Chords for How to Play "Drunken Sailor" On Guitar
Tempo:
95.9 bpm
Chords used:
Abm
Gb
Eb
G
Ab
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Hey guys, welcome to another episode [Abm] of This is How We Do It.
[Gb] [Abm] [Gb]
[Abm] [F] You may have guessed or already known that the song that I just played was an Irish folk song called the Drunken [G] Sailor.
The song was even featured on Muppets Treasure Island where Long John Silver was singing [Abm] it in the kitchen.
So now I'm going to zoom up and show you the fretboard.
So the chords that are played in this song are the A minor
and a chord that is sometimes [Dbm] known as the [Gb] Eagles G.
[Ab] You play an A minor exactly like an E major, just one [Abm] string over.
[Eb] Versus an E major.
So, [G] you play the A minor with your middle finger on the second fret of [Eb] the D,
[C] your [E] ring finger on the second fret [Abm] of the G,
[F] and your index finger on the second fret [B] of the B.
[G]
The Eagles G is played with your index finger on the second fret of [Bb] the A string,
[N] middle finger on the third [Gb] fret of the low E,
[N] your ring finger on the third fret of the B [Db] string,
[N] and your pinky on the third fret of the high [Gb] E.
[N] So the strumming pattern is the most complicated thing for me to explain because I change it so often.
But the best thing I can recommend doing is this.
[Eb] Down,
[N]
[E] so that's down, down, down, down, up, [Eb] down, down, down, down.
[Cm]
[Db] [Bb]
[Ab] And then through the transitions of the chords from going to the A minor to the G, to the Eagles G,
[Abm] you can just do a quick up-strum.
[Gb]
[Db] So with that basic strumming pattern, it's going to sound like this from the top.
[Abm] [Gb]
[Abm] [Gb] [Abm]
[Ab] All right guys, I hope you enjoyed today's guitar lesson.
If you want to hear more Irish music,
send me a message because I have a few more songs I would like to teach you that are
indeed Irish folk music.
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[Gb] [Abm] [Gb]
[Abm] [F] You may have guessed or already known that the song that I just played was an Irish folk song called the Drunken [G] Sailor.
The song was even featured on Muppets Treasure Island where Long John Silver was singing [Abm] it in the kitchen.
So now I'm going to zoom up and show you the fretboard.
So the chords that are played in this song are the A minor
and a chord that is sometimes [Dbm] known as the [Gb] Eagles G.
[Ab] You play an A minor exactly like an E major, just one [Abm] string over.
[Eb] Versus an E major.
So, [G] you play the A minor with your middle finger on the second fret of [Eb] the D,
[C] your [E] ring finger on the second fret [Abm] of the G,
[F] and your index finger on the second fret [B] of the B.
[G]
The Eagles G is played with your index finger on the second fret of [Bb] the A string,
[N] middle finger on the third [Gb] fret of the low E,
[N] your ring finger on the third fret of the B [Db] string,
[N] and your pinky on the third fret of the high [Gb] E.
[N] So the strumming pattern is the most complicated thing for me to explain because I change it so often.
But the best thing I can recommend doing is this.
[Eb] Down,
[N]
[E] so that's down, down, down, down, up, [Eb] down, down, down, down.
[Cm]
[Db] [Bb]
[Ab] And then through the transitions of the chords from going to the A minor to the G, to the Eagles G,
[Abm] you can just do a quick up-strum.
[Gb]
[Db] So with that basic strumming pattern, it's going to sound like this from the top.
[Abm] [Gb]
[Abm] [Gb] [Abm]
[Ab] All right guys, I hope you enjoyed today's guitar lesson.
If you want to hear more Irish music,
send me a message because I have a few more songs I would like to teach you that are
indeed Irish folk music.
I think you'll like them.
I like them.
Please subscribe.
It helps me out a lot.
