Jan262018

Waterparks – We Need To Talk Chord Progression on Piano

ChordsA D F#m E

KeyKeyCapo

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This is the chord progression of We Need To Talk by Waterparks on Piano, Guitar, Ukulele and Keyboard.

[Intro]
A D D A

[Verse 1]
A D D A
Your mama likes me and she doesn’t like anyone
A D D A
Your dumb, drunk friends don’t care for me and always told you so

[Pre-Chorus]
A D
I wish you didn’t tell me I was special
D A
‘Cause now it’s far too hard to see through
A D D
‘Cause you shine brighter than morning
A
At least I thought you did

[Chorus]
F#m E
I really thought you were my four-leaf clover
D A
I know I’m lonely but I won’t come over
F#m E
I really thought you were my four-leaf clover
D A
I really thought that I was lucky
F#m E
I really thought you were my four-leaf clover
D A
I know I’m lonely but I won’t come over
F#m E
I really thought you were my four-leaf clover
D A
I really thought that I was lucky, fuck me

[Instrumental]
A D D A

[Verse 2]
A D D A
I’m apathetic from this year-long deficit
A D D A
You don’t like drama so why you wanna live on top of it
A D D
I’m sorry I don’t hack your phone like he did
A
And when you need space to breathe, I leave it
A D
But who needs space from across the country
D A
I’m accustomed to feel like nothing, fuck me

[Pre-Chorus]
A D
I wish you didn’t tell me I was special
D A
‘Cause now it’s far too hard to see through
A D D
‘Cause you shine brighter than morning
A
At least I thought you did

[Instrumental]
A D D A (x2)

[Bridge]
F#m
This line’s here to make you think of Burbank
E
And all of those firsts that we lived in LA
D
I chased you down the stairs every day
F#m
This line’s here to say fuck The 100
E
Now out of state plates made me think of something
D
This line’s here to make you think of your nose twitch
E
The one I always loved but you were so self-conscious
D
I’m haunted

[Verse 1]
A D D A
Your mama likes me and she doesn’t like anyone
A D D A
Your dumb, drunk friends don’t care for me and always told you so

[Outro]
A D D
‘Cause you shine brighter than morning
A
At least I thought you did
A D D A
I chased you down the stairs every day.

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How to play We Need To Talk: key, chords and progression

We Need To Talk by Waterparks is built around A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯), with 4 chords in all: A, D, F#m and E.

The backbone of the song is D – A – F#m – E (IV – I – vi – V in A major). In solfa, that is fah – doh – lah – soh. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes G, C, Em, D (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

F#m chord on guitar (244222) — F♯mF♯ A C♯

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We Need To Talk chords: questions

What key is We Need To Talk in?

We Need To Talk by Waterparks is centred on A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯).

What chords are in We Need To Talk?

We Need To Talk uses 4 chords: A, D, F#m, E.

What is the chord progression of We Need To Talk?

The main progression is D – A – F#m – E (IV – I – vi – V).

Is We Need To Talk easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes G, C, Em, D (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo).

This is the chord progression of We Need To Talk by Waterparks on Piano, Guitar, Ukulele and Keyboard.

How to play We Need To Talk: key, chords and progression

Chord diagrams

We Need To Talk chords: questions

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