How to Play Bartender's Blues on Guitar?

James Taylor - Bartender's Blues can be played in the key of G using the D, Em7, G, G7, C, Am7 chords. For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B. 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 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 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 Am7, To play Am7, let low E, A, G, high E ring open, mute D, B. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play Bartender's Blues with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.

James Taylor - Bartender’s Blues Chords

Chord reference D, Em7, G, G7, C, Am7

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[D] [Em7] [D] Now, [G]I’m just a bar[G7]tender, and I [C]don’t like my [Am7]work. But I [D]don’t mind the money at [G]all. [D] [Em7] [D]I see [G]lots of sad [G7]faces and [C]lots of bad [Am7]cases of [D]folks with their backs to the [G]wall. [D] [Em7] [D]But I need

[G]light up your [G7]smokes. I can [C]laugh at your [Am7]jokes. I can [D]watch you fall down on your [G]knees. [D] [Em7] [D]I can [G]close down this [G7]bar. I can [C]gas up my [Am7]car. I can [D]pack up and mail in the [G]key. [D] [Em7] [D]But I need

[G]smoke fills the [G7]air in this [C]honky-tonk [Am7]bar, and I’m [D]thinking ’bout where I’d rather [G]be. [D] [Em7] [D]But I [G]burned all my [G7]bridges; and I [C]sank all [Am7]ships; and I’m [D]stranded at the edge of the [G]sea. [D] [Em7] [D]But I need

[G]four walls a[G7]round me to [C]hold my [Am7]life; to [D]keep me from going a[G]stray; [D] [Em7] [D]and a [G]honky-tonk [G7]angel to [C]hold me [Am7]tight to [D]keep me from slipping a[G]way. [D] [Em7] [D]and a [G]honky-tonk [G7]angel to [C]hold me [Am7]tight to [D]keep me from slipping a[C]way. [G] [Am7] [G]

Artist James Taylor

Album Bartender's Blues

Genres Country

Year 1978

Key G

James Taylor - Bartender's Blues can be played in the key of G using the D, Em7, G, G7, C, Am7 chords.

For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
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 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 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 Am7, To play Am7, let low E, A, G, high E ring open, mute D, B.

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

You can play Bartender's Blues with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.