![]() ![]() Eb Bb/D Cm Cm7 F/A F And I'm gonna be high -i-high as a kite by then Gm7 C9 I miss the earth so much, I miss my wife Gm7 C9 It's lonely out in space Eb Bb/D Cm Cm7 F/A F/C F Eb. So even back then Pop-Piano was already so popular, yet still for the majority, the approach to learn it hasn’t changed one bit since then. verse 1 Gm7 C9 She packed my bags last night - pre-flight Gm7 C9 Zero hour, nine A.M. (Did you know that this song was released all the way back in 1972?! -oh those golden ’70s-. 0:00 / 8:45 ELTON JOHN - ROCKET MAN Guitar Lesson - EASY CHORDS Andy Guitar 2.44M subscribers Subscribe 119K views 3 years ago ROCKET MAN GUITAR CHORDS SHEET. It’s been a while since I’ve handled a true classic (been a while since I did any tutorial actually, but hey, we’ve been busy doin’ other stuff as ya know! □ ), so finally here’s one for you again: enjoy Elton John and his classic Pop-Piano style. Elton John: Rocket Man, 1972 Elton John's music was particularly successful in. ![]() familiarity with these chord progressions and anthemic melodies. Then that nice part where he’s getting high, but actually lets the bass walk down to go low(er), and my personal highlight of the song -not the actual chorus itself- but merely the C7 on the actual “ I’m Rocket Man“, which with its major third outside of the key, gives that nice euphoric sound. Get this bible of Pop-Piano, learn to understand the language of music and express yourself just like the pros, without sheets by chords, by ear, by heart. Other British soft rock artists included Cat Stevens, 10CC and Elton John. variations on 'The Wind Cries Mary' by Jimi Hendrix and Elton John's 'Rocket Man. The verse starts off nicely with what will actually turn out to be the heaviest extension chords of the whole song (Gm7 and a C9 -which in the second round is even extended to a Csus). Sure.) it’s a very good candidate to exemplify a fairly simple, yet highly effective use of Chord/Pattern based piano and to put your Pop-Piano skills to good use with.Ī few nice extensions in there, some nice addition pattern tricks too, not too heavy on the voicings, not too many different chords, just perfect I think both as an example and as a practice tune. Pop-Music in one of it’s purest forms.Įven though (Elton/Rocket fans: sorry for the honesty here) this is far from my favorite tune (it’s a very good one though. I mean, who makes songs like these anymore nowadays? Right? A guy, a piano, a strong melody, solid harmonies played in an organic way on our beloved beast of an instrument. Some credit to the “founders” of our style (Pop-Piano), I thought, would for a change be in order again. ![]()
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