(Steed, Jones, Back)
View chords used in this chart
A B9 B C#9 C
e 5 7 7 9 8
B 5 7 7 9 8
G 6 7 8 9 9
D 7 5 9 7 10
A - - - - -
E - - - - -
The intro is the underlying progession of almost the whole song.
Intro: A,B9,B,C#9,A,B9,B,C#9,C,B,A,C,B,A
A B9 B C#9
O'Captain my captain the ship is going down
A B9 B C#9
O'Captain my captain won't you please turn around
C B A
Women and children on the life raft first
C B A
No pushing no shoving, I said children first
A B9 B C#9
O'Captain my captain won't you come aboard
A B9 B C#9
There is nothing that you can do any more
C B A
But the captain just stood and looked over stern
C B A
Whith a look in his eye a look of concern
A B9 B C#9
O'Captain my captain it's your last chance
A B9 B C#9
O'Captain my captain live again to dance
C B A
But the water rose to the captains knee
C B A
As the ship sunk to the bottom of the sea
A B9 B C#9
O'Captain my captain I bid the farewell
A B9 B C#9
O'Captain my captain what a tale they will tell
C B A
With the captains last breath he tipped his hat to me
C B A
That is all of the captain that I'll ever see
A B9 B C#9
O'Captain my captain now turned to bubbles
>From here they go (on the album) into the big jam, but
I don't have time to tab that out now. If I get any
requests, maybe I'll post it later.
-C.K.
How to play (Steed, Jones, Back)
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is A. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.