Luke Hemmings – Saigon Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Luke Hemmings – Saigon Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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ChordsA#maj7DmCGmAm

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These are the chords for Saigon by Luke Hemmings on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

[Intro]
A#maj7 Dm C Gm

[Verse 1]
A#maj7
     Cover to cover,
                Dm
we're at these lands
                              C
Can you remember? No sense of time
            Gm
No sense of time
A#maj7
     They underwater,
               Dm
air out these minds
Hopin' for thunder and
              C
these desert eyes
             Gm
These desert eyes

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[Chorus]
      A#maj7
We're facin', the things
           C        Am
 we turn away from
      A#maj7
We're chasin' the way we
           C      Am
were in Saigon
          A#maj7
Oh, let's pick apart until there's
                  C           Am
nothin' left of us to carry on
          A#maj7
Now we're facin',
                      C        Am
the things we turn away from

[Verse 2]
A#maj7
     Pullin' me under,
                Dm
decline and rewind
                            C
Roll up my windows, tryna revive
        Gm
Tryna revive
        A#maj7
Oh, you never know
 inside those moments
Dm
How good it was, and how you wasted
C
All this time alone
Gm
Hold on, can we hold?



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[Chorus]
      A#maj7
We're facin', the things
           C        Am
we turn away from
      A#maj7
We're chasin' the way
             C      Am
 we were in Saigon
          A#maj7
Oh, let's pick apart until
there's nothin' left of
   C           Am
 us to carry on
          A#maj7
Now we're facin',
                       C        Am
the things we turn away from

[Bridge]
         C   A#maj7
We turn away
         C   A#maj7
We turn away
         C   A#maj7
We turn away
         C   A#maj7
We turn away

[Chorus]
      A#maj7
We're facin', the things we
         C               Am
 turn away from (Turn away,
turn away)
      A#maj7
We're chasin' the way we were
     C             Am
in Saigon (Turn away, turn away)
          A#maj7
Oh, let's pick apart until
                          C
 there's nothin' left of us
          Am
to carry on
          A#maj7
Now we're facin',
                      C        Am
the things we turn away from










How to play Saigon: key, chords and progression
Saigon by Luke Hemmings is in the key of D minor (one flat: B♭). The song uses 5 chords: A#maj7, Dm, C, Gm and Am.
The backbone of the song is A#maj7 – C – Am – A#maj7 (VImaj7 – VII – v – VImaj7 in D minor). Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.
Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes Fmaj7, Am, G, Dm, Em (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 60% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.
Chord diagrams
A#maj7 chord on guitar (x13231)
A♯maj7A♯ D E♯ A
Dm chord on guitar (xx0231)
DmD F A
C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
Gm chord on guitar (355333)
GmG B♭ D
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E
Saigon chords: questions
What key is Saigon in?
Saigon by Luke Hemmings is in the key of D minor (one flat: B♭).
What chords are in Saigon?
Saigon uses 5 chords: A#maj7, Dm, C, Gm, Am.
What is the chord progression of Saigon?
The main progression is A#maj7 – C – Am – A#maj7 (VImaj7 – VII – v – VImaj7).
Is Saigon easy to play on guitar?
Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes Fmaj7, Am, G, Dm, Em (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 60% without a capo).






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