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Cat Stevens - Morning Has Broken Chords

Chord reference D, G, A, F#, Bm, G7, C, F, Dm, E7
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[D] [G] [A] [F#] [Bm] [G7] [C] [F] [C] Morning has [C]bro[Dm]ken [G]Like the first [F]mor[C]ning Blackbird has [Em]spo[Am]ken [D]like the first [G]bird [G7] Praise for the [C]sing[F]ing [C]praise for the [Am]mor[D]ning [G]Praise for them [C]sprin[F]ging [G7]fresh from the [C]world

[F] [G] [E7] [Am] [G] [C] [G7]

Sweet the rain’s [C]new [Dm]fall [G]Sunlit from [F]hea[C]ven Like the first [Em]dew [Am]fall [D]on the first [G]grass [G7] Praise for the [C]sweet[F]ness [C]of the wet [Am]gar[D]den [G]Sprung in comp[C]lete[F]ness [G7]where his feet [C]pass

[F] [G] [E7] [Am] [F#] [Bm] [G] [D] [A7] [D]

Mine is the [D]sun[Em]light [A]mine is the [G]mor[D]ning Born of the [F#m]one [Bm]light [E7]Eden saw [A]play [A7] Praise with e[D]la[G]tion [D]praise every [Bm]mor[E7]ning [A]God’s recre[D]a[G]tion [A7]of the new [D]day

[G] [A] [F#] [Bm] [G7] [C] [F] [C]

Morning has [C]bro[Dm]ken [G]Like the first [F]mor[C]ning Blackbird has [Em]spo[Am]ken [D]like the first [G]bird [G7] Praise for the [C]sin[F]ging [C]praise for the [Am]mor[D]ning [G]Praise for them [C]spring[F]ing [G7]fresh from the [C]world

[F] [G] [E7] [Am] [F#] [Bm] [G] [D] [A7] [D]

Artist Cat Stevens
Album Teaser and the Firecat
Genres Folk, Pop
Year 1971
Key D

How to Play Morning Has Broken on Guitar?

Cat Stevens - Morning Has Broken can be played in the key of D using the D, G, A, F#, Bm, G7, C, F, Dm, E7 chords.

  • For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B.
  • For F#, To play F# | Gb, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the A string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the B string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, mute D, G.
  • For Bm, To play Bm, barre fret 2 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 4, let D, B ring open, mute G.
  • For G7, To play G7, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute A, high E.
  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
  • For Dm, To play Dm, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute G, B.
  • For E7, To play E7, let low E, D, B, high E ring open, mute A, G.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Morning Has Broken with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.