Rush – A Passage To Bangkok Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Rush – A Passage To Bangkok Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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ChordsE5D5B5C5G/BG5DGDsus4F#AD/AGsus4F#5A5Asus4D/F#

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[Verse 1]
N.C.
Our first stop is in Bogotá to
check Colombian fields
N.C.
The natives smile and pass along
a sample of their yield
E5      D5         E5 D5 B5
Sweet Jamaican pipe      dreams,
C5     G/B   C5 G5
golden Acapulco nights
E5   D5       E5 D5 B5
Then Morocco, and   the East,
C5  G/B C5 G5
fly by  morning light

[Chorus]
      D      G     G  D      Dsus4 D
We're on the train to Bangkok    -
 G5    F#  G5  F#   G5 A     D/A
aboard the Thailand Ex-press
      D       G     G Gsus4 G   D
We'll hit the stops a long  the way
   G5 F# G5   F#  G5  A
we on-ly stop for the best

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[Verse 2]
N.C.
Wreathed in smoke in Lebanon,
we burn the midnight oil
N.C.
The fragrance of Afghanistan
rewards a long day's toil
E5      D5   E5  D5 B5
Pulling into Kathmandu,
C5          G/B  C5  G5
smoke rings fill the air
E5       D5   E5 D5  B5
Perfumed by a Ne-pal night,
    C5      G/B  C5  G5
the Express gets you there

[Chorus]
      D      G     G  D      Dsus4 D
We're on the train to Bangkok    -
 G5    F#  G5  F#   G5 A     D/A
aboard the Thailand Ex-press
      D       G     G Gsus4 G   D
We'll hit the stops a long  the way
   G5 F# G5   F#  G5  A
we on-ly stop for the best

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[Solo]
 B5    F#5    G5    A5    D
 B5    F#5    G5    A5    D
 B5    F#5    G5    A5    D  A5
 B5    F#5    G5    A5
 B5    F#5    G5    A5    D

[Chorus]
      D      G     G  D      Dsus4 D
We're on the train to Bangkok    -
 G5    F#  G5  F#   G5 A     D/A
aboard the Thailand Ex-press
      D       G     G Gsus4 G   D
We'll hit the stops a long  the way
   G5 F# G5   F#  G5  A   A Asus4 A
we on-ly stop for the best

[Chorus]
           D      G     G  D
Yes, we're on the train to Bangkok
Dsus4 D G5    F#  G5  F#   G5
    -  aboard the Thailand Ex-press
      D       G     G Gsus4 G   D
We'll hit the stops a long  the way
   G5 F# G5   F#  G5  A
we on-ly stop for the best
G5 D/F# G5 D/F# G5 A D

How to play A Passage To Bangkok: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for A Passage To Bangkok by Rush on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

A Passage To Bangkok by Rush is written in D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯) and moves through 17 chords: E5, D5, B5, C5, G/B, G5, D, G, Dsus4, F#, A and D/A and 5 more.

Listen for D – G5 – F# – G5 (I – IV – III – IV in D major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is doh – fah – mi – fah. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Good to know: B5, F# and F#5 are the tricky part on guitar (barre or movable shapes). Slow the change down until it is clean; on piano and ukulele they are simpler.

Chord diagrams

E5 chord on guitar (022xxx)
E5E B
D5 chord on guitar (xx023x)
D5D A
B5 chord on guitar (x244xx)
B5B F♯
C5 chord on guitar (x355xx)
C5C G
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
G5 chord on guitar (355xxx)
G5G D
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
Dsus4 chord on guitar (xx0233)
Dsus4D G A
F# chord on guitar (244322)
F♯F♯ A♯ C♯
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
Gsus4 chord on guitar (330013)
Gsus4G C D
F#5 chord on guitar (244xxx)
F♯5F♯ C♯
A5 chord on guitar (x022xx)
A5A E
Asus4 chord on guitar (x02230)
Asus4A D E

A Passage To Bangkok chords: questions

What key is A Passage To Bangkok in?

A Passage To Bangkok by Rush is in the key of D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯).

What chords are in A Passage To Bangkok?

A Passage To Bangkok uses 17 chords: E5, D5, B5, C5, G/B, G5, D, G, Dsus4, F#, A, D/A and 5 more.

What is the chord progression of A Passage To Bangkok?

The main progression is D – G5 – F# – G5 (I – IV – III – IV).

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