How to Play Valerie on Guitar?

Amy Winehouse - Valerie can be played in the key of C using the C, Dm, F, Em, G 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 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 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 Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, 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. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play Valerie with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.

Amy Winehouse - Valerie Chords

Chord reference C, Dm, F, Em, G

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[C] [Dm]

Well some [C]times I go out by myself and I look across the [Dm]water And I [C]think of all the things, what you’re doing and in my head I make a [Dm]picture

[F]’Cos since I’ve come on home, well my [Em]body’s been a mess And I’ve [F]missed your ginger hair and the [Em]way you like to dress [F]Won’t you come on over, [C]stop making a fool out of [G]me Why won’t you come on over Vale[C]rie? Vale[Dm]rie Vale[C]rie? Vale[Dm]rie

Did you [C]have to go to jail, put your house on up for sale Did you get a good [Dm]lawyer? I hope you [C]didn’t catch a tan, I hope you find the right man Who’ll fix it [Dm]for you

Are you [C]shopping anywhere, changed the color of your hair, Are you still [Dm]busy And did you [C]have to pay the fine you were dodging all the time Are you still [Dm]dizzy?

Well sometimes I go out by myself and I look across the water And I think of all the things, what you’re doing and in my head I make a [Dm]picture

Artist Amy Winehouse

Album Version

Genres Pop, Soul

Year 2007

Key C

Amy Winehouse - Valerie can be played in the key of C using the C, Dm, F, Em, G 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 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 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 Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, 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.

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

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