How to Play Rasputin on Guitar?

Boney M - Rasputin can be played in the key of Am using the Am, Dm, E7, A, G, F, C, D 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 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 E7, To play E7, let low E, D, B, high E ring open, mute A, G. 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 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 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 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 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. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play Rasputin with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.

Boney M - Rasputin Chords

Chord reference Am, Dm, E7, A, G, F, E7, C, D

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[Am] /// [Am] /// [Dm] // [E7] / [Am] / x 2 [Am] Hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey (x2) [A] Hey hey [G] hey hey [F] hey hey [E7] hey hey (x2)

BOYS: [Am] There lived a certain man in Russia long ago GIRLS: He was [Dm] big and strong, in his [E7] eyes a flaming [Am] glow BOYS: [Am] Most people looked at him in terror and in fear GIRLS: But to [Dm] Moscow chicks he was [E7] such a lovely [Am] dear He could preach the bible like a preacher [Dm] Full of ecstasy and [E7] fire [Am] But he also was the kind of teacher [Dm] Women [E7] would de[Am]sire

ALL: [A] Ra Ra [C] Rasputin, [D] lover of the [A] Russian queen [G] There was a [D] cat that [A] really was gone Ra Ra [C] Rasputin, [D] Russia’s greatest [A] love machine, [G] it was a [D] shame how [A] he carried on

BOYS: [Am] He ruled the Russian land and never mind the Czar GIRLS: But the [Dm] kasachok he danced [E7] really wunder[Am]bar BOYS: [Am] In all affairs of state he was a man to please GIRLS: But he [Dm] was real great when he [E7] had a girl to [Am] squeeze For the queen he was no wheeler dealer [Dm] Though she’d heard the things he’d [E7] done [Am] She believed he was a holy healer [Dm] Who would [E7] heal her [Am] son

BOYS: spoken: [Am] But when his drinking and [G] lusting and his hunger For [F] power became [G] known to more and [Am] more people, GIRLS join in whilst boys sing line below, quietly at first, get louder: [Am] Hey hey hey hey BOYS: [Am] the demands to do something [G] about this outrageous man became [G] louder and [Am] louder

ALL, getting louder: [Am] Hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey Hey hey hey hey hey STOP!

BOYS: [Am] “This man’s just got to go,” declared his enemies GIRLS: But the [Dm] ladies begged, “Don’t you [E7] try to do it, [Am] please” BOYS: [Am] No doubt this Rasputin had lots of hidden charms GIRLS: Though he [Dm] was a brute they just [E7] fell into his [Am] arms [Am] Then one night some men of higher standing [Dm] Set a trap they’re not to [E7] blame BOYS: [E7] We’re not to blame; we’re not to blame! GIRLS: [Am] “Come to visit us,” they kept demanding [Dm] And he [E7] really [Am] came

ALL: [A] Ra Ra [C] Rasputin, [D] lover of the [A] Russian queen [G] They put some [D] poison [A] into his wine [A] Ra Ra [C] Rasputin, [D] Russia’s greatest [A] love machine [G] He drank it [D] all and [A] said “I feel fine”

[A] Ra Ra [C] Rasputin, [D] lover of the [A] Russian queen, [G] They didn’t [D] quit, they [A] wanted his head Ra Ra [C] Rasputin, [D] Russia’s greatest [A] love machine [G] And so they [D] shot him [A] till he was dead (till he was dead) (till he was dead) [A] Hah! Hah! Hah! Hah! ……….. [NC] Oh, those Russians …….

Artist Boney M

Album Nightflight to Venus

Genres Pop

Year 1978

Key Am

Boney M - Rasputin can be played in the key of Am using the Am, Dm, E7, A, G, F, C, D 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 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 E7, To play E7, let low E, D, B, high E ring open, mute A, G.
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 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 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 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 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.

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

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