How to Play Radio on Guitar?

Darius Rucker - Radio can be played in the key of G using the G, C, F, B, E chords. 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 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 B, To play B, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the D string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, let B ring open, mute G. For E, To play E, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, let low E, B, high E ring open, mute A, D. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play Radio with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.

Darius Rucker - Radio Chords

Chord reference G, C, F, B, E

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[G] [C] [F] [C,] [G] [B] [C] [E] [F] [C] [G]Seventeen, the [C]only way I had a car, is [F]after I dropped my Momma off where she [C]needed to go, [G]four bald tires With the [C]ceiling falling and the windows stuck But the [F]only thing I cared about was the [C]radio [C]We turned it on, turned it up to 10, [C]and everybody would jump on in

[G]Riding down the highway, [B] [C]who wants to be the DJ [E] [F]I’ll find a spot on the side of the road, [C]you find something on the radio [G]Like a real, real good song, [B] [C]we’ll know it when it comes on [E]Didn’t [F]have no money no place to go, [C]all we needed was a radio

[G] [B] [C] [E] [F] [C] [G]I grabbed my girl, we [C]looked for somewhere to watch the stars A [F]perfect place to put it park and [C]take it slow [G]She sang along, to [C]even the ones that she barely knew Still [F]sounded good, a little louder too, but we [C]didn’t care [C]I looked at her, she looked at me, [C]I’ll never forget that melody

[G] [C] [F] [C] [G] Hey ya’ll be quiet, that’s my favorite song, hey man, turn it up loud [C]Come on, come on, come on

[F] [G](radio [B]ra-radio) [C](radio ra-rad[E]io[F]) (radio ra-radio) Aww all we needed, [C] [G](radio ra-radio) All we needed now was-a was-a was-a radio [B] [C](radio [E]ra-radio) [F](radio [C]ra-radio) [G]

Artist Darius Rucker

Album True Believers

Genres Country

Year 2013

Key G

Darius Rucker - Radio can be played in the key of G using the G, C, F, B, E chords.

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 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 B, To play B, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the D string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, let B ring open, mute G.
For E, To play E, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, let low E, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.

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

You can play Radio with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.