Chords for Mandolin Tutorial: Knockin' on Heaven's Door
Tempo:
96.7 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
C
Am
Bb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D] [Am]
[G] [D]
[C] [G]
I'm [D] gonna take this badge [Am] with me,
[G] I can't [D] use it anymore.
[C] [Bb]
There's a big event in Hoboken at Frank Sinatra Park [E] on July 25th, hosted by the Guitar Bar
and Jim Mastro.
[Gb] The [Eb] task at hand is to play Bob Dylan's Knocking on Heaven's Door, to get the most amount of
[D] people playing it at once.
Is that right? Yeah.
[F] So, for the people bringing mandolins, I'm gonna give a quick tutorial on how that goes.
Knocking on Heaven's Door on the key of G.
So the chords on the mandolin only use two fingers.
[Bb] For a G chord, you've got this.
[C] [Ab] You've got the high E string, with your second finger on the third fret, and you've got your
first finger on the second string, A string, second [G] fret.
[E] For your D chord, still two fingers.
You slide down your second finger to the second fret of the first string, and you put your
first finger on the second fret of the fourth string, [D] D.
For your A minor, [C] you're gonna bar with your first finger the bottom three strings, and
you're gonna put your second finger on the third fret of the second string, and let your
high string ring [Am] out.
So that's gonna be your toughest chord.
And then you repeat the G and the [G] D chord to [D] D, and to a C chord, which is second finger
[N] on the second string, third fret, and first finger on the third string, second fret.
[C] [Em] And that's the extent of the song.
It [G] just repeats G, [D] D, [Am] A minor, [G] G, [D] E, [C] C.
[B]
Then you gotta learn the lyrics, though.
[G] [D]
[C] [G]
I'm [D] gonna take this badge [Am] with me,
[G] I can't [D] use it anymore.
[C] [Bb]
There's a big event in Hoboken at Frank Sinatra Park [E] on July 25th, hosted by the Guitar Bar
and Jim Mastro.
[Gb] The [Eb] task at hand is to play Bob Dylan's Knocking on Heaven's Door, to get the most amount of
[D] people playing it at once.
Is that right? Yeah.
[F] So, for the people bringing mandolins, I'm gonna give a quick tutorial on how that goes.
Knocking on Heaven's Door on the key of G.
So the chords on the mandolin only use two fingers.
[Bb] For a G chord, you've got this.
[C] [Ab] You've got the high E string, with your second finger on the third fret, and you've got your
first finger on the second string, A string, second [G] fret.
[E] For your D chord, still two fingers.
You slide down your second finger to the second fret of the first string, and you put your
first finger on the second fret of the fourth string, [D] D.
For your A minor, [C] you're gonna bar with your first finger the bottom three strings, and
you're gonna put your second finger on the third fret of the second string, and let your
high string ring [Am] out.
So that's gonna be your toughest chord.
And then you repeat the G and the [G] D chord to [D] D, and to a C chord, which is second finger
[N] on the second string, third fret, and first finger on the third string, second fret.
[C] [Em] And that's the extent of the song.
It [G] just repeats G, [D] D, [Am] A minor, [G] G, [D] E, [C] C.
[B]
Then you gotta learn the lyrics, though.
Key:
D
G
C
Am
Bb
D
G
C
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
I'm [D] gonna take this badge [Am] with me, _ _
_ [G] _ I can't [D] use it anymore.
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
There's a big event in Hoboken at Frank Sinatra Park [E] on July _ 25th, hosted by the Guitar Bar
and Jim Mastro.
[Gb] _ _ The [Eb] task at hand is to play Bob Dylan's Knocking on Heaven's Door, to get the most amount of
[D] people playing it at once.
Is that right? Yeah.
_ [F] So, for the people bringing mandolins, I'm gonna give a quick tutorial on how that goes.
Knocking on Heaven's Door on the key of G.
So the chords on the mandolin only use two fingers.
_ [Bb] For a G chord, you've got this.
[C] _ _ _ [Ab] You've got the high E string, with your second finger on the third fret, and you've got your
first finger on the second string, A string, second [G] fret.
_ _ _ _ [E] For your D chord, still two fingers.
You slide down your second finger to the second fret of the first string, and you put your
first finger on the second fret of the fourth string, [D] D. _
_ _ For your A minor, [C] you're gonna bar with your first finger the _ bottom three strings, _ and
you're gonna put your second finger on the third fret of the second string, and let your
high string ring [Am] out. _ _
_ So that's gonna be your toughest chord.
_ And then you repeat the G and the [G] D chord _ to [D] D, and to a C chord, which is second finger
[N] on the second string, third fret, and first finger on the third string, second fret.
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] And that's the extent of the song.
It [G] just repeats G, _ [D] D, [Am] A minor, _ _ _ _ _ [G] G, _ [D] E, _ [C] C. _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Then you gotta learn the lyrics, though. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
I'm [D] gonna take this badge [Am] with me, _ _
_ [G] _ I can't [D] use it anymore.
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
There's a big event in Hoboken at Frank Sinatra Park [E] on July _ 25th, hosted by the Guitar Bar
and Jim Mastro.
[Gb] _ _ The [Eb] task at hand is to play Bob Dylan's Knocking on Heaven's Door, to get the most amount of
[D] people playing it at once.
Is that right? Yeah.
_ [F] So, for the people bringing mandolins, I'm gonna give a quick tutorial on how that goes.
Knocking on Heaven's Door on the key of G.
So the chords on the mandolin only use two fingers.
_ [Bb] For a G chord, you've got this.
[C] _ _ _ [Ab] You've got the high E string, with your second finger on the third fret, and you've got your
first finger on the second string, A string, second [G] fret.
_ _ _ _ [E] For your D chord, still two fingers.
You slide down your second finger to the second fret of the first string, and you put your
first finger on the second fret of the fourth string, [D] D. _
_ _ For your A minor, [C] you're gonna bar with your first finger the _ bottom three strings, _ and
you're gonna put your second finger on the third fret of the second string, and let your
high string ring [Am] out. _ _
_ So that's gonna be your toughest chord.
_ And then you repeat the G and the [G] D chord _ to [D] D, and to a C chord, which is second finger
[N] on the second string, third fret, and first finger on the third string, second fret.
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] And that's the extent of the song.
It [G] just repeats G, _ [D] D, [Am] A minor, _ _ _ _ _ [G] G, _ [D] E, _ [C] C. _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Then you gotta learn the lyrics, though. _ _ _ _ _ _ _