Aug282019

Wilbur Soot – Squids Are People Too Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

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This is the chords of Squids Are People Too by Wilbur Soot on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Verse 1]
E G# C#7
Back then when trees would never decay
F#m B7
Sugar canes were only used for books
E G# C#7
There was only ever one type of tree
F#m B7 G#
Until notch announced the 1.2
A E F#m C#m
And then suddenly around the world everyone got excited
A E B7
Squids would be in Minecraft 1.2

[Chorus]
E G# A E
The squids are completely useless
F#m B7 E B7
Just be glad it’s them not wolves
E G# A E
Spare a dollar for the squids
F#m B7 G#
When you build your waterfalls
C#m E7
You’d drown them stab them watch them die
A Am
What did they do to you
E G# C#7
Spread the messaqe around the world
F#m B7 E
Squids are people too
C#7 F#m B7 E (re-intro)
Oh yeah, Squids are people too

[Verse 2]
E G# C#7
When I started to play Minecraft
F#m B7
Squids have already been introduced
E G# C#7
They were boring, slow and not that easy to kill
F#m B7 G#
And their loot was frankly not that good
A E
But then you have to think about it
F#m C#m
Nobody loves them
A E B7
How must it feel so alone

[Bridge]
C G Am Em
The squids know there is someone out there who loves them
C G Am B7
Spread the message I hold to the world

[Verse 3]
E G# C#7
Somewhere deep in the ocean
F#m B7
Some squids congregate on the sea floor
E G# C#7
When a minecrafter comes down to see them
F#m B7 G#
They need to expect the worst to come
A E
But then the stranger starts to give
F#m C#m
The squids, cakes and porkchops
A E B7
Suddenly they don’t feel so alone
(Sing along even using other words)

How to play Squids Are People Too: key, chords and progression

Squids Are People Too by Wilbur Soot is in the key of E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯). The song uses 12 chords: E, G#, C#7, F#m, B7, A, C#m, E7, Am, C, G and Em.

The progression the song keeps returning to is E – G# – C#7 – F#m (I – III – VI7 – ii in E major). In solfa, that is doh – mi – lah – reh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Good to know: G#, C#7, F#m and C#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.