Chords for How to Play "Waterloo Sunset" by The Kinks on Guitar
Tempo:
170.75 bpm
Chords used:
A
G
D
B
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Hey, Mahalo people, it's Jay St.
Germain.
I'm going to do a fun tune today.
It is Waterloo Sunset by the Kinks, classic British song.
So it begins with a little hook, and that is the hook that gets played through kind
of like the whole song, which is, it's over the chord progression of D,
[A] A, [G] and G.
[F#] So, you're going to take the G string and start on the second fret, hammer to the fourth,
and back to the second.
[A]
[F#] And then you're going to take the B string on the [D] third fret, and then back to the [B] G
on the fourth, and then G [A] on the second.
[F#] So this is the first little section of that hook.
[A]
[D] [A]
And then you're going to move it down to [G#] the D string on the second fret, [F] and do a similar
pattern except instead of going to the third [G] fret on the next string up, you're going
to go to the second one.
[F#] [E]
And you can use your index finger bar to hit that second fret on the G string.
[A] [E]
[Bm] So,
[A] [F#] [E]
and the last section of that little hook is open on the A string, [G] hammer to second,
back [A] to open.
And then four, two on the [E] D.
[F#m] [E] [A] [F#m]
[E] And then fifth fret on the A, to second fret on the A.
[D]
[B]
So this is the whole pattern.
[D]
[A] [E]
[B] [F#] Oh, sorry.
[D] [A]
[D] [B]
Let's do it once [D] more.
[F#]
[B]
So the verse progression is [D#] D, A, and G.
That's what it starts with.
So D is the G and E on the [D] second fret, and the B on the third.
To A, [G#] which is the D, G, [A] and B on the second, to the [G] G, which is the E string on the third,
the A string on the second, and the B string on the third.
So,
[D]
Dirty old river, must you [A] keep rolling, rolling [G] into the night.
Repeat that again.
[D] D,
[A] A, [G]
G.
[D]
Dirty old river, must [A] you keep rolling, rolling [G] into the night.
People [D] so busy, make [A] me feel dizzy.
[G] Taxi lights shine so bright.
And then you're going to go to an E minor, [E] which is the A and D on the second fret.
But I [B] don't.
And then to the B, which is the A string on the second and the D and G on the fourth.
[Bm]
[B] B to E7.
E7 is the A [F]
on the second and the G on [G#m] the first.
Slide it to an A, [A]
and then back to your [D]
D, [A] A,
[G] G.
[Em] So it's, but I don't [B] need [Bm] a friend.
[A]
As long [D] as I gaze on
[A] Waterloo sunset, I am [G] in paradise.
And then you have your little hook that goes from, you take a G power chord, which is the
E on the third fret and the A and D on the fifth.
And then slide it down one fret to the [F#] F sharp.
And then you're going to [E] play like an E minor, but you don't let the other strings on top ring out.
Just the low E and the A and D string with the A and D string on the second fret.
So, [F#] [Em] every day [G#m] I look at the world [A] from my window.
[G] G, F [E] sharp, E, and then to E7, [A] A.
[G]
[Em] Every day [B] I look at the world from [A]
my window.
Then repeat it.
[F#m]
G, [Em] F sharp, E.
[G#m] And then you're going to go [N] to an A7, which is the, like a regular A, the D, G, and B on the second fret,
but you're not going to play the [E] G on the second fret.
You lift your middle finger off and let the G ring open.
[C#]
That's an A7.
[G] So, [Em] every day [B] I look at the world [G] from [A] my window.
[F#]
[Em] Chilly, chilly [B] is the evening time.
[A]
Waterloo sunset's fine.
And I didn't split that into [N] verses and choruses because it's all kind of like the same pattern that's stuck together so artfully by Ray Davies, who wrote great songs for the Kinks.
So, that is Waterloo Sunset by the Kinks.
We hope you enjoyed playing it.
I'm Jay St.
Germain from Mahalo, and
Germain.
I'm going to do a fun tune today.
It is Waterloo Sunset by the Kinks, classic British song.
So it begins with a little hook, and that is the hook that gets played through kind
of like the whole song, which is, it's over the chord progression of D,
[A] A, [G] and G.
