Waterparks – Telephone Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

Waterparks – Telephone Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

ChordsA#CmG#D#Gm

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This is the chords of Telephone by Waterparks on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Verse 1]
A#                 Cm           G#
I’d like to know your middle name
A#                                 D#                 G#
Let’s talk about your parents and your future dreams
A#                 Cm                 G#
I’m interested but distant to a fault
A#         D#         G#         A#         Cm         G#
And I never want to complicate your heart

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[Pre-Chorus]
A#         D#         G#
I’ve gotta let you know
A#                 Cm                 G#
That I think that I I love you so
A#                 D#                 G#
You could be my only one
Cause I think that I love you so

[Chorus]
A#                         Cm
I know we only just met
G#
So why do I feel invested?
A#                         D#
And do you feel it too?
G#
And do you feel it too?
A#                         Cm
I can be your best yet
G#
Ditch your favorite regret
A#                         D#
And do you feel it too?
G#
Do you feel it too?

[Post-Chorus]
G#
So now I’ll tell my telephone
A#
All of the above when I’m alone

[Verse 2]
A#                 Cm                 G#
I talk a lot but we could fill your frames
A#                         D#                                 G#
With pictures of our faces til’ we share a name
A#                                 Cm
I’m living on a target and you shot it
G#                                                 A#
With an arrow now I lost I my self-control
D#
I can’t stop thinking
G#                 A#                 Cm                 G#
And I’m thinking that I lost it on these idols
A#         D#         G#
Feel like my own
A# Cm G# A# D# G#
Where you go I’ll follow

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[Chorus]
A#                         Cm
I know we only just met
G#
So why do I feel invested?
A#                 D#
And do you feel it too?
G#
And do you feel it too?
A#                         Cm
I can be your best yet
G#
Ditch your favorite regret
A#                         D#
And do you feel it too?
G#
Do you feel it too?

[Post-Chorus]
G#
So now I’ll tell my telephone
A#
All of the above when I’m alone

[Bridge]
D# A# D# Gm D#
I’ve gotta let you know
D#
That I think that I I love you so
A# D# Gm D#
You could be my only one
D# A# Cm G#
Cause I think that I love you so

[Pre-Chorus]
A# D# G#
I’ve gotta let you know
A# Cm G#
That I think that I I love you so
A# D# G#
You could be my only one
Cause I think that I love you so

[Chorus]
A# Cm
I know we only just met
G#
So why do I feel invested?
A# D#
And do you feel it too?
G#
And do you feel it too?
A# Cm
I can be your best yet
G#
Ditch your favorite regret
A# D#
And do you feel it too?
G#
Do you feel it too?

[Post-Chorus]
G#
So now I’ll tell my telephone
A#
All of the above when I’m alone
G#
So now I’ll tell my telephone
A#
All of the above when I’m alone

[Outro]
Losing his mind
And I’m reaping all the benefits

How to play Telephone: key, chords and progression

Telephone by Waterparks is in the key of E♭ major (three flats: B♭, E♭, A♭). The song uses 5 chords: A#, Cm, G#, D# and Gm.

The progression the song keeps returning to is A# – Cm – G# – A# (V – vi – IV – V in E♭ major). In solfa, that is soh – lah – fah – soh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes G, Am, F, C, Em (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

A# chord on guitar (x13331)
A♯A♯ D E♯
Cm chord on guitar (x35543)
CmC E♭ G
G# chord on guitar (466544)
G♯G♯ B♯ D♯
D# chord on guitar (x68886)
D♯D♯ G A♯
Gm chord on guitar (355333)
GmG B♭ D

Need another chord or a different shape? Feel free to use our free Chord Shape Generator.

Telephone chords: questions

What key is Telephone in?

Telephone by Waterparks is in the key of E♭ major (three flats: B♭, E♭, A♭).

What chords are in Telephone?

Telephone uses 5 chords: A#, Cm, G#, D#, Gm.

What is the chord progression of Telephone?

The main progression is A# – Cm – G# – A# (V – vi – IV – V).

Is Telephone easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes G, Am, F, C, Em (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo).

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