How to Play Go Down Moses on Guitar?

Louis Armstrong - Go Down Moses can be played in the key of Em using the Em, Am7, B7 chords. For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D. For Am7, To play Am7, let low E, A, G, high E ring open, mute D, B. For B7, To play B7, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the D string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, let A, B ring open. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play Go Down Moses with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.

Louis Armstrong - Go Down Moses Chords

Chord reference Em, Am7, B7

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[Em] [Am7] [B7] [Em] When [Em]Israel [B7]was in [Em]Egypt’s land, [Em]let my [B7]people [Em]go. O[Em]ppressed so [B7]hard they [Em]could not [Am]stand, [B7]let my people [Em]go.

[Em]Go down, [Am7]Moses, [B7]Way down in Egypt’s [Em]land. [Em]Tell old [Am7]Pharaoh to [Em]let my [B7]people [Em]go.

[Em] [Am7] [B7] [Em] So [Em]Moses [B7]went to [Em]Egypt’s land, [Em]Let my [B7]people [Em]go He [Em]made old [B7]Pharaoh [Em]under[Am]stand, [Em]Let my [B7]people [Em]go.

[Em]Go down, [Am7]Moses, [B7]Way down in [Em]Egypt’s land. [Em]Tell old [Am7]Pharaoh to [Em]let my [B7]people [Em]go.

[Em] [Am7] [B7] [Em] Thus [Em]spoke the Lord, bold [B7]Moses [Em]said, [Em]Let my [B7]people [Em]go If [Em]not I’ll smite, your [B7]firstborns [Em]dead, [Em]Let my [B7]people [Em]go

[Em]Go down, [Am7]Moses, [B7]Way down in [Em]Egypt’s land. [Em]Tell old [Am7]Pharaoh to [Em]let my [B7]people [Em]go. [Em] [Am7] [B7] [Em]

Artist Louis Armstrong

Album Single

Genres Jazz

Year 1958

Key Em

Louis Armstrong - Go Down Moses can be played in the key of Em using the Em, Am7, B7 chords.

For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
For Am7, To play Am7, let low E, A, G, high E ring open, mute D, B.
For B7, To play B7, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the D string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, let A, B ring open.

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

You can play Go Down Moses with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.