[F#] So, you're going to take the G string and start on the second fret, hammer to the fourth,
and back to the second.
[A]
[F#] And then you're going to take the B string on the [D] third fret, and then back to the [B] G
on the fourth, and then G [A] on the second.
[F#] So this is the first little section of that hook.
[A]
[D] [A]
And then you're going to move it down to [G#] the D string on the second fret, [F] and do a similar
pattern except instead of going to the third [G] fret on the next string up, you're going
to go to the second one.
[F#] [E]
And you can use your index finger bar to hit that second fret on the G string.
[A] [E]
[Bm] So,
[A] [F#] [E]
and the last section of that little hook is open on the A string, [G] hammer to second,
back [A] to open.
And then four, two on the [E] D.
[F#m] [E] [A] [F#m]
[E] And then fifth fret on the A, to second fret on the A.
[D]
[B]
So this is the whole pattern.
[D]
[A] [E]
[B] [F#] Oh, sorry.
[D] [A]
[D] [B]
Let's do it once [D] more.
[F#]
[B]
So the verse progression is [D#] D, A, and G.
That's what it starts with.
So D is the G and E on the [D] second fret, and the B on the third.
To A, [G#] which is the D, G, [A] and B on the second, to the [G] G, which is the E string on the third,
the A string on the second, and the B string on the third.
So,
[D]
Dirty old river, must you [A] keep rolling, rolling [G] into the night.
Repeat that again.
[D] D,
[A] A, [G]
G.
[D]
Dirty old river, must [A] you keep rolling, rolling [G] into the night.
People [D] so busy, make [A] me feel dizzy.
[G] Taxi lights shine so bright.
And then you're going to go to an E minor, [E] which is the A and D on the second fret.
But I [B] don't.
And then to the B, which is the A string on the second and the D and G on the fourth.
[Bm]
[B] B to E7.
E7 is the A [F]
on the second and the G on [G#m] the first.
Slide it to an A, [A]
and then back to your [D]
D, [A] A,
[G] G.
[Em] So it's, but I don't [B] need [Bm] a friend.
[A]
As long [D] as I gaze on
[A] Waterloo sunset, I am [G] in paradise.
And then you have your little hook that goes from, you take a G power chord, which is the
E on the third fret and the A and D on the fifth.
And then slide it down one fret to the [F#] F sharp.
And then you're going to [E] play like an E minor, but you don't let the other strings on top ring out.
Just the low E and the A and D string with the A and D string on the second fret.
So, [F#] [Em] every day [G#m] I look at the world [A] from my window.
[G] G, F [E] sharp, E, and then to E7, [A] A.
[G]
[Em] Every day [B] I look at the world from [A]
my window.
Then repeat it.
[F#m]
G, [Em] F sharp, E.
[G#m] And then you're going to go [N] to an A7, which is the, like a regular A, the D, G, and B on the second fret,
but you're not going to play the [E] G on the second fret.
You lift your middle finger off and let the G ring open.
[C#]
That's an A7.
[G] So, [Em] every day [B] I look at the world [G] from [A] my window.
[F#]
[Em] Chilly, chilly [B] is the evening time.
[A]
Waterloo sunset's fine.
And I didn't split that into [N] verses and choruses because it's all kind of like the same pattern that's stuck together so artfully by Ray Davies, who wrote great songs for the Kinks.
So, that is Waterloo Sunset by the Kinks.
We hope you enjoyed playing it.
I'm Jay St.
Germain from Mahalo, and
Key:
A
G
D
B
E
A
G
D
_ Hey, Mahalo people, it's Jay St.
Germain.
I'm going to do a fun tune today.
It is Waterloo Sunset by the Kinks, _ classic _ British song. _ _ _
So it begins with a little hook, and that is the hook that gets played through kind
of like the whole song, _ which is, _ _ it's over the chord progression of D, _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ A, [G] and G. _ _
_ _ [F#] _ So, _ _ _ you're going to take the G string _ and start on the second fret, _ _ hammer to the fourth,
and back to the second.
