The Band From Rockall – One Way Ticket Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

The Band From Rockall – One Way Ticket Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

ChordsADC#mF#mBmEAsus4E7

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This is the chord progression of One Way Ticket by The Band From Rockall on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
A D D

[Verse 1]
A C#m D A
If I never see your face again
D F#m Bm E
Or sunlight come to grace a dawn
A C#m D A
Our passion’s work would not take flight
D F#m Bm E A Asus4
Our strivings cease, our glory gone

[Verse 2]
A C#m D A
If I never kiss your lips again
D F#m Bm E
Or talk of love, or dream of youth
A C#m D A
I’d walk my empty years alone
D F#m Bm E A
With this heart of stone I’d hold for you

[Chorus]
F#m E E7 D E
They gave me a ticket on a one-way journey
F#m Bm D E
But you offered me a same price return
F#m Bm D E
I’ve never seen a flower that didn’t shed its seed
A E A Asus4
To rise in spring out of the ground

[Instrumental]
A C#m D A
D F#m Bm E
A C#m D A
D F#m E A

A C#m D A
D F#m Bm E
A C#m D A
D F#m E A

[Chorus]
F#m E E7 D E
They gave me a ticket on a one-way journey
F#m Bm D E
But you offered me a same price return
F#m Bm D E
I’ve never seen a flower that didn’t shed its seed
A E A Asus4
To rise in spring out of the ground

[Verse 3]
A C#m D A
If I never see your face again
D F#m Bm E
Or sunlight come to grace a dawn
A C#m D A
Our passion’s work would not take flight
D F#m Bm E A Asus4 A
Our strivings cease, our glory gone

How to play One Way Ticket: key, chords and progression

One Way Ticket by The Band From Rockall is built around A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯), with 8 chords in all: A, D, C#m, F#m, Bm, E, Asus4 and E7.

The progression the song keeps returning to is A – C#m – D – A (I – iii – IV – I in A major). In solfa, that is doh – mi – fah – doh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes G, C, Bm, Em, Am, D, Gsus4, D7 (88% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 63% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
C#m chord on guitar (x46654)
C♯mC♯ E G♯
F#m chord on guitar (244222)
F♯mF♯ A C♯
Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯
E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
Asus4 chord on guitar (x02230)
Asus4A D E
E7 chord on guitar (020100)
E7E G♯ B D

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One Way Ticket chords: questions

What key is One Way Ticket in?

One Way Ticket by The Band From Rockall is centred on A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯).

What chords are in One Way Ticket?

One Way Ticket uses 8 chords: A, D, C#m, F#m, Bm, E, Asus4, E7.

What is the chord progression of One Way Ticket?

The main progression is A – C#m – D – A (I – iii – IV – I).

Is One Way Ticket easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes G, C, Bm, Em, Am, D, Gsus4, D7 (88% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 63% without a capo).

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