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Doris Day - Black Hills Of Dakota Chords

Chord reference D, G, A, A7, F#, Bm, Em, Gm
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[D] [G] [D] [G] [D]Take me [G]back to the [D]Black [G]Hills, the [D]Black Hills [Em]of Da[A]kota, to the [A]beautiful [A7]Indian [A]country [A7]that I [D]love. [Bm] [Em] [A]

[D]Lost my [G]heart in the [D]Black [G]Hills, the [D]Black Hills [Em]of Da[A]kota where the [A]pines are so [A7]high that they [A]kiss the [A7]sky a[D]bove. [G] [D]

And [D7]when I [G]get that lonesome [Gm]feeling, [C]and I’m [D]miles a[F#]way from [Bm]home, I [E]hear the [F#m]voice of the [Em]mystic mountains [A]calling me back [A7]home.

So [D]take me [G]back to the [D]Black [G]Hills, the [D]Black Hills [Em]of Da[A]kota, to the [A]beautiful [A7]Indian [A]country [A7] that I [D]love. [G] [D]

And [D7]when I [G]get that lonesome [Gm]feeling, [C]and I’m [D]miles a[F#]way from [Bm]home, I [E]hear the [F#m]voice of the [Em]mystic mountains [A]calling me back [A7]home.

So [D]take me [G]back to the [D]Black [G]Hills, the [D]Black Hills [Em]of Da[A]kota, [A7] to the [A]beautiful [A7]Indian [A]country [A7]that I [D]love. [G] [D] To the [A]beautiful [A7]Indian [A]country [A7]that I [D]love.

Take me [G]back to the [D]Black [G]Hills, to the [A]beautiful [A7]Indian [A]country [A7]that I [D]love. [G] [D]

Artist Doris Day
Album Calamity Jane
Genres Pop
Year 1953
Key D

How to Play Black Hills Of Dakota on Guitar?

Doris Day - Black Hills Of Dakota can be played in the key of D using the D, G, A, A7, F#, Bm, Em, Gm 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 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 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 A7, To play A7, let low E, A, G, high E ring open, mute D, B.
  • For F#, To play F# | Gb, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the A string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the B string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, mute D, G.
  • 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 Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For Gm, To play Gm, press fret 3 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the A string with finger 2, press fret 3 on the B string with finger 3, press fret 3 on the high E string with finger 3, let D, G ring open.

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

You can play Black Hills Of Dakota with the ↓-↓↓↑ strumming pattern.