[A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] And then you're going to take the B string on the [D] third fret, _ _ _ and then back to the [B] G _
on the fourth, _ and then G [A] on the second.
[F#] So this is the first little section of that hook.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
And then you're going to move it down to [G#] the D string on the second fret, _ _ [F] and do a similar
pattern except _ _ instead of going to the third [G] fret on the next string up, you're going
to go to the second one.
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
And you can use your index finger bar to hit that second fret on the G string. _
_ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[Bm] So, _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ [E] _ _
and the last section of that little hook is _ open on the A string, [G] _ hammer to second,
back [A] to open. _ _ _ _ _
And then four, two on the [E] D. _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [F#m] _
_ [E] _ _ _ And then fifth fret on the A, _ to second fret on the A.
_ _ [D] _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
So this is the whole pattern.
[D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [B] _ _ [F#] Oh, sorry. _ _
[D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [B] _
_ Let's do it once [D] more. _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ So the verse progression is [D#] D, A, and G.
_ That's what it starts with.
So _ D is the _ G and E on the [D] second fret, and the B on the third. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ To A, [G#] which is the _ D, G, [A] and B on the second, _ _ _ _ to the [G] G, _ _ _ which is the _ E string on the third,
the A string on the second, and the B string on the third.
_ _ So,
_ [D] _ _
Dirty old river, _ must you [A] keep rolling, _ rolling [G] into _ the night.
Repeat that again. _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ D, _
[A] _ A, _ _ [G] _ _
G.
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _
Dirty old river, must [A] you keep rolling, rolling [G] into the night. _ _ _ _
People [D] so busy, make [A] me feel dizzy.
_ _ [G] Taxi lights shine so bright.
_ _ And then you're going to go to an E minor, [E] which is the A and D on the second fret. _
_ But I [B] _ don't. _
_ _ And then to the B, _ which is the A string on the second and the D and G on the fourth. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ B to E7.
E7 is the A [F] _
on the second _ _ _ and the _ G on [G#m] the first. _ _
_ _ Slide it to an A, [A] _ _ _
_ _ and then back to your _ [D]
D, _ _ _ _ [A] A, _
_ _ [G] G. _ _ _ _
[Em] So it's, but I _ _ _ don't [B] _ _ _ _ need [Bm] a _ friend.
_ [A] _ _
As long [D] as I gaze on _
[A] Waterloo sunset, _ I am [G] in paradise.
_ _ _ _ And then you have your little hook that goes from, you take a G power chord, which is the
E on the third fret and the A and D on the fifth. _ _
_ _ _ And then slide it down one fret to the [F#] F sharp. _ _ _ _
And then you're going to [E] play like an E minor, but you don't let the other strings on top ring out.
Just the low E and the A and D string with the A and D string on the second fret.
So, [F#] _ [Em] _ _ _ every day [G#m] I look at the world [A] from my _ window.
_ _ [G] G, F [E] sharp, E, and then to _ E7, _ [A] A.
_ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ Every day [B] I look at the world from [A]
my window.
Then repeat it.
[F#m]
G, [Em] F sharp, E. _ _ _ _
[G#m] _ _ _ _ _ And then you're going to go [N] to an A7, _ which is _ _ the, _ like a regular A, the D, G, and B on the second fret,
but you're not going to play the [E] G on the second fret.
You lift your middle finger off and let the G ring open.
[C#] _ _
That's an A7.
_ [G] _ So, _ _ [Em] _ _ _ every day [B] I look at the world [G] from [A] my window.
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ Chilly, chilly [B] is the evening _ time.
[A] _ _ _
Waterloo sunset's fine. _ _ _ _
_ And I didn't split that into [N] verses and choruses because it's all kind of like the same pattern that's stuck together so artfully by _ Ray Davies, who wrote great songs for the Kinks.
So, that is Waterloo Sunset by the Kinks.
We hope you enjoyed playing it.
I'm Jay St.
Germain from Mahalo, and
Germain.
I'm going to do a fun tune today.
It is Waterloo Sunset by the Kinks, _ classic _ British song. _ _ _
So it begins with a little hook, and that is the hook that gets played through kind
of like the whole song, _ which is, _ _ it's over the chord progression of D, _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ A, [G] and G. _ _
_ _ [F#] _ So, _ _ _ you're going to take the G string _ and start on the second fret, _ _ hammer to the fourth,
and back to the second.
