Why Don’t We – Big Plans Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

ChordsD#mBA#mF#C#

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This is the chord progression of Big Plans by Why Don’t We on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
D#m B A#m F#

[Verse 1: Daniel Seavey]
D#m
Work all day, work all night
B
Might not get no sleep tonight
B              F#
Baby, can you stay up?
D#m
We could talk, we could dance
B
Don’t matter the circumstance
B                               F#
We don’t let it change us

[Pre-Chorus: Corbyn Besson]
D#m                                         B
That’s the beautiful thing about us
B                                         F#
‘Fore all the diamonds and rings, we got trust
D#m                               B
Roll with me, get it right, faded on a summer night
B                               F#
Let’s see where it takes us

[Chorus: Zach Herron with Jack Avery]
D#m                               B
I got real big plans, baby, for you and me
B                                                   F#
So love me for who I am and for who I’m gonna be
D#m                                         B
Ain’t got everything you want, but got everything you need
B
So take a chance, take a chance on me
D#m                                          B
I got real big plans, baby, for you and me
B                                                             F#
So love me for who I am and for who I’m gonna be
D#m                                                             B
Ain’t got everything you want, but got everything you need
B                               F#
So take a chance, take a chance on me

[Post-Chorus: Zach Herron & Jack Avery]
F#           D#m
I got real big plans
B           F#
Hold up, hold up, baby
D#m
I got real big plans
B                     F#
Hold up, hold up, baby

[Verse 2: Jonah Marais]
D#m
Know you’re tired, know you’re down
B
Know you wanna leave this town
B                               F#
Baby, give me one year, yeah
D#m
Take my hand, take a leap
B
Girl, you gotta wait and see
B                               F#
Where I take it from here

[Pre-Chorus: Corbyn Besson, All]
D#m                                         B
That’s the beautiful thing about you
B                               F#
I know that you’d do the same in my shoes
D#m                                                   B
Never switch, never stop, I could see us at the top
B           C#                     F#
Girl, why don’t we go there?

[Chorus: Zach Herron with Jack Avery]
D#m                                         B
I got real big plans, baby, for you and me
B                                                   F#
So love me for who I am and for who I’m gonna be
D#m                                                             B
Ain’t got everything you want, but got everything you need
B
So take a chance, take a chance on me
D#m                                         B
I got real big plans, baby, for you and me
B                                                             F#
So love me for who I am and for who I’m gonna be
D#m                                                             B
Ain’t got everything you want, but got everything you need
B                                             F#
So take a chance, take a chance on me

[Post-Chorus: Zach Herron & Jack Avery, Daniel Seavey]
F#               D#m
I got real big plans
B                             F#
Hold up, hold up, baby (Oh)
D#m
I got real big plans
B                             F#
Hold up, hold up, baby

[Bridge: Jonah Marais, Jack Avery, Daniel Seavey, Corbyn Besson]
D#m                             B
C’mon, c’mon, c’mon
B
Take a chance on
B                             F#
C’mon, c’mon, c’mon
F#
Just take a chance on
D#m               B
C’mon, c’mon, c’mon
B
Take a chance on
B               A#m       F#
Take a chance on me

[Chorus: Zach Herron & Jack Avery, Daniel Seavey]
D#m                                                         B
I got real big plans, baby, for you and me
B                                                         F#
So love me for who I am and for who I’m gonna be
D#m                                                                                     B
Ain’t got everything you want, but got everything you need (Baby)
B                                                         F#
So take a chance, take a chance on me

[Post-Chorus: Zach Herron & Jack Avery, Daniel Seavey, Jonah Marais]
F#               D#m
I got real big plans
B                                           F#
Hold up, hold up, baby (Take a chance on me)
F#                                                         D#m
I got real big plans (Take a chance on me)
B                             F#
Hold up, hold up, baby

[Outro: Zach Herron]
F#               D#m
I got real big plans
B A#m F#

How to play Big Plans: key, chords and progression

Big Plans by Why Don’t We keeps coming home to F♯ major (six sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯, E♯). You need 5 chords: D#m, B, A#m, F# and C#.

Listen for D#m – B – F# – D#m (vi – IV – I – vi in F♯ major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is lah – fah – doh – lah. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 6th fret and play the shapes Am, F, Em, C, G (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

D#m chord on guitar (x68876)
D♯mD♯ F♯ A♯
B chord on guitar (x24442)
BB D♯ F♯
A#m chord on guitar (x13321)
A♯mA♯ C♯ E♯
F# chord on guitar (244322)
F♯F♯ A♯ C♯
C# chord on guitar (x46664)
C♯C♯ E♯ G♯

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Big Plans chords: questions

What key is Big Plans in?

Big Plans by Why Don’t We is centred on F♯ major (six sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯, E♯).

What chords are in Big Plans?

Big Plans uses 5 chords: D#m, B, A#m, F#, C#.

What is the chord progression of Big Plans?

The main progression is D#m – B – F# – D#m (vi – IV – I – vi).

Is Big Plans easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 6th fret and play the shapes Am, F, Em, C, G (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo).

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