Chet Atkins – Copper Kettle Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Chet Atkins – Copper Kettle Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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ChordsDAF#7BmEF#mF#E7

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[Intro]
D A D   A D   F#7  Bm  E
A  Bm  F#m  Bm  F#7   Bm
F# Bm A

[Verse 1]
D         A      D
Get you a copper kettle
              A      D
And get you a copper coil
F#7                Bm
Cover with new cut corn mash
    E7                A
And never more you'll toil

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[Chorus]
         Bm               F#m
You just lay there by the juniper
Bm                    F#7
While the moon shines bright
                      Bm
And watch them jugs a-fillin
       F#7      Bm
In the pale moonlight

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[Guitar Solo]
A D A D   A D   F#7
Bm  E7  A  Bm  F#m
Bm  F#7   Bm  F#7 Bm A

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[Verse 2]
   D     A         D
My daddy made corn whiskey
        A         D
My granddaddy did too
    F#7              Bm
And we ain't paid no whiskey tax
      E7               A
Since Seventeen Ninety Two

[Out-Chorus]
         Bm               F#m
You just lay there by the juniper
Bm                    F#7
While the moon shines bright
                      Bm
And watch them jugs a-fillin
       F#7      Bm
In the pale moonlight
       F#7      Bm
In the pale moonlight

How to play Copper Kettle: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Copper Kettle by Chet Atkins on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

To play Copper Kettle by Chet Atkins, think in B minor (two sharps: F♯, C♯). It takes 8 chords: D, A, F#7, Bm, E, F#m, F# and E7.

The progression the song keeps returning to is D – A – D – F#7 (III – VII – III – V7 in B minor). Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes C, G, E7, Am, D, Em, E, D7 (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 50% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
F#7 chord on guitar (242322)
F♯7F♯ A♯ C♯ E
Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯
E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
F#m chord on guitar (244222)
F♯mF♯ A C♯
F# chord on guitar (244322)
F♯F♯ A♯ C♯
E7 chord on guitar (020100)
E7E G♯ B D

Copper Kettle chords: questions

What key is Copper Kettle in?

Copper Kettle by Chet Atkins is in the key of B minor (two sharps: F♯, C♯).

What chords are in Copper Kettle?

Copper Kettle uses 8 chords: D, A, F#7, Bm, E, F#m, F#, E7.

What is the chord progression of Copper Kettle?

The main progression is D – A – D – F#7 (III – VII – III – V7).

Is Copper Kettle easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes C, G, E7, Am, D, Em, E, D7 (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 50% without a capo).

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