Chords for How to Play "Like a Rolling Stone" by Bob Dylan on Guitar
Tempo:
90.35 bpm
Chords used:
F
C
G
Em
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Hey everybody, it's Julie from Mahalo and I am happy to be teaching you a classic today.
Like a Rolling Stone by Mr.
Bob Dylan.
And I read somewhere that this was actually voted the number one greatest song of all
time on Rolling Stone's top 500 list.
And I have to wonder if it's because it's called Like a Rolling Stone.
I don't know.
Seems a little sneaky.
But anyway, it's a really fun song and I really like it.
So let's get started.
For the intro, [E] two chords.
[C] C major.
3, 2, open 1 and open.
Starting on the A string.
And [F] then F major.
Bar that first fret.
And then it's 3, 3, 2.
[E] And you're going to go [C] on the C chord, down, down, down, up.
On the F [F] chord, down, up, down, down, down, up.
[C] So C to F four times like so.
[F] [C] [F] C, F, [C] C, [F] [C] C, [F] F.
And now [Em] we are into our verse.
So for the verse, [C] we need C major, [Dm] D minor, which is open D, 2, 3 and 1.
And then [Em] E minor, which is open 2, 2 and the rest are open.
[F] F major.
[G] And then G major.
3, 2, open, open, open, 3.
Now if you haven't figured it out by now, we're going up [C] the alphabet.
[Dm] C, [Em] D, [Am] E, [G] F and G.
So simple yet so [Ab] sweet.
So the strumming pattern here is going to be down, down, down, down, up like this.
[C] Starting on C,
[D] D minor, [Em] E minor, [F] F, [G] G.
Then we repeat it.
Go back to [C] C.
C, [Dm] D minor, [Em] E minor, [F] [G] F, G.
[C] So let me get my vest still on and see if I can sing this for you.
So starting back.
Once upon a [Dm] time you dressed so [Em] fine.
You threw [F] the bums a dime in [G] your prime.
Didn't you?
[C] D, [D] D minor, [Em] E [F] minor, F [G] major, then to G.
Then we have kind of, I guess we can [N] call it a pre-chorus.
So the beginning of this [F] pre-chorus, F [G] major to G major.
Same strumming pattern, we do [F] this twice.
[G] F to G.
Again, [F] F [G] to G.
So with [E] singing, sounds something [F] like this.
You [G] used to laugh about [F]
everybody [G] that was hanging out.
And then the rest of this little pre-chorus, we're going to go [F] F, [Em] E minor, [Dm] D minor, [C] C.
[F] F, [Em] E minor, [Dm] D minor, [C] C.
Now he's backing down the alphabet.
[F] [Em] [Dm] F, E, [C] D, C.
[E] So try that you guys.
I'll do it one more time with [F] singing.
[Em] You used [Dm] to laugh so [C] loud.
[F] [Em] Now you don't [Dm] seem [C] so proud.
And then, right before he gets into the chorus, we [Dm] have D minor.
[F] Then F, [G] G.
And then he plays G7 at the very end, going into the chorus, which is 3, 2, open, open,
open, and [Dm] 1 on the E string.
So that last line, starting on D minor.
About having [F] to be F-strummed in for [G] your next meal.
D, then G7.
How does [C] it feel to go into the chorus, guys?
This is how it feels.
Okay, we [F] need C, [G] F, and G.
[Bb] Strumming's going to change a little bit here.
So on [C] C, we're going to go down, down, down.
On F, [F] down, down, down, down, [G] up.
On G, down, down, down, up, down, up, down, down.
So I'll do it again [C] slower.
Down, down, down, up.
[F] F, down, down, down, down, [G] up.
G, down, down, down, up, down, up, down, [C] down.
So like this.
How does it feel?
[F] [C] Oops, sorry.
Try that again.
How does it [F] feel?
[G] [C] C, [F] F, [G] G.
[C] C, [F]
[G] G.
[C] [G] C, [F] [G] F, G.
[C] And then one last time, we go C, [F] [G] G.
C again.
And then we go back and repeat the whole process again.
