Chords for Ghost Riders in the Sky Guitar Lesson
Tempo:
121.15 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
C
B
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[A] [C] [G]
[A] [C] [E]
[A] [E]
[A] [F]
[C] [B] [A]
[E] To play Ghost Riders, first start with an open E string,
[A] then play three open A strings.
Next go to the second fret on the A string, [B] play it once,
then move up to the third fret [C] and play that three times.
[G]
So we have, [A] [B] [C]
now we play an [A] open A string, and then the third [G] fret of the E string,
then [E] open E string, and then [G] third fret again.
G note right there at the third fret.
[E] So we have now, [A]
[C] [A] [G]
[E] now we start again in the same way,
[A] [B]
[C] except this time now after we've gotten to the third fret of the A string,
we now play an open [D] D string, and then go to the second fret of the D [E] string.
[C] And then we go to the third fret of the A, second fret [E] of D.
So that part is.
[A]
[C] [E]
Next we start off again here at the second fret of D, we play this twice,
then we jump down to [A] the second fret of G, play that twice,
then play it two more times, then play [C#] the second fret of D two more [E] times.
So that whole part is.
[A]
[E] And now we're going to go D string second fret three times,
open [D] D, [C] third fret of A, open [A] A.
So that whole part is.
[E]
[E]
[A] [E] And now we play an open E string, and then go to the first fret of the E [F] string,
[Em] like so.
[F]
And then the third fret of the A string, [C]
[F] [C] now go to the [E] second fret of A,
I'm going to go two three on A, [B]
two, open [A] A, [B] [A]
[Em] third fret of E, then [A] open A string.
[E]
[F] [C] [A]
[A] [C] [E]
[A] [E]
[A] [F]
[C] [B] [A]
[E] To play Ghost Riders, first start with an open E string,
[A] then play three open A strings.
Next go to the second fret on the A string, [B] play it once,
then move up to the third fret [C] and play that three times.
[G]
So we have, [A] [B] [C]
now we play an [A] open A string, and then the third [G] fret of the E string,
then [E] open E string, and then [G] third fret again.
G note right there at the third fret.
[E] So we have now, [A]
[C] [A] [G]
[E] now we start again in the same way,
[A] [B]
[C] except this time now after we've gotten to the third fret of the A string,
we now play an open [D] D string, and then go to the second fret of the D [E] string.
[C] And then we go to the third fret of the A, second fret [E] of D.
So that part is.
[A]
[C] [E]
Next we start off again here at the second fret of D, we play this twice,
then we jump down to [A] the second fret of G, play that twice,
then play it two more times, then play [C#] the second fret of D two more [E] times.
So that whole part is.
[A]
[E] And now we're going to go D string second fret three times,
open [D] D, [C] third fret of A, open [A] A.
So that whole part is.
[E]
[E]
[A] [E] And now we play an open E string, and then go to the first fret of the E [F] string,
[Em] like so.
[F]
And then the third fret of the A string, [C]
[F] [C] now go to the [E] second fret of A,
I'm going to go two three on A, [B]
two, open [A] A, [B] [A]
[Em] third fret of E, then [A] open A string.
[E]
[F] [C] [A]
Key:
A
E
C
B
G
A
E
C
_ [A] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [C] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [F] _ _
[C] _ _ [B] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[E] To play Ghost Riders, first start with an open E string,
_ [A] then play three open A strings. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Next go to the second fret on the A string, [B] play it once,
then move up to the third fret [C] and play that three times.
_ _ _ [G]
So we have, [A] _ _ [B] _ _ [C] _ _
now we play an [A] open A string, _ and then the third [G] fret of the E string, _ _ _
then [E] open E string, and then [G] third fret again.
G note right there at the third fret.
[E] So we have now, _ [A] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] now we start again in the same way,
_ [A] _ _ [B] _
[C] _ _ except this time now after we've gotten to the third fret of the A string,
we now play an open [D] D string, _ and then go to the second fret of the D [E] string. _ _ _
[C] And then we go to the third fret of the A, _ second fret [E] of D.
_ _ _ So that part is.
[A] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ Next we start off again here at the second fret of D, we play this twice, _
_ then we jump down to [A] the second fret of G, play that twice,
_ then play it two more times, _ then play [C#] the second fret of D two more [E] times.
_ So that whole part is.
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ And now we're going to go _ D string second fret three times,
_ _ open [D] D, _ [C] third fret of A, _ open [A] A.
_ _ So that whole part is. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [E] And now we play an open E string, _ and then go to the first fret of the E [F] string, _ _ _
_ [Em] like so.
_ _ [F] _ _ _
And then the third fret of the A string, [C] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [C] _ _ now go to the [E] second fret of A,
I'm going to go two three on A, _ [B] _ _
two, open [A] A, _ [B] _ _ [A] _
[Em] third fret of E, _ then [A] open A string.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
[F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [C] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [F] _ _
[C] _ _ [B] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[E] To play Ghost Riders, first start with an open E string,
_ [A] then play three open A strings. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Next go to the second fret on the A string, [B] play it once,
then move up to the third fret [C] and play that three times.
_ _ _ [G]
So we have, [A] _ _ [B] _ _ [C] _ _
now we play an [A] open A string, _ and then the third [G] fret of the E string, _ _ _
then [E] open E string, and then [G] third fret again.
G note right there at the third fret.
[E] So we have now, _ [A] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] now we start again in the same way,
_ [A] _ _ [B] _
[C] _ _ except this time now after we've gotten to the third fret of the A string,
we now play an open [D] D string, _ and then go to the second fret of the D [E] string. _ _ _
[C] And then we go to the third fret of the A, _ second fret [E] of D.
_ _ _ So that part is.
[A] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ Next we start off again here at the second fret of D, we play this twice, _
_ then we jump down to [A] the second fret of G, play that twice,
_ then play it two more times, _ then play [C#] the second fret of D two more [E] times.
_ So that whole part is.
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ And now we're going to go _ D string second fret three times,
_ _ open [D] D, _ [C] third fret of A, _ open [A] A.
_ _ So that whole part is. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [E] And now we play an open E string, _ and then go to the first fret of the E [F] string, _ _ _
_ [Em] like so.
_ _ [F] _ _ _
And then the third fret of the A string, [C] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [C] _ _ now go to the [E] second fret of A,
I'm going to go two three on A, _ [B] _ _
two, open [A] A, _ [B] _ _ [A] _
[Em] third fret of E, _ then [A] open A string.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
[F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _