Weezer – Beginning Of The End Chord Progression on Piano & Ukulele

Weezer – Beginning Of The End Chord Progression on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsE5G5C#5F#5B5C#mF#mBEB7AE/G#Cdim/F#DA5G#5

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This is the chords of Beginning Of The End by Weezer on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Verse 1]
E5          G5 C#5         E5 
Knockin' on my door, they tell
         G5 C#5     E5          G5 C#5
 me it's time to go on
E5          G5 C#5
E5          G5 C#5      E5   
Last check in the mirror to see
       G5 C#5  E5          G5 C#5
 if anything's wrong
E5          G5 C#5

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[Pre-Chorus]
    F#5               B5  
The writin's up on the wall, 
    F#5                  B5    C#m
a warning shot to them all

[Chorus]
           F#m       B
My head is spinning
          E             C#m
It's the beginning of the end
                F#m       
The people freak out when I 
      B          E
walk out there, so scared
           F#m       B
My head is spinning
          E             C#m
It's the beginning of the end
                F#m      
The people freak out when I 
       B          E
walk out there, so scared
E5          G5 C#5 x4

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[Verse 2]
E5     G5 C#5   E5    G5   C#5
Nostradamus predicted a bomb 
     E5          G5 C#5
would drop
E5          G5 C#5
E5          G5 C#5         
And all our guitars will be
 E5          G5 C#5  E5     G5 C#5
 hung in an old pawn shop
E5          G5 C#5

[Pre-Chorus]
F#5                    B5
Watch us brush off the dust
   F#5            B5
In heavy metal we trust
E5          G5 C#5 E5      
Then kick back and read The
 G5 C#5 E5          G5 C#5
 Sunday Times
B5   C#m

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[Chorus]
           F#m       B
My head is spinning
          E             C#m
It's the beginning of the end
                F#m       
The people freak out when I
      B          E
 walk out there, so scared
E   B7  C#m  B   A   E   F#m  B x2

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[Bridge]
A       B                E
Fifteen hundred thousand years
             E/G#               A
Wouldn't be enough to dry these tears
           B               E 
I'll still be here hangin' on, 
              E/G#
and on, and on
A           B            Cdim/F#
Things will never be the same
         C#m            D
Save the pieces of your brain
B5 A5 G#5 F#5 B5

[Spoken]
E5          G5 C#5   E5          G5 C#5
Be Excellent to Each Other
E5          G5 C#5   B
And Party on Dudes!

[Chorus]
           F#m       B
My head is spinning
          E             C#m
It's the beginning of the end
                F#m            
The people freak out when I walk
 B          E
 out there, so scared
           F#m       B
My head is spinning
          E             C#m
It's the beginning of the end
                F#m           
The people freak out when I walk
  B          E
 out there, so scared

[Instrumental]
E   B7  C#m  B   A   E   F#m  B

How to play Beginning Of The End: key, chords and progression

Beginning Of The End by Weezer sits in F♯ minor (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯), and you need 16 chords to play it: E5, G5, C#5, F#5, B5, C#m, F#m, B, E, B7, A and E/G# and 4 more.

Listen for E5 – G5 – C#5 – E5 (VII – ♭II – V – VII in F♯ minor): the song comes back to it again and again. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes D5, F5, B5, E5, A5, Bm, Em, A, D, A7 (67% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 47% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

E5 chord on guitar (022xxx)
E5E B
G5 chord on guitar (355xxx)
G5G D
C#5 chord on guitar (x466xx)
C♯5C♯ G♯
F#5 chord on guitar (244xxx)
F♯5F♯ C♯
B5 chord on guitar (x244xx)
B5B F♯
C#m chord on guitar (x46654)
C♯mC♯ E G♯
F#m chord on guitar (244222)
F♯mF♯ A C♯
B chord on guitar (x24442)
BB D♯ F♯
E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
B7 chord on guitar (x21202)
B7B D♯ F♯ A
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
Cdim chord on guitar (xxx542)
CdimC E♭ G♭
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
A5 chord on guitar (x022xx)
A5A E
G#5 chord on guitar (466xxx)
G♯5G♯ D♯

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Beginning Of The End chords: questions

What key is Beginning Of The End in?

Beginning Of The End by Weezer is in the key of F♯ minor (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯).

What chords are in Beginning Of The End?

Beginning Of The End uses 16 chords: E5, G5, C#5, F#5, B5, C#m, F#m, B, E, B7, A, E/G# and 4 more.

What is the chord progression of Beginning Of The End?

The main progression is E5 – G5 – C#5 – E5 (VII – ♭II – V – VII).

Is Beginning Of The End easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes D5, F5, B5, E5, A5, Bm, Em, A, D, A7 (67% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 47% without a capo).

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