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Sabaton – Defence Of Moscow Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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[Intro]
Am G Am F C G
Dm C G Dm C E E
Am Am

[Verse]
       Am
As the Wehrmacht overrun,
       G
Russia 1941
             F
They don't belong, we stand our
G                Am
ground, a million strong
       Am
We are ready for their strike,
         G
face the army of the Reich
          F
A million strong,
            G                 Am
this is our land, they don't belong

[Pre-Chorus]
E
 Hear Marshal Zhukov's
F E
    And Stalin's orders
F E
   Defend the motherland
F E  F   E     D   E
  Moscow shall not fall!

[Chorus]
Am                  G
Stand and follow command,
                  Am
our blood for the homeland
F                     C
Heed the motherland's call,
                  G
and brace for the storm
Dm                     C
Moscow will never give in,
                G
there is no surrender
Dm                C
Force them into retreat,
           G     E
and into defeat

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[Instrumental]
Am Am

[Verse]
         Am
Facе the volleys of their guns,
             G
for Russia's daughtеrs and her sons
        F                 G
All the brave, who stand against
           Am
the typhoon wave
         Am
From the mountains and the plains,
        G
come in thousands on the trains
        F                      G
Day and night, they're rolling in,
           Am
to join the fight

[Pre-Chorus]
E
  From Kazakhstan
F E
    To Magadan
F E
   Call of the motherland
F E  F   E     D  E
  Russia shall prevail!

[Chorus]
Am                  G
Stand and follow command,
                  Am
our blood for the homeland
F                     C
Heed the motherland's call,
                  G
and brace for the storm
Dm                     C
Moscow will never give in,
                G
there is no surrender
Dm                C
Force them into retreat,
           G     E
and into defeat

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[Instrumental]
Em (x8)

[Guitar solo]
C Em F C Dm F G
C G Am G F C D G
C G Am Em
F F Dm G C
Em E
E F E D E

[Chorus]
Am                  G
Stand and follow command,
                  Am
our blood for the homeland
F                     C
Heed the motherland's call,
                  G
and brace for the storm
Dm                     C
Moscow will never give in,
                G
there is no surrender
Dm                C
Force them into retreat,
           G     E
and into defeat
Am                  G
Stand and follow command,
                  Am
our blood for the homeland
Dm                    F
Heed the motherland's call,
                  G
and brace for the storm
Dm                     C
Moscow will never give in,
                G
there is no surrender
Dm                C
Force them into retreat,
           G     E
and into defeat
Am                  G
Stand and follow command,
                  Am
our blood for the homeland

How to play Defence Of Moscow: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Defence Of Moscow by Sabaton on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Defence Of Moscow by Sabaton is written in A minor (no sharps or flats) and moves through 8 chords: Am, G, F, C, Dm, E, D and Em.

The backbone of the song is C – G – Dm – C (III – VII – iv – III in A minor). Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Beginner-friendly: almost every chord here is an open shape on guitar: no capo, no barre chords needed.