How to Play Danny’s Song on Guitar?

Loggins and Messina - Danny’s Song can be played in the key of Bb using the Bb, Ab, Gm, C7, F chords. For Bb, To play A# | Bb, barre fret 1 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 4, let D ring open, mute G, B. For Ab, To play G# | Ab, press fret 4 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 3 on the A string with finger 2, press fret 4 on the B string with finger 3, press fret 4 on the high E string with finger 3, 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 C7, To play C7, 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. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play Danny’s Song with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.

Loggins and Messina - Danny’s Song Chords

Chord reference Bb, Ab, Gm, C7, F

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[Bb] [Bb] [Ab] [Ab] [Gm] [Gm] [Gm] [Gm] [C7] [C7] [C7] [C7] [F] [F] [F] [F] [F] [Bb]People Smile and [Ab]tell me I’m the [Gm]lucky one, And we’ve [C7]just begun, Think I’m gonna [F]have a son. [Bb]He will be like [Ab]she and me, as [Gm]free as a dove, Con[C7]ceived in love, Sun is gonna [F]shine above.

[Eb]Even though we [F]ain’t got money, [Bb]I ‘m so in [Gm]love with you honey, [Eb]Everything will [F]bring a chain of [Bb]lo[Gm]ve. [Eb]In the morning [F]when I rise, [Bb]You bring a tear of [Gm]joy to my eyes, And [C7]tell me every [F]thing’s gonna [F]be all right.

[Bb] [Bb] [Ab] [Ab] [Gm] [Gm] [Gm] [Gm] [C7] [C7] [C7] [C7] [F] [F] [F] [F] [F]

[Bb]Seems as though a [Ab]month ago I was [Gm]Beta Chi, [C7]never got high, Oh I was a [F]sorry guy. [Bb]Now a smile, [Ab]a face, a girl that [Gm]shares my name, Now I’m [C7]through with the game, This boy will never [F]be the same.

[Eb]Even though we [F]ain’t got money, [Bb]I’m so in [Gm]love with you honey, [Eb]Everything will [F]bring a chain of [Bb]lo[Gm]ve. [Eb]In the morning [F]when I rise, [Bb]You bring a tear of [Gm]joy to my eyes, And [C7]tell me every [F]thing’s gonna [F]be all right.

[Bb] [Bb] [Ab] [Ab] [Gm] [Gm] [Gm] [Gm] [C7] [C7] [C7] [C7] [F] [F] [F] [F] [F]

[Bb]Pisces Virgo [Ab]rising is a [Gm]very good sign, [C7]Strong and kind, And the little [F]boy is mine. [Bb]Now I see a [Ab]family where there [Gm]once was none, Now we’ve [C7]just begun, Yeah, we’re gonna [F]fly to the sun.

[Bb] [Bb] [Ab] [Ab] [Gm] [Gm] [Gm] [Gm] [C7] [C7] [C7] [C7] [F] [F] [F] [F] [F]

[Bb]Love the girl who holds [Ab]the world in a [Gm]paper cup, [C7]Drink it up, Love her and she’ll [F]bring you luck. [Bb]And if you find she [Ab]helps your mind, better [Gm]take her home, Don’t you live [C7]alone, Try to learn what [F]lover’s own.

[Eb]In the morning [F]when I rise, [Bb]You bring a tear of [Gm]joy to my eyes, And [C7]tell me every [F]thing’s gonna [F]be all right.

[Bb] [Bb] [Ab] [Ab] [Gm] [Gm] [Gm] [Gm] [C7] [C7] [C7] [C7] [F] [F] [F] [F] [F]

Artist Loggins and Messina

Album Sittin' In

Genres Folk, Folk Rock, Rock

Year 1971

Key Bb

Loggins and Messina - Danny’s Song can be played in the key of Bb using the Bb, Ab, Gm, C7, F chords.

For Bb, To play A# | Bb, barre fret 1 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 4, let D ring open, mute G, B.
For Ab, To play G# | Ab, press fret 4 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 3 on the A string with finger 2, press fret 4 on the B string with finger 3, press fret 4 on the high E string with finger 3, 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 C7, To play C7, 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.

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

You can play Danny’s Song with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.