Now, I want to make one mention.
I know the more astute of you are going to point this out to me.
So I'm going to make a mention.
If you play that chorus part [C] like this,
down, down, down, up.
On [F] the F, down, down, down, [G] down, up.
And then the G, down, down, down, up, down, up, down, down.
You won't be wrong.
I leave it up to you.
[C] So I'm going to do it one more time.
Once the way I originally showed you, and then again the other way.
So we got down, [F] down, down, up.
Down, down, down, [G] down, up.
Then down, down, down, up, down, up, down, [C] down.
Or down, [F] down, down, down, up, down, [G] down, down, up, down.
Down, down, up, down, down.
[C] Oh, it's so much fun here at Mahalo.
You guys have no idea.
Anyway, you [N] guys, I'm going to leave it at that.
That's how you play Like a Rolling Stone.
If you have any questions or concerns or requests,
send it to requests at mahalo.com.
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definitely, definitely let us know.
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Like a Rolling Stone by Mr.
Bob Dylan.
And I read somewhere that this was actually voted the number one greatest song of all
time on Rolling Stone's top 500 list.
And I have to wonder if it's because it's called Like a Rolling Stone.
I don't know.
Seems a little sneaky.
But anyway, it's a really fun song and I really like it.
So let's get started.
For the intro, [E] two chords.
[C] C major.
3, 2, open 1 and open.
Starting on the A string.
And [F] then F major.
Bar that first fret.
And then it's 3, 3, 2.
[E] And you're going to go [C] on the C chord, down, down, down, up.
On the F [F] chord, down, up, down, down, down, up.
[C] So C to F four times like so.
[F] [C] [F] C, F, [C] C, [F] [C] C, [F] F.
And now [Em] we are into our verse.
So for the verse, [C] we need C major, [Dm] D minor, which is open D, 2, 3 and 1.
And then [Em] E minor, which is open 2, 2 and the rest are open.
[F] F major.
[G] And then G major.
3, 2, open, open, open, 3.
Now if you haven't figured it out by now, we're going up [C] the alphabet.
[Dm] C, [Em] D, [Am] E, [G] F and G.
So simple yet so [Ab] sweet.
So the strumming pattern here is going to be down, down, down, down, up like this.
[C] Starting on C,
[D] D minor, [Em] E minor, [F] F, [G] G.
Then we repeat it.
Go back to [C] C.
C, [Dm] D minor, [Em] E minor, [F] [G] F, G.
[C] So let me get my vest still on and see if I can sing this for you.
So starting back.
Once upon a [Dm] time you dressed so [Em] fine.
You threw [F] the bums a dime in [G] your prime.
Didn't you?
[C] D, [D] D minor, [Em] E [F] minor, F [G] major, then to G.
Then we have kind of, I guess we can [N] call it a pre-chorus.
So the beginning of this [F] pre-chorus, F [G] major to G major.
Same strumming pattern, we do [F] this twice.
[G] F to G.
Again, [F] F [G] to G.
So with [E] singing, sounds something [F] like this.
You [G] used to laugh about [F]
everybody [G] that was hanging out.
And then the rest of this little pre-chorus, we're going to go [F] F, [Em] E minor, [Dm] D minor, [C] C.
[F] F, [Em] E minor, [Dm] D minor, [C] C.
Now he's backing down the alphabet.
[F] [Em] [Dm] F, E, [C] D, C.
[E] So try that you guys.
I'll do it one more time with [F] singing.
[Em] You used [Dm] to laugh so [C] loud.
[F] [Em] Now you don't [Dm] seem [C] so proud.
And then, right before he gets into the chorus, we [Dm] have D minor.
[F] Then F, [G] G.
And then he plays G7 at the very end, going into the chorus, which is 3, 2, open, open,
open, and [Dm] 1 on the E string.
So that last line, starting on D minor.
About having [F] to be F-strummed in for [G] your next meal.
D, then G7.
How does [C] it feel to go into the chorus, guys?
This is how it feels.
Okay, we [F] need C, [G] F, and G.
[Bb] Strumming's going to change a little bit here.
