Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald

Learn to play Gordon Lightfoot’s Wreak Of The Edmund Fitzgerald using only four easy to play chords. We show you how to play this great song in the key of F. The chords are Csus, Gm, Bb, and F. By playing these simple chords with the right “feel” for the song, Wreak Of The Edmund Fitzgerald comes out sounding wonderful. This song chronicles the real life tragedy of the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald, an ore freighter traveling on the Great Lakes. A storm came up and caused the ship to founder with all hands lost. Playing this song brings back the memory of this maritime disaster.