Zayn – Better Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Zayn – Better Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsDmaj7BmEmEbmaj7

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[Intro]
Dmaj7 Bm Em Ebmaj7

[Verse 1]
Dmaj7                            
  Hope I only leave good vibes on
      Bm
   your living room floor
Em                             
  It hurts so bad that I didn't 
          Ebmaj7
  went and ask for more
Dmaj7                             
  Your dad probably loves me more 
             Bm
  than he ever did now
                 Em
'Cause I finally got out
                    Ebmaj7
Yeah, we're finally knocked down

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[Pre-Chorus 1]
Dmaj7
  Yeah, sometimes it's better 
  that way
Bm
  Gotta let it go so your heart
   don't break
       Em
'Cause I love you
            Ebmaj7
Yeah, baby, I love you
Dmaj7
  Just this one time here,
   what I'm trying to say
Bm
  Know you're mine, I feel 
  quite the same way
    Em
But I love you
             Ebmaj7
You said you I love you

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[Chorus]
Dmaj7           Bm
  Why, why we define?
          Em
Give it a try
                Ebmaj7
Or I'll say goodbye while 
it's right
      Dmaj7
Can we shed
              Bm
Tears in your eyes?
             Em
I'm making you cry
            Ebmaj7
Why wait to hate, can we save
 love?

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[Verse 2]
                Dmaj7
I'm feelin' I'm fallin',
 I'm for you
        Bm
I can't let you fall to 
the floor too
                    Em
It's a gamble, I'll take
 any more you
           Ebmaj7
(It's a gamble, I'll take-take more you)
            Dmaj7
Still in my mind sometimes,
 I must admit it
            Bm
Like it's a crime on trial,
 I gotta quit it
       Em
Me and you wasn't meant, 
we wasn't fitted
            Ebmaj7
Like it's a glove, 
I hated to admit it

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[Pre-Chorus 2]
Dmaj7
  'Cause obviously we go back
Bm
  So why would we ruin that?
Em
  In too deep, we're rearranged
Ebmaj7
  Now you wanna ask for me
Dmaj7
  We can't let this through,
   go back
Bm
  Sayin' things we can't take back
Em
  In too deep, we're rearranged
Ebmaj7
  Do you feel the same?

[Chorus]
    Dmaj7         Bm
Oh, why, why we define?
              Em
And give it a try
                Ebmaj7
Or I'll say goodbye while 
it's right
      Dmaj7
Can we shed
              Bm
Tears in your eyes?
             Em
I'm making you cry
            Ebmaj7
Why wait to hate, can we save love?

How to play Better: key, chords and progression

This is the chords of Better by Zayn on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

Better by Zayn is centred on D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯). The song uses 4 chords: Dmaj7, Bm, Em and Ebmaj7.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Dmaj7 – Bm – Em – Ebmaj7 (Imaj7 – vi – ii – ♭IImaj7 in D major). Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes Cmaj7, Am, Dm, C#maj7 (75% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 50% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Dmaj7 chord on guitar (xx0222)
Dmaj7D F♯ A C♯
Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯
Em chord on guitar (022000)
EmE G B
Ebmaj7 chord on guitar (x68786)
E♭maj7E♭ G B♭ D

Better chords: questions

What key is Better in?

Better by Zayn is centred on D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯).

What chords are in Better?

Better uses 4 chords: Dmaj7, Bm, Em, Ebmaj7.

What is the chord progression of Better?

The main progression is Dmaj7 – Bm – Em – Ebmaj7 (Imaj7 – vi – ii – ♭IImaj7).

Is Better easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes Cmaj7, Am, Dm, C#maj7 (75% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 50% without a capo).

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