Mr Tambourine Man Chords and Strumming by The Birds
Welcome to my Mr. Tambourine Man Chords & Guitar Lesson page. In this lesson we will be doing a great classic by the Byrds written by Bob Dylan. Dylan has his own version of the song as well.
MR TAMBOURINE MAN GUITAR STRUMMING PATTERNS:
Intro/Outro: A changes on up strum
D |G A |
1 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
D DU DU DU DU DU U DU
Easy Strum:
1 2 + 3 + 4 +
D DU DU DU
Strum Option 2:
1 2 + 3 + 4 +
DDU U DU
Asus4 Strum Option: Asus4 and A change on and
A Asus4 A
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
D DU UD U U DU UD U
Dsus2/Dsus4 Strum Option:
D Dsus2 D Dsus4
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
D DU U D U D DU UD U
To learn more about these strumming options and how to apply them to the song. Watch the video lesson below.
MR TAMBOURINE MAN CHORDS:
Now we are very fortunate that Mr Tambourine Man is all open chords. In the video lesson below, I will show use how to introduce the Dsus2, Dsus4 and Asus4 chords into the mix if you’d like that extra spice.
MR TAMBOURINE MAN CHORD PROGRESSIONS: BY THE BYRDS
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.
The overall structure of this song is:
Intro
Chorus
Verse
Chorus
Outro
Intro/Outro Chord Progression:
D | G A | D |G A|
Chorus Chord Progression: To make things easier, you can always continue to play A and for full measures instead of playing the sus chords.
G A D G
D G A |Asus4 A|
G A D G
D G A | D Dsus4 | D Dsus2|
Verse Chord Progression:
G A D G
D G D G
D G D G
A |Asus4 A|
G A D G
D G D G
A A |Asus4 A|
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.