Elvis Perkins – Good Friday Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Elvis Perkins – Good Friday Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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ChordsEA/EAC#mF#B

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[Intro]
E A/E E A/E E

[Verse]
     A          E
Come lay here beside me
    A            E
And I'll fear no death
     A           E
I'll give you my body
    A                 E
And I'll breathe your breath
A           E
No-one will harm you
A           E
Inside this song
A          E
We will be safe here
       E
As the light is long
     C#m   F#  A        E
That makes way for Good Friday

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[Interlude]
A/E E

[Verse 2]
    A           E
Get out of your body
    A               E
For there goes your blood
   A           E
It falls on my secrets
    A          E
And colors the flood
    A           E
The time of our fathers
   A           E
Is not ours to kill
      A            E
Their sad cellared wines
        A       E
Are not ours to spill
    C#m      F#     A
And won't be passed over
     E        A
Good Friday
E
Though this life
   A   E
Is Ash Wednesday
     A B E
It's Ash Wednesday
      C#m F#  A            E
It forever approaches Good Friday

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[Outro]
A/E E A/E E
A/E E A/E E

How to play Good Friday: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Good Friday by Elvis Perkins on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Good Friday by Elvis Perkins is built around E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯), with 6 chords in all: E, A/E, A, C#m, F# and B.

The backbone of the song is E – C#m – F# – A (I – vi – II – IV in E major). In solfa, that is doh – lah – reh – fah. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes D, G, Bm, E, A (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 40% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
C#m chord on guitar (x46654)
C♯mC♯ E G♯
F# chord on guitar (244322)
F♯F♯ A♯ C♯
B chord on guitar (x24442)
BB D♯ F♯

Good Friday chords: questions

What key is Good Friday in?

Good Friday by Elvis Perkins is centred on E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯).

What chords are in Good Friday?

Good Friday uses 6 chords: E, A/E, A, C#m, F#, B.

What is the chord progression of Good Friday?

The main progression is E – C#m – F# – A (I – vi – II – IV).

Is Good Friday easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes D, G, Bm, E, A (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 40% without a capo).

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