Key:
Abm
Gb
Eb
G
Ab
Abm
Gb
Eb
Hey guys, welcome to another episode [Abm] of This is How We Do It. _
_ [Gb] _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ [Gb] _ _
[Abm] _ _ [F] _ You may have guessed or already known that the song that I just played was an Irish folk song called the Drunken [G] Sailor.
The song was even featured on Muppets Treasure Island where Long John Silver was singing [Abm] it in the kitchen.
So now I'm going to zoom up and show you the fretboard.
So the chords that are played in this song are the A minor _
_ and a chord that is sometimes [Dbm] known as the [Gb] Eagles G. _ _
_ _ [Ab] You play an A minor exactly like an E major, just one [Abm] string over.
_ _ [Eb] Versus an E major. _ _
_ So, [G] you play the A minor with your middle finger on the second fret of [Eb] the D,
_ _ _ [C] _ your [E] ring finger on the second fret [Abm] of the G,
_ _ _ [F] and your index finger on the second fret [B] of the B.
_ _ _ _ [G]
The Eagles G is played with your index finger on the second fret of [Bb] the A string, _ _
[N] _ middle finger on the third [Gb] fret of the low E, _ _
[N] your ring finger on the third fret of the B [Db] string,
[N] and your pinky on the third fret of the high [Gb] E.
_ _ _ _ [N] So the strumming pattern is the most complicated thing for me to explain because I change it so often.
But the best thing I can recommend doing is this.
[Eb] Down, _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
[E] so that's down, down, down, down, up, [Eb] down, down, down, down.
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ And then through the transitions of the chords from going to the A minor to the G, to the Eagles G,
[Abm] you can just do a quick up-strum.
_ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ [Db] So with that basic strumming pattern, it's going to sound like this from the top.
[Abm] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _
[Abm] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ [Abm] _ _
[Ab] _ _ All right guys, I hope you enjoyed today's guitar lesson.
If you want to hear more Irish music,
send me a message because I have a few more songs I would like to teach you that are
indeed Irish folk music.
I think you'll like them.
I like them.
_ _ Please subscribe.
It helps me out a lot. _ _
_ [Gb] _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ [Gb] _ _
[Abm] _ _ [F] _ You may have guessed or already known that the song that I just played was an Irish folk song called the Drunken [G] Sailor.
The song was even featured on Muppets Treasure Island where Long John Silver was singing [Abm] it in the kitchen.
So now I'm going to zoom up and show you the fretboard.
So the chords that are played in this song are the A minor _
_ and a chord that is sometimes [Dbm] known as the [Gb] Eagles G. _ _
_ _ [Ab] You play an A minor exactly like an E major, just one [Abm] string over.
_ _ [Eb] Versus an E major. _ _
_ So, [G] you play the A minor with your middle finger on the second fret of [Eb] the D,
_ _ _ [C] _ your [E] ring finger on the second fret [Abm] of the G,
_ _ _ [F] and your index finger on the second fret [B] of the B.
_ _ _ _ [G]
The Eagles G is played with your index finger on the second fret of [Bb] the A string, _ _
[N] _ middle finger on the third [Gb] fret of the low E, _ _
[N] your ring finger on the third fret of the B [Db] string,
[N] and your pinky on the third fret of the high [Gb] E.
_ _ _ _ [N] So the strumming pattern is the most complicated thing for me to explain because I change it so often.
But the best thing I can recommend doing is this.
[Eb] Down, _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
[E] so that's down, down, down, down, up, [Eb] down, down, down, down.
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ And then through the transitions of the chords from going to the A minor to the G, to the Eagles G,
[Abm] you can just do a quick up-strum.
_ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ [Db] So with that basic strumming pattern, it's going to sound like this from the top.
[Abm] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _
[Abm] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ [Abm] _ _
[Ab] _ _ All right guys, I hope you enjoyed today's guitar lesson.
If you want to hear more Irish music,
send me a message because I have a few more songs I would like to teach you that are
indeed Irish folk music.
I think you'll like them.
I like them.
_ _ Please subscribe.
It helps me out a lot. _ _