Chords for Wayfaring Stranger: Sung with Simple Guitar
Tempo:
100.7 bpm
Chords used:
Am
A
Dm
E
Ab
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
example of a very simple strumming pattern or picking pattern.
Use the base
[A] thumb as base and then I'll [Am] use these other fingers to [G] pick the rest of the
chord each time.
And I might use [Am] a little bit of damping like [Gm] that and I'll use
some [Em] hammering on [D]
[E] [D] [Em] and together it'll [Ab] be a very simple pattern that you can use
for the song Wayfaring Stranger.
Many other songs use the same set of chords.
I'll play it very slowly using the chord [Am] A minor and [Dm] D minor.
Other chords [Ab] that
will come in when the melody shifts to [G] major will be the [F] F
[Ab] [C] and C [Em] and [Ab] maybe at
the end the E [E] minor or the E major.
[A] So here we [G] go.
[Am]
[Dm]
[Am]
[A] That bright [Dm] world to which [A] I [Am] go.
[C] I'm going [F] there to meet [C] my mother.
I'm going [F]
there no more [C] to roam.
[B] [Am] I'm just [Dm]
going [A] over [Am] Jordan.
I'm [F] just going [E] over [A] home.
[Am] [Dm]
[E]
[A] [Am]
Use the base
[A] thumb as base and then I'll [Am] use these other fingers to [G] pick the rest of the
chord each time.
And I might use [Am] a little bit of damping like [Gm] that and I'll use
some [Em] hammering on [D]
[E] [D] [Em] and together it'll [Ab] be a very simple pattern that you can use
for the song Wayfaring Stranger.
Many other songs use the same set of chords.
I'll play it very slowly using the chord [Am] A minor and [Dm] D minor.
Other chords [Ab] that
will come in when the melody shifts to [G] major will be the [F] F
[Ab] [C] and C [Em] and [Ab] maybe at
the end the E [E] minor or the E major.
[A] So here we [G] go.
[Am]
[Dm]
[Am]
[A] That bright [Dm] world to which [A] I [Am] go.
[C] I'm going [F] there to meet [C] my mother.
I'm going [F]
there no more [C] to roam.
[B] [Am] I'm just [Dm]
going [A] over [Am] Jordan.
I'm [F] just going [E] over [A] home.
[Am] [Dm]
[E]
[A] [Am]
Key:
Am
A
Dm
E
Ab
Am
A
Dm
_ _ _ _ _ _ example of a very simple _ strumming pattern or picking pattern.
Use the base
[A] thumb as base and then I'll [Am] use these other fingers to [G] pick the rest of the
chord each time.
And I might use [Am] a little bit of damping like [Gm] that and I'll use
some [Em] _ hammering on [D] _
[E] _ _ [D] [Em] and together it'll [Ab] be a very simple pattern that you can use
for the song Wayfaring Stranger.
Many other songs use the same set of chords.
I'll play it very slowly using the chord [Am] A minor _ and _ [Dm] D minor. _
_ _ _ _ Other chords [Ab] that
will come in when the melody shifts to [G] major will be the [F] F _ _
_ [Ab] [C] and _ C [Em] and [Ab] maybe at
the end the E [E] minor or the E major.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ So here we [G] go.
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] That bright _ [Dm] world to which [A] I [Am] go.
_ _ [C] _ I'm going [F] _ there _ to meet [C] my mother.
_ _ _ I'm going [F] _
_ _ there no more [C] to roam.
[B] _ [Am] _ _ I'm just [Dm]
going _ _ _ [A] over [Am] Jordan.
_ _ _ I'm [F] just going _ [E] _ _ over [A] home.
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
Use the base
[A] thumb as base and then I'll [Am] use these other fingers to [G] pick the rest of the
chord each time.
And I might use [Am] a little bit of damping like [Gm] that and I'll use
some [Em] _ hammering on [D] _
[E] _ _ [D] [Em] and together it'll [Ab] be a very simple pattern that you can use
for the song Wayfaring Stranger.
Many other songs use the same set of chords.
I'll play it very slowly using the chord [Am] A minor _ and _ [Dm] D minor. _
_ _ _ _ Other chords [Ab] that
will come in when the melody shifts to [G] major will be the [F] F _ _
_ [Ab] [C] and _ C [Em] and [Ab] maybe at
the end the E [E] minor or the E major.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ So here we [G] go.
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] That bright _ [Dm] world to which [A] I [Am] go.
_ _ [C] _ I'm going [F] _ there _ to meet [C] my mother.
_ _ _ I'm going [F] _
_ _ there no more [C] to roam.
[B] _ [Am] _ _ I'm just [Dm]
going _ _ _ [A] over [Am] Jordan.
_ _ _ I'm [F] just going _ [E] _ _ over [A] home.
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _