Feb242023

Unknown Mortal Orchestra – Nadja Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsBbm7 Fm#5 GbM9 Ebm9 Ab11 Db Ab6/C GbM7

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[Intro]
Bbm7 Fm#5 Bbm7 Bbm7

[Verse 1]
Bbm7
  Forget about it
Fm#5
Ever get outta here?
I doubt it
GbM9      Fm#5
  Maybe try again, you're
 Ebm9
bound to have better luck
Bbm7
  Paranoia
Fm#5
Maybe it's just the
                 Bbm7
powder up your nose
                       Bbm7
Giving up, it's just a door
 that's never shut

[Pre-Chorus 1]
GbM9       Fm#5
  Cracking up, I guess
        Ebm9
you're not that type of nut
GbM9     Fm#5
  Hang around a while,
         Ebm9
you're bound to forget
           Ab11
 your promise

[Chorus]
Db    Ab6/C
  Nadja, darling
             GbM9
Tell me all about the other
  Fm#5
 girl inside your
  Ebm9     Db
 bed,  my love
         Ab6/C
Darling, I'm on this
                GbM9
 lonely road so long
             Fm#5
I don't know living
             Ebm9
 from the dead
GbM9                 Fm#5
Thought that I might get a
          Ebm9      Ab11
little head, la-la la

[Verse 2]
Bbm7
  Nadja, baby
Fm#5
Found a strand of your
 hair and ate it
GbM9          Fm#5
  Couldn't throw away
      Ebm9
this thing you left behind
Bbm7
  Love's half-life
  Fm#5
Evaporates like water
          Bbm7
in the blood
You're feeling homesick,
           Bbm7
 I just stepped out
of the room

[Pre-chorus 2]
GbM9       Fm#5
  Cracking up about
      Ebm9
this lonely afternoon
GbM9     Fm#5
  Hang around a while,
        Ebm9
 you're bound to forget
        Ab11
your promise

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[Chorus]
Db    Ab6/C
  Nadja, darling
             GbM9
Tell me all about the other
  Fm#5
 girl inside your
  Ebm9     Db
 bed,  my love
         Ab6/C
Darling, I'm on this
                GbM9
 lonely road so long
             Fm#5
I don't know living
             Ebm9
 from the dead
GbM9                 Fm#5
Thought that I might get a
          Ebm9      Ab11
little head, la-la la

[Solo]
Bbm7 Fm#5 GbM7 Fm#5 Ebm9
Bbm7 Fm#5 Bbm7 Bbm7
GbM7 Fm#5 Ebm9
GbM7 Fm#5 Ebm9 Ab11


[Chorus]
Db    Ab6/C
  Nadja, darling
             GbM9
Tell me all about the other
  Fm#5
 girl inside your
  Ebm9     Db
 bed,  my love
         Ab6/C
Darling, I'm on this
                GbM9
 lonely road so long
             Fm#5
I don't know living
             Ebm9
 from the dead
GbM9                 Fm#5
Thought that I might get a
          Ebm9      Ab11
little head, la-la la

Db    Ab6/C
  Nadja, darling
             GbM9
Tell me all about the other
  Fm#5
 girl inside your
  Ebm9     Db
 bed,  my love
         Ab6/C
Darling, I'm on this
                GbM9
 lonely road so long
             Fm#5
I don't know living
             Ebm9
 from the dead
GbM9                 Fm#5
Thought that I might get a
          Ebm9      Ab11
little head, la-la la

How to play Nadja: key, chords and progression

These are Nadja chords by Unknown Mortal Orchestra on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

Nadja by Unknown Mortal Orchestra is built around B♭ minor (five flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭), with 8 chords in all: Bbm7, Fm#5, GbM9, Ebm9, Ab11, Db, Ab6/C and GbM7.

Listen for Db – Ab6/C – GbM9 – Fm#5 (III – VII6 – VI – v in B♭ minor): the song comes back to it again and again. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes Am7, Em, Fmaj9, Dm9, G11, C, G6, Fmaj7 (50% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Bbm7 chord on guitar (x13121) — B♭m7B♭ D♭ F A♭

Gbmaj9 chord on guitar (213121) — G♭maj9G♭ B♭ D♭ F A♭

Ebm9 chord on guitar (11-13-11-11-11-13) — E♭m9E♭ G♭ B♭ D♭ F

Ab11 chord on guitar (444644) — A♭11A♭ E♭ G♭ B♭ D♭

Ab6 chord on guitar (x-11-13-13-13-13) — A♭6A♭ C E♭ F

Gbmaj7 chord on guitar (2x332x) — G♭maj7G♭ B♭ D♭ F

Nadja chords: questions

What key is Nadja in?

Nadja by Unknown Mortal Orchestra is centred on B♭ minor (five flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭).

What chords are in Nadja?

Nadja uses 8 chords: Bbm7, Fm#5, GbM9, Ebm9, Ab11, Db, Ab6/C, GbM7.

What is the chord progression of Nadja?

The main progression is Db – Ab6/C – GbM9 – Fm#5 (III – VII6 – VI – v).

Is Nadja easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes Am7, Em, Fmaj9, Dm9, G11, C, G6, Fmaj7 (50% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo).

How to play Nadja: key, chords and progression

Chord diagrams

Nadja chords: questions

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