It Might Be Time

Kevin Parker did it again. What a genius. I’ll start off by giving you tabs for the intro if you want to play it all on guitar and then the chords. After the chords there’s a deeper explanation of the chord inversions that Kevin are using if you really want to play it just like him. I’ll also give you some visual demonstrations for the beginners as well as some tips on how to play the intro on guitar with bass line and chord progession combined. It Might Be Time starts of with an electric piano smashing two beautiful and kind of dissonant chords after eachother. You could say that the first chord is an Amadd2 and the second Gadd2 but you leave out the 5th note (E and D respectively). The song is pretty straight forward but as usual Kevin’s playing around a bit with the timing of the chord changes so listen carefully to time them right if you wanna play it correctly. Very few of the chords are being played in root position as they have a sort of semi-dissonance to them caused by the major 7th:s being all vibey with the root notes. To get the chorus riff right you need to play the chords in the right inversions. You’ll get all this at the bottom. Intro bass: ||--------7--------7-------7----------| ||-------7--------7-------7--------7--| ||5--5-5---5--5-5---5--5-5--5--5-5----| ||------------------------------------| Intro chords on guitar: e|-----------------| B|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| G|-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| A|-----------------| E|-----------------| x4 And if you want to play the bass at the same time use drop D tuning (explanation for beginners at the bottom): B|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0- G|-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-0-0-0-0-0- |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7- D|-0-----0-0-7-----0-----0-0-7-----0-----0-0-7-----0-----0-0-7- You can play it like this if you want to keep the standard tuning but you’ll lose the low bass note (explanation for beginners way down at the bottom): e|------------------------------------------------------------- B|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0- G|-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-0-0-0-0-0- D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7- A|-5-----5-5-0-5---5-----5-5-0-5---5-----5-5-0-5---5-----5-5-0- E|------------------------------------------------------------- Synth melody: e|----10-12-------------10-12--------------10-9-| B|---------10----------------10------10-12------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| [Intro] Amadd2/D Gadd2/D x4 (leave out the 5th for each chord) [Verse 1] Something doesn’t feel right That’s enough for one night Hope y’all get home alright   There I go blame it on the weather [Pre-Chorus 1] But hey there’s nothin’ wrong        I’m only tired of all these voices   Always sayin’ nothing lasts forever [Chorus] It might be time to face it                    It ain’t as fun as it used to be no                 You’re goin’ under You ain’t as young as you used to be It might be time to face it                    You ain’t as cool as you used to be no                   You won’t recover You ain’t as young as you used to be [Post-Chorus] It might be time to face it                    It might be time to face it          [Verse 2]                                      I’ve been lost before So tell me it’s not over               D#maj         Gmaj7   F#m7 ’Cause I finally got somethin’ goin’ And suddenly All my friends are growin’ up And movin’ on            I must be missin’ somethin’ [Pre-Chorus 2] ’Cause I just wanna keep this dream alive for now          Don’t they know nothin’ lasts forever? [Chorus]                             It might be time to face it                      Nobody knows what you’ve come here for no                  You’re goin’ under They roll their eyes when you’re at the door [Post-Chorus] It might be time             It might be time to face it (Yeah) You may as well embrace it [Bridge] We promise to come visit (Yeah) It might be time [Chorus] It might be time to face it (Yeah)            You ain’t as fun as you used to be                      You won’t recover You ain’t as cool as you used to be [Post-Chorus] It might be time to face it                    five and a half bars so the changes come fast) F#m7 x2 It might be time to face it    EXPLANATIONS CHORD INVERSIONS (MAINLY FOR PIANO) AND TIPS FOR BEGINNERS: From what I picked up this is how the chords are being played with the actual note order in parentheses for those who aren’t that theoretical excluding the bass note/root note (and I’m mainly speaking in piano terms considering the nature of the song): Intro chords (four bars): Amadd2: root position (hit this chord once at the very first beat of each bar) Gadd2: root position   (hit this seven times per bar) Verse chords:: : 1st inversion (# # ) : 2nd inversion ( ) : 3rd inversion (# ) : root position (# # ) : root position (# # ) Chorus chords: Dmaj7: 1st inversion Cmaj7: 2nd inversion             Gmaj7: 3rd inversion F#m7: root position /#: root position (# # with bass) m7add2/#: root position (# # # with bass) /#: 2nd inversion (with bass) /: 2nd inversion (with bass) A picture for the chords on piano for anybody who prefers a visual demonstration and especially for you beginners to make it easier for you with the left hand marked in blue and the right hand marked in red: https://imgur.com/a/OBRqvbg Bass intro (notes are ): ||--------7--------7-------7----------| ||-------7--------7-------7--------7--| ||5--5-5---5--5-5---5--5-5--5--5-5----| ||------------------------------------| Intro chords combined with bass line on guitar: B|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0- G|-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-0-0-0-0-0- |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7- D|-0-----0-0-7-----0-----0-0-7-----0-----0-0-7-----0-----0-0-7- With your fretting hand (left if you’re right handed and vice versa) put your pinky or ring finger on the seventh fret on the D-string whichever you find most comfortable. Put your index finger on the fifth fret on the G-string. After the first chord you’ve let go of your index finger leaving the index finger and the middle finger free for the bass line. The first three notes on the lowest string (E-string tuned down to D) are played on an open string (so only using your thumb on your strumming hand) and then use your middle finger for the 7th fret on the lowest string and then your index finger for the fifth fret on the A-string. If you want to play it in standard tuning: e|------------------------------------------------------------- B|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0- G|-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-0-0-0-0-0- D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7- A|-5-----5-5-0-5---5-----5-5-0-5---5-----5-5-0-5---5-----5-5-0- E|------------------------------------------------------------- With your fretting hand put your index finger on the fifth fret on the A-string. Use your middle finger for the fifth fret on the G-string and your pinky for the seventh fret on the D-string. After the first beat release the middle finger so you’re only using your pinky for the chord. You’re only using your index finger for the bass on the fifth fret. The synth melody (notes mentioned above tab):                                       e|----10-12-------------10-12--------------10-9-| B|---------10----------------10------10-12------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------|