Chords for How to play Horse with No Name by America
Tempo:
103.35 bpm
Chords used:
Em
F#m
F#
E
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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So next we're gonna do Horse With No Name by America.
So this song doesn't have very many chords.
We've got an E minor chord, which you should know.
[F#] Then we've got this chord, which is a D add nine,
or a D6 add nine.
[F#m]
[F#m] But basically all it is is you've got the
low E string second fret and the G string second fret.
You can either play it with your thumb, if you want,
like this.
But that's a little harder because
you've gotta get those open strings, so play it like that.
So basically it's a six add nine because the open B string
is the sixth degree of B and the high E is the nine.
And we've got an F sharp in the bass,
so we would call that a D6 add nine over F sharp.
Fancy name, but not hard to play.
Okay, so then, so what you're gonna do is,
[Em]
[F#] so the strum is like one, two, three, and four,
and one, and two, and three, and four.
So it's all eighth notes except the [Em] first strum.
[F#] [E] Now here's a little twist, on that last beat
of the second chord, of the D chord,
you're gonna lift off and play the open E in the bass.
So you have this, [F#m]
[F#] [Em]
[F#] [E] okay?
Now it does that whole pattern for maybe the first
25 seconds of the song.
Then it's gonna replace the E minor chord
with an E add nine, or you can just call it an E minor nine.
But basically it's like, here's your E minor seven chord,
[Em] just one finger, you add your ring finger
to [E] the second fret [Em] high E string,
so you can hear that chord [F#] remains through the whole song.
[F#m] [Em]
[F#m] ♪ [Em] I've been through the desert on all six ♪
♪ [Em] Made myself good to be out [F#] on the rave [Em] ♪
♪ In the desert you can't [F#m] remember your name [Em] ♪
♪ Cause there ain't no one [F#m] gonna get no love [Em] [F#m]
[Em] [F#] ♪
[B] [Em] So this is another good song to tap your foot to,
practice that.
Also you can use a little bit of palm muting,
if it's ringing out too much, you know,
you don't want it to be kind of sounding sloppy,
so just using a little bit of palm muting here.
If you're playing this on the electric,
you can also dial your volume back a little bit
as well as your tone.
If I had the volume all the way up on my guitar
with the tone,
it's a little bit hard to control that dynamically,
[A] so just when I dial it back,
it [Em] kind of [F#m]
So this song doesn't have very many chords.
We've got an E minor chord, which you should know.
[F#] Then we've got this chord, which is a D add nine,
or a D6 add nine.
[F#m]
[F#m] But basically all it is is you've got the
low E string second fret and the G string second fret.
You can either play it with your thumb, if you want,
like this.
But that's a little harder because
you've gotta get those open strings, so play it like that.
So basically it's a six add nine because the open B string
is the sixth degree of B and the high E is the nine.
And we've got an F sharp in the bass,
so we would call that a D6 add nine over F sharp.
Fancy name, but not hard to play.
Okay, so then, so what you're gonna do is,
[Em]
[F#] so the strum is like one, two, three, and four,
and one, and two, and three, and four.
So it's all eighth notes except the [Em] first strum.
[F#] [E] Now here's a little twist, on that last beat
of the second chord, of the D chord,
you're gonna lift off and play the open E in the bass.
So you have this, [F#m]
[F#] [Em]
[F#] [E] okay?
Now it does that whole pattern for maybe the first
25 seconds of the song.
Then it's gonna replace the E minor chord
with an E add nine, or you can just call it an E minor nine.
But basically it's like, here's your E minor seven chord,
[Em] just one finger, you add your ring finger
to [E] the second fret [Em] high E string,
so you can hear that chord [F#] remains through the whole song.
[F#m] [Em]
[F#m] ♪ [Em] I've been through the desert on all six ♪
♪ [Em] Made myself good to be out [F#] on the rave [Em] ♪
♪ In the desert you can't [F#m] remember your name [Em] ♪
♪ Cause there ain't no one [F#m] gonna get no love [Em] [F#m]
[Em] [F#] ♪
[B] [Em] So this is another good song to tap your foot to,
practice that.
Also you can use a little bit of palm muting,
if it's ringing out too much, you know,
you don't want it to be kind of sounding sloppy,
so just using a little bit of palm muting here.
If you're playing this on the electric,
you can also dial your volume back a little bit
as well as your tone.
If I had the volume all the way up on my guitar
with the tone,
it's a little bit hard to control that dynamically,
[A] so just when I dial it back,
it [Em] kind of [F#m]
Key:
Em
F#m
F#
E
B
Em
F#m
F#
So next we're gonna do Horse With No Name by America.
