Chords for How To Play Willie Nelson Always On My Mind (intro only)
Tempo:
150 bpm
Chords used:
G
Eb
A
B
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[N]
[G]
Always on my mind is in [Eb] the key of D, [Ab] but [Eb] it starts off as if it's in the key of G.
[Ab] Let's play the first four [G] bars of your [Eb] tab, the top line, which is the two bars of the intro and then the [Gb] first two bars of the [B] verse.
[G]
[D] [G]
[A]
[D] Maybe I didn't love [A] you.
[Bb]
[G] So the intro, as I say, starts as if [B] it's in G.
On a G chord in this [Eb] voicing, make a normal D chord shape.
Bring it up until it's at the 7th and 8th frets.
[Ab] And then we're going to play 3-2-1 [G] and then come up the strings 3-2 [Eb]-1.
So play them [Bm] as a block chord [G] and then separate them 3-2-1.
Then a D chord [F] shape, which is the first string 5th fret and the 3rd and 2nd strings at the 7th [Eb] fret.
3-2-1 [D] as a block and then up the strings 3-2-1.
[Eb] That's bar 1, going from G to D.
[G] 1 and 2 and 3 and [D] 4 and
[G] Now this little melody around an E minor [Ebm] chord.
Come down with the index finger to the first string [E] 3rd fret, [G] 3-2-1.
Then first string [B] 2nd fret, first string [E] open, and have your ring finger [G] take the second string 3rd fret.
[B] That's the little melody around an E minor chord.
[G]
Now the [Eb] middle finger drops on the first string 2nd fret.
We're going to outline an A chord as we pinch 5 and [B] 1.
Then [A] you want the 4th string 2nd fret, 1 [Em] open and 2 at the [B] 2nd fret.
[Gb] You can see we've now got an A7 [Eb] shape held down.
[Dbm] [Eb] So bar 2 is [Em] 1 and 2 [G] and [A] 3 and 4 and
And the whole intro [Eb] slowly.
[G]
[A]
And now the main verse comes in in the key [Eb] of D.
So on a D chord we're simply going to play an [G] arpeggio 4 [D]-3-2-1-2-3-4-3.
[Dm] Actually any pick pattern you [G] like that adds up to 1 and 2 and [Ab] 3 and 4 [G] and will be fine.
[D] Maybe I didn't
To a normal A [A] chord, 5-4-3-2-1-2.
And then we're going to head to the next chord, B minor, by climbing [Eb] up the 5th string [A] open, 1st [Bb] fret.
And you can see that note leads [E] us to the 2nd [B] fret note, which will be the bass note of B minor that comes at bar 5.
[A] Love you.
All these
[G]
Always on my mind is in [Eb] the key of D, [Ab] but [Eb] it starts off as if it's in the key of G.
[Ab] Let's play the first four [G] bars of your [Eb] tab, the top line, which is the two bars of the intro and then the [Gb] first two bars of the [B] verse.
[G]
[D] [G]
[A]
[D] Maybe I didn't love [A] you.
[Bb]
[G] So the intro, as I say, starts as if [B] it's in G.
On a G chord in this [Eb] voicing, make a normal D chord shape.
Bring it up until it's at the 7th and 8th frets.
[Ab] And then we're going to play 3-2-1 [G] and then come up the strings 3-2 [Eb]-1.
So play them [Bm] as a block chord [G] and then separate them 3-2-1.
Then a D chord [F] shape, which is the first string 5th fret and the 3rd and 2nd strings at the 7th [Eb] fret.
3-2-1 [D] as a block and then up the strings 3-2-1.
[Eb] That's bar 1, going from G to D.
[G] 1 and 2 and 3 and [D] 4 and
[G] Now this little melody around an E minor [Ebm] chord.
Come down with the index finger to the first string [E] 3rd fret, [G] 3-2-1.
Then first string [B] 2nd fret, first string [E] open, and have your ring finger [G] take the second string 3rd fret.
[B] That's the little melody around an E minor chord.
[G]
Now the [Eb] middle finger drops on the first string 2nd fret.
We're going to outline an A chord as we pinch 5 and [B] 1.
Then [A] you want the 4th string 2nd fret, 1 [Em] open and 2 at the [B] 2nd fret.
[Gb] You can see we've now got an A7 [Eb] shape held down.
[Dbm] [Eb] So bar 2 is [Em] 1 and 2 [G] and [A] 3 and 4 and
And the whole intro [Eb] slowly.
[G]
[A]
And now the main verse comes in in the key [Eb] of D.
So on a D chord we're simply going to play an [G] arpeggio 4 [D]-3-2-1-2-3-4-3.
[Dm] Actually any pick pattern you [G] like that adds up to 1 and 2 and [Ab] 3 and 4 [G] and will be fine.
[D] Maybe I didn't
To a normal A [A] chord, 5-4-3-2-1-2.
And then we're going to head to the next chord, B minor, by climbing [Eb] up the 5th string [A] open, 1st [Bb] fret.
And you can see that note leads [E] us to the 2nd [B] fret note, which will be the bass note of B minor that comes at bar 5.
[A] Love you.
