Melanie Martinez – The Plague Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Melanie Martinez – The Plague Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsDmFAmC#dimAMF#mEDC#

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[Intro]
Dm F Am C#dim

[Verse 1]
Dm              F           
  The hospitals filled with
               Am
 coke-colored eyes
     C#dim   Dm
And nobody knows
                 F        
The measles and mumps don't
                 Am
 come close in size
       C#dim     Dm
Won't leave us alone
           F       
Created a packed-out
                Am
 room in the sky
        C#dim      Dm
Where Heaven would go
                  F   
The smell so grotesque 
                  Am
it kills your insides
     C#dim       Dm
And downward you go

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[Pre-Chorus]
              F          
Put your mask on, bastard,
          Am
 hazard, bye
Don't take it off 'til
           C#dim  Dm
 there are better times
              F  
Never heard a bad 
                 AM
lung cough so dry
Go be by yourself, 
        C#dim  Dm
don't wanna die

[Chorus]
        F                   Am
Oh, the days move fast, it seems
                    C#dim   Dm
Rotting bodies from gangrene
         F              Am
Wash the air with rosemary
                     C#dim   Dm
It's the plague this century
        F                Am
No more coins to pay to live
              C#dim       Dm
All my lovers died from this
         F                Am
Nuclear war will take us next
                   C#dim
Oh, the plague, it took 
     Dm Am Dm Am
my breath

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[Verse 2]
Dm                  F  
  Stand six feet away, 
                      Am
please don't get too close
      C#dim          Dm
Won't catch what you got
              F    
I've had it before, 
                Am
and it was enough
    C#dim       Dm
To make me give up
                F    
People are just dying 
               Am
right on the block
      C#dim   Dm
And nobody cares
               F    
When crisis is near,
               Am
 their apathy calls
                  Dm
It's all they can hear

[Pre-Chorus]
              F           
Put your mask on, bastard, 
          Am
hazard, bye
Don't take it off
                C#dim   Dm
 'til there are better times
              F  
Never heard a bad 
                 Am
lung cough so dry
Go be by yourself, 
       C#dim  Dm
don't wanna die

[Chorus]
        F                   Am
Oh, the days move fast, it seems
                    C#dim  Dm
Rotting bodies from gangrene
         F              Am
Wash the air with rosemary
                     C#dim Dm
It's the plague this century
        F               Am
No more coins to pay to live
              C#dim     Dm
All my lovers died from this
        F                 Am
Nuclear war will take us next
                   C#dim
Oh, the plague, it took
   Dm    Am Dm Am
 my breath
Dm        F             
  Oh, the days move fast,
      Am
 it seems
                    C#dim   Dm
Rotting bodies from gangrene
         F             Am
Wash the air with rosemary
                     C#dim  Dm
It's the plague this century
                        Am
No more coins to pay to live
                         Dm
All my lovers died from this
                          Am
Nuclear war will take us next
Oh, the plague, it took
    F#m E D C#
 my—
F#m E D C#

Watch: Melanie Martinez - THE PLAGUE (Official Audio)

From melanie martinez on YouTube. Play along with the chords above.

How to play The Plague: key, chords and progression

These are The Plague chords by Melanie Martinez for Piano and Ukulele.

The Plague by Melanie Martinez is centred on A minor (no sharps or flats). The song uses 9 chords: Dm, F, Am, C#dim, AM, F#m, E, D and C#.

The backbone of the song is Dm – F – Am – C#dim (iv – VI – i – iii° in A minor). Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Good to know: F, C#dim, F#m and C# are the tricky part on guitar (barre or movable shapes). Slow the change down until it is clean; on piano and ukulele they are simpler.

Chord diagrams

Dm chord on guitar (xx0231)
DmD F A
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E
C#dim chord on guitar (x42020)
C♯dimC♯ E G
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
F#m chord on guitar (244222)
F♯mF♯ A C♯
E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
C# chord on guitar (x46664)
C♯C♯ E♯ G♯

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The Plague chords: questions

What key is The Plague in?

The Plague by Melanie Martinez is centred on A minor (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in The Plague?

The Plague uses 9 chords: Dm, F, Am, C#dim, AM, F#m, E, D, C#.

What is the chord progression of The Plague?

The main progression is Dm – F – Am – C#dim (iv – VI – i – iii°).

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