Chords for How to Play All Along the Watchtower on Acoustic Guitar - Easy Strum Lesson
Tempo:
95.55 bpm
Chords used:
G
Am
F
Bb
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Am] [G] [F] [G] [Am]
[G] [F] [G] [Am]
[G] [F] [G] [Am]
I thought you recognized that song.
I couldn't [N] resist.
It's Bob Dylan, did the original song version
because he wrote it.
But when Jimi Hendrix did All on the [A] Watchtower,
I think it cracked the [E] world right [Bb] open.
I mean, I remember the first time I heard that lead,
with the, I saw like mountains, you know,
castles in [Ab] the mist, man.
I was like, [Bb] two riders were approaching,
[Ab] what a great song.
But I'm just gonna give you,
I'm gonna actually give you a taste of both
Hendrix [G] and Dylan on this, why not?
So [Am] to do it simply, it's just,
[G] ♪ Move the rhythm [F] kinda way out of [G] it [Am] ♪
♪ Stand [G] the joke up to [F] the key [G] ♪
[A] So that's just A minor, [G] G.
[F]
Now if you have trouble with that,
a lot of people do, they call it the ouch chord.
You can do it this way,
with your thumb over the top.
You can do a barred,
or you can just do a small version like this.
That's easier, so it's [C] just like a C.
Move everything, move these two fingers [F] down one.
And then bend that in here.
Sorry to say, there's no real easy [Bb] way to do an F chord,
but it's one you're gonna need to learn sooner or later.
Why not [F] now?
So anyway, [B]
the Bob Dylan version is just more of [Am] a straight.
[G] [F]
[G] [Am] [G] ♪ Stand the joke up to the [F] key ♪
More of a [G] [Am] spoken word.
♪ [G] There's too much [F] confusion, [G] [Am] [G] I can't get no [F] relief ♪
[G] [Am] [G] ♪ Business man, you [F] drink my wine [G] [Am] ♪
♪ [G] Loud man, take my [F] heart, [G] [Am] [G] I love that [F]
[G] [Am] ♪
[G] [F] So [G] [Am] that's pretty straightforward.
A minor, [G] G, [F] F, [G] G, [Am] A minor.
Okay, now the [E] Hendrix version, of course, same chords,
but done, [Bb] reimagined in quite a different way.
This one, he starts with the G and he [G] pumps it.
[Am]
[G] [F] [G] [Am]
[G] [F] [N] So I wanted to show you that, just so you have it,
in case you're a Hendrix fan, and basically who isn't.
[Am] [A] [Am] [N]
[G] [F] [G] [Am]
[G] [F] [G] [Am]
I thought you recognized that song.
I couldn't [N] resist.
It's Bob Dylan, did the original song version
because he wrote it.
But when Jimi Hendrix did All on the [A] Watchtower,
I think it cracked the [E] world right [Bb] open.
I mean, I remember the first time I heard that lead,
with the, I saw like mountains, you know,
castles in [Ab] the mist, man.
I was like, [Bb] two riders were approaching,
[Ab] what a great song.
But I'm just gonna give you,
I'm gonna actually give you a taste of both
Hendrix [G] and Dylan on this, why not?
So [Am] to do it simply, it's just,
[G] ♪ Move the rhythm [F] kinda way out of [G] it [Am] ♪
♪ Stand [G] the joke up to [F] the key [G] ♪
[A] So that's just A minor, [G] G.
[F]
Now if you have trouble with that,
a lot of people do, they call it the ouch chord.
You can do it this way,
with your thumb over the top.
You can do a barred,
or you can just do a small version like this.
That's easier, so it's [C] just like a C.
Move everything, move these two fingers [F] down one.
And then bend that in here.
Sorry to say, there's no real easy [Bb] way to do an F chord,
but it's one you're gonna need to learn sooner or later.
Why not [F] now?
So anyway, [B]
the Bob Dylan version is just more of [Am] a straight.
[G] [F]
[G] [Am] [G] ♪ Stand the joke up to the [F] key ♪
More of a [G] [Am] spoken word.
♪ [G] There's too much [F] confusion, [G] [Am] [G] I can't get no [F] relief ♪
[G] [Am] [G] ♪ Business man, you [F] drink my wine [G] [Am] ♪
♪ [G] Loud man, take my [F] heart, [G] [Am] [G] I love that [F]
[G] [Am] ♪
[G] [F] So [G] [Am] that's pretty straightforward.
A minor, [G] G, [F] F, [G] G, [Am] A minor.
Okay, now the [E] Hendrix version, of course, same chords,
but done, [Bb] reimagined in quite a different way.
This one, he starts with the G and he [G] pumps it.
[Am]
[G] [F] [G] [Am]
[G] [F] [N] So I wanted to show you that, just so you have it,
in case you're a Hendrix fan, and basically who isn't.
[Am] [A] [Am] [N]
Key:
G
Am
F
Bb
A
G
Am
F
[Am] _ _ [G] _ [F] _ _ _ [G] _ [Am] _
_ [G] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [G] _ [Am] _
_ [G] _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ [Am]
I thought you recognized that song.
