Oct222018

Khalid – Saturday Nights Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

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

[Intro]
C G Em7 D/F#

[Verse 1]
C
Saturday nights
G Em7
New berry cigarillos
D/F#
Swishers make my throat hurt
C G
Rolling OCB’s on the side for me
Em7 D/F#
Got ’em up and let ’em both burn
C G
Family feuds saying Mom’s confused

Em7 D/F#
I’m for sure she doesn’t wanna learn
C G
But Daddy’s gone, say he’s never home
Em7 D/F#
And wishing only makes it worse

[Pre-Chorus]
C G Em7 D/F#
I guess there’s certain dreams that you gotta keep
C G Em7 D/F#
‘Cause they’ll only know, what you let ’em see

[Chorus]
C
All the things that I know
G Em7
That your parents don’t
D/F# C
They don’t care like I do
G Em7 D/F#
Know well like I do
C
And all the things that I know
G Em7
That your parents don’t
D/F# C
They don’t care like I do
G Em7
Nowhere like I do
D/F# C G Em7
Nowhere like I do
D/F# C G Em7 D/F#
Nowhere like I do

[Verse 2]
C
Saturday nights
G Em7
That gray Silverado
D/F#
You drive it ’cause you have to
C G
Stay up working late at a job you hate
Em7 D/F#
Fix your makeup in a dirty bathroom

C G
All my love in the dark clouds
Em7 D/F#
I know what you gotta do
C G
You got plans, wrapped in rubber bands
Em7 D/F#
And that’s the only thing you’ll never lose

[Pre-Chorus]
C G Em7 D/F#
I guess there’s certain dreams that you gotta keep
C G Em7 D/F#
‘Cause they’ll only know, what you let ’em see

[Bridge]
Em7
‘Cause I care
D/F# C G
I care about you
Em7
There’s nowhere I’d rather be
D/F# C G
Than right here right now
Em7 D/F# C
I care , care about you
G Em7 D/F#
There’s nowhere I’d rather be

[Chorus]
C
All the things that I know
G Em7
That your parents don’t
D/F# C
They don’t care like I do
G Em7 D/F#
Know well like I do
C
And all the things that I know
G Em7
That your parents don’t
D/F# C
They don’t care like I do
G Em7
Nowhere like I do
D/F# C G Em7
Nowhere like I
D/F# C G Em7
Nowhere like I do
D/F# C G Em7
Nowhere like I do
D/F# C G Em7
Nowhere like I do
D/F# C G Em7 D/F#
Nowhere like I do

How to play Saturday Nights: key, chords and progression

To play Saturday Nights by Khalid, think in G major (one sharp: F♯). It takes 4 chords: C, G, Em7 and D/F#.

The progression the song keeps returning to is C – G – Em7 – D/F# (IV – I – vi7 – V in G major). In solfa, that is fah – doh – lah – soh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Beginner-friendly: on guitar every chord is an open shape, which makes this a good song to learn early on.