How to Play Take A Bow on Guitar?

Rihanna - Take A Bow can be played in the key of C using the C, G, Am, F, Bb, Dm chords. 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 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 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 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 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 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. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play Take A Bow with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.

Rihanna - Take A Bow Chords

Chord reference C, G, Am, F, Bb, Dm

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[C] [G] [Am] [F] [C] [G] [Bb] [C]You look [G]so dumb right [Am]now, [F] [C]Standing [G]outside my [Am]house, [F] [C]Trying to [G]apologize, [Am]You’re so ugly [F]when you cry, [C]Please, just [G]cut it [Bb]out.

and [C]Don’t tell me you’re [G]sorry ’cause you’re [Am]not, [F] Baby when I [C]know you’re only [G]sorry you got [Bb]caught, But you [C]put on quite a [G]show You [Am]really had me [F]going, But [C]now it’s time to [G]go [Am]Curtain’s finally [F]closing [C]That was quite a [G]show [Am]Very [F]entertaining, [Dm] But it’s [C]over [F]now (but it’s over now), [F]Go on and [C]take a [Bb]bow, ohh ohh.

[C]Grab your [G]clothes and get [Am]gone (get [F]gone), You better hurry [C]up before The [G]sprinklers come [Am]on (come [F]on), Talking about [C]girl, I love you, [G]you’re the one, [Am]This just looks like [F]the re-run, [C]Please, what [G]else is [Bb]on.

And [C]Don’t tell me you’re [G]sorry ’cause you’re [Am]not, [F] Baby when I [C]know you’re only [G]sorry you got [Bb]caught, But you [C]put on quite a [G]show You [Am]really had me [F]going, But [C]now it’s time to [G]go [Am]Curtain’s finally [F]closing [C]That was quite a [G]show [Am]Very [F]entertaining, [Dm] But it’s [C]over [F]now (but it’s over now), [F]Go on and [C]take a [Bb]bow,

[F]And the [G]award for the [Am]best Liar goes to [Dm]you (goes to you), For [C]making [F]me believe that [G]You could be [Am]faithful to me, Let’s [Bb]hear your speech out, [C]How about a [G]round of [Am]applause, [F] [C]A [G]standing [Bb]ovation.

But you [C]put on quite a [G]show You [Am]really had me [F]going, [C]now it’s time to [G]go [Am]Curtain’s finally [F]closing [C]That was quite a [G]show [Am]Very [F]entertaining, [Dm] But it’s [C]over [F]now (but it’s over now), [F]Go on and [C]take a [Bb]bow. [Dm]But it’s [C]over [F]now.

Artist Rihanna

Album Good Girl Gone Bad

Genres R&B, Rock, Soul

Year 2007

Key C

Rihanna - Take A Bow can be played in the key of C using the C, G, Am, F, Bb, Dm chords.

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 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 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 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 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 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.

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

You can play Take A Bow with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.