Sep202018

Mark Knopfler – Good On You Son Piano, Guitar & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

ChordsAm7 D5 C5Am7/EAm7/GC Am Fmaj7Fmaj7/GF7D5/FE7#5 F6D5/F#Fsus2/G

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This is the chord progression of Good On You Son by Mark Knopfler on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

Am7 Am7 D5 C5
Flash goes a little hummingbird a dart and worried thread
Am7 Am7 Am7/E Am7/G
At the screen door by his lemon tree out here with the quick and the dead
Am7 Am7 D5 C5
Designer blinds above LA frame the perfect view
(Am7) Am7 Am7 Am7/E Am7/G
It’s gonna be another day of sun and shameless blue

Am7 Am7 D5 C5
By his cutting block the time has come for the fruit there by the juicer
Am7 Am7 Am7/E Am7/G
He grinds fresh coffee for himself he’s beaten our producer
Am7 Am7 D5 C5
LA Times lies on the stone warming there like bread
(Am7)
Hey what’s not to like out here with the quick and the dead

C Am
Good on you son, good on you
Fmaj7 Fmaj7/G
The Camden shuffle and the old one-two
C Am7 Fmaj7 Fmaj7/G
Good on you son, good on you a-ha, oh yeah
C Am7
Good on you son, good on you
F7 D5/F E7#5
The Camden shuffle and the old one-two

| Am F6 | D5/F# F6 | x4
(Am7)
(Lick)
You wanna know what happiness is in his eye is a hunter’s gleam
(Lick)
Something to look forward to this cat’s gonna get the cream
(Lick)
Skin of a mango is so smooth it’s smoother than the devil

Cut it, slice it, chop it up to the rhythm of a cockney rebel

| Am7 | x8 (Percussion Break)
| Am F6 | D5/F# F6 | x7
| Am/E | % |
| Am7 | x8 (Sax Solo)

Am7 Am7 D5 C5
Back in Blighty there’s a flat on a grimy sink estate
Am7 Am7 Am7/E Am7/G
That’s why he walked out of that and went to the Golden State
Am7 Am7 D5 C5
Left the backie and the beer where he was born and bred
(Am7) Am
Now he’s cutting it out here with the quick and the dead

C Am
Good on you son, good on you
Fmaj7 Fmaj7/G
The Camden shuffle and the old one-two
C Am7 Fmaj7 Fmaj7/G
Good on you son, good on you a-ha, oh yeah
C Am7
What would you have had him do
F7 D5/F E7#5
The Camden shuffle and the old one-two yeah
| Am F6 | F6 Fsus2/G |

How to play Good On You Son: key, chords and progression

Good On You Son by Mark Knopfler is written in A minor (no sharps or flats) and moves through 16 chords: Am7, D5, C5, Am7/E, Am7/G, C, Am, Fmaj7, Fmaj7/G, F7, D5/F and E7#5 and 4 more.

Listen for Am7 – D5 – C5 – Am7 (i7 – IV – III – i7 in A minor): the song comes back to it again and again. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes Em7, A5, G5, G, Em, Cmaj7, C7, B7, C6, Csus2 (90% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 70% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

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Good On You Son chords: questions

What key is Good On You Son in?

Good On You Son by Mark Knopfler is in the key of A minor (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in Good On You Son?

Good On You Son uses 16 chords: Am7, D5, C5, Am7/E, Am7/G, C, Am, Fmaj7, Fmaj7/G, F7, D5/F, E7#5 and 4 more.

What is the chord progression of Good On You Son?

The main progression is Am7 – D5 – C5 – Am7 (i7 – IV – III – i7).

Is Good On You Son easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes Em7, A5, G5, G, Em, Cmaj7, C7, B7, C6, Csus2 (90% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 70% without a capo).

This is the chord progression of Good On You Son by Mark Knopfler on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

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