Gregory Alan Isakov – Berth Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

Gregory Alan Isakov – Berth Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

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This is the chord progression of Berth by Gregory Alan Isakov on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
A B C#m E X2

[Verse 1]
A                 B             C#m                                     E
Silver winged, broken English, boys they smoke
A             B             C#             E
Talk and joke, above the water
A             B             C#m                         E
New York lady, holding in her heavy hand
A             B             C#m             E
Sacred lantern, guiding dawn

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[Chorus]
A             B                         C#m                                     E
Quit all that, quit all that, quit all that looking back
A                         B             C#m             E
Quit all that, quit all that, quit all that
A                                     B             C#m             E
Quit all that, quit all that, quit all that looking back
A             B             C#m                         E
Quit all that, quit all that, quit all that

[Verse 2]
A                         B             C#m             E
Casting glances backwards, but it’s not your fault
A             B             C#m             E
Turned to salt for the wandering
A             B             C#m                         E
In your braids and heavy pages, we were folded
A             B             C#m    \          E
Kiss the cold and dirty ground

[Chorus]
A                         B             C#m                         E
Quit all that, quit all that, quit all that looking back
A                         B             C#m             E
Quit all that, quit all that, quit all that
A                         B                         C#m             E
Quit all that, quit all that, quit all that looking back
A             B                         C#m             E
Quit all that, quit all that, quit all that

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[Instrumental]
A B C#m E x2

[Verse 3]
A                         B             C#m             E
Seasons wake with sleeping birds now flying south
A             B             C#m                         E
Covered mouth, we watch in awe
A                         B                         C#m             E
Fallen pines to shape the skyline, take me there
A             B             C#m             E
Beneath the barren coloured moon
A                                   B                         C#m
(Quit all that, quit all that, quit all that looking back)
A                         C#m                         E
(Quit all that, quit all that, quit all that)

[Bridge]
A
Greeting all the masses
B             C#m             E
From their teeming shores
A             B             C#m             E
She was born with open hands
A                                     B                                     C#m
(Quit all that, quit all that, quit all that looking back)
A                         C#m                         E
(Quit all that, quit all that, quit all that)

[Outro]
E                                                 A
Quit all that, quit all that, quit all that looking back
E                                                             A
Quit all that, quit all that, quit all that looking back
E                                                             A
Quit all that, quit all that, quit all that looking back
E                                                                         A
Quit all that, quit all that, quit all that looking back
E                         A
Quit all that, quit all that, quit all that looking back
E   A             E             A
Mmmm, mmmm

How to play Berth: key, chords and progression

Berth by Gregory Alan Isakov is centred on E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯). The song uses 5 chords: A, B, C#m, E and C#.

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

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes F, G, Am, C, A (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 40% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
B chord on guitar (x24442)
BB D♯ F♯
C#m chord on guitar (x46654)
C♯mC♯ E G♯
E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
C# chord on guitar (x46664)
C♯C♯ E♯ G♯

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Berth chords: questions

What key is Berth in?

Berth by Gregory Alan Isakov is centred on E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯).

What chords are in Berth?

Berth uses 5 chords: A, B, C#m, E, C#.

What is the chord progression of Berth?

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

Is Berth easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes F, G, Am, C, A (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 40% without a capo).

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