Chords for Knocking On Heavens Door Piano Tutorial

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_ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ Mama, [D] take this badge [Am] off of me
Cause _ _ _
[G] _ I can't use [D] it [C] anymore _
_ _ It's [G] _ [D] getting dark, too dark for [Am] me to see
_ I _ [G] _
feel [D] like knocking on [C] heaven's door _
_ _ [G] _ Knock, [D] knock, knocking on heaven's [Am] door _ _ _ _ _
[D] Knock, knock, knocking on [C] heaven's door _ _
_ [G] Knock, knock, [D] knocking on [Am] heaven's door
_ _ _ _ [G] _ Knock, [D] knock, knocking on [C] heaven's _ door
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_ Hi, _ welcome [N] back to another free piano tutorial by PianoPlayer.com
This is David here and guys, today we're going to play the song
Knocking on Heaven's Door, originally by Bob Dylan
And also there's a nice version by Guns N' Roses
This was a tutorial request I agreed to do
It was standing on my list for a [B] while
And the coolest thing about Knocking on Heaven's Door
Is that it has only [Eb] four chords
And with a really interesting groove
[A] You can make something beautiful out of the song
It has beautiful words anyway
So this [Ab] is a must-do [B] tutorial
So if you're a beginner piano player
This is a tutorial for you
I [N] hope you'll enjoy it and let's get to work
_ Ok, so we've got a Bob Dylan song
It has four chords and I'm going to introduce them to you
By playing the chords in the right hand
And the bass in the left hand
And I'm [G] already gonna set the bass in octaves
Because later in the groove we're [Gm] going to play the bass in octaves
So the first chord is a G major chord
In the right hand we're going to play P, [G] D and G
And in the left hand we're going to play the lower G and the upper G
Alright?
This is the first chord
So, two counts for G One, two
Then we move to D major in the [D] first inversion
This is D in the root inversion
I go up and up again
[G] So from B, D, G
I'm basically [D] going to A, D and F sharp
With the first, second and fourth finger
What am I going to do with the left hand?
I'm going to play D, which is the keynote of the chord
So, [G]
one, two, [D] three, four
Alright?
This is the progress again
[G] B, D, G and G in the left hand
I'm going to [D] A, D, F sharp and D in the left hand
With the first, second and fourth finger
And then we're going to move to an A minor seventh chord
[Am] I'm going to play A, C, E and G
With the first, second, third and [C] fifth finger
And in the [Am] left hand I'm going to play both A's
The lower and the upper
And this is the first line
[G] So, Mama [D] take this badge [Am] out of me
Alright?
This is the way it goes
And here four counts
So from top
_ [G] From G [D] to D and then to [Am] A minor seventh
And then I do the same
[G] _
From G [D] to D but now I move [C] to C major
Alright?
So we have [Cm] only a change of one chord
[G] From G I move [D] to D
And instead of moving to A minor seventh
I'm [C] moving to C major
So C, E and G and C and C in the left hand
And actually I like to add the lower G as well
So [D] from D I want to move [C] to G with the first finger
C with the second, E with the third
And another G with the fifth
Okay?
So [Eb] let me show you both lines [G] again
From G [D] to D and then A minor [Am] seventh
One, two, three, [Am] four And [G] again
From [D] G to D and then C [C] major
G, C, E, G with the first, second, third and fifth And again
[G] It's getting D and then A [Am] minor
Two, three and again
[G] From G [D] to D and then to [C] C _
Both G's are actually doubled, okay?
G, C, E and G
And again, the [G] chorus is just the same
[D] Knock on D and then go to [Am] A minor
Two, three, [G] four
Knock, [D] knock, knocking on [C] heaven's door
And this time I go to C [G] and again
From G [D] to D and then A [Am] minor seventh
A, C, E and G and [G] A and G
From G [D] to D and then I end [C] up with
C that goes back [G] to G
And this is how we end up the song
B, D, G and both G's in the left hand
[Ab] So basically now we have to do the groove and we're done
It's cool to play Bob Dylan songs because they have only 3-4 chords
And they still sound great and they always have a great agenda, right? _
[G] Okay, now what are we going to do with the groove?
Here's how it's going to sound
Both
Left, right, left, [D] left, both _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ Okay, [G] _
this is [Ab] how it's going to sound
Now I'm going to do it a bit [G] slowly
Pay attention, we're playing the left hand, the [F] bass with octaves
And it doesn't matter if you start with the lower octave or with the upper octave
As long as you move with it
So let me demonstrate
We start with the G chord, we [G] play both
Then I move to the upper octave, left chord
And then I do left, right, left, left
Alright, so both, upper octave, chord, lower, upper, [D] both
Okay, so now I'm in the upper octave
This time I'm going to go to the lower chord, upper, lower
And then I move [Am] to A minor, I'm still in the upper octave
Lower chord, upper, lower, chord
And now I'm in the upper so I'm going to start with the lower
Lower chord, up, down [G] and beginning
Now I'm in the lower so I'm going to the upper
Okay, so we've [B] got 4 chords, G, D, A minor [Eb] and C
And with an interesting groove you've [Gm] got yourself a great [Eb] song
Why?
Because the agenda of the song is so beautiful and the lyrics as well
And that's why Bob [N] Dylan is so perfect for beginner piano players
So I hope you enjoyed to play Knocking on Heaven's Door
And I hope to see you in the next one
Don't forget to print out the free printable piano tab at the bottom of this page
It will help you a lot to play this piano tutorial correctly and with the correct fingerings
So I'll [B] see you in the next piano tutorial, bye!
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