Phoebe Bridgers – If We Make It Through December Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Phoebe Bridgers – If We Make It Through December Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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ChordsBD#mEEmF#G#mC#mB7

Key
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[Intro]
B  D#m  x2
B

[Chorus]
B                        E
If we make it through December
                   Em          
Everything's gonna be alright, 
 B     F#
I know
G#m                       C#m
 It's the coldest time of winter
F#                       
 And I shiver when I see 
             B   B* B
 the falling snow
                      E
If we make it through December
                     Em     
Got plans to be in a warmer 
          B          F#
town come summertime
G#m             C#m
 Maybe even California
F#                               
 If we make it through December, 
   B         B* B
 we'll be fine

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[Verse 1]
B                   C#m
Got laid off at the factory
F#                          
 And their timing's not the 
                B    B* B
 greatest in the world
       F#         
Heaven knows I've 
     C#m          F#
been working hard
Wanted Christmas to be 
             B
right for my girl
B7                       E
 I don't mean to hate December
                     Em    
It's meant to be the happy 
        B    F#
time of year
G#m                      C#m
 And my little girl don't 
 understand
F#                   
 Why we can't afford 
        B          D#m
 no Christmas here

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[Instrumental]
B D#m  x2

[Chorus]
B                          E
  If we make it through December
                   Em          
Everything's gonna be alright, 
  B     F#
I know
G#m                      C#m
 It's the coldest time of winter
F#                       
 And I shiver when I see 
             B   B* B
 the falling snow
                      E
If we make it through December
                     Em     
Got plans to be in a warmer 
          B          F#
town come summertime
G#m            C#m
 Maybe even California
F#                               
 If we make it through December, 
     B       B* B
 we'll be fine
               C#m
Maybe even California
F#                              
 If we make it through December, 
       B
 we'll be fine

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How to play If We Make It Through December: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for If We Make It Through December by Phoebe Bridgers on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

To play If We Make It Through December by Phoebe Bridgers, think in B major (five sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯). It takes 8 chords: B, D#m, E, Em, F#, G#m, C#m and B7.

The backbone of the song is E – Em – B – F# (IV – iv – I – V in B major). In solfa, that is fah – fah – doh – soh. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes A, C#m, D, Dm, E, F#m, Bm, A7 (63% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 38% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

B chord on guitar (x24442)
BB D♯ F♯
D#m chord on guitar (x68876)
D♯mD♯ F♯ A♯
E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
Em chord on guitar (022000)
EmE G B
F# chord on guitar (244322)
F♯F♯ A♯ C♯
G#m chord on guitar (466444)
G♯mG♯ B D♯
C#m chord on guitar (x46654)
C♯mC♯ E G♯
B7 chord on guitar (x21202)
B7B D♯ F♯ A

If We Make It Through December chords: questions

What key is If We Make It Through December in?

If We Make It Through December by Phoebe Bridgers is in the key of B major (five sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯).

What chords are in If We Make It Through December?

If We Make It Through December uses 8 chords: B, D#m, E, Em, F#, G#m, C#m, B7.

What is the chord progression of If We Make It Through December?

The main progression is E – Em – B – F# (IV – iv – I – V).

Is If We Make It Through December easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes A, C#m, D, Dm, E, F#m, Bm, A7 (63% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 38% without a capo).

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