How to Play Carmen on Guitar?

Lana Del Rey - Carmen can be played in the key of Em using the Em, G, C, Am, Bm, Am7, D, Em7 chords. For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D. 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 C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D. For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, 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 Am7, To play Am7, let low E, A, G, high E ring open, mute D, B. 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 Em7, To play Em7, let low E, D, G, B, high E ring open, mute A. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play Carmen with the ↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.

Lana Del Rey - Carmen Chords

Chord reference Em, G, C, Am, Bm, Am7, D, Em7

Rhythm tips ↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[Em]Darling, [G]darling, doesn’t have a problem. [C]Lying to herself ’cause her [Am]liquor’s top shelf. It’s [Em]alarming, honestly, [G]how charming she can be. [C]Fooling everyone telling [Am]how she’s having fun.

[Em]She says, ‘You don’t want to be like me. [G]Don’t want to see all the things I’ve seen.’ I’m [C]dying, I’m [Am]dying. [Em]She says, ‘You don’t want to get this way, [G]Famous and dumb at an early age.’ [C]Lying, I’m [Am]lying.

The [Em]boys, the girls, they all like Carmen. She [C]gives them butterflies, bats her [Am][Bm]cartoon eyes. She [Em]laughs like God, her mind’s like a diamond. [C]Audio-tune [Am]lies. She’s [Bm]still shining [C]Like lightAm]ning, ooh-[C]ooh, white light[Am]ning.[Am7] [Am]

[Em]Carmen, Carmen, [G]staying up till morning. [C]Only seventeen, [Am]but she walks the streets so mean. [Em]It’s alarming, [G]truly, how disarming you can be. [C]Eating soft ice [Am]cream, Coney Island queen.

[Em]She says, ‘You don’t want to be like me, [G]Looking for fun, getting high for free.’ [C]I’m dying, [Am]I’m dying. [Em]She says, ‘You don’t want to get this way, [G]Street walk at night and a star by day.’ [C]It’s [Am]tiring, tiring.

[D]Baby’s all dressed up with [Em]nowhere to go. [Bm]That’s the little story of [C]the girl you know. [D]Relying on the kindness [Em]of strangers, [C]Tying cherry knots, smiling, doing party favours. [Am]Put your red dress on, put your lipstick [C]on.

Sing your song, song, now the camera’s on. [Am]And you’re alive again.

[Fm]Mon amour, je sais que tu [Em7]m’aimes aussi, [C]Tu as besoin de moi, [Am]Tu as besoin de [Bm]moi dans ta [Fm]vie. Tu ne peux plus vivre sans [Em7]moi [C]Et je mourrais sans toi. Je [Am]tuerais [Bm]pour toi.

[Em]The boys, the girls, they all like Carmen. She [C]gives them butterflies, bats her [Am][Bm]cartoon eyes. She [Em]laughs like God, her mind’s like a diamond. [C]Audio-tune [Am]lies. She’s [Bm]still shining [C] Like light[Am]ning, ooh-[C]ooh, white [Am][Em]Darling, [G]darling, doesn’t have a problem. [C]Lying to herself ’cause her [Am]liquor’s top shelf. It’s [Em]alarming, honestly, [G]how charming she can be. [C]Fooling everyone telling [Am]how she’s having fun.

The [Em]boys, the girls, they all like Carmen. She [C]gives them butterflies, bats her [Am][Bm]cartoon eyes. She [Em]laughs like God, her mind’s like a diamond. [C]Audio-tune [Am]lies. She’s [Bm]still shining [C]Like lightni[Am]ng, ooh-oo[C]h, white lightn[Am]ing[Am7]. [Am]

Sing your song, song, now the camera’s on. [Am]And you’re alive again.

[Em]Darling, darling, doesn’t have a problem. [C]Lying to herself ’cause her [Am]liquor’s top shelftni[Am7]ng. [Am]

[Em]Darling, darling, doesn’t have a problem. [C]Lying to herself ’cause her [Am]liquor’s top shelf.

Artist Lana Del Rey

Album Born to Die: The Paradise Edition

Genres Alternative, Indie

Year 2012

Key Em

Lana Del Rey - Carmen can be played in the key of Em using the Em, G, C, Am, Bm, Am7, D, Em7 chords.

For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
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 C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, 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 Am7, To play Am7, let low E, A, G, high E ring open, mute D, B.
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 Em7, To play Em7, let low E, D, G, B, high E ring open, mute A.

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

You can play Carmen with the ↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.