Murder On The Dancefloor | Chords + Lyrics
Intro
I E B | F#m A | E B | F#m A |
Murder.
I E B | F#m A |
It’s murder on the dancefloor, but you’d better not kill the groove.
I E B | F#m A | A |
DJ, gonna burn this goddamn house right down.
Verse 1
| G#m7 | G#m7 Gm7 | F#m7 | F#m7 Gm7 |
Oh, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, about your, kind.
| G#m7 | G#m7 Gm7 | F#m7 | Emaj7 | Emaj7 |
And so, and so, and so, and so, and so, and so, and so, I’ll have to, play.
Bridge 1
I E B | F#m11 A |
If you think you’re getting away, I will prove you wrong.
I E B | F#m11 A |
I’ll take you all the way, boy, just come along.
I E B | F#m11 A | A |
Hear me when I say, hey.
Chorus 1
| G#m7 | G#m7 Gm7 | F#m7 | F#m7 Gm7 |
It’s murder on the dancefloor, but you’d better not kill the groove, hey, hey, hey, hey.
| G#m7 | G#m7 Gm7 | F#m7 |
It’s murder on the dancefloor, but you’d better not steal the moves, DJ.
| Emaj7 F#m7 Emaj7 | Emaj7 |
Gonna burn this goddamn house right down.
Verse 2
Oh, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, there may be, others.
And so, and so, and so, and so, and so, and so, and so, you’ll just have to, pray.
Bridge 2
If you think you’re getting away, I will prove you wrong.
I’ll take you all the way, stay another song.
I’ll blow you all away, hey.
Chorus 2
| G#m7 | G#m7 Gm7 | F#m7 | F#m7 Gm7 |
It’s murder on the dancefloor, but you’d better not kill the groove, hey, hey, hey, hey.
| G#m7 | G#m7 Gm7 | F#m7 |
It’s murder on the dancefloor, but you’d better not steal the moves, DJ.
| Emaj7 F#m7 Emaj7 |
Gonna turn this house around somehow.
Chorus 3 (as chorus 1)
Murder on the dance floor (on the dancefloor), but you’d better not kill the groove, hey, hey, hey, hey.
It’s murder on the dancefloor (on the dancefloor), but you’d better not steal the moves, DJ.
Gonna burn this goddamn house right down.
Solo
| G#m7 | G#m7 Gm7 | F#m7 | F#m7 Gm7 |
| G#m7 | G#m7 Gm7 | F#m7 | Emaj7 | Emaj7 |
Bridge 3
Don’t think you’ll get away, I will prove you wrong.
I’ll take you all away, boy, just come along.
Hear me when I say, hey.
Chorus 4 (breakdown, bridge chords)
I E B | F#m11 A | E B | F#m11 A |
It’s murder on the dancefloor, but you’d better not kill the groove.
I E B | F#m11 A |
It’s murder on the dancefloor, but you’d better not steal the moves.
I E B | F#m11 A |
DJ, gonna burn this goddamn house right down.
Chorus 5 (as chorus 2)
It’s murder on the dance floor, but you’d better not kill the groove, hey, hey, hey, hey.
It’s murder on the dance floor, you’d better not steal the moves, DJ.
Gonna burn this goddamn house right down.
Chorus 6 (as chorus 2)
It’s murder on the dance floor (on the dancefloor), you’d better not kill the groove, hey, hey.
It’s murder on the dancefloor (on the dancefloor), but you’d better not steal the moves, DJ.
Gonna burn this goddamn house right down.
Outro
| G#m7 | G#m7 Gm7 |
Oh I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know (on the dancefloor)
| F#m7 | F#m7 | to fade
You’d better not kill the groove.
Murder On The Dancefloor Chords: Learn the progressions
Perhaps more of a standard for DJs than bands, I’ve found Murder On The Dancefloor to always be a success when bands do pick it up. If they get the chords right, that is!
The first chorus chords are very similar to the bridges, the only difference is an extension, here’s the basic progression:
I|: E (I) B (V) | F#m (II) A (IV) :||
The bridge is the same, just with an F#m11 instead. Essentially it’s the same thing, in the key of E we move I – V – II – IV.
The first verse moves between chords III and II, then ends on chord I, like this:
| G#m7 (III) | G#m7 (Gm7) | F#m7 (II) | F#m7 (Gm7) |
| G#m7 | G#m7 (Gm7) | F#m7 | Emaj7 (I) | Emaj7 |
The second chorus is different, now looking much like the verse!
| G#m7 | G#m7 (Gm7) | F#m7 | F#m7 (Gm7) |
| G#m7 | G#m7 (Gm7) | F#m7 |
| Emaj7 F#m7 Emaj7 |
Perhaps the best way to play Murder On The Dancefloor is to use the chords and lyrics, not a chart as seemingly the same chords are used over different sections.
This is probably why the tune is more popular among DJs than bands, it’s just too risky.
The serious guitarist works out all the chords and possible extensions, then decides on how much of each chord they play and what they leave for the keyboard player.
The extremely ambitious player changes the part depending on who else is on the gig!
Being this meticulous is a great idea as it keeps you awake and “on it”, rather than settling for one part you always play no matter what everyone else is doing.
To help you on the way, I’ve designed a few parts (using TAB of course) that you can use in a gig. There’s also a complete analysis of the chords so you know how to take it from there.
Here’s a link to the TAB lesson: Murder On The Dancefloor – Guitar Lesson with TAB.
And here’s my chord chart, you do need to know the song and have your parts sorted in order for this to make sense!
Murder On The Dancefloor Chord Chart | PDF + iReal Pro
Should you want to download this chart, here’s a PDF: Murder On The Dancefloor Chord Chart PDF.
This chord chart was created using iReal Pro, here’s a link to that file: Murder On The Dancefloor iReal Pro. Using this and the iRealPro app, you can change the key.
Murder On The Dancefloor – Sophie Ellis Bextor’s signature song!
Sophie Ellis Bextor‘s signature song was released in 2001.
Peaking at #2 in the U.K. charts it stayed around for 23 weeks, selling 600.000 copies, making Sophie a household name.
Not just a big hit in the U.K., Murder On The Dancefloor did well in Australia, New Zealand, and even the U.S. In Europe, it was the most played tune of 2002.
The success was probably helped by two more things other than this being a great tune.
The first would be that Sophie’s voice had already been on another hit, Groovejet (If This Ain’t Love), which was released a year and a half earlier, and having been a big hit, it was still played when Murder was released.
The other thing that definitely helped was the music video. Directed by Sophie Muller (also did Why, Annie Lennox and Stay, Shakespears Sister).
The video is set around a dance competition and its lighthearted theme is the perfect setting for this modern disco smash hit.
In late 2023, Murder On The Dancefloor bounced back into the charts again as it featured in the final scene of the movie Saltburn, a most excellent watch.
Murder On The Dancefloor Chords | Related Pages
Murder On The Dancefloor | Guitar Lesson + TAB
With this guitar lesson, you can learn to play Murder On The Dancefloor by Sophie Ellis-Bextor using TAB and chord analysis.
I E B | F#m A |
It’s murder on the dancefloor, but you’d better not kill the groove.
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When Sophie Ellis-Bextor left the rock band theaudience, the entire music business lined up to work with her.
Her best-known tunes include Groovejet (If This Ain’t Love) and Murder on the Dancefloor.
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About me | Dan Lundholm
This was a guitar lesson about Murder On The Dancefloor chords, by Dan Lundholm. Discover more about him and how you can learn guitar with Spytunes.
Most importantly, find out why you should learn guitar through playing tunes, not practising scales, and studying theory in isolation.