So on [C] C, we're going to go down, down, down.
On F, [F] down, down, down, down, [G] up.
On G, down, down, down, up, down, up, down, down.
So I'll do it again [C] slower.
Down, down, down, up.
[F] F, down, down, down, down, [G] up.
G, down, down, down, up, down, up, down, [C] down.
So like this.
How does it feel?
[F] [C] Oops, sorry.
Try that again.
How does it [F] feel?
[G] [C] C, [F] F, [G] G.
[C] C, [F]
[G] G.
[C] [G] C, [F] [G] F, G.
[C] And then one last time, we go C, [F] [G] G.
C again.
And then we go back and repeat the whole process again.
Now, I want to make one mention.
I know the more astute of you are going to point this out to me.
So I'm going to make a mention.
If you play that chorus part [C] like this,
down, down, down, up.
On [F] the F, down, down, down, [G] down, up.
And then the G, down, down, down, up, down, up, down, down.
You won't be wrong.
I leave it up to you.
[C] So I'm going to do it one more time.
Once the way I originally showed you, and then again the other way.
So we got down, [F] down, down, up.
Down, down, down, [G] down, up.
Then down, down, down, up, down, up, down, [C] down.
Or down, [F] down, down, down, up, down, [G] down, down, up, down.
Down, down, up, down, down.
[C] Oh, it's so much fun here at Mahalo.
You guys have no idea.
Anyway, you [N] guys, I'm going to leave it at that.
That's how you play Like a Rolling Stone.
If you have any questions or concerns or requests,
send it to requests at mahalo.com.
If you would like to know what that noise was,
definitely, definitely let us know.
But be sure to check out our Facebook page and our Twitter page.
And if you want to learn how to play more songs on guitar,
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Key:
F
C
G
Em
Dm
F
C
G
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Hey everybody, it's Julie from Mahalo and I am happy to be teaching you a classic today.
Like a Rolling Stone by Mr.
Bob Dylan.
And I read somewhere that this was actually voted the number one greatest song of all
time on Rolling Stone's top 500 list.
And I have to wonder if it's because it's called Like a Rolling Stone.
I don't know.
Seems a little sneaky.
But anyway, it's a really fun song and I really like it.
So let's get started.
For the intro, [E] two chords.
[C] C major.
3, 2, open 1 and open.
Starting on the A string.
And [F] then F major.
Bar that first fret.
And then it's 3, 3, 2.
[E] And you're going to go [C] on the C chord, down, down, down, up.
On the F [F] chord, down, up, down, down, down, up.
[C] So C to F four times like so.
_ [F] _ [C] _ [F] C, F, [C] C, [F] _ _ [C] C, [F] F.
And now [Em] we are into our verse.
So for the verse, [C] we need C major, [Dm] D minor, which is open D, 2, 3 and 1.
And then [Em] E minor, _ _ which is open 2, 2 and the rest are open.
[F] _ F major.
[G] And then G major.
3, 2, open, open, open, 3.
Now if you haven't figured it out by now, we're going up [C] the alphabet.
[Dm] C, [Em] D, [Am] E, [G] F and G.
So simple yet so [Ab] sweet.
So the strumming pattern here is going to be down, down, down, down, up like this.
[C] Starting on C, _
[D] D minor, [Em] E minor, [F] F, [G] G.
_ _ Then we repeat it.
Go back to [C] C.
C, [Dm] D minor, [Em] E minor, [F] [G] F, G.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] So let me get my vest still on and see if I can sing this for you.
So starting back.
Once upon a [Dm] time you dressed so [Em] fine.
You threw [F] the bums a dime in [G] your prime.
Didn't you?
_ _ [C] D, [D] D minor, [Em] E [F] minor, F [G] major, then to G. _ _
_ _ _ Then we have kind of, I guess we can [N] call it a pre-chorus.
So the beginning of this [F] pre-chorus, F [G] major to G major.
Same strumming pattern, we do [F] this twice.
_ _ [G] F to G.
Again, [F] F _ [G] to G. _ _
_ So with [E] singing, sounds something [F] like this.
