Sam Fender – Saturday Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

Sam Fender – Saturday Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

ChordsEBadd11AE/FF#7G#mAm

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This is the chords of Saturday by Sam Fender on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
E Badd11 A Badd11 E Badd11 A Badd11

[Verse 1]
E                                                  Badd11
Overtired, overworked, underpaid, under pressure
A                             Badd11
Always tying up loose ends
E                                                                       Badd11
The unchained melody out of tune, remedy for the weekend
A                             Badd11
To cure the weekday blues
E                                           Badd11
Raise my heart rate, inflate my pupils, give me something
A                                           Badd11
Just to smoothen off the edge
E                                                                       Badd11
Call me dumb, call me scum, call me plain and simple
A
As I’m holding on for this

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[Chorus]
E                             E/F                             F#7                             A
And if Saturday don’t come soon, I’m gonna lose my mind
E E/F               F#7                             A                           Badd11
And if Saturday don’t come soon, I’m gonna lose my mind

[Verse 2]
A                             Badd11
Inhabitable hole, skint, living like an animal
E                                           Badd11
While they try to take my dole
A                                                                       Badd11
Black mould on the wall, must’ve made a thousand calls to get it sorted
E               E/F               F#7
But my landlord hates my soul

[Middle 8]
F#7
No power or work is here, oh well we’ll make it so-called ‘rich’
G#m                                                         A
You will never understand what it’s like down here
Am
I raise my beer

[Chorus]
E               E/F                             F#7               A
If Saturday don’t come soon, I’m gonna lose my mind
E                             E/F                             F#7               A
And if Saturday don’t come soon, I’m gonna lose my mind
E                             E/F                             F#7               A               E
Oh, and if Saturday don’t come soon, I’m gonna lose my mind

[Outro]
E/F               F#7
And if Saturday don’t come soon
A
Oh, oh, Saturday
E                             E/F               F#7
And if Saturday don’t come soon
A     Am               E
No, no, oh yeah

How to play Saturday: key, chords and progression

Saturday by Sam Fender is centred on E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯). The song uses 7 chords: E, Badd11, A, E/F, F#7, G#m and Am.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Badd11 – A – Badd11 – E (V – IV – V – I in E major). In solfa, that is soh – fah – soh – doh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 7th fret and play the shapes A, Eadd11, D, B7, C#m, Dm (67% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 50% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
Badd11 chord on guitar (x24440)
Badd11B D♯ F♯ E
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
F#7 chord on guitar (242322)
F♯7F♯ A♯ C♯ E
G#m chord on guitar (466444)
G♯mG♯ B D♯
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E

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Saturday chords: questions

What key is Saturday in?

Saturday by Sam Fender is centred on E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯).

What chords are in Saturday?

Saturday uses 7 chords: E, Badd11, A, E/F, F#7, G#m, Am.

What is the chord progression of Saturday?

The main progression is Badd11 – A – Badd11 – E (V – IV – V – I).

Is Saturday easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 7th fret and play the shapes A, Eadd11, D, B7, C#m, Dm (67% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 50% without a capo).

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