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Zac Brown Band – Slow Burn Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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INTRO:
C  G  F  F
C  G  F  F
C  G  F  F

VERSE:
 C                    G
Got my first keys to freedom
            F
She had a sweet smile with her
hair in the wind
        C                        G
And my hand on her knee made me king
of the world
       F
For a little while,
yeah she was something back then

PRE-CHORUS:
 Am
Pedal down on the black top
 G
Fucked up on a side road
 F
Young love and the radio
 F
All summer long

CHORUS:
C             G
 Sometimes a memory like
            F
 that is a slow burn
      C                       G
Same sky full of stars still shining
                   F
no matter how the world turns
        C
It's a song, it's a face,
        G
it's a time, it's a place
         F
In your life that belongs to her
C             G
 Sometimes a memory like
            F
 that is a slow burn
C  G  F  F

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VERSE:
C                 G
 We'd cool those blazing Georgia days
        F
On the lake shore,
and her sun-kissed skin
      C                    G
That summer went fast but lingers
like sand
      F
On a floorboard,
yeah she was something back then

PRE-CHORUS:
 Am
Nighttime on the boat dock
 G
Fireflies and fire smoke
 F
Young love and the radio
 F
All summer long

CHORUS:
C             G
 Sometimes a memory like
            F
 that is a slow burn
      C                       G
Same sky full of stars still shining
                   F
no matter how the world turns
        C
It's a song, it's a face,
        G
it's a time, it's a place
         F
In your life that belongs to her
C             G
 Sometimes a memory like
            F
 that is a slow burn

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INSTRUMENTAL/SOLO:
Am  G  F#dim  F G
Am  G  F#dim  F G

BREAK:
 Am
First-time feelings never fade
 G
When it's here like that you know
 Am                     F
When I think about you there I go
 F    N.C.
Young love and the radio
all summer long

CHORUS:
C             G
 Sometimes a memory like
            F
 that is a slow burn
      C                       G
Same sky full of stars still shining
                   F
no matter how the world turns
        C
It's a song, it's a face,
        G
it's a time, it's a place
         F
In your life that belongs to her
C             G
 Sometimes a memory like
            F
 that is a slow burn

How to play Slow Burn: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Slow Burn by Zac Brown Band on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Slow Burn by Zac Brown Band is written in C major (no sharps or flats) and moves through 5 chords: C, G, F, Am and F#dim.

The backbone of the song is F – C – G – F (IV – I – V – IV in C major). In solfa, that is fah – doh – soh – fah. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes G, D, C, Em, C#dim (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 60% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

F#dim chord on guitar (xx4212) — F♯dimF♯ A C

Slow Burn chords: questions

What key is Slow Burn in?

Slow Burn by Zac Brown Band is in the key of C major (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in Slow Burn?

Slow Burn uses 5 chords: C, G, F, Am, F#dim.

What is the chord progression of Slow Burn?

The main progression is F – C – G – F (IV – I – V – IV).

Is Slow Burn easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes G, D, C, Em, C#dim (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 60% without a capo).

How to play Slow Burn: key, chords and progression

Chord diagrams

Slow Burn chords: questions

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