Marcus Mumford & Brandi Carlile – How Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Marcus Mumford & Brandi Carlile – How Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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These are How chords by Marcus Mumford & Brandi Carlile on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

[Intro]
D Bm

[Verse 1]
Bm              Bmadd9   D
I have wondered what was done
to you
            G      D
To give you such a taste of
 A6      Bm
 flesh
                  Bmadd9
I guess for years I just
  D
carried on
       G                D
Didn't feel much of a choice
         A6        Bm
to suppress

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[Verse 2]
Bm               Bmadd9
I hope your memory is less
   D
 vivid than mine
       G              D
And is free from that awful
        A6
 maple light
Bm                       Bmadd9
I have to say I wish you had just
  D
 done it in the dark
       G
So the pictures didn't
  D        A6
burn so bright

[Chorus]
    Bm   A6        D
But I forgive you now
   G             D
Release you from all the
   A6         G
blame I know how
    Bm      A6        D
And I'll forgive you now
       G          D
As if saying the words will
  A6           G
 help me know how
                     D      Bm
Please help me know how

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[Verse 3]
Bm         Bmadd9   D
I'm afraid it will take a time
          G                   D
I make my case to the Shahanshah
                     A6   Bm
as I bring him his cup
                   Bmadd9  D
And I tell him the best I can
 what I need
             G
To build the walls of my
    D           A6   Bm
Jerusalem back up

[Verse 4]
Bm                        Bmadd9
And I have reckoned with what you
       D
 have taken from me
      G            D          A6
And I killed that liar in my head
Bm             Bmadd9     D
I buried him beneath the maple tree
 G                 D
There's no joy in dancing
            A6
with the dead

[Chorus]
    Bm   A6        D
But I forgive you now
   G             D
Release you from all the
   A6         G
 blame I know how
    Bm      A6        D
And I'll forgive you now
       G          D
As if saying the words will
   A6           G
 help me know how

[Outro]
 A    G    D
How, how

How to play How: key, chords and progression

To play How by Marcus Mumford & Brandi Carlile, think in D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯). It takes 6 chords: D, Bm, Bmadd9, G, A6 and A.

The progression the song keeps returning to is D – G – D – A6 (I – IV – I – V6 in D major). In solfa, that is doh – fah – doh – soh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 7th fret and play the shapes G, Em, Emadd9, C, D6, D (83% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 67% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯
Bmadd9 chord on guitar (x20422)
Bmadd9B D F♯ C♯
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
A6 chord on guitar (x02222)
A6A C♯ E F♯
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E

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How chords: questions

What key is How in?

How by Marcus Mumford & Brandi Carlile is in the key of D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯).

What chords are in How?

How uses 6 chords: D, Bm, Bmadd9, G, A6, A.

What is the chord progression of How?

The main progression is D – G – D – A6 (I – IV – I – V6).

Is How easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 7th fret and play the shapes G, Em, Emadd9, C, D6, D (83% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 67% without a capo).

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