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Don Ho - Beautiful Kaua’i Chords

Chord reference C7, F, Bb, Bbm, F7
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↓↑

[C7]There’s an [F]island a[Bb]cross the [F]sea Beautiful [C7]Kaua’i, beautiful [F]Kaua’i [C7] And it’s [F]calling, just [Bb]calling to [F]me Beautiful [C7]Kaua’i, beautiful [F]Kaua’i [F7]

In the [Bb]midst of Fern [Bbm]Grotto Mother [F]Nature [C7]made her [F]home ‘neath the [G7]falls of Wailua Where [C7]lovers [Bb]often [C7]roam

So I’ll re[F]turn to my [Bb]isles across the [F]sea Beautiful [C7]Kaua’i, beautiful [F]Kaua’i [C7] Where’ my [F]true love is [Bb]waiting for [F]me Beautiful [C7]Kaua’i, beautiful [F]Kaua’i

In the [Bb]midst of Fern [Bbm]Grotto Mother [F]Nature [C7]made her [F]home ‘neath the [G7]falls of Wailua Where [C7]lovers [Bb]often [C7]roam

There’s an [F]island a[Bb]cross the [F]sea Beautiful [C7]Kaua’i, beautiful [F]Kaua’i [C7] And it’s [F]calling, just [Bb]calling to [F]me Beautiful [C7]Kaua’i, beautiful [F]Kaua’i Beautiful [C7]Kaua’i, [Bbm]beautiful [F]Kaua’i

Artist Don Hồ
Album Tiny Bubbles
Genres Pop
Year 1966
Key C7

How to Play Beautiful Kaua'i on Guitar?

Don Hồ - Beautiful Kaua'i can be played in the key of C7 using the C7, F, Bb, Bbm, F7 chords.

  • For C7, To play C7, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
  • For Bb, To play A# | Bb, barre fret 1 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 4, let D ring open, mute G, B.
  • For Bbm, To play A#m | Bbm, barre fret 1 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the B string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 4, mute D, G.
  • For F7, To play F7, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, press fret 1 on the D string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute G.

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

You can play Beautiful Kaua'i with the ↓-↓↓↑ strumming pattern.