The Lumineers – Big Shot Chords on Piano & Ukulele

The Lumineers – Big Shot Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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ChordsDbAbGbGbmBbmEbm

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These are the chords for Big Shot by The Lumineers on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

[Intro]
Db   Db

[Verse 1]
Db
All the things you said to me
    Ab
The manifest and destiny
      Gb
Well, all of this could
               Db
 go away right now

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[Pre-Chorus]
    Db
And everyone was in the band
    Ab
And I was on another planet
    Gb        Gbm     Db
And you, were all alone

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[Chorus]
                   Db
And you wanna be a big shot
                 Ab
You wanna be the big man
                 Gb
You wanna hold a big gun
                 Db
You gotta have a quick hand
                 Db
You wanna be the big shot now
     Ab
The chosen one your
                   Gb
 mother loved the most
Gbm      Db
After all

[Verse 2]
Db
Early morning, still in bed
     Ab
You hate yourself for
what you said
    Gb
But you could never
                   Db
admit you were wrong

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[Pre-Chorus]
    Db
And every song was out of key
    Ab
And I was in the in-between
    Gb          Gbm    Db
And you, still all alone

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[Chorus]
                   Db
And you wanna be a big shot
                 Ab
You wanna be the big man
                  Gb
You wanna place a big bet
                  Db
You better have a big hand
                 Db
You wanna be the big shot
                 Ab
You wanna be the only
          Gb
 son we love after all

[Instrumental]
Db
Bbm  Ab  Db
Bbm  Ab  Gb

[Chorus]
                   Db
And you wanna be a big shot
                 Ab
You wanna be the big man
                 Gb
You wanna hold a big gun (Big gun)
                  Ebm
You better have a quick
 hand (Quick hand)
                 Db
You wanna be the big shot
 (The big shot)
                 Ab
You wanna be the big man
(Big man)
                  Gb
You wanna place a big bet
 (Big bet)
                  Ebm
You better have a sick hand
(Sick hand)

[Outro]
    Db                        Ab
You wanna be the big shot now
Gb           Gbm
Big shot now
       Db
After all

How to play Big Shot: key, chords and progression

Big Shot by The Lumineers sits in D♭ major (five flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭), and you need 6 chords to play it: Db, Ab, Gb, Gbm, Bbm and Ebm.

Listen for Db – Ab – Gb – Db (I – V – IV – I in D♭ major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is doh – soh – fah – doh. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 6th fret and play the shapes G, D, C, Cm, Em, Am (83% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Db chord on guitar (x46664)
D♭D♭ F A♭
Ab chord on guitar (466544)
A♭A♭ C E♭
Gb chord on guitar (244322)
G♭G♭ B♭ D♭
Gbm chord on guitar (244222)
G♭mG♭ A D♭
Bbm chord on guitar (x13321)
B♭mB♭ D♭ F
Ebm chord on guitar (x68876)
E♭mE♭ G♭ B♭

Big Shot chords: questions

What key is Big Shot in?

Big Shot by The Lumineers is in the key of D♭ major (five flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭).

What chords are in Big Shot?

Big Shot uses 6 chords: Db, Ab, Gb, Gbm, Bbm, Ebm.

What is the chord progression of Big Shot?

The main progression is Db – Ab – Gb – Db (I – V – IV – I).

Is Big Shot easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 6th fret and play the shapes G, D, C, Cm, Em, Am (83% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo).

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