Paul Weller – On Sunset Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Paul Weller – On Sunset Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsGmGm7CAmDCmaj7BmD#maj7DmG

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[Intro]
Gm   Gm7 C    Gm   Gm7 C
Gm   Gm7 C    Gm   Gm7 C
Am    D     Am    D
C     Gm

[Verse]
Gm          Gm7   C
I was gonna say hi
Gm          Gm7  C
But no one there
Gm              Gm7 C
There's me forgetting
Gm              Gm7 C
Just how long it's been
 C                    Gm  Gm7 C
And the palm trees sway
 C                  Gm  Gm7 C
As a warm breeze blew
 C                 Gm  Gm7 C
And the sun was high
 C        Gm  Gm7 C
On Sunset	

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[Chorus]
 Am             D
And the world I knew
 Am          D
Has all gone by
 Am              D
All the places we used to go
 Cmaj7       Bm
Belong to a time
 Cmaj7        Bm
Someone else's life
 Cmaj7     D#maj7  Dm   G
Another time
Gm   C    Gm  C
Gm   C    Gm  C
Am   D    Am  D
C     Gm

[Verse]
Gm          Gm7 C
No long goodbyes
Gm                 Gm7 C
I have no point to prove
Gm                     Gm7 C
Take a drink in the Whiskey
Gm                Gm7 C
Moved on to the Rainbow
 C                    Gm  Gm7 C
And the palm trees sway
 C             Gm  Gm7 C
They say good day
 C                 Gm  Gm7 C
And the sun was high, high
 C        Gm  Gm7 C
On Sunset	

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[Chorus]
 Am             D
But the world I knew
 Am             D
Has all moved on
 Am                     D
All the places that we used to go
 Cmaj7       Bm
Belong to a time
 Cmaj7        Bm
Someone else's life
 Cmaj7       D#maj7  Dm   G
Another time
Gm   Gm7 C    Gm   Gm7 C
Gm   Gm7 C    Gm   Gm7 C
Gm   Gm7 C    Gm   Gm7 C
Gm   Gm7 C    Gm   Gm7 C   Am

[Chorus]
 Am             D
And the world I knew
 Am          D
Has all gone by
 Am                D
All the places we used to go
 Cmaj7       Bm
Belong to a time
 Cmaj7        Bm
Someone else's life
 Cmaj7       D#maj7  Dm   G
Another time
Gm    C    Gm    C
Gm    C    Gm    C
	

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[Verse]
 C                    Gm  Gm7 C
And the palm trees sway
 C                 Gm  Gm7 C
As a warm breeze blew
 C                Gm  Gm7 C
And the sun was high, high
 C                         Gm  Gm7 C
Higher than it ever been before
 C                 Gm    Gm7 C
And the palm trees sway (Palm trees sway)
 C                Gm  Gm7 C
As a warm breeze blew
 C              Gm  Gm7 C
And it blew my mind
 C        Gm  Gm7 C
On Sunset
 C        Gm  Gm7 C
On Sunset
 C        Gm  Gm7 C
On Sunset
 C        Gm  Gm7 C
On Sunset
 C        Gm  Gm7 C
On Sunset
 C        Gm  Gm7 C
On Sunset	

How to play On Sunset: key, chords and progression

This is the chords of On Sunset by Paul Weller on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

On Sunset by Paul Weller is in the key of D minor (one flat: B♭). The song uses 10 chords: Gm, Gm7, C, Am, D, Cmaj7, Bm, D#maj7, Dm and G.

The progression the song keeps returning to is C – Gm – Gm7 – C (VII – iv – iv7 – VII in D minor). Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes Dm, Dm7, G, Em, A, Gmaj7, F#m, Bbmaj7, Am, D (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 60% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Gm chord on guitar (355333)
GmG B♭ D
Gm7 chord on guitar (353333)
Gm7G B♭ D F
C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
Cmaj7 chord on guitar (x32000)
Cmaj7C E G B
Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯
D#maj7 chord on guitar (x68786)
D♯maj7D♯ G A♯ D
Dm chord on guitar (xx0231)
DmD F A
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D

On Sunset chords: questions

What key is On Sunset in?

On Sunset by Paul Weller is in the key of D minor (one flat: B♭).

What chords are in On Sunset?

On Sunset uses 10 chords: Gm, Gm7, C, Am, D, Cmaj7, Bm, D#maj7, Dm, G.

What is the chord progression of On Sunset?

The main progression is C – Gm – Gm7 – C (VII – iv – iv7 – VII).

Is On Sunset easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes Dm, Dm7, G, Em, A, Gmaj7, F#m, Bbmaj7, Am, D (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 60% without a capo).

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