Turn Turn Turn Chords & Guitar Lesson
Welcome to my Turn, Turn, Turn chords and guitar lesson by the Byrds. Great song with a lot of options. What I will focus on in this lesson is combining guitar parts to come up with the general picture of what’s happening in the song.
TURN TURN TURN CHORDS:
While there is a F#m chords present on chord charts and sheet music, it really isn’t necessary to play the full bar chord if you use the walk down I presented about with a picking pattern. I go over those picking pattern in the video lesson below.
TURN TURN TUN STRUMMING PATTERNS:
Intro:
D B5 A5
1 2 + 3 4 1 2 3 4
DDU D D
Easier Strumming:
1 2 3 + 4+
D D D U DU
Harder Strumming:
1 2 + 3 + 4 +
DDU U DU
SONG SECTIONS:
Below are the different song section and the chord progression you can find used for each of those sections. Be aware of the chords splitting measures as well as the random measure of 2/4 at the end of each verse.
Intro:
D |D - B5 A5| x4
Verse Chord Progression:
|D G| |F#m A| (2/4) A
|D G| |F#m A| (2/4) A
|G F#m| |Em A| D D(strum)
Chorus Chord Progression:
A D A D A D
|G F#m| |Em A| D D(strum)
Outro:
D |D - B5 A5| x4
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.