Skip to content
Saturday Nights Alright for Fighting cover art

Saturday Nights Alright for Fighting

Elton John
Tab
★4.3(16)

3 versions

Tab3

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Intro

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--5--5--5---5--5--5---5--5--5---3--3--3---3/15---10--10--10---10--10--10--|
D|--7--7--5---7--7--5---7--7--5---5--5--3---3/15---12--12--10---12--12--10--|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--5--5--5---5--5--5---5--5--5---3--3--3--3--3-----------------------------|
D|--7--7--5---7--7--5---7--7--5---5--5--3--3--5---3----3--3---3--3--3-------|
A|------------------------------------------------3h5--5--3---5--5--3-------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

First Verse

G F, C, G, G, F, C, G, F.

It's gettin' late.

Chorus

C Bb, F, C, C, Bb, F, C, G,.

So don't give us.

Bb C

Oooh, oooh, oooh, oooh...

[BRIDGE] G-G-G! F-F G-G! F-F G!

Second Verse

G F, C, G, G, F, C, G, F.

Well they're packed.

Chorus

C Bb, F, C, C, Bb, F, C, G,.

So don't give us.

Bb C

Oooh, oooh, oooh, oooh...

LEAD BREAK

C

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---5--5--5---5--5--5---5--5--5---|
D|---7--7--5---7--7--5---7--7--5---|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

Bb

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---3--3--3---3--3--3---3--3--3---|
D|---5--5--3---5--5--3---5--5--3---|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

F

e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|---10--10--10---10--10--10---10--10--10---|
D|---12--12--10---12--12--10---12--12--10---|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

C

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---5--5--5---5--5--5---5--5--5---|
D|---7--7--5---7--7--5---7--7--5---|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

C

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---5--5--5---5--5--5---5--5--5---|
D|---7--7--5---7--7--5---7--7--5---|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

Bb

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---3--3--3---3--3--3---3--3--3---|
D|---5--5--3---5--5--3---5--5--3---|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

F

e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|---10--10--10---10--10--10---10--10--10---|
D|---12--12--10---12--12--10---12--12--10---|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

C F/C

e|---------------------------------1---|
B|---------------------------------1---|
G|---5--5--5---5--5--5---5--5--5---2---|
D|---7--7--5---7--7--5---7--7--5---3---|
A|---------------------------------3---|
E|---------------------------------X---|

...oooh!...

Chorus

C Bb, F, C, C, Bb, F, C, G,.

So don't give us.

Bb C

Oooh, oooh, oooh, oooh...

Outro

C

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---5--5--5---5--5--5---5--5--5---|
D|---7--7--5---7--7--5---7--7--5---|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

Bb

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---3--3--3---3--3--3---3--3--3---|
D|---5--5--3---5--5--3---5--5--3---|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

F

e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|---10--10--10---10--10--10---10--10--10---|
D|---12--12--10---12--12--10---12--12--10---|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

C

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---5--5--5---5--5--5---5--5--5---|
D|---7--7--5---7--7--5---7--7--5---|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

C

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---5--5--5---5--5--5---5--5--5---|
D|---7--7--5---7--7--5---7--7--5---|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

Saturday, Saturday, Saturday,

Bb

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---3--3--3---3--3--3---3--3--3---|
D|---5--5--3---5--5--3---5--5--3---|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

Saturday, Saturday, Saturday,

F

e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|---10--10--10---10--10--10---10--10--10---|
D|---12--12--10---12--12--10---12--12--10---|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

Saturday, Saturday, Saturday night's alright!

C

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---5--5--5---5--5--5---5--5--5---|
D|---7--7--5---7--7--5---7--7--5---|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

C

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---5--5--5---5--5--5---5--5--5---|
D|---7--7--5---7--7--5---7--7--5---|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

Saturday, Saturday, Saturday,

Bb

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---3--3--3---3--3--3---3--3--3---|
D|---5--5--3---5--5--3---5--5--3---|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

Saturday, Saturday, Saturday,

F

e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|---10--10--10---10--10--10---10--10--10---|
D|---12--12--10---12--12--10---12--12--10---|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

Saturday, Saturday, Saturday night's alright!

C

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---5--5--5---5--5--5---5--5--5---|
D|---7--7--5---7--7--5---7--7--5---|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

Repeat as long as you care to...

Cogs for president!

Comments

Spotted a wrong chord, or know a capo position that sounds closer to the record?

Sign in to join the conversation.

No comments yet. If you play this one, say what works.

More by Elton John

All songs →
Your SongEbadvanced13 versionsCan You Feel the Love TonightBbintermediate4 versionsRocket ManGmintermediate17 versionsGoodbye Yellow Brick RoadFadvanced11 versionsIm Still StandingEmadvanced8 versionsTiny DancerCadvanced9 versions