You [G] used to laugh about [F] _ _
everybody [G] that was hanging out.
_ And then the rest of this little pre-chorus, we're going to go [F] F, [Em] E minor, [Dm] D minor, [C] C.
[F] F, [Em] E minor, [Dm] D minor, [C] C.
Now he's backing down the alphabet.
[F] _ [Em] [Dm] F, E, [C] D, C.
[E] So try that you guys.
I'll do it one more time with [F] singing.
[Em] You used [Dm] to laugh so [C] loud.
[F] [Em] Now you don't [Dm] seem [C] so proud.
And then, right before he gets into the chorus, we [Dm] have D minor.
_ _ [F] Then F, _ [G] _ G.
_ And then he plays G7 at the very end, going into the chorus, which is 3, 2, open, open,
open, and [Dm] 1 on the E string.
So that last line, starting on D minor.
About having [F] to be F-strummed in for [G] your next meal.
D, then G7.
How does [C] it feel to go into the chorus, guys?
This is how it feels.
Okay, we [F] need C, [G] F, and G.
[Bb] Strumming's going to change a little bit here.
So on [C] C, we're going to go down, down, down.
On F, [F] down, down, down, down, [G] up.
On G, down, down, down, up, down, up, down, down.
So I'll do it again [C] slower.
Down, down, down, up.
[F] F, down, down, down, down, [G] up.
G, down, down, down, up, down, up, down, [C] down.
So like this.
How does it feel?
[F] [C] Oops, sorry.
Try that again.
How does it [F] feel? _
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] C, [F] F, [G] G.
_ _ [C] C, [F] _ _
[G] G.
_ _ [C] [G] C, [F] [G] F, G.
_ [C] And then one last time, we go C, [F] _ [G] _ G.
_ _ C again.
_ And then we go back and repeat the whole process again.
Now, I want to make one mention.
I know the more astute of you are going to point this out to me.
So I'm going to make a mention.
If you play that chorus part [C] like this,
down, down, down, up.
On [F] the F, down, down, down, [G] down, up.
And then the G, down, down, down, up, down, up, down, down.
You won't be wrong.
I leave it up to you.
[C] So I'm going to do it one more time.
Once the way I originally showed you, and then again the other way.
So we got down, [F] down, down, up.
Down, down, down, [G] down, up.
Then down, down, down, up, down, up, down, [C] down.
Or down, [F] down, down, down, up, down, [G] down, down, up, down.
Down, down, up, down, down.
[C] _ Oh, it's so much fun here at Mahalo.
You guys have no idea.
Anyway, you [N] guys, I'm going to leave it at that.
That's how you play Like a Rolling Stone.
If you have any questions or concerns or requests,
send it to requests at mahalo.com.
If you would like to know what that noise was,
definitely, definitely let us know.
_ But be sure to check out our Facebook page and our Twitter page.
And if you want to learn how to play more songs on guitar,
check out these videos or
Hey everybody, it's Julie from Mahalo and I am happy to be teaching you a classic today.
Like a Rolling Stone by Mr.
Bob Dylan.
And I read somewhere that this was actually voted the number one greatest song of all
time on Rolling Stone's top 500 list.
And I have to wonder if it's because it's called Like a Rolling Stone.
I don't know.
Seems a little sneaky.
But anyway, it's a really fun song and I really like it.
So let's get started.
For the intro, [E] two chords.
[C] C major.
3, 2, open 1 and open.
Starting on the A string.
And [F] then F major.
Bar that first fret.
And then it's 3, 3, 2.
[E] And you're going to go [C] on the C chord, down, down, down, up.
On the F [F] chord, down, up, down, down, down, up.
[C] So C to F four times like so.
_ [F] _ [C] _ [F] C, F, [C] C, [F] _ _ [C] C, [F] F.
And now [Em] we are into our verse.
So for the verse, [C] we need C major, [Dm] D minor, which is open D, 2, 3 and 1.
And then [Em] E minor, _ _ which is open 2, 2 and the rest are open.
[F] _ F major.
[G] And then G major.
