Mar102023

Hot Tuna – Serpent Of Dreams Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsEm Em7 Em6 C5/E Cadd9/E G D AG/EC/ED/EAmCB7add11

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[Intro]
Em Em7 Em6 C5/E Cadd9/E
Em Em7 Em6 C5/E Cadd9/E
Em Em7 Em6 C5/E Cadd9/E
Em Em7 Em6 C5/E Cadd9/E
Em G D G D
Em G D Em
Em G D G D
Em G D Em

[Verse 1]
Em      G     D
Flowers today bloomin'
        G   D
 by the pathway
Em         G     D
Linin' the ledge of
           Em
 tomorrow's grave.
Em             G    D
Bright shinin' way, livin'
        G  D
in the shadows,
Em        G             D
Tryin' to be the master of
            Em
tomorrow's slave.

[Verse 2]
Em          G     D
Down in the mine, circled
          G  D
'round a diamond;
Em              G
Serpent of your expectations,
  D                Em
 sleeps a nervous dream.
Em         G     D
Circled so fine, like a
        G  D
velvet palace,
Em              G
Whiles away the passing hours
     D             Em
 not being what he seems.

[Bridge 1]
Em
Then he creeps into the light;
G
Speeding up like fire flight,
D
Now he moves across the
         A     G A G A
forest floor.
Em
Send away the pace of time;
G
Leave behind the lonely mine,
D
And the diamond brilliant
        A
 on the floor.

G/E C/E D/E Am D
G/E C/E D/E Am D
G/E C/E D/E Am D
G/E C/E D/E Am Em
Em7 Em7 Em6 C/E Cadd9/E
Em Em7 Em6 C/E Cadd9/E
Em Em7 Em6 C/E Cadd9/E
Em Em7 Em6 C/E Cadd9/E

[Verse 3]
Em        G    D
We cannot stay by the
         G   D
crystal mountain;
Em         G
Serpent of dreams has
 D               Em
left his shadow lair;
Em         G     D
Diamond remains, brilliant
        G D
 in its cavern;
Em        G       D
No one to see and no
             Em
one left to care.

[Bridge 1]
Em
Serpent's friends have
 come and gone,
G
Down the hills they're movin' on,
D
Through the lakes and
                  A    G A
 forests and the dale.
Em
They will find tomorrow's rise,
G
Brings them all the
 bluest skies,
D
Frees the lonesome
                  A
banshee and his wail

Feel free to use our free Chord Shape Generator to see every chord in this song on guitar, ukulele and piano.

Em G D G
Em G D
Em G D G
G D Em
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[Outro]
Em        G
Tryin' to be the master
 D             Em
of tomorrow's slave.

G/E C/E D/E Am D
G/E C/E D/E Am D
G/E C/E D/E Am D
G/E C/E D/E Am
D C
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Em

How to play Serpent Of Dreams: key, chords and progression

These are Serpent Of Dreams chords by Hot Tuna on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

Serpent Of Dreams by Hot Tuna is written in E minor (one sharp: F♯) and moves through 14 chords: Em, Em7, Em6, C5/E, Cadd9/E, G, D, A, G/E, C/E, D/E and Am and 2 more.

The backbone of the song is G – D – Em – G (III – VII – i – III in E minor). Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Beginner-friendly: almost every chord here is an open shape on guitar: no capo, no barre chords needed.