How to Play Ain't No Sunshine on Guitar?

Bill Withers - Ain't No Sunshine can be played in the key of Am using the Am, Em7, G, Dm chords. For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G. For Em7, To play Em7, let low E, D, G, B, high E ring open, mute A. For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E. For Dm, To play Dm, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute G, B. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play Ain't No Sunshine with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.

Bill Withers - Ain’t No Sunshine Chords

Chord reference Am, Em7, G, Dm

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[Am][Em7][G][Am][Am][Em7][G][Am] [Am]Ain’t no sunshine when she’s gone [Em7][G][Am] [Am]It’s not warm when she’s away [Em7][G][Am] Ain’t no sunshine when she’s [Em7]gone And she’s always gone too [Dm]long Anytime she goes a[Am]way [Em7][G][Am]

Wonder this time where she’s gone [Em7][G][Am] Wonder if she’s gone to stay [Em7][G][Am] Ain’t no sunshine when she’s [Em7]gone And this house just ain’t no [Dm]home Anytime she goes a[Am]way [Em7][G][Am]

[Am]I know I know I know I know [Am]I know I know I know I know [Am]I know I know I know I know [Am]I know I know I know I know [Am]I know I know I know I know [Am]I know I know I know I know [Am]I know I know

I oughtta [Am]leave the young thing a[Em7]lone But there ain’t no [Dm]sunshine When she’s [Am]gone [Em7][G][Am]

[Am]Ain’t no sunshine when she’s gone [Em7][G][Am] [Am]Only darkness everyday [Em7][G][Am] Ain’t no sunshine when she’s [Em7]gone And this house just ain’t no [Dm]home Anytime she goes a[Am]way [Em7][G][Am]

Anytime she goes away [Em7][G][Am] Anytime she goes away [Em7][G][Am] Anytime she goes away [Em7][G][Am]

Artist Bill Withers

Album Just as I Am

Genres Soul

Year 1971

Key Am

Bill Withers - Ain't No Sunshine can be played in the key of Am using the Am, Em7, G, Dm chords.

For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
For Em7, To play Em7, let low E, D, G, B, high E ring open, mute A.
For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
For Dm, To play Dm, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute G, B.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Ain't No Sunshine with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.