Mitski – That White Cat Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Mitski – That White Cat Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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[Intro]
B B B B
B B G Em

[Verse 1]
  B                  E
I see him through my window
    A                   D  
The white neighbourhood cat
         B
 marking my house
                 E
It's supposed to be my house
       A                  D   
But I guess, according to cats,
           B
 now it's his house
     B                   E
Mama told me, "Things will leave you
          A               D
They get broken, they get lost
    G              B
The only thing you can trust
            E
Is what you lived through"

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[Pre-Chorus]
      A                D
Mama, how 'bout when I die?
G           Em             B
What do you hold onto? Hey

[Chorus]
B
Ya, ya-ya-ya-ya
A         E
Ya, ya-ya-ya, ya-ya
B
Ya-ya-ya-ya-ya-ya
A         E
Ya, ya-ya-ya-ya
B
Ya, ya-ya-ya-ya
A         E
Ya, ya-ya-ya, ya-ya
B
Ya-ya-ya-ya-ya-ya
A         E
Ya, ya-ya-ya-ya

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[Verse 2]
            B
Gotta go to work
                E
To pay for that cat's house
        B
For the red-corseted wasp
               B
Who lives in the roof
                  E
For the family of possums
        A                  D
For the bugs who drink my blood
         A                   D
And the birds who eat those bugs

[Pre-Chorus]
               D     
So that white cat can 
          G
kill the birds
                 E        B
What do you hold onto? Hey

[Instrument]
B B B B
B B

[Chorus]
B
Ya-ya, ya-ya-ya-ya
G   E
Ya, ya
B
Ya, ya-ya-ya-ya
G   E
Ya, ya, ya-ya-ya
B
Ya-ya-ya-ya-ya-ya
G   E
Ya, ya

How to play That White Cat: key, chords and progression

These are That White Cat chords by Mitski for Piano and Ukulele.

That White Cat by Mitski is built around E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯), with 6 chords in all: B, G, Em, E, A and D.

The progression the song keeps returning to is B – E – A – D (V – I – IV – ♭VII in E major). 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 E, C, Am, A, D, G (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 83% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

B chord on guitar (x24442)
BB D♯ F♯
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
Em chord on guitar (022000)
EmE G B
E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A

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That White Cat chords: questions

What key is That White Cat in?

That White Cat by Mitski is centred on E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯).

What chords are in That White Cat?

That White Cat uses 6 chords: B, G, Em, E, A, D.

What is the chord progression of That White Cat?

The main progression is B – E – A – D (V – I – IV – ♭VII).

Is That White Cat easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 7th fret and play the shapes E, C, Am, A, D, G (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 83% without a capo).

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