Apr92019

Weyes Blood – Something To Believe Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

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This is the chord progression of Something To Believe by Weyes Blood on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Verse 1]
D A Em
Drank a lot of coffee today
D A Em
Got lost in the fray, I gave all I had for a time
G D
Then by some strange design I got a case of the empties
A Em D
The ruler of my world, a lost forgotten pearl
A Em
When fire leaves a girl
G F#m Em
Too burned to dry my life
D
Living on a fault line
And at night

[Chorus]
A Em
I just laid down and cried
G D
The waters don’t really go by me
A Em
Give me something I can see
Bb F C G
Something bigger and louder than the voices in me
D G D Em
Something to believe

[Bridge]
C G
DIdn’t always do it right
Bb A
Might have left the heat on high
C G
Didn’t know I had any left
Bb A
Thought I finally met my death
C G
Gonna do all I can
Bb F
Stay away from the quicksand
G#m E
Gonna do all I can

[Verse 2]
D A Em
Nobody’s gonna love you the same way
D A Em
Some of us go astray, I watch so far from them all
G D
Instead of dropping the ball, I seem to carry so many
A Em D
The colors don’t align, a question of time
A Em
I seem to lose what I find
G F#m Em
Please give me a sign soon
D
Really wanna find out the truth
And at night

[Chorus]
D A Em
I just laid down and cried
G D
The waters don’t really go by me
A Em
Give me something I can see
Bb F C G
Something bigger and louder than the voices in me
D G D Em
Something to believe, to believe
D G
Something to believe
D G D Em
Something to believe
D G
Something to believe
D Em D G
Something to believe

[Outro]
G F#m Em D

How to play Something To Believe: key, chords and progression

Something To Believe by Weyes Blood is centred on D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯). The song uses 10 chords: D, A, Em, G, F#m, Bb, F, C, G#m and E.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Em – D – A – Em (ii – I – V – ii in D major). In solfa, that is reh – doh – soh – reh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

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