I couldn't [N] resist.
It's Bob Dylan, did the original song version
because he wrote it.
But when Jimi Hendrix did All on the [A] Watchtower,
I think it cracked the [E] world right [Bb] open.
I mean, I remember the first time I heard that lead,
with the, I saw like mountains, you know,
castles in [Ab] the mist, man.
I was like, [Bb] two riders were approaching,
[Ab] what a great song.
But I'm just gonna give you,
I'm gonna actually give you a taste of both
Hendrix [G] and Dylan on this, why not?
So [Am] to do it simply, it's just,
[G] ♪ Move the rhythm [F] kinda way out of [G] it _ [Am] ♪
♪ Stand [G] the joke up to [F] the key _ [G] ♪
[A] So that's just A minor, [G] G.
_ [F] _
Now if you have trouble with that,
a lot of people do, they call it the ouch chord.
You can do it this way,
with your thumb over the top.
You can do a barred,
or you can just do a small version like this.
_ That's easier, so it's [C] just like a C.
_ Move everything, move these two fingers [F] down one.
And then bend that in here.
Sorry to say, there's no real easy [Bb] way to do an F chord,
but it's one you're gonna need to learn sooner or later.
Why not [F] now?
So anyway, [B]
the Bob Dylan version is just more of [Am] a straight.
_ _ [G] _ [F] _
_ _ [G] _ [Am] _ [G] ♪ Stand the joke up to the [F] key ♪
More of a [G] [Am] spoken word.
♪ [G] There's too much [F] confusion, _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ [G] I can't get no [F] relief ♪
[G] _ _ [Am] _ [G] ♪ Business man, you [F] drink my wine [G] _ [Am] ♪
♪ [G] Loud man, take my [F] heart, _ _ [G] _ [Am] _ [G] I love that [F] _
_ [G] _ [Am] ♪
_ [G] _ [F] So _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ that's pretty straightforward.
A minor, [G] G, [F] F, [G] G, [Am] A minor.
Okay, now the [E] Hendrix version, of course, same chords,
but done, [Bb] reimagined in quite a different way.
This one, he starts with the G and he [G] pumps it.
[Am] _
_ _ [G] _ [F] _ _ _ [G] _ [Am] _
_ _ [G] _ [F] _ _ [N] So I wanted to show you that, just so you have it,
in case you're a Hendrix fan, and basically who isn't.
[Am] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ [G] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [G] _ [Am] _
_ [G] _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ [Am]
I thought you recognized that song.
I couldn't [N] resist.
It's Bob Dylan, did the original song version
because he wrote it.
But when Jimi Hendrix did All on the [A] Watchtower,
I think it cracked the [E] world right [Bb] open.
I mean, I remember the first time I heard that lead,
with the, I saw like mountains, you know,
castles in [Ab] the mist, man.
I was like, [Bb] two riders were approaching,
[Ab] what a great song.
But I'm just gonna give you,
I'm gonna actually give you a taste of both
Hendrix [G] and Dylan on this, why not?
So [Am] to do it simply, it's just,
[G] ♪ Move the rhythm [F] kinda way out of [G] it _ [Am] ♪
♪ Stand [G] the joke up to [F] the key _ [G] ♪
[A] So that's just A minor, [G] G.
_ [F] _
Now if you have trouble with that,
a lot of people do, they call it the ouch chord.
You can do it this way,
with your thumb over the top.
You can do a barred,
or you can just do a small version like this.
_ That's easier, so it's [C] just like a C.
_ Move everything, move these two fingers [F] down one.
And then bend that in here.
Sorry to say, there's no real easy [Bb] way to do an F chord,
but it's one you're gonna need to learn sooner or later.
Why not [F] now?
So anyway, [B]
the Bob Dylan version is just more of [Am] a straight.
_ _ [G] _ [F] _
_ _ [G] _ [Am] _ [G] ♪ Stand the joke up to the [F] key ♪
More of a [G] [Am] spoken word.
♪ [G] There's too much [F] confusion, _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ [G] I can't get no [F] relief ♪
[G] _ _ [Am] _ [G] ♪ Business man, you [F] drink my wine [G] _ [Am] ♪
♪ [G] Loud man, take my [F] heart, _ _ [G] _ [Am] _ [G] I love that [F] _
_ [G] _ [Am] ♪
_ [G] _ [F] So _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ that's pretty straightforward.
A minor, [G] G, [F] F, [G] G, [Am] A minor.
Okay, now the [E] Hendrix version, of course, same chords,
but done, [Bb] reimagined in quite a different way.
This one, he starts with the G and he [G] pumps it.
[Am] _
_ _ [G] _ [F] _ _ _ [G] _ [Am] _
_ _ [G] _ [F] _ _ [N] So I wanted to show you that, just so you have it,
in case you're a Hendrix fan, and basically who isn't.
[Am] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [N] _