Melanie Martinez – Is This A Cult Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Melanie Martinez – Is This A Cult Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsD#mBG#G#mG#m7Bmaj7G#7C#

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These are Is This A Cult chords by Melanie Martinez for Piano and Ukulele.

Key: D#m

[Intro]
D#m B G# G#m

[Verse 1]
D#m
 What a fine fellow,
 said his name was Hades
B
 Picked me up in the back 
of his Mercedes
G#m
 Long-haired, lookin' 
like Jesus, baby
G#m7
 I guess I'll go, yeah, guess 
I'll go, yeah, yeah
D#m
 Makin' out with our tongue, 
open mouth
B
 Put his hand 'round my neck,
 no doubt
G#m
 Says, "I got a place way
 down south"
G#m7
 I guess I'll go, yeah,
g guess I'll go, yeah
[Pre-Chorus]
D#m
All of the girls wearing 
long white dresses
Bmaj7
Didn't you say we're alone? 
Quit messing
G#m                     G#m7
He doesn't know I'm the jealous 
type
G#                      
His face made me wet when
    G#7
 I pulled out a knife

[Chorus]
D#m             Bmaj7
 Is this a cult? Can we revolt?
G#
I don't play nice and

 you're not listening
G#7
I'll be the first one to
 steal all your bitches
D#m             Bmaj7
 Is this a cult? Take me home
G#
Won't work for you, won't 
make you no money
G#7
Get on all fours, bark like a dummy

[Verse 2]
D#m
 Now we're all takin' turns on the pony
B
 Put a saddle on him, feed him macaroni
G#m
 Pull his teeth out one by oney
G#m7
 Make him smile, yeah, 
make him smile, yeah, yeah
D#m
 Judie, Margaret, Lisa, and Sunny
B
 Threw flour on him, 
looked like a mummy
G#m
 Cracked some eggs on 
his bruised-up tummy
G#m7
 Let him cook, yeah, 
let him cook, yeah

[Pre-Chorus]
D#m
All of my girls wear whatever 
they wanna
Bmaj7
No men allowed 'cause 
they wanna control us
G#m                      G#m7
We grow our own food and don't 
need no money
G#                        G#7
Everything's free, and we have 
our autonomy

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[Chorus]
D#m             Bmaj7
 Is this a cult? Or is it home?
G#
We see the future and
get what we want
G#7
We killed the leader, 
and now we're on top
D#m             Bmaj7
 Is this a cult? Can I come home?
G#
We make the rules, and 
we love on the land
G#7
We fck ourselves better 
than they can

[Outro]
D#m          B
La-la, la-la, la-la, la-la
C#           G#
La-la, la-la, la-la, la-la
D#m          B
La-la, la-la, la-la, la-la
C#           G#
La-la, la-la, la-la, la-la

How to play Is This A Cult: key, chords and progression

Is This A Cult by Melanie Martinez is centred on E♭ minor (six sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯, E♯). The song uses 8 chords: D#m, B, G#, G#m, G#m7, Bmaj7, G#7 and C#.

The progression the song keeps returning to is D#m – B – G#m – G#m7 (i – VI – iv – iv7 in E♭ minor). Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes Bm, G, E, Em, Em7, Gmaj7, E7, A (88% 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♯
G# chord on guitar (466544)
G♯G♯ B♯ D♯
G#m chord on guitar (466444)
G♯mG♯ B D♯
G#m7 chord on guitar (464444)
G♯m7G♯ B D♯ F♯
Bmaj7 chord on guitar (x24342)
Bmaj7B D♯ F♯ A♯
G#7 chord on guitar (464544)
G♯7G♯ B♯ D♯ F♯
C# chord on guitar (x46664)
C♯C♯ E♯ G♯

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Is This A Cult chords: questions

What key is Is This A Cult in?

Is This A Cult by Melanie Martinez is centred on E♭ minor (six sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯, E♯).

What chords are in Is This A Cult?

Is This A Cult uses 8 chords: D#m, B, G#, G#m, G#m7, Bmaj7, G#7, C#.

What is the chord progression of Is This A Cult?

The main progression is D#m – B – G#m – G#m7 (i – VI – iv – iv7).

Is Is This A Cult easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes Bm, G, E, Em, Em7, Gmaj7, E7, A (88% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo).

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