How to Play Dark Star on Guitar?

Jaymes Young - Dark Star can be played in the key of Em using the Em, G, C, Am chords. For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D. 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 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. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play Dark Star with the ↓-↓↓↑ strumming pattern.

Jaymes Young - Dark Star Chords

Chord reference Em, G, C, Am

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↓↑

[Em]I’ve looked a [G]long time to [C]find you [Am] [Em]I drifted through the [G]universe, just to [C]lay [Am]beside you [Em]Anywhere you [G]want me to take you, [C]I’ll go [Am](yeah) [Em]But there’s things [G]about me that you [C]just don’t [Am]know

[Em]If I told you [G]where I’ve been would [C]you still call me [Am]baby? And [Em]if I told you [G]everything [C]would you call me [Am]crazy? ‘Cause baby I’m a [Em]dark star, dark [C]star, [G]ohh [Am] ‘Cause baby I’m a [Em]dark star, dark [C]star, [G]ohh [Am] [Em]Ooo[G]oo[C]oo[Am]h

[Em]My heart was [G]born out of the [C]fire [Am] I [Em]lost love a thousand [G]years ago and [C]still, I can’t [Am]find her [Em]Now I don’t love [G]like I [C]used to [Am]oooh [Em]But I’ve got [G]stories I could [C]tell you, If I [Am]want to

[Em]Ooo[G]oo[C]oo[Am]h. [Em]Ooo[G]oo[C]oo[Am]h

Artist Jaymes Young

Album Dark Star

Genres Alternative, Indie

Year 2013

Key Em

Jaymes Young - Dark Star can be played in the key of Em using the Em, G, C, Am chords.

For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
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 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.

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

You can play Dark Star with the ↓-↓↓↑ strumming pattern.