How to Play Be Thou My Vision on Guitar?

Audrey Assad - Be Thou My Vision can be played in the key of D using the D, Bm, G, A 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 Bm, To play Bm, barre fret 2 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 4, let D, B 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 A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E 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 Be Thou My Vision with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.

Audrey Assad - Be Thou My Vision Chords

Chord reference D, Bm, G, A

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[D]Be Thou my [Bm]vision O [G]Lord of my [D]heart. [A]Naught be all else to me, [G]save that Thou [A]art. [Bm]Thou my best [G]thought, by [D]day or by [G]night. [A] [D]Waking or [Bm]sleeping, Thy [G]presence my [D]light.

[D]Be Thou my [Bm]wisdom, and [G]Thou my true [D]word. [A]I ever with Thee, and [G]Thou with me, [A]Lord. [Bm]Thou my great [G]Father, and [D]I Thy true [G]son; [A] [D]Thou in me [Bm]dwelling, and [G]I with Thee [D]one.

[D]Be Thou my [Bm]battle Shield, [G]Sword for the [D]fight. [A]Be Thou my Dignity, [G]Thou my [A]Delight. [Bm]Thou my soul’s [G]Shelter, [D]Thou my high [G]Tower. [A] [D]Raise Thou me [Bm]heavenward, O [G]Power of my [D]power.

[D]Riches I [Bm]heed not, nor [G]man’s empty [D]praise [A]Thou mine inheritance [G]now and [A]always. [Bm]Thou and Thou [G]only, [D]first in my [G]heart. [A] [D]High King of [Bm]heaven, my [G]treasure Thou [D]art.

O [A]God be my [Bm]everythi[G]ng, be [A]my deligh Be [A]Jesus my [Bm]glory, [G]my soul [A]satisfied. Be [A]Jesus my [Bm]glory, [G]my soul [A]satisfied. My [A] [Bm]Jesus[G], You [A]satisfy. My [A] [Bm]Jesus[G], You [A]satisfy. My [A] [Bm]Jesus[G], You [A]satisfy. My [A] [Bm]Jesus[G], You [A]satisfy.

[D]High King of [Bm]heaven, my [G]victory [D]won, [A]May I reach [Bm]heaven’s joys, [G]O bright heaven’s [A]Sun! [Bm]Heart of my [G]own heart, what[D]ever [G]be[A]fall, [D]Still be my [Bm]vision, O [G]Ruler of [D]all.

O [A]God be my [Bm]everythi[G]ng, be [A]my deligh Be [A]Jesus my [Bm]glory, [G]my soul [A]satisfied. Be [A]Jesus my [Bm]glory, [G]my soul [A]satisfied.

Artist Audrey Assad

Album Inheritance

Genres Christian

Year 2016

Key D

Audrey Assad - Be Thou My Vision can be played in the key of D using the D, Bm, G, A 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 Bm, To play Bm, barre fret 2 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 4, let D, B 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 A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E 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 Be Thou My Vision with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.