All these
Key:
G
Eb
A
B
D
G
Eb
A
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
Always on my mind is in [Eb] the key of D, [Ab] but [Eb] it starts off as if it's in the key of G.
[Ab] Let's play the first four [G] bars of your [Eb] tab, the top line, which is the two bars of the intro and then the [Gb] first two bars of the [B] verse.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ Maybe I didn't love [A] you. _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] So the intro, as I say, starts as if [B] it's in G.
On a G chord in this [Eb] voicing, make a normal D chord shape.
Bring it up until it's at the 7th and 8th frets.
[Ab] And then we're going to play 3-2-1 [G] _ and then come up the strings 3-2 [Eb]-1.
So play them [Bm] as a block chord [G] and then separate them 3-2-1. _
_ _ Then a D chord [F] shape, which is the first string 5th fret and the 3rd and 2nd strings at the 7th [Eb] fret.
3-2-1 [D] as a block and then up the strings 3-2-1.
_ [Eb] That's bar 1, going from G to D.
_ [G] 1 and 2 and 3 and [D] 4 _ and_
_ _ [G] Now this little melody around an E minor [Ebm] chord.
Come down with the index finger to the first string [E] 3rd fret, [G] 3-2-1.
_ _ _ _ _ Then first string [B] 2nd fret, _ first string [E] open, and have your ring finger [G] take the second string 3rd fret. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] That's the little melody around an E minor chord.
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Now the [Eb] middle finger drops on the first string 2nd fret.
We're going to outline an A chord as we pinch 5 and [B] 1. _
_ Then [A] you want the 4th string 2nd fret, _ _ 1 [Em] open _ and 2 at the [B] 2nd fret.
[Gb] You can see we've now got an A7 [Eb] shape held down.
[Dbm] _ _ _ [Eb] So bar 2 is _ [Em] 1 and 2 [G] and [A] 3 _ and 4 and_
_ _ _ And the whole intro [Eb] slowly.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ And now the main verse comes in in the key [Eb] of D.
So on a D chord we're simply going to play an [G] arpeggio 4 [D]-3-2-1-2-3-4-3.
_ [Dm] Actually any pick pattern you [G] like that adds up to 1 and 2 and [Ab] 3 and 4 [G] and will be fine.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ Maybe I _ _ _ didn't_
To a normal A [A] chord, 5-4-3-2-1-2.
And then we're going to head to the next chord, B minor, by climbing [Eb] up the 5th string [A] open, _ 1st [Bb] fret. _ _ _
And you can see that note leads [E] us to the 2nd [B] fret note, which will be the bass note of B minor that comes at bar 5. _ _
_ _ _ [A] Love you. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ All these
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
Always on my mind is in [Eb] the key of D, [Ab] but [Eb] it starts off as if it's in the key of G.
[Ab] Let's play the first four [G] bars of your [Eb] tab, the top line, which is the two bars of the intro and then the [Gb] first two bars of the [B] verse.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ Maybe I didn't love [A] you. _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] So the intro, as I say, starts as if [B] it's in G.
On a G chord in this [Eb] voicing, make a normal D chord shape.
Bring it up until it's at the 7th and 8th frets.
[Ab] And then we're going to play 3-2-1 [G] _ and then come up the strings 3-2 [Eb]-1.
So play them [Bm] as a block chord [G] and then separate them 3-2-1. _
_ _ Then a D chord [F] shape, which is the first string 5th fret and the 3rd and 2nd strings at the 7th [Eb] fret.
3-2-1 [D] as a block and then up the strings 3-2-1.
_ [Eb] That's bar 1, going from G to D.
_ [G] 1 and 2 and 3 and [D] 4 _ and_
_ _ [G] Now this little melody around an E minor [Ebm] chord.
Come down with the index finger to the first string [E] 3rd fret, [G] 3-2-1.
_ _ _ _ _ Then first string [B] 2nd fret, _ first string [E] open, and have your ring finger [G] take the second string 3rd fret. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] That's the little melody around an E minor chord.
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Now the [Eb] middle finger drops on the first string 2nd fret.
We're going to outline an A chord as we pinch 5 and [B] 1. _
_ Then [A] you want the 4th string 2nd fret, _ _ 1 [Em] open _ and 2 at the [B] 2nd fret.
[Gb] You can see we've now got an A7 [Eb] shape held down.
[Dbm] _ _ _ [Eb] So bar 2 is _ [Em] 1 and 2 [G] and [A] 3 _ and 4 and_
_ _ _ And the whole intro [Eb] slowly.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ And now the main verse comes in in the key [Eb] of D.
So on a D chord we're simply going to play an [G] arpeggio 4 [D]-3-2-1-2-3-4-3.
_ [Dm] Actually any pick pattern you [G] like that adds up to 1 and 2 and [Ab] 3 and 4 [G] and will be fine.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ Maybe I _ _ _ didn't_
To a normal A [A] chord, 5-4-3-2-1-2.
And then we're going to head to the next chord, B minor, by climbing [Eb] up the 5th string [A] open, _ 1st [Bb] fret. _ _ _
And you can see that note leads [E] us to the 2nd [B] fret note, which will be the bass note of B minor that comes at bar 5. _ _
_ _ _ [A] Love you. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ All these