[Verse 1] F5/C
He was certain, so was I Db
there was comfort, in her sighs Bb5
dreams and ideas, should not be the same thing F5/CC
you waited, smiling for this?
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[Verse 2] F5/C
oh, she’d want it, if she knew Db
she could take it. i thought too Bb5
be careful, be cautious, but you just wished harder F5/CC
you waited, smiling for this?
[Chorus] F/C
“but they love you!”, over, and over: Bb/D
“they love you!”, thousands and thousands F/A
of eyes, just like mine Csus4F5/D
aching to find who they are
F/C
“but they love you!”, oh you can feel how Bb/D
they love you, coated and warm F/A
but that’s all they can do Csus4F5/D
words only get through if they’re sharp.
The other parts of the song has the same set of progression and arrangements.
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How to play Burned Out: key, chords and progression
Burned Out by Dodie Clark is centred on F major (one flat: B♭). The song uses 12 chords: F5/C, Fsus2/Ab, Fsus2/Bb, F5, Db, Bb5, C, F/C, Bb/D, F/A, Csus4 and F5/D.
Most of the song cycles through F5/C – F5 – Fsus2/Ab – Fsus2/Bb (I – I – Isus2 – Isus2 in F major). In solfa, that is doh – doh – doh – doh. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.
Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes D5, Dsus2, Bb, G5, A, D, G, Asus4 (88% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 13% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.
The main progression is F5/C – F5 – Fsus2/Ab – Fsus2/Bb (I – I – Isus2 – Isus2).
Is Burned Out easy to play on guitar?
Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes D5, Dsus2, Bb, G5, A, D, G, Asus4 (88% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 13% without a capo).
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