How to play "Son of a Son of a Sailor" by Jimmy Buffett on acoustic guitar

Today's lesson will show you how to play Jimmy Buffett's classic tune Son of a Son of a Sailor.

This song uses a I-II-IV-V chord progression. Jimmy Buffett plays it in the key of C, using these chords:

I - C
II - D
IV - F
V - G

Of course, you can easily play it in a different key by transposing chords, e.g. the key of G would look like this:

I - G
II - A
IV - C
V - D

When I play it, I'm actually playing it in the key of A, fingering the key of G chords mentioned above with a capo on the second fret to raise the pitch by two half steps. This is what the song sounds like when played by me on acoustic guitar:



Enjoy!