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UNLUCK – James Blake
Heyyo this is my  first attempt at contributing anything to UG so be gentle. This song
is deceptively simple, basically two progressions which he places the vocals over in
different parts of the time signature. About halfway through the song he sings the verse 
over the chorus chords – I didn’t write that part in, y’all are smart cookies listen to the
song and figure it out.
The chords aren’t perfect but I think they’re pretty close. There is not guitar in the
song as far as I can tell but here are the voicings I use. Parentheses mean that the note
is there but  I don’t really play it.
In the  verse:
Eb: x 6 8 8 (8) x
Bb: 6 8 (8) 7 (6) x
Eb/G: x 10 8 8 8 x
D: 10 12 12 11 10 10
Gm: x 10 12 12 11 10
F6: x 8 12 10 x x
In the chorus:
Gm: 3 5 5 3 3 3
Dm: x 5 7 7 6 5
Eb: x 6 5 3 4 3
Bb: 6 5 3 3 3 x
Bb/A: 5 x 3 3 3 x
1        &       2       &       3       &       4       &
Intro (repeat 2x):
Eb                                      Bb
Eb                                      Bb
Eb/G                            D
Gm                              F6
Verse:
EbTreated walls                   care for Bbme
EbWhen crossings call out                 Bbone of three
Eb/G                            D
Gm                              F6
Eb                                      Bb
Eb                                      Bb
Treated walls                   Care for me
Eb/G                            D
        When crossings call out                 One of three
Gm                              F6
Chorus (or whatever?):
Dm                              Gm
Only child                      take good care
                              Eb       Bb  Bb/  A  Gm  
I wouldn’t like you             playing falling there
Gm
End part:
Gm                              Dm
                              Eb       Bb  Bb/  A  Gm  

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Unluck

by James Blake

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Eb/G

UNLUCK – James Blake

Heyyo this is my first attempt at contributing anything to UG so be gentle. This song

is deceptively simple, basically two progressions which he places the vocals over in

different parts of the time signature. About halfway through the song he sings the verse

over the chorus chords – I didn’t write that part in, y’all are smart cookies listen to the

song and figure it out.

The chords aren’t perfect but I think they’re pretty close. There is not guitar in the

song as far as I can tell but here are the voicings I use. Parentheses mean that the note

is there but I don’t really play it.

In the verse:

Eb: x 6 8 8 (8) x

Bb: 6 8 (8) 7 (6) x

Eb/G: x 10 8 8 8 x

D: 10 12 12 11 10 10

Gm: x 10 12 12 11 10

F6: x 8 12 10 x x

In the chorus:

Gm: 3 5 5 3 3 3

Dm: x 5 7 7 6 5

Eb: x 6 5 3 4 3

Bb: 6 5 3 3 3 x

Bb/A: 5 x 3 3 3 x

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Intro (repeat 2x):

Eb Bb

Eb/G D

Gm F6

Verse:

Eb Bb

Treated walls care for me

Eb Bb

When crossings call out one of three

Eb/G D

Gm F6

Eb Bb

Treated walls Care for me

Eb/G D

When crossings call out One of three

Gm F6

Chorus (or whatever?):

Dm Gm

Only child take good care

Eb Bb Bb A Gm

I wouldn’t like you playing falling there

End part:

Gm Dm

Eb Bb Bb A Gm

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