Low Ceiling
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Intro:
E
|---0----------0-2-3-3/5----|
|---2-----2-3---------------| F#5 G5 A5
|---2----2------------------| Aaahhhhhhhhhhhhh Ahhhh ahhhhh ahh ahhhh ahhhhh ahhhhhhh
|---1-----------------------|
|---0-----------------------|
|---0-----------------------|
verse 1:
E5 B5 G5 A5
Old mister fun is back
E5 B5 G5 A5
Wonder where he's been hiding at
E5 B5
Hanging round the edge
G5 A5 B5 C5 D5
Walls unfortified, inside
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|--------------3~~-------------------------------------------------|
|---2~~--------------3/5---2----------------3----------------------|
|--------4~~---------------4--4br-4br-4br--0-2-4-4h5-4-------------|
|------------------------------------------------------7b~~--------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E5 B5 G5 A5
No different, patchwork hack
E5 B5 G5 A5
Toil away on an unlaid track
E5 B5 G5 A5
Falls closing in, got nowhere to hide
B5
This time
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|--------------3~~-----------------------------------|
|---2~~--------------3/5---2-------------------------|
|--------4~~---------------4--4br-4br-4br------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
Chorus:
C5 G5 A5
Finding ceilings low
C5 G5 A5
I'm too big or this room's too small
C5 G5 A5 B5
Why's my ceiling another's floor
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|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------| 3x
|---7h9-7-5-4--2-0-2b4b2----------------|
|----------------------------5----------|
|----------------------------5----------|
verse 2:
E5 B5 G5 A5
Past twisted, expected wrap
E5 B5 G5 A5
Attention span increasingly short
E5 B5 G5 A5
Hard to breathe, this altitude will get you high
B5
I've tried
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|--------------3~~-----------------------------------|
|---2~~--------------3/5---2-------------------------|
|--------4~~---------------4--4br-4br-4br------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
[Refrão]
C5 G5 A5
Finding ceilings low
C5 G5 A5
I'm too big or this room's too small
C5 G5 A5 B5
Why's my ceiling another's floor
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|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------| 3x
|---7h9-7-5-4--2-0-2b4b2----------------|
|----------------------------5----------|
|----------------------------5----------|
Third Part:
C5 E5 A5 G5 F#5
And nobody can tell you
C5 E5 A5 G5 B5
It's a moment in time
C5 E5 A5 G5 F#5
That defines and deforms you
Riff Intro:
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|---0~~------0-2-3-0--0-0-0--0-0--0---------0-2-3-3/5----|
|---2~~--2-3----------2-2-2--2-2--2-----2-3--------------|
|---2~~-2-------------2-2-2--2-2--2----2-----------------|
|---------------------1-1----1-1--1----------------------|
|---------------------0-0----0-0--0----------------------|
|---------------------0-0----0-0--0----------------------|
F#5 G5 A5
Aaahhhhhhhhhhhhh Ahhhh ahhhhh ahh ahhhh ahhhhh ahhhhhhh
Solo: Rhythm Guitar:(B A G E)4x
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B A G E
|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------------------|
|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------------------|
|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------------------|
|---4b4-2-4-|---7b7-6-7-|---9b9-7-9-|---9-11--------------|
|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------9-10--10-9----|
|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------12--------|
B A G E
|------------------|------------------|-----------|------------------------|
|------------------|------------------|-----------|------------------------|
|-----------2-4----|----------------7-|-----------|------------------------|
|---4b4-2-4----2-4-|---7b7-6-7-6h7p6--|---9b9-7-9-|---9-11-----------------|
|------------------|------------------|-----------|-------9-10--10-9/12-12-|
|------------------|------------------|-----------|-----------12-----------|
B A G
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|--------14--14--15-|--------15--15--14-|--------14--14--15-|
|---17b17--17--17---|---17b17--17--17---|---17b17--17--17---|
E
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|-----------------------------14-|
|-----------16--16-14/13h14p13---|
|---14h15p14--14-----------------|
|--------------------------------|
B A G
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|--------14--14--15-|--------15--15--14-|--------14--14--15-|
|---17b17--17--17---|---17b17--17--17---|---17b17--17--17---|
E
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|-----------16--16-14/13h14p13-------|
|---14h15p14--14--------------17~~---|
|------------------------------------|
Chorus:
C5 G5 A5
Finding ceilings low
C5 G5 A5
I'm too big or this room's too small
C5 G5 A5 B5
Why's my ceiling another's floor
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|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------| 3x
|---7h9-7-5-4--2-0-2b4b2----------------|
|----------------------------5----------|
|----------------------------5----------|
Third Part:
C5 E5 A5 G5 F#5
And nobody can tell you Bb|12b-11~~--|
C5 E5 A5 G5 B5 A G E
It's a moment in time
Bb|12b12-11-12-|
|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------2---------|
|---5/7--------------0-0-2--------|
|------6------2p0-4~~------1b1----|
|-------5-------------------------|
|--------5------------------------|
Forth Riff:
Chords:( B A G E)
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------9--9-7-9-|
|-------9-9-9-7-9----9-9-9-7-9-----9-9-9-9-9-9b9-7---------|
|---7/10-7-------7/10-7-------10/12-8-7--------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
B A
Write me over, false reporter
G E
Can't you let me shine
B A
Write me over, false reporter
G E
Can't you let me shine
Third Part:
C5 E5 A5 G5 F#5
And nobody can tell you
C5 E5 A5 G5 B5
It's a moment in time
C5 B5 A5 G5 F#5
That defines and deforms you
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How to play Low Ceiling
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.