[A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] And then you're going to take the B string on the [D] third fret, _ _ _ and then back to the [B] G _
on the fourth, _ and then G [A] on the second.
[F#] So this is the first little section of that hook.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
And then you're going to move it down to [G#] the D string on the second fret, _ _ [F] and do a similar
pattern except _ _ instead of going to the third [G] fret on the next string up, you're going
to go to the second one.
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
And you can use your index finger bar to hit that second fret on the G string. _
_ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[Bm] So, _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ [E] _ _
and the last section of that little hook is _ open on the A string, [G] _ hammer to second,
back [A] to open. _ _ _ _ _
And then four, two on the [E] D. _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [F#m] _
_ [E] _ _ _ And then fifth fret on the A, _ to second fret on the A.
_ _ [D] _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
So this is the whole pattern.
[D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [B] _ _ [F#] Oh, sorry. _ _
[D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [B] _
_ Let's do it once [D] more. _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ So the verse progression is [D#] D, A, and G.
_ That's what it starts with.
So _ D is the _ G and E on the [D] second fret, and the B on the third. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ To A, [G#] which is the _ D, G, [A] and B on the second, _ _ _ _ to the [G] G, _ _ _ which is the _ E string on the third,
the A string on the second, and the B string on the third.
_ _ So,
_ [D] _ _
Dirty old river, _ must you [A] keep rolling, _ rolling [G] into _ the night.
Repeat that again. _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ D, _
[A] _ A, _ _ [G] _ _
G.
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _
Dirty old river, must [A] you keep rolling, rolling [G] into the night. _ _ _ _
People [D] so busy, make [A] me feel dizzy.
_ _ [G] Taxi lights shine so bright.
_ _ And then you're going to go to an E minor, [E] which is the A and D on the second fret. _
_ But I [B] _ don't. _
_ _ And then to the B, _ which is the A string on the second and the D and G on the fourth. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ B to E7.
E7 is the A [F] _
on the second _ _ _ and the _ G on [G#m] the first. _ _
_ _ Slide it to an A, [A] _ _ _
_ _ and then back to your _ [D]
D, _ _ _ _ [A] A, _
_ _ [G] G. _ _ _ _
[Em] So it's, but I _ _ _ don't [B] _ _ _ _ need [Bm] a _ friend.
_ [A] _ _
As long [D] as I gaze on _
[A] Waterloo sunset, _ I am [G] in paradise.
_ _ _ _ And then you have your little hook that goes from, you take a G power chord, which is the
E on the third fret and the A and D on the fifth. _ _
_ _ _ And then slide it down one fret to the [F#] F sharp. _ _ _ _
And then you're going to [E] play like an E minor, but you don't let the other strings on top ring out.
Just the low E and the A and D string with the A and D string on the second fret.
So, [F#] _ [Em] _ _ _ every day [G#m] I look at the world [A] from my _ window.
_ _ [G] G, F [E] sharp, E, and then to _ E7, _ [A] A.
_ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ Every day [B] I look at the world from [A]
my window.
Then repeat it.
[F#m]
G, [Em] F sharp, E. _ _ _ _
[G#m] _ _ _ _ _ And then you're going to go [N] to an A7, _ which is _ _ the, _ like a regular A, the D, G, and B on the second fret,
but you're not going to play the [E] G on the second fret.
You lift your middle finger off and let the G ring open.
[C#] _ _
That's an A7.
_ [G] _ So, _ _ [Em] _ _ _ every day [B] I look at the world [G] from [A] my window.
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ Chilly, chilly [B] is the evening _ time.
[A] _ _ _
Waterloo sunset's fine. _ _ _ _
_ And I didn't split that into [N] verses and choruses because it's all kind of like the same pattern that's stuck together so artfully by _ Ray Davies, who wrote great songs for the Kinks.
So, that is Waterloo Sunset by the Kinks.
We hope you enjoyed playing it.
I'm Jay St.
Germain from Mahalo, and