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Elvis Presley - Are You Lonesome Tonight Chords

Chord reference D, F#m, Bm, D7, G, G7, A, E7
Rhythm tips ↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

Are you [D]lonesome to[F#m]night? Do you [Bm]miss me tonight? Are you [D]sorry we’re [D7]drifting a[G]part? [G7] Does your [A]memory stray To a [A7]bright summer day When I kissed you and called you sweet [D]heart?

Do the [D7]chairs in your parlors Seem [G]empty and bare? Do you [E7]gaze at your doorstep And [Em7]picture me [A]there? Is your [D]heart filled with [F#m]pain? Shall I [E7]come back again? Tell me, [Em7]dear, are you [A7]lonesome to[D]night? [A7]

Artist Elvis Presley
Album Single
Genres Country, Pop
Year 1960
Key D

How to Play Are You Lonesome Tonight on Guitar?

Elvis Presley - Are You Lonesome Tonight can be played in the key of D using the D, F#m, Bm, D7, G, G7, A, E7 chords.

  • For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
  • For F#m, To play F#m | Gbm, barre fret 2 from the G string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D.
  • For Bm, To play Bm, barre fret 2 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 4, let D, B ring open, mute G.
  • For D7, To play D7, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, let A, D ring open.
  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For G7, To play G7, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute A, high E.
  • For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B.
  • For E7, To play E7, let low E, D, B, high E ring open, mute A, G.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Are You Lonesome Tonight with the ↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.