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Jun282019

Sabaton – Great War Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

ChordsCm Eb Bb Ab Fm G Dm F C Gm

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This is the chord progression of Great War by Sabaton on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
Cm | Cm | Cm | Eb Bb
Cm | Cm | Eb | Bb
Cm | Cm | Cm | Eb Bb
Cm | Cm | Ab | Bb

Cm | Cm | Cm | Eb Bb
Cm | Cm | Ab Eb | Bb
Cm | Cm | Cm | Eb Bb
Ab | Ab | Bb | Eb Bb

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[Verse]
Cm Eb Bb Cm
Where dead men lies I’m paralyzed, my brothers’ eyes are gone
Fm Eb Bb
And he shall be buried here, nameless marks his grave
Cm Eb Bb Cm
Mother home, get a telegram and shed a tear of grief
Fm Eb Bb
Mud and blood, in foreign land, trying to understand

[Pre-Chorus]
Fm Eb Bb
Where is this greatness I’ve been told?
Fm Eb Bb
This is the lies that we been sold
Ab G
Is this a worthy sacrifice?

[Chorus]
Cm
Great war
Eb Bb
And I cannot take more
Cm
Great tour
Ab Eb Bb
I keep on marching on
Cm
I play the great score
Eb Bb
There will be no encore
Cm
Great War
Ab Eb Bb
The war to end all wars

[Instrument]
Cm | Cm | Cm | Eb Bb
Cm | Cm | Eb | Bb

[Verse]
Cm Eb Bb Cm
I’m standing here, I’m full of fear, with bodies at my feet
Fm Eb Bb
Over there in the other trench, bullets wear my name
Dm F C Dm
Lead ahead, as the captain said and show them no remorse
Gm F C
Who am I to understand what have I become?

[Pre-Chorus]
Fm Eb Bb
I do my duties, pay the price
Fm Eb Bb
I’ll do the worthy sacrifice
Ab G
I know my deeds are not in vain

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[Chorus]
Cm
Great war
Eb Bb
And I cannot take more
Cm
Great tour
Ab Eb Bb
I keep on marching on
Cm
I play the great score
Eb Bb
There will be no encore
Cm
Great War
Ab Eb Bb
The war to end all wars

[Bridge]
Ab
And feet by feet
Bb
We pay the price of a mile here
Ab Eb Bb
Though men are falling, we see Heroes rise
Ab
We face the heat
Bb
As we are fighting until the dawn
Ab Bb G Cm
So follow me and we will write our own history

[Guitar Solo]
Cm | Ab Bb | Cm | Eb Bb
(x2)
G | Ab Fm | G | Ab Bb
(x2)

[Instrumental]
Cm | Cm | Cm | Eb Bb
Cm | Cm | Eb | Bb
Cm | Cm | Cm | Eb Bb
Cm | Cm | Ab | Bb

[Chorus]
Dm
Great war
F C
And I cannot take more
Dm
Great tour
Bb F C
I keep on marching on
Dm
I play the great score
F C
There will be no encore
Dm
Great War
Bb F C
The war to end all wars

[Outro]
Cm Cm Cm Eb Bb
Cm Cm Eb Bb
G Cm

How to play Great War: key, chords and progression

Great War by Sabaton is written in C minor (three flats: B♭, E♭, A♭) and moves through 10 chords: Cm, Eb, Bb, Ab, Fm, G, Dm, F, C and Gm.

Listen for Cm – Eb – Bb – Cm (i – III – VII – i in C minor): the song comes back to it again and again. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes Am, C, G, F, Dm, E, Bm, D, A, Em (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 30% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Cm chord on guitar (x35543) — CmC E♭ G

Eb chord on guitar (x68886) — E♭E♭ G B♭

Bb chord on guitar (x13331) — B♭B♭ D F

Ab chord on guitar (466544) — A♭A♭ C E♭

Fm chord on guitar (133111) — FmF A♭ C

G chord on guitar (320003) — GG B D

Dm chord on guitar (xx0231) — DmD F A

F chord on guitar (133211) — FF A C

C chord on guitar (x32010) — CC E G

Gm chord on guitar (355333) — GmG B♭ D

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

Great War chords: questions

What key is Great War in?

Great War by Sabaton is in the key of C minor (three flats: B♭, E♭, A♭).

What chords are in Great War?

Great War uses 10 chords: Cm, Eb, Bb, Ab, Fm, G, Dm, F, C, Gm.

What is the chord progression of Great War?

The main progression is Cm – Eb – Bb – Cm (i – III – VII – i).

Is Great War easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes Am, C, G, F, Dm, E, Bm, D, A, Em (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 30% without a capo).

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