These are the chords for The Eagle And Me by Van Dyke Parks on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard
[Intro]Ab[Verse]Ab
River, it like to flow
BbEb
Eagle, it like to fly
Ab
Eagle, it like to feel
BbEb
Its wings against the sky
Ab
Possum, it like to run
BbEb
Ivy, it like to climb
Ab
The bird in the tree and
the bumble bee want
BbEbAb
Freedom in Autumn or Summertime
[Chorus]CFmEbm
Ever since that day
F#6/9 C
When the world was an onion
Bb Bbsus4 Bb(b5)
It was natural for the spirit
BbEbsus2E
to soar and lay
EbBEb
The way the Lord wanted
[Verse]Ab
Free as the sun is free
BbEb
But that's how it's got to be
Ab
Whatever is right for
the bumble bee
BbEb
And river and the eagle
Ab
is right for me
[Interlude]Ab[Verse]Ab
River, it like to flow
BbEb
And Eagle, it like to fly
Ab
Eagle, it like to feel
BbEb
Its wings against the sky
Ab
Possum, it like to run
BbEb
And ivy, it like to climb
Ab
The bird in the tree and
the bumble bee want
BbEbAb
Freedom in Autumn or Summertime
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[Interlude]
C Fm Ebm F#6/9 C
Bb Bbsus4 Bb(b5) Bb Ebsus2 E
EbBEb[Verse]Ab
Free as the sun is free
BbEb
But that's how it's got to be
Ab
Whatever is right for
the bumble bee
BbEb
And river and the eagle
Ab
is right for me
[Outro]Ab
How to play The Eagle And Me: key, chords and progression
The Eagle And Me by Van Dyke Parks is centred on E♭ major (three flats: B♭, E♭, A♭). The song uses 9 chords: Ab, Bb, Eb, C, Fm, Ebm, Ebsus2, E and B.
The progression the song keeps returning to is Ab – Bb – Eb – Ab (IV – V – I – IV in E♭ major). In solfa, that is fah – soh – doh – fah. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.
Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes G, A, D, B, Em, Dm, Dsus2, Eb, Bb (67% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 22% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.
The Eagle And Me by Van Dyke Parks is centred on E♭ major (three flats: B♭, E♭, A♭).
What chords are in The Eagle And Me?
The Eagle And Me uses 9 chords: Ab, Bb, Eb, C, Fm, Ebm, Ebsus2, E, B.
What is the chord progression of The Eagle And Me?
The main progression is Ab – Bb – Eb – Ab (IV – V – I – IV).
Is The Eagle And Me easy to play on guitar?
Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes G, A, D, B, Em, Dm, Dsus2, Eb, Bb (67% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 22% without a capo).
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