Bob Dylan - All Along The Watchtower Chords
Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow. Using the Transpose tool, switch to E key to play this song with easier chords.
Guitar Am chord diagram
Guitar G chord diagram
Guitar F chord diagram
[Opening]
[Am]”There must [G]be some [F]way out of [G]here,”
[Am]Said the [G]joker to [F]the [G]thief,
[Am]”There’s [G]too much [F]confusi[G]on,
[Am]I can’t [G]get no [F]relief. [G]
[Am]Business[G]men, they [F]drink my [G]wine,
[Am]Plowmen [G]dig [F]my [G]earth,
[Am]None [G]of them [F]along the [G]line
[Am]Know [G]what any of it [F]is [G]worth.”
[interlude]
[Am] [G] [F] [G] [Am] [G] [F] [G] [Am]
[G] [F] [G] [Am] [G] [F] [G] [Am]
[verse 2]
[Am]”No reason [G]to get [F]excited,” [G]
[Am]The thief, [G]he [F]kindly [G]spoke,
[Am]”There [G]are many [F]here [G]among us
[Am]Who feel [G]that life [F]is but [G]a joke.
[Am]But you [G]and I, [F]we’ve been[G]
[Am]through [G]that, and this [F]is not [G]our fate,
[Am]So let us [G]not talk [F]falsely [G]now,
[Am]The [G]hour is [F]getting [G]late.”
[Closing]
[Am]All along [G]the watch[F]tower, [G]
[Am]Princes [G]kept the [F]view [G]
[Am]While [G]all the [F]women came[G]and went,
[Am]Bare[G]foot [F]servants, too. [G]
[Am]Outside in [G]the [F]distance[G]
[Am]A wildcat [G]id [F]growl, [G]
[Am]Two riders w[G]ere app[F]roaching, [G]
[Am]The [G]wind [F]began to [G]howl.
How to play All Along The Watchtower on Guitar (Step-by-step)
Bob Dylan - All Along The Watchtower on guitar requires 3 chords and 2 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.
All Along The Watchtower uses these transitions most often: Am → G (28), F → G (28), and G → F (28). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with Am - G chord transition.
1. Am → G chord transition
To move from Am to G;
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 3.
2. G → F chord transition
To move from G to F;
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to G string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.
- Place pinky on D string fret 3.
All Along The Watchtower chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in All Along The Watchtower.
- All Along The Watchtower includes 111 chord transitions, 2 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
- All Along The Watchtower contains 2 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
- These transition patterns show how All Along The Watchtower connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After G, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (25%), D (24%), and Am (13%).
- G → Am: 13%
- G → F: 9%
After Am, the most likely next chords across Chordier are F (26%), G (21%), and C (16%).- Am → G: 21%