Apr12018

Big Country – Fields Of Fire Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

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This is the chord progression of Fields Of Fire by Big Country on Piano and Ukulele.

[Intro]
A A A A7
A A A A7
D Dsus4 G D G D D5 D
A Asus4 D Dsus4 G A G D5 D

[Verse 1]
D G    A
Between our father and our son
D G    A
Between the city and the one
D    A G
Before the teacher and the test
D G A6 A D
Before the journey and the rest

[Verse 2]
D    G A
The shining eye will never cry
D    G    A
The beating heart will never die
D    A G
The house on fire holds no shame
D G A6 A D
I will be coming home again

[Chorus]
Bm A
Four hundred miles
Bm Bm A
Without a word until you smile
D Bm A Bm
Four hundred miles
On fields of fire

[vibe]
D Dsus4 G D G D D5 D
A Asus4 D Dsus4 D5 D

[Bridge]
D
Between the woman and the boy
D
Between the child and his toy

[Instrumental]
D G Bm A D G A D Dsus4 D
D G Bm A D G A D Dsus4 D

[Verse 3]
D       G A
Between the woman and a boy
D       G A
Between the child and a toy
D       A G
Before the following of the west
D       A6 A D
Before the journey and the rest

[Chorus]
Bm    A
Four hundred miles
Bm       Bm A
Without a word until you smile
D    Bm A
Four hundred miles
Bm Bm A
Without a word until you smile
D Bm A Bm
Four hundred miles
On fields of fire

[Outro]
D Dsus4 G D G D D5 D
A Asus4 D Dsus4 D5 D

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How to play Fields Of Fire: key, chords and progression

Fields Of Fire by Big Country keeps coming home to D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯). You need 9 chords: A, A7, D, Dsus4, G, D5, Asus4, A6 and Bm.

The progression the song keeps returning to is D – G – A – D (I – IV – V – I in D major), the I–IV–V–I, the backbone of gospel, blues and folk. In solfa, that is doh – fah – soh – doh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Beginner-friendly: on guitar almost every chord is an open shape, which makes this a good song to learn early on.