
G                   F
 There's a pressure in my
C
chest (Ooh)
C                      A
I don't wanna be here, I
don't wanna be here
C
What's about to happen?
C#
What's about to happen?

[Chorus]
D
 I remember
D
 I remember certain
A
things
What I was wearing
The yellow dashes in
    G
the street
I prayed those lights
              D
would take me home
Then I heard, "Hey, kid,
get out of the road!"
[Refrain]
D
(Ohh, woah, oh, oh-woah)
A
(Ohh, woah, oh, oh-woah,
G
ohh)
Can't change what you've
     D
done
Start fresh next semester

[Chorus]
D
 I remember
D                   A
 I remember certain things
What I was wearing
The yellow dashes in
    G
the street
I prayed those lights would
        D
take me home
Then I heard, "Hey, kid,
                     G
get out of the road!"

[Refrain]
D
(Ohh, woah, oh, oh-woah)
And then he slowed down
A                        G
(Ohh, woah, oh, oh-woah, ohh)
And rolled down his window
And he said
"Can't change what you've
     D
done
Start fresh next semester"

[Instrument]
D D6 Dmaj7 C7
D D6 Dmaj7 C7

[Outro]
D D6                Dmaj7
  It's a taste test
   C7               D
Of what I hate less
D6                   Dmaj7
I don't wanna be here
      C7
Start fresh with the new year
D     D6   Dmaj7  C7
(Ohh, ahh, oh,    oh-woah)
D     D6   Dmaj7  C7
(Ohh, ahh, oh,    oh-woah)
G
 Can't change what you've
D    D6
done
      Dmaj7        C7     D
Start fresh next semester

Watch: Twenty One Pilots - Next Semester (Official Video)

From twenty one pilots on YouTube. Play along with the chords above.

How to play Next Semester: key, chords and progression

Next Semester by twenty one pilot is written in G major (one sharp: F♯) and moves through 9 chords: G, C, F, A, C#, D, D6, Dmaj7 and C7.

The backbone of the song is C – G – F – C (IV – I – ♭VII – IV in G major). Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Good to know: F and C# are played as barre or movable shapes on guitar. Practise the change into them slowly; on piano and ukulele the same chords are easier.

Chord diagrams

G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
C# chord on guitar (x46664)
C♯C♯ E♯ G♯
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
D6 chord on guitar (xx0202)
D6D F♯ A B
Dmaj7 chord on guitar (xx0222)
Dmaj7D F♯ A C♯
C7 chord on guitar (x32310)
C7C E G B♭

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Next Semester chords: questions

What key is Next Semester in?

Next Semester by twenty one pilot is in the key of G major (one sharp: F♯).

What chords are in Next Semester?

Next Semester uses 9 chords: G, C, F, A, C#, D, D6, Dmaj7, C7.

What is the chord progression of Next Semester?

The main progression is C – G – F – C (IV – I – ♭VII – IV).

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