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George Harrison - My Sweet Lord Chords

Chord reference Dm, G, C, Am, Bb, A7, Bm, Em, D, D#
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

My sweet [Dm]lord [G]Hm my [Dm]lord [G]Hm my [Dm]lord [G] I really want to [C]see you [Am] Really want to [C]be with you [Am]really want to [C]see you lord But it [Bb]takes so long my [Dm]lord [G]

My sweet [Dm]lord [G]Hm my [Dm]lord [G]Hm my [Dm]lord [G] I really want to [C]know you [Am]really want to [C]go with you [Am] Really want to [C]show you lord That it [Bb]won’t take long my [Dm]lord [G]

My sweet [Dm]lord [G]Hm my [Dm]lord [G]My sweet [Dm]lord [G] I really want to [C]see you really want to [C7]see you Really want to [A7]see you lord really want to [D]see you lord But it [D#]takes so long my [Em]lord [A]

My sweet [Em]lord [A]hm my [Em]lord [A]my my my [Em]lord [A] I really want to [D]know you [Bm]really want to [D]go with you [Bm] Really want to [D]show you lord That it [D#]won’t take long my [Em]lord [A] [Em]Hmm [A]My sweet [Em]lord [A]My my [Em]lord [A]

My [Em]lord [A]my my my [Em]lord [A]my [Em]sweet lord [A] Oooh [Em]oooh [A] I really want to [D]see you [Bm]really want to [D]be with you [Bm] Really want to [D]see you lord but it [D#]takes so long my [Em]lord [A] My [Em]lord [A]my my my [Em]lord [A]my [Em]sweet lord [A] [D]

Album All Things Must Pass
Year 1970
Key Dm

How to Play My Sweet Lord on Guitar?

George Harrison - My Sweet Lord can be played in the key of Dm using the Dm, G, C, Am, Bb, A7, Bm, Em, D, D# chords.

  • 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 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 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 A7, To play A7, let low E, A, G, high E ring open, mute D, B.
  • 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 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 D#, To play D# | Eb, press fret 3 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the D string with finger 2, press fret 3 on the high E string with finger 3, let G ring open, mute A, B.

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

You can play My Sweet Lord with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.