Marty is also going to teach you the signature riff in the song as well, so that you can really play the Wonderful Tonight chords along with the riff, to make the song sound complete. All you do is strum the G chord, then hit the F# note on the 6th string, 2nd fret, then hit the Em chord. In Wonderful Tonight, there’s also a cool little run coming down from the G chord. Thousands and thousands of hit songs have been written using just these chords, so if you can get these. Wonderful Tonight is a great song for beginners this way, because you can start simpler, and then add a few more techniques as you get used to the chords. The chords you need for this lesson are G, D, C and Em. In this song, you can strum through the chords, or you if you want you can lightly pick through the chords. Thousands and thousands of hit songs have been written using just these chords, so if you can get these ones down, they’ll serve you well for a lot of other songs too. The chords you need for this lesson are G, D, C and Em.

C D G Em And then she asks me, 'Do I look all right' C D G And I say, 'Yes, you look wonderful tonight. You can just strum the G chord once (literally one pick motion from the sixth string across all of the strings), then again G/Gb once (all the way across all strings) and then a full down – down – up strumming pattern on the E minor chord and the remaining chords C and D.Hey guys, here’s another great guitar lesson from Marty Schwartz – this one on Eric Clapton’s Wonderful Tonight chords. Lyrics G D C D It's late in the evening, she's wondering what clothes to wear, G D C D She puts on her make-up, and brushes her long, blonde hair. On the chorus part, we would strum exactly the same way except for our little quirky chord batch – G – G/Gb – E minor. There is a small gap in between the strums so please make sure that you watch the video for the full explanation. Start from the G chord, strum it down – down – up, then go to the D and again strum it down – down – up and so on. 7 contributors total, last edit on View official tab We have an official Wonderful Tonight tab.

Please make sure that you are familiar with the chord structure and comfortable with the changes before you start applying the rhythm into this chord progression. by Eric Clapton 3,601,649 views, added to favorites 37,224 times Author Unregistered. One way to strum this song would be to apply the down – down – up strumming pattern. This is actually quite a popular transition used in many songs, for example in Pink Floyd’s ‘Comfortably Numb’ song. Again you may try to isolate this part and practice for a few days going from G to G/Gb to E minor. The chorus part features a quite unusual chord G/Gb (G slash G flat) that sounds pretty strange and tense on its own, but perfect when placed in between G and E minor – please watch the video lesson for a full explanation.

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