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Muse – Be With You Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsAbFmEbDbAb/CBbm

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These are Be With You chords by Muse for Piano and Ukulele.

[Intro]
Ab

[Verse]
Ab
It seems my light's been swallowed
 up I've used up every
 ounce of luck
                 Fm     Eb  
I need to leap into the fire 
        Db     Ab/C          
find a higher power and reach
                Eb
 for something new
                        Fm     
I need somewhere that's safe to 
        Eb                 Db  Eb
run it can't just be with anyone
     Db             Ab 
It's got to be with you
 Fm  Eb  Db  Ab/C Bbm
 ooh-ooh ooh-ooh
                    Ab
It's got to be with you

[Verse 2]
Ab
I won't go quiet into the night
 I'll rage against the dying light
                   Fm  Eb        
I won't bow to the universe I can 
 Db        Ab               
break its curse and build us 
            Eb
something new
                 Fm           
I long to fall into the sun it
 Eb                 Db  Eb
 can't just be with anyone
     Db             Ab
It's got to be with you
  Fm  Eb  Db  Ab/C Bbm
 ooh-ooh ooh-ooh
                    Ab
It's got to be with you

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[Solo]
Db Ab Db Ab
Fm Eb Db Ab/C Eb

                   Fm        
I feel my life has just begun
    Eb                 Db  Eb
 it can't just be with anyone
     Db             Ab 
It's got to be with you 
 Fm  Eb  Db  Ab/C
ooh-ooh ooh-ooh
     Bbm            Ab
It's got to be with you

Watch: MUSE - Be With You (Official Music Video)

From Muse on YouTube. Play along with the chords above.

How to play Be With You: key, chords and progression

Be With You by Muse sits in A♭ major (four flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭), and you need 6 chords to play it: Ab, Fm, Eb, Db, Ab/C and Bbm.

The backbone of the song is Ab – Fm – Eb – Db (I – vi – V – IV in A♭ major). In solfa, that is doh – lah – soh – fah. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes G, Em, D, C, Am (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Ab chord on guitar (466544)
A♭A♭ C E♭
Fm chord on guitar (133111)
FmF A♭ C
Eb chord on guitar (x68886)
E♭E♭ G B♭
Db chord on guitar (x46664)
D♭D♭ F A♭
Bbm chord on guitar (x13321)
B♭mB♭ D♭ F

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Be With You chords: questions

What key is Be With You in?

Be With You by Muse is in the key of A♭ major (four flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭).

What chords are in Be With You?

Be With You uses 6 chords: Ab, Fm, Eb, Db, Ab/C, Bbm.

What is the chord progression of Be With You?

The main progression is Ab – Fm – Eb – Db (I – vi – V – IV).

Is Be With You easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes G, Em, D, C, Am (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo).

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