Aug222018

Ragtime – Your Daddy’s Son Chord Progression on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

ChordsCm7 Dm7 Gm Ebmaj7 F/A Bb7 C7 Gm9 D7/AGm/BbBb/DD7C7#5Cm9Gm/FEm7b5 Bbmaj7/D Ebmaj9 C9D7b5Dm11

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This is the chord progression of Ragtime – Your Daddy’s Son on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
Cm7 Dm7
Gm Ebmaj7
Ooh Ooh
Gm Ebmaj7
Oooooooooh
Gm F/A Bb7 C7
Oooooh Ooh
Ebmaj7
Ooh
Gm9 Ebmaj7

[Verse 1]
Gm D7/A
Daddy played piano
Gm/Bb C7
Played it very well
Ebmaj7 Bb/D
Music from those hands could
Cm7 D7
Catch you like a spell
Gm D7/A
He could make you love him
Gm/Bb C7#5 C7
‘Fore the tune was done
Ebmaj7
You have your daddy’s hands
Cm9 Dm7 Gm9 Ebmaj7
You are your daddy’s son
Gm9 Ebmaj7
Ooh Ooh

[Verse 2]
Gm D7/A
Daddy never knew
Gm/Bb C7
That you were on your way
Ebmaj7 Dm7
He had other ladies
Cm9 D7
And other tunes to play
Gm D7/A
When he up and left me
Gm/Bb C7#5 C7
I just up and run
Ebmaj7
Only thing in my head
Cm9 Dm7 Gm
You were your daddy’s son

[Bridge]
Gm
Couldn’t hear no music
Ebmaj7
Couldn’t see no light
Gm
Mama, she was frightened
Ebmaj7
Crazy from the fright
Gm
Tears without no comfort
Gm/F Em7b5
Screams without no sound

Ebmaj7
Only darkness and pain
Ebmaj7
The anger and pain
Bbmaj7/D
The blood and the pain
Cm11 Cm7 D7sus
I buried my heart in the ground
D7sus
In the ground
Ebmaj9
When I buried you in the ground
Gm9 Ebmaj9

[Verse 3]
Gm D7/A
Daddy played piano
Gm/Bb C9
Bet he’s playin’ still
Ebmaj9 Bb/D
Mama can’t forget him
Cm9 D7b5 D7
Don’t suppose I will
Gm D7/A
God wants no excuses
Gm/Bb C7
I have only one
Ebmaj9
You had your daddy’s hands
Forgive me
Cm9 Dm11 Gm9 Ebmaj9 Gm
You were your daddy’s son

How to play Your Daddy’s Son: key, chords and progression

Your Daddy’s Son by Ragtime is written in G minor (two flats: B♭, E♭) and moves through 23 chords: Cm7, Dm7, Gm, Ebmaj7, F/A, Bb7, C7, Gm9, D7/A, Gm/Bb, Bb/D and D7 and 11 more.

Most of the song cycles through Gm – D7/A – Gm/Bb – C7 (i – V7 – i – IV7 in G minor). Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes Am7, Bm7, Em, Cmaj7, D, G7, A7, Em9, B7, G (50% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 17% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Cm7 chord on guitar (x35343) — Cm7C E♭ G B♭

Dm7 chord on guitar (xx0211) — Dm7D F A C

Ebmaj7 chord on guitar (x68786) — E♭maj7E♭ G B♭ D

Bb7 chord on guitar (x13131) — B♭7B♭ D F A♭

C7 chord on guitar (x32310) — C7C E G B♭

Gm9 chord on guitar (300331) — Gm9G B♭ D F A

D7 chord on guitar (xx0212) — D7D F♯ A C

Cm9 chord on guitar (x30343) — Cm9C E♭ G B♭ D

Em7b5 chord on guitar (010030) — Em7♭5E G B♭ D

Bbmaj7 chord on guitar (x13231) — B♭maj7B♭ D F A

Cm11 chord on guitar (888888) — Cm11C E♭ G B♭ D F

D7sus4 chord on guitar (x57585) — D7sus4D G A C

Ebmaj9 chord on guitar (xx1031) — E♭maj9E♭ G B♭ D F

C9 chord on guitar (x3233x) — C9C E G B♭ D

Dm11 chord on guitar (xx0011) — Dm11D F A C E G

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

Your Daddy’s Son chords: questions

What key is Your Daddy’s Son in?

Your Daddy’s Son by Ragtime is in the key of G minor (two flats: B♭, E♭).

What chords are in Your Daddy’s Son?

Your Daddy’s Son uses 23 chords: Cm7, Dm7, Gm, Ebmaj7, F/A, Bb7, C7, Gm9, D7/A, Gm/Bb, Bb/D, D7 and 11 more.

What is the chord progression of Your Daddy’s Son?

The main progression is Gm – D7/A – Gm/Bb – C7 (i – V7 – i – IV7).

Is Your Daddy’s Son easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes Am7, Bm7, Em, Cmaj7, D, G7, A7, Em9, B7, G (50% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 17% without a capo).

This is the chord progression of Ragtime – Your Daddy’s Son on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

How to play Your Daddy’s Son: key, chords and progression

Chord diagrams

Your Daddy’s Son chords: questions

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