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Joan Baez - All My Trials Chords

Chord reference C, F, Gm, Em, Dm7, G, G7, Am, Dm
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[C] [F] [C]Hush little baby, don’t you [Gm]cry You [C]know your mama [Em]was born to [F]die [Fm] [C]All [Am]my [Dm]trials, [Dm7]Lord, [G]soon [G7]be [C]over

The [C]river of Jordan is muddy and [Gm]cold Well it [C]chills the body [Em]but not the [F]soul [Fm] [C]All [Am]my [Dm]trials, [Dm7]Lord, [G]soon [G7]be [C]over

I’ve [C]got a little book with pages [Gm]three And [C]every page [Em]spells liber[F]ty [Fm] [C]All [Am]my [Dm]trials, [Dm7]Lord, [G]soon [G7]be [C]over

[C]Too late, my brothers [Em] Too late, but never [F]mind [Dm7] [C]All [Am]my [Dm]trials, [Dm7]Lord, [G]soon [G7]be [C]over

If [C]living were a thing that money could [Gm]buy Then the [C]rich would live [Em]and the poor would [F]die [Fm] [C]All [Am]my [Dm]trials, [Dm7]Lord, [G]soon [G7]be [C]over

There [C]grows a tree in Para[Gm]dise And the [C]pilgrims call it [Em]the Tree of [F]Life [Fm] [C]All [Am]my [Dm]trials, [Dm7]Lord, [G]soon [G7]be [C]over

[C]Too late, my brothers [Em] Too late, but never [F]mind [Fm] [C]All [Am]my [Dm]trials, [Dm7]Lord, [G]soon [G7]be [C]over

[C]All [Am]my [Dm]trials, [Dm7]Lord, [G]soon [G7]be [C]over

Artist Joan Baez
Album Joan Baez
Genres Folk
Year 1960
Key C

How to Play All My Trials on Guitar?

Joan Baez - All My Trials can be played in the key of C using the C, F, Gm, Em, Dm7, G, G7, Am, Dm chords.

  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
  • For Gm, To play Gm, press fret 3 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the A string with finger 2, press fret 3 on the B string with finger 3, press fret 3 on the high E string with finger 3, let D, G ring open.
  • For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For Dm7, To play Dm7, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A, D ring open, mute G.
  • 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 G7, To play G7, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute A, high E.
  • 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 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 All My Trials with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.