3, 2, open, open, open, 3.
Now if you haven't figured it out by now, we're going up [C] the alphabet.
[Dm] C, [Em] D, [Am] E, [G] F and G.
So simple yet so [Ab] sweet.
So the strumming pattern here is going to be down, down, down, down, up like this.
[C] Starting on C, _
[D] D minor, [Em] E minor, [F] F, [G] G.
_ _ Then we repeat it.
Go back to [C] C.
C, [Dm] D minor, [Em] E minor, [F] [G] F, G.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] So let me get my vest still on and see if I can sing this for you.
So starting back.
Once upon a [Dm] time you dressed so [Em] fine.
You threw [F] the bums a dime in [G] your prime.
Didn't you?
_ _ [C] D, [D] D minor, [Em] E [F] minor, F [G] major, then to G. _ _
_ _ _ Then we have kind of, I guess we can [N] call it a pre-chorus.
So the beginning of this [F] pre-chorus, F [G] major to G major.
Same strumming pattern, we do [F] this twice.
_ _ [G] F to G.
Again, [F] F _ [G] to G. _ _
_ So with [E] singing, sounds something [F] like this.
You [G] used to laugh about [F] _ _
everybody [G] that was hanging out.
_ And then the rest of this little pre-chorus, we're going to go [F] F, [Em] E minor, [Dm] D minor, [C] C.
[F] F, [Em] E minor, [Dm] D minor, [C] C.
Now he's backing down the alphabet.
[F] _ [Em] [Dm] F, E, [C] D, C.
[E] So try that you guys.
I'll do it one more time with [F] singing.
[Em] You used [Dm] to laugh so [C] loud.
[F] [Em] Now you don't [Dm] seem [C] so proud.
And then, right before he gets into the chorus, we [Dm] have D minor.
_ _ [F] Then F, _ [G] _ G.
_ And then he plays G7 at the very end, going into the chorus, which is 3, 2, open, open,
open, and [Dm] 1 on the E string.
So that last line, starting on D minor.
About having [F] to be F-strummed in for [G] your next meal.
D, then G7.
How does [C] it feel to go into the chorus, guys?
This is how it feels.
Okay, we [F] need C, [G] F, and G.
[Bb] Strumming's going to change a little bit here.
So on [C] C, we're going to go down, down, down.
On F, [F] down, down, down, down, [G] up.
On G, down, down, down, up, down, up, down, down.
So I'll do it again [C] slower.
Down, down, down, up.
[F] F, down, down, down, down, [G] up.
G, down, down, down, up, down, up, down, [C] down.
So like this.
How does it feel?
[F] [C] Oops, sorry.
Try that again.
How does it [F] feel? _
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] C, [F] F, [G] G.
_ _ [C] C, [F] _ _
[G] G.
_ _ [C] [G] C, [F] [G] F, G.
_ [C] And then one last time, we go C, [F] _ [G] _ G.
_ _ C again.
_ And then we go back and repeat the whole process again.
Now, I want to make one mention.
I know the more astute of you are going to point this out to me.
So I'm going to make a mention.
If you play that chorus part [C] like this,
down, down, down, up.
On [F] the F, down, down, down, [G] down, up.
And then the G, down, down, down, up, down, up, down, down.
You won't be wrong.
I leave it up to you.
[C] So I'm going to do it one more time.
Once the way I originally showed you, and then again the other way.
So we got down, [F] down, down, up.
Down, down, down, [G] down, up.
Then down, down, down, up, down, up, down, [C] down.
Or down, [F] down, down, down, up, down, [G] down, down, up, down.
Down, down, up, down, down.
[C] _ Oh, it's so much fun here at Mahalo.
You guys have no idea.
Anyway, you [N] guys, I'm going to leave it at that.
That's how you play Like a Rolling Stone.
If you have any questions or concerns or requests,
send it to requests at mahalo.com.
If you would like to know what that noise was,
definitely, definitely let us know.
_ But be sure to check out our Facebook page and our Twitter page.
And if you want to learn how to play more songs on guitar,
check out these videos or