Ain’t No Sunshine Chords & Guitar Lesson by Bill Withers
Such a great and simple song by Bill Wither. In this Ain’t No Sunshine guitar lesson, I’m going to show you how to play and strum along to this classic. The best thing about this song is that it uses 3 very simple open chords – G, Em and Am
AIN’T NO SUNSHINE CHORDS:
STRUMMING PATTERN:
You are going to want to get percussive on this song, especially during the breakdown.
Strum 1:
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
XU XU XU XU
Split Measure Strum:
Am Em G
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
XU XU XU XU
If you are looking to improve your guitar playing and learning more about strumming, chord and picking, check out my Online Beginner Guitar Course or my Strumming Course.
AIN’T NO SUNSHINE CHORD CHART By Bill Withers
We do not distribute printable chord and lyrics charts. These charts are here only to support online learning. We highly recommend buying music from Hal Leonard or a reputable online sheet music store.
Intro:
Muted Rake
Verse:
|Am - Em G| Am
Ain't no sunshine when she's gone.
|Am - Em G| Am
It's not warm when she's away.
Em Dm
Ain't no sunshine when she's gone, and she's always gone too long,
|Am - Em G| Am
Anytime she goes away.
Verse: Can bring up dynamics here & remove muting
|Am - Em G| Am
Wonder this time where she's gone,
|Am - Em G| Am
Wonder if she's gone to stay
Em Dm
Ain't no sunshine when she's gone, and this house just ain't no home,
|Am - Em G| Am (hold)
Anytime she goes away.
Interlude: Percussion on 2 & 4 beat
N.C.
And I know, I know, I know, I know, I know
N.C.
I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know
N.C.
I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know
N.C.
I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know
N.C.
Hey, I ought to leave the young thing alone
Verse:
|Am - Em G| Am
But ain't no sunshine when she's gone
|Am - Em G| Am
Ain't no sunshine when she's gone
|Am - Em G| Am
only darkness everyday.
Em Dm
Ain't no sunshine when she's gone, and this house just ain't no home
|Am - Em G| Am
Anytime she goes away.
|Am - Em G| Am
Anytime she goes away.
|Am - Em G| Am
Anytime she goes away.
|Am - Em G| Am
Anytime she goes away.
This file is the author’s own work and represents his interpretation of this song. It’s intended solely for private study, scholarship or research.