PIANO: Billie Eilish – When I Was Older Piano Chords and Tab

PIANO: Billie Eilish – When I Was Older Piano Chords and Tab

ChordsBmadd9F#7Gmaj7

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This is the Piano chord progression of When I Was Older by Billie Eilish.

[Intro]
Bmadd9   F#7   Gmaj7   F#7

[Chorus]
Bmadd9             F#7
When I was older
Gmaj7
I was a sailor
F#7
On an open sea
Bmadd9             F#7
But now I’m underwater
Gmaj7
And my skin is paler
F#7
Than it should ever be
Bmadd9
Mhm

[Verse]
Bmadd9               F#7
I’m on my back again
Dreaming of a time and place
Gmaj7
Where you and I remain the best of friends
F#7
Even after all this ends
Can we pretend?

Bmadd9
I’m on my—
F#7
I’m on my back again
It’s seeming more and more
Gmaj7
Like all we ever do is see how far it bends
F#7
Before it breaks in half and then
We bend it back again

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[Pre-Chorus]
Bmadd9
Guess I got caught in the middle of it
Yes I’ve been taught, got a little of it
F#7
In my blood, in my blood
Gmaj7
Memories burn like a forest fire
F#7
Heavy rain turns any funeral pyre to mud
In the flood

[Chorus]
Bmadd9           F#7
When I was older
Gmaj7
I was a sailor
F#7
On an open sea
Bmadd9                         F#7
But now I’m underwater
Gmaj7
And my skin is paler
F#7
Than it should ever be

[Bridge]
Bmadd9
I’m watching movies back to back.
In black and white, I never seen anybody do it like I do it any better
F#7
Then going over you, I’m overdue for no endeavors

Nobody lonely like I’m lonely and I don’t know whether
Gmaj7
You’d really like it in the limelight
You’d sympathize with all the bad guys
F#7
I’m still a victim in my own right
But I’m the villain in my own eyes, yeah

[Outro]
Bmadd9 F#7
When I was older
Gmaj7
I was a sailor
F#7
On an open sea

How to play When I Was Older: key, chords and progression

When I Was Older by PIANO: Billie Eilish is in the key of B minor (two sharps: F♯, C♯). The song uses 3 chords: Bmadd9, F#7 and Gmaj7.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Bmadd9 – F#7 – Gmaj7 – F#7 (i – V7 – VImaj7 – V7 in B minor). 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 Amadd9, E7, Fmaj7 (67% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 33% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Bmadd9 chord on guitar (x20422)
Bmadd9B D F♯ C♯
F#7 chord on guitar (242322)
F♯7F♯ A♯ C♯ E
Gmaj7 chord on guitar (320002)
Gmaj7G B D F♯

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When I Was Older chords: questions

What key is When I Was Older in?

When I Was Older by PIANO: Billie Eilish is in the key of B minor (two sharps: F♯, C♯).

What chords are in When I Was Older?

When I Was Older uses 3 chords: Bmadd9, F#7, Gmaj7.

What is the chord progression of When I Was Older?

The main progression is Bmadd9 – F#7 – Gmaj7 – F#7 (i – V7 – VImaj7 – V7).

Is When I Was Older easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes Amadd9, E7, Fmaj7 (67% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 33% without a capo).

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