Empire State Of Mind (Part II) Broken Down chords by Alicia Keys (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

Bmaj7
C#
F#
A#
D#m

Intro 1

Bmaj7

Ooh, New York

Bmaj7

Ooh, New York

Verse 1
F# 
Grew up in the town that is famous
Bmaj7 
C# 
as a place of movie scenes
F# 
Noise is always loud,
there are sirens all around
Bmaj7 
C# 
and the streets are mean
F# 
If I can make it here,
I can make it anywhere,
Bmaj7 
C# 
that's what they say
F# 
Seeing my face in lights
or my name in marquees
Bmaj7 
C# 
found down on Broadway

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Chorus 1
A# 
Even if it ain't all it seems,
I got a pocketful of dreams
Bmaj7 
Baby I'm from New York
F# 
Concrete jungle where dreams are made of
C# 
There's nothing you can't do
Bmaj7 
Now you're in New York
F# 
These streets will make you feel brand new
C# 
Big lights will inspire you
Bmaj7 
C# 
Hear it for New York, New York, New York

Verse 2
F# 
On the avenue, there ain't never
Bmaj7 
C# 
a curfew, ladies work so hard
F# 
Such a melting pot,
on the corner selling rock,
Bmaj7 
C# 
preachers pray to God
F# 
Hail a gypsy cab,
takes me down from Harlem
Bmaj7 
C# 
to the Brooklyn Bridge
F# 
Someone sleeps at night
with a hunger for more
Bmaj7 
C# 
than an empty fridge

Chorus 2
A# 
I'ma make it by any means,
I got a pocketful of dreams
Bmaj7 
Baby I'm from New York
F# 
Concrete jungle where dreams are made of
C# 
There's nothing you can't do
Bmaj7 
Now you're in New York
F# 
These streets will make you feel brand new
C# 
Big lights will inspire you
Bmaj7 
C# 
Hear it for New York, New York, New York

Bridge 1
Bmaj7 
One hand in the air for the big city
Street lights, big dreams, all looking pretty
C# 
No place in the world that could compare
D#m 
Put your lighters in the air,
everybody say you
A# 
Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!

Chorus 3
Bmaj7 
New York
F# 
Concrete jungle where dreams are made of
C# 
There's nothing you can't do
Bmaj7 
Now you're in New York
F# 
These streets will make you feel brand new
C# 
Big lights will inspire you
Bmaj7 
C# 
F# 
Hear it for New York

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GuitarPianoUkulele

Bmaj7
C#
F#
A#
D#m

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: F# majorBPM: 93

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Bmaj7: x-2-4-3-4-x
C#: x-4-6-6-6-x
F#: 2-4-4-3-2-2
A#: x-1-3-3-3-x
D#m: x-6-8-8-7-x

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This is the definitive original version of Empire State Of Mind (Part II) Broken Down by Alicia Keys, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of F# major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Alicia Keys's performance.