So this song doesn't have very many chords.
We've got an E minor chord, which you should know.
_ [F#] Then we've got this chord, which is a D add nine,
or a D6 add nine.
[F#m] _
_ [F#m] But basically all it is is you've got the
low E string second fret and the G string second fret.
You can either play it with your thumb, if you want,
like this.
_ But that's a little harder because
you've gotta get those open strings, so play it like that. _
So basically it's a six add nine because the open B string
is the sixth degree of B and the high E is the nine.
And _ _ _ we've got an F sharp in the bass,
so we would call that a D6 add nine over F sharp.
Fancy name, but not hard to play.
Okay, so then, so what you're gonna do is,
_ [Em] _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ so the strum is like one, _ two, three, and four,
and one, and two, and three, and four.
So it's all eighth notes except the [Em] first strum. _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [E] _ Now here's a little twist, on that last beat
of the second chord, of the D chord,
you're gonna lift off _ and play the open E in the bass.
So you have this, _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [E] _ okay?
Now it does that whole pattern for maybe the first
25 seconds of the song.
Then it's gonna replace the E minor chord
with an E add nine, _ _ or you can just call it an E minor nine.
But basically it's like, here's your E minor seven chord,
[Em] just one finger, _ you add your ring finger
to [E] the second fret [Em] high E string, _
_ _ so you can hear that chord [F#] remains through the whole song.
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ ♪ [Em] I've been through the desert on all six ♪
♪ [Em] Made myself good to be out [F#] on the rave [Em] ♪
♪ In the desert you can't [F#m] remember your name [Em] ♪
♪ Cause there ain't no one [F#m] gonna get no _ love [Em] _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ [F#] ♪ _
[B] _ _ _ [Em] So this is another good song to tap your foot to,
practice that.
Also you can use a little bit of palm muting,
if it's ringing out too much, you know,
you don't want it to be _ _ kind of sounding sloppy,
so _ _ just using a little bit of palm muting here.
If you're playing this on the electric,
you can also dial your volume back a little bit
as well as your tone.
If I had the volume all the way up on my guitar
with the tone, _
it's a little bit hard to control that dynamically,
[A] so just when I dial it back,
it [Em] kind of _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
So this song doesn't have very many chords.
We've got an E minor chord, which you should know.
_ [F#] Then we've got this chord, which is a D add nine,
or a D6 add nine.
[F#m] _
_ [F#m] But basically all it is is you've got the
low E string second fret and the G string second fret.
You can either play it with your thumb, if you want,
like this.
_ But that's a little harder because
you've gotta get those open strings, so play it like that. _
So basically it's a six add nine because the open B string
is the sixth degree of B and the high E is the nine.
And _ _ _ we've got an F sharp in the bass,
so we would call that a D6 add nine over F sharp.
Fancy name, but not hard to play.
Okay, so then, so what you're gonna do is,
_ [Em] _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ so the strum is like one, _ two, three, and four,
and one, and two, and three, and four.
So it's all eighth notes except the [Em] first strum. _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [E] _ Now here's a little twist, on that last beat
of the second chord, of the D chord,
you're gonna lift off _ and play the open E in the bass.
So you have this, _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [E] _ okay?
Now it does that whole pattern for maybe the first
25 seconds of the song.
Then it's gonna replace the E minor chord
with an E add nine, _ _ or you can just call it an E minor nine.
But basically it's like, here's your E minor seven chord,
[Em] just one finger, _ you add your ring finger
to [E] the second fret [Em] high E string, _
_ _ so you can hear that chord [F#] remains through the whole song.
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ ♪ [Em] I've been through the desert on all six ♪
♪ [Em] Made myself good to be out [F#] on the rave [Em] ♪
♪ In the desert you can't [F#m] remember your name [Em] ♪
♪ Cause there ain't no one [F#m] gonna get no _ love [Em] _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ [F#] ♪ _
[B] _ _ _ [Em] So this is another good song to tap your foot to,
practice that.
Also you can use a little bit of palm muting,
if it's ringing out too much, you know,
you don't want it to be _ _ kind of sounding sloppy,
so _ _ just using a little bit of palm muting here.
If you're playing this on the electric,
you can also dial your volume back a little bit
as well as your tone.
If I had the volume all the way up on my guitar
with the tone, _
it's a little bit hard to control that dynamically,
[A] so just when I dial it back,
it [Em] kind of _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _