{title: Little Talks}
{artist: Of Monsters and Men}
{album: My Head Is an Animal (2011)}
{key: F}
{tempo: 132}
{difficulty: intermediate}
{tags: hearthside,duet,singalong}
{video: youtube:ghb6eDopW8I}
{credit: Of Monsters and Men - 'Little Talks' (Official Video, 2012). (c) Universal Music.}

{c: From the Icelandic band's debut album. Built on male/female vocal call-and-response.}
{c: Lyrics copyright the artists. Chord skeleton below.}
{c: For full lyrics: the official music video.}

{c: ===== KEY & CAPO =====}
{c: Original recording in F. Playing options:}
{c: - Capo 5, play out of C shapes: C-Am-F-G → sounds F-Dm-Bb-C.}
{c: - Capo 1, play out of E shapes: E-C#m-A-B → sounds F-Dm-Bb-C.}
{c: - Direct in F (no capo): F-Dm-Bb-C — uses Bb barre, harder.}

{c: ===== STRUCTURE =====}
{c: Verse (he) → Verse (she) → Chorus → Verse (he) → Verse (she) → Chorus → Bridge → Trumpet/whistle hook → Final Chorus (big)}

{c: ===== VERSE PROGRESSION (capo 5, C shapes — sounds in F) =====}
[C]________ [Am]________ [F]________ [G]________
[C]________ [Am]________ [F]________ [G]________

{c: ===== CHORUS PROGRESSION =====}
[F]________ [C]________ [G]________ [Am]________
[F]________ [C]________ [G]________ [C]________

{c: ===== BRIDGE =====}
[Am]________ [F]________ [C]________ [G]________
[Am]________ [F]________ [C]________ [G]________

{c: ===== THE HOOK =====}
{c: The famous "Hey!" chant after each chorus line — half-shouted, in unison.}
{c: The trumpet melody between verses adapts perfectly to whistle or fiddle.}
{c: Trumpet phrase: descending, starts on the I, lands on the V, three repetitions.}

{c: ===== HOW THE FAMILY BAND PLAYS IT =====}
{c: Verse: he sings the male lines, she sings the female responses. Trade EVERY OTHER LINE, not every verse.}
{c: Chorus: both voices, full strum, kid does the "Hey!" shouts on bodhrán hits.}
{c: Trumpet hook: fiddle plays the descending phrase. If you have whistle, swap in.}
{c: Bridge: pull back to fingerpick, both voices harmonise quietly.}
{c: Final chorus: everyone full out. This is the rock-out moment.}

{c: ===== WHY IT WORKS FOR YOU =====}
{c: The call-and-response is the architecture — you both sing different lines, not the same words. It's a conversation in song. The trumpet hook lifts onto fiddle naturally. The "Hey!" makes the kid feel like part of the band, not a spectator.}