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The Incredible String Band – Waltz Of The New Moon Chords Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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[Verse 1]
  Dm            Gm
I hear that the emperor
   Gmaj7              D
of China used to wear iron
           Gm Dm Gm G D  G D
shoes with ease
Dm
We are the tablecloth
    Gm       G
and also the table also the
                     Gm     D
fable of the dancing leaves

[Chorus]
D       A         D
The new moon is rising the
           A
axe of the thunder is broken
   D
As never was, not since the flood
nor yet since the world began
    A
The new moon is shining,
the angels are washing their windows
 D
Above the years whose jumble sale
                   G D
goes spinning on below
Dm7             G7
Ask the snail beneath the stone,
Dm7             G7
ask the stone beneath the wall
G         D
Are there any stars at all
G
Like an eagle in the sky,
Gm         Dm     Gm   D
tell me if air is strong

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[Interlude]
D

[Verse 2]
       Dm                     Gm D
In the floating pan pipe victories
Dm      D         G D
 of the golden harvest
                        Dm     G D
Safe in the care of the dear moon

[Chorus]
D               A
The new moon is rising the
eyelid of god is approaching
    D
The humane train
the skating raining
travelling voice of certainty
                A
The new moon is shining
the harmonious hand is
                 D
now holding Lord Krishna's ring
D
The eagle's wing the voice
of mother everything
Dm
Ask the snail beneath the stone,
                G
ask the stone beneath the wall
          D
Are there any stars at all
G
Like an eagle in the sky,
Gm         Dm     Gm  D
tell me if air is strong

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[Outro]
Dm
In the floating palaces
of the spinning castle
        D
May the fire king's daughter
      Gm           D    Dm
bring water to you

How to play Waltz Of The New Moon: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Waltz Of The New Moon by The Incredible String Band on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Waltz Of The New Moon by The Incredible String Band is centred on C major (no sharps or flats). The song uses 8 chords: Dm, Gm, Gmaj7, D, G, A, Dm7 and G7.

Most of the song cycles through Dm – Gm – D – Dm (ii – v – II – ii in C major). In solfa, that is reh – soh – reh – reh. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Beginner-friendly: on guitar almost every chord is an open shape, which makes this a good song to learn early on.