Mark Knopfler – When You Leave Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

Mark Knopfler – When You Leave Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

ChordsFm9Dbmaj7Bbm7C7sus4C7EmEm/DCD/F#GG#dimAmB7/F#Emadd9F#m7b5Cmaj7Am/CB7Am/GAm/EB7#9/F#B7b9/F#Em/GEmadd9/D

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This is the chord progression of When You Leave by Mark Knopfler on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

Fm9 | Dbmaj7 | Bbm7 | C7sus4 C7
Em         Em/D C
When you leave
D/F#          G     G#dim     Am
There’s cordite in the air
B7/F# Emadd9 Emadd9 F#m7b5
A ringing in the stillness
B7/F# Emadd9 Emadd9 Emadd9
Smoke drifting up the stair
F#m7b5 F#m7b5 B7/F#
When you leave

Em Em/D Cmaj7
When you leave
D/F# G G#dim Am
My heart sounds in my ears
B7/F# Em Em F#m7b5
A beating in the darkness
B7/F# Emadd9 Em
A trace of you still here
F#m7b5 B7/F# Em Em
When you leave

F#m7b5    Am/C
Like it or not
F#m7b5 B7 Em B7 Em Em
How could I not have fallen for you?
Am Am/G
And now that I’m caught
F#m7b5 Am/E B7#9/F# B7b9/F# B7/F#
How could I not be blue?
| Em Em/D | Cmaj7 D/F# | G G#dim | Am B7/F# |
| Em | F#m7b5 B7/F# | Emadd9 | Em |
| F#m7b5 | B7 | Emadd9 | Em |

Em Em/D Cmaj7
When you leave
D/F# G G#dim Am
I’ll hear the smallest sound
B7 Emadd9 Emadd9 F#m7b5
And turn to look behind me
B7 Emadd9 Em/G Emadd9/D C#m7b5
As though you’re still around
C6/9 B7sus4 B7
When you leave
When you leave

How to play When You Leave: key, chords and progression

To play When You Leave by Mark Knopfler, think in E minor (one sharp: F♯). It takes 25 chords: Fm9, Dbmaj7, Bbm7, C7sus4, C7, Em, Em/D, C, D/F#, G, G#dim and Am and 13 more.

The progression the song keeps returning to is D/F# – G – G#dim – Am (VII – III – iii° – iv in E minor). Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Good to know: on guitar, Fm9, Dbmaj7, Bbm7, C7sus4 and G#dim need a barre or movable shape. Take the change into them slowly at first; piano and ukulele players have it easier.

Chord diagrams

Fm9 chord on guitar (131113)
Fm9F A♭ C E♭ G
Dbmaj7 chord on guitar (x46564)
D♭maj7D♭ F A♭ C
Bbm7 chord on guitar (x13121)
B♭m7B♭ D♭ F A♭
C7sus4 chord on guitar (x35363)
C7sus4C F G B♭
C7 chord on guitar (x32310)
C7C E G B♭
Em chord on guitar (022000)
EmE G B
C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
G#dim chord on guitar (420404)
G♯dimG♯ B D
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E
B7 chord on guitar (x21202)
B7B D♯ F♯ A
Emadd9 chord on guitar (022002)
Emadd9E G B F♯
F#m7b5 chord on guitar (202210)
F♯m7♭5F♯ A C E
Cmaj7 chord on guitar (x32000)
Cmaj7C E G B
B7b9 chord on guitar (x21212)
B7♭9B D♯ F♯ A C
C#m7b5 chord on guitar (x42000)
C♯m7♭5C♯ E G B

Need another chord or a different shape? Feel free to use our free Chord Shape Generator.

When You Leave chords: questions

What key is When You Leave in?

When You Leave by Mark Knopfler is in the key of E minor (one sharp: F♯).

What chords are in When You Leave?

When You Leave uses 25 chords: Fm9, Dbmaj7, Bbm7, C7sus4, C7, Em, Em/D, C, D/F#, G, G#dim, Am and 13 more.

What is the chord progression of When You Leave?

The main progression is D/F# – G – G#dim – Am (VII – III – iii° – iv).

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