PIANO: 5 Seconds Of Summer – Best Years Piano Chords

PIANO: 5 Seconds Of Summer – Best Years Piano Chords

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This is the Piano chords of Best Years by 5 Seconds Of Summer.

[Verse 1]
D     Em               Bm                              D
You’ve got a million reasons to hesitate
Em                             Bm                                           D
But darling, the future’s better than yesterday
Em                             Bm                           A                             D
I wasted so much time on people that reminded me of you
Em                             Bm                             G
Gave you a million reasons to walk away

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[Pre-Chorus]
A                                           Bm                                         A
But I’ll build a house out of the mess and all the broken pieces
D               A                             Em
I’ll make up for all of your tears

[Chorus]
D               Em               Bm
I’ll give you the best years
A     D         Em        Bm      A
I’ll give you the best years
D                                           Em
Past love, burned out like a cigarette
F#m                                           G
I promise, darling, you won’t regret
D Em Bm A D
The best years

[Verse 2]
Em                             Bm                             D
I wanna hold your hair when you drink too much
Em                                           Bm                             D
And carry you home when you cannot stand up
Em               Bm                             A                                           D
You did all these things for me when I was half a man for you
Em                             Bm                                           G
I wanna hold your hand while we’re growing up

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[Pre-Chorus]
A                                           Bm                             A
But I’ll build a house out of the mess and all the broken pieces
D                             A               Em
I’ll make up for all of your tears

[Chorus]
D               Em               Bm
I’ll give you the best years
A               D     Em     Bm    A
I’ll give you the best years
D                                           Em
Past love, burned out like a cigarette
F#m                                           G
I promise, darling, you won’t regret
D Em Bm A
The best years
D Em Bm A
The best years

[Instrumental Bridge]
D Em Bm Bm x4

[Chorus]
D               Em               Bm
I’ll give you the best years
A       D       Em       Bm     A
I’ll give you the best years
D                                         Em
Past love, burned out like a cigarette
F#m                                           G
I promise, darling, you won’t regret
D Em Bm
The best years
A D Em Bm A
I’ll give you the best years
D

How to play Best Years: key, chords and progression

Best Years by PIANO: 5 Seconds Of Summer is centred on D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯). The song uses 6 chords: D, Em, Bm, A, G and F#m.

The progression the song keeps returning to is D – Em – Bm – A (I – ii – vi – V in D major). In solfa, that is doh – reh – lah – soh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes C, Dm, Am, G, F, Em (83% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 67% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
Em chord on guitar (022000)
EmE G B
Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
F#m chord on guitar (244222)
F♯mF♯ A C♯

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Best Years chords: questions

What key is Best Years in?

Best Years by PIANO: 5 Seconds Of Summer is centred on D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯).

What chords are in Best Years?

Best Years uses 6 chords: D, Em, Bm, A, G, F#m.

What is the chord progression of Best Years?

The main progression is D – Em – Bm – A (I – ii – vi – V).

Is Best Years easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes C, Dm, Am, G, F, Em (83% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 67% without a capo).

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