How to Play River on Guitar?

Charlie Puth - River can be played in the key of Am using the Am, E, F, D, Dm, G7, G, C chords. 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 E, To play E, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, let low E, B, 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 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 Dm, To play Dm, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute G, B. 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 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. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play River with the ↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.

Charlie Puth - River Chords

Chord reference Am, E, F, D, Dm, G7, G, C

Rhythm tips ↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[Am]Don’t run from me river, [E]don’t run from me river river [F]No don’t run from me river, [D]don’t run from me river river [Am]Look, you can play it [E]cool, [E]act like you don’t [F]care [F]River don’t mean [D]cruel, [E]you’re pushing me [Am]away Don’t want to get [E]hurt, saw you hurt me [F]first, with the words you [D]say

Maybe you should [Dm]fall, that’s what rivers [G7]do [G] [G7] ‘Cause when you’re in [C]love, you don’t mind a different [F]view Things are [E]looking up

Oh [Am]river (river, river), don’t [E]run (run, run) Don’t [F]run (river, river), don’t [D]run (run, run) Oh [Am]river (river, river), don’t [E]run (run, run) Don’t [F]run (river, river), from our [D]love (run, run)

[Am]Look, darling don’t give [E]up, when the water’s [F]rough [F]Where you gonna [D]go? My heart is your [Am]home Nothing is as [E]cold, [E]as running on your [F]own [F]So river don’t you [D]rush

Maybe you should [Dm]fall, that’s what rivers [G7]do [G] [G7] ‘Cause when you’re in [C]love, you don’t mind a different [F]view Things are [E]looking up

[Am]Don’t run from me river, [E]don’t run from me river river [F]No don’t run from me river, [D]don’t run from me river river [Am]No don’t run from me river, [E]don’t run from me river river [F]No don’t run from me [D]river…

Maybe you should [Dm]fall, that’s what rivers [G7]do [G] [G7] ‘Cause when you’re in [C]love, you don’t mind a different [F]view Things are [E]looking up

Artist Charlie Puth

Album Nine Track Mind

Genres Pop

Year 2016

Key Am

Charlie Puth - River can be played in the key of Am using the Am, E, F, D, Dm, G7, G, C chords.

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 E, To play E, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, let low E, B, 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 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 Dm, To play Dm, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute G, B.
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 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.

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

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