Waxahatchee & MJ Lenderman – Right Back To It on Piano & Ukulele

Waxahatchee & MJ Lenderman – Right Back To It on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsBF#C#D#mC#sus2C#7

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Key: F#
 [Intro]
B   F#  C#   D#m  C#
B   F#  C#sus2   C#

[Verse 1]
B
Photograph of us
     F#
In a spotlight
         C#
On a hot night
               D#m
I was drifting in
        C#
and out
B                   F#
Reticent on the off chance
I'm blunter than
    C#
a bullseye
            D#m
Begging for peace
         C#
 of mind

[Refrain]
  B              F#
I get ahead of myself
   C#     D#m  C#
   elf
B
Bracing for a
     F#        C#
bombshell.....ell
  D#m  C#

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  [Verse 2]
B
Your love written
      F#
on a blank check
         C#sus2
Wear it around your neck
      D#m        C#
I was at a loss
    B
But you come to me
      F#
on a fault line
              C#
Deep inside a goldmine
         D#m         C#
Hovering like a moth

[Refrain] 0:58
  B
I lose a bit of
   F#       C# D#m  C#
myself.....elf
B
Laying out
      F#       C#
eggshells.....ells
   D#m  C#

[Chorus]
          F#           C#
I've been yours for so long
        D#m           B
We come right back,   to it
      F#          C#
I let my mind run wild
           D#m
Don't know why
       B
I.... do it
                    F#
But you just settle in
       C#
Like a song with
    D#m   C#
no end
   B             F#
If I can keep up
          C#
We'll get right back
 D#m    C#
 to.....oo


[Instrumental]
B   F#  C#     D#m  C#
It
B   F#  C#     D#m  C#

[Verse 3] 1:54
   B
If I swerve in and
        F#
 out of my lane
              C#
Burning up an old flame
       D#m         C#
Turn a jealous eye
B
I'll fall down into
   F#
 a fair game
       C#
Lick a wound that was not
D#m       C#
Ever mine

[Refrain] 2:10
  B
I get ahead of
   F#       C#  D#m  C#
myself     elf
  B
Refusing anyone's
 F#      C#   D#m  C#
help....elp

[Chorus]
          F#           C#
I've been yours for so long
        D#m           B
We come right back,   to it
      F#          C#
I let my mind run wild
           D#m       B
Don't know why I.... do it
                    F#
But you just settle in
       C#
Like a song with
    D#m   C#
no end
   B              F#
If I can keep up
          C#
We'll get right
     D#m    C#
back to.....oo

[Instrumental]
B   F#  C#     D#m  C#
It
B   F#  C#     C#7  C#
B   F#  C#     D#m  C#
B   F#  C#     D#m  C#

[Chorus]
          F#           C#
I've been yours for so long
        D#m           B
We come right back,   to it
      F#          C#
I let my mind run wild
           D#m       B
Don't know why I     do it
                    F#
But you just settle in
       C#           D#m   C#
Like a song with no end
   B              F#
If I can keep up
          C#
We'll get right back
  D#m    C#  B       F#
 to     oo  it

[Outro]
          C#
We'll get right back
 D#m    C#  B   F#
to.....oo  it
          C#
We'll get right back
 D#m    C#
 to.....oo
B   F#  C#     D#m  C#
It
B   F#  C#     C#sus2
B   F#  C#     D#m  C#
B   B*

Watch: Right Back to It

From Waxahatchee - Topic on YouTube. Play along with the chords above.

How to play Right Back To It: key, chords and progression

These are chords by Waxahatchee feat. MJ Lenderman on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

Right Back To It by Waxahatchee & MJ Lenderman is in the key of F♯ major (six sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯, E♯). The song uses 6 chords: B, F#, C#, D#m, C#sus2 and C#7.

The backbone of the song is B – F# – C# – D#m (IV – I – V – vi in F♯ major), a rotation of the four-chord pop progression that starts on the IV chord. In solfa, that is fah – doh – soh – lah. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes G, D, A, Bm, Asus2, A7 (83% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

B chord on guitar (x24442)
BB D♯ F♯
F# chord on guitar (244322)
F♯F♯ A♯ C♯
C# chord on guitar (x46664)
C♯C♯ E♯ G♯
D#m chord on guitar (x68876)
D♯mD♯ F♯ A♯
C#sus2 chord on guitar (x46644)
C♯sus2C♯ D♯ G♯
C#7 chord on guitar (x46464)
C♯7C♯ E♯ G♯ B

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Right Back To It chords: questions

What key is Right Back To It in?

Right Back To It by Waxahatchee & MJ Lenderman is in the key of F♯ major (six sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯, E♯).

What chords are in Right Back To It?

Right Back To It uses 6 chords: B, F#, C#, D#m, C#sus2, C#7.

What is the chord progression of Right Back To It?

The main progression is B – F# – C# – D#m (IV – I – V – vi), a rotation of the four-chord pop progression that starts on the IV chord.

Is Right Back To It easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes G, D, A, Bm, Asus2, A7 (83% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo).

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