You may either play the chords I’ve listed. Let us now list all the chords that are employed in the original: More complex than you expect, right? Chords for Uptown Girl Interlude – Key: B minor – Progression: VI VII V i and VI VII V I Pre-Chorus – Key: A major – Progression: I vi ii II Verses – Key: C major – Progression: I vi II V and I vi ii V/vi To sum up, we have the following structure:Ĭhorus – Key: E major – Progression: I ii iii IV and I ii iii IV V The B chord takes you back to the first key, and the first chord progression. This interlude is in the key of B minor but ends with a so-called Picardy’s third. Then there is that “whooh” interlude with the following chord progression (a personal favourite of mine, by the way). Then you’re back in E major, on time for the chorus. Either way, this chord introduces a modulation to A major, the key of the pre-chorus: It can be seen both as a secondary dominant chord (V7/vi) or as a borrowed chord from the parallel minor key (A minor) or as a chromatic mediant of C major. The E7b9 sounds unexpected in this context, but fits nicely. I – vi – ii – V7/vi – C – Am – Bm7b5 – E7b9 The modulation towards C major is largely done by the bass line. This progression is played several times, before the verses, which are in the key of C major. Uptown Girl chords Uptown girl Shes been living in her uptown world I bet shes never had a backstreet guy I bet her momma never told her why Im gonna.
I – ii – Iii – IV – V – E – F#m – G#m – A – B At the beginning of the song you hear the chords employed in the chorus: This song is in the Key of E major for the most part, but it features quite a few modulations (key changes), which will have you fretting more chords than in previous songs.