Eels – Saturday Morning Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

Eels – Saturday Morning Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

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This is the chord progression of Saturday Morning by Eels on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
E D A B E D A A B
E D A B E D A A B

[Verse]
E          D         A         B     E     D     A     A         B
Saturday morning, who’s gonna play with me
E     D         A         B             E                 D       A         A             B
Six in the morning baby, I got a long long day ahead of me
E E E E A B

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[Verse]
E     D             A                     B         E         D     A         A                 B
The parents are sleeping soundly, The neighbors are dead as wood
E         D             A             B             E         D         A         A         B
I’m getting up and coming over, We gotta rock the neighborhood

[Chorus]
G                 D             A             E             G             D         A             A
Nothing’s ever gonna happen around here, If we don’t make it happen
G            D                       A            E            G            D            A                       A
Sleep away the day if you want to, But i got something that i gotta do

[Verse]
E   D            A            B            E            D            A            A            B
It’s saturday morning, And this ain’t the place for me
E            D            A            B            E            D            A            A            B
I’m giving you warning baby, We got a whole big fat world to see
E E E E

[Chorus]
G            D                       A            E            G            D           A            A
Nothing’s ever gonna happen around here, If we don’t make it happen
G D A E G D A A
Sleep away the day if you want to, But i got something that i gotta do

[Verse]
E    D    A    B   E            D            A            A            B
Saturday morning, who’s gonna play with me
E  D            A            B            E            D            A            A            B
Six in the morning baby, I got a long long day ahead of me
E D A B E D A B E D A B
Saturday morning Saturday morning

[Outro]
E D A B E D A A B
E D A B E D A A B
E D A B E D A A B
E

How to play Saturday Morning: key, chords and progression

Saturday Morning by Eels is centred on A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯). The song uses 5 chords: E, D, A, B and G.

Listen for E – D – A – B (V – IV – I – II in A major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is soh – fah – doh – reh. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 7th fret and play the shapes A, G, D, E, C (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 80% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
B chord on guitar (x24442)
BB D♯ F♯
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D

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Saturday Morning chords: questions

What key is Saturday Morning in?

Saturday Morning by Eels is centred on A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯).

What chords are in Saturday Morning?

Saturday Morning uses 5 chords: E, D, A, B, G.

What is the chord progression of Saturday Morning?

The main progression is E – D – A – B (V – IV – I – II).

Is Saturday Morning easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 7th fret and play the shapes A, G, D, E, C (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 80% without a capo).

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