How to Play The Glory of Love on Guitar?

Otis Redding - The Glory of Love can be played in the key of G using the G, Em, Am7, D7, C 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 Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D. For Am7, To play Am7, let low E, A, G, high E ring open, mute D, B. For D7, To play D7, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, let A, D ring open. 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. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play The Glory of Love with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.

Otis Redding - The Glory of Love Chords

Chord reference G, Em, Am7, D7, C

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[G] [Em] [Am7] [D7] You’ve got to [G]give a little, [D7]take a little, [G]let your [G7]poor heart [C]break a little. [G]That’s the [Em]story of, [Am7]that’s the [D7]glory of [G]love.

[Em] [Am7] [D7] You’ve got to [G]laugh a little, [D7]cry a little, [G]before the [G7]clouds roll [C]by a little. [G]That’s the [Em]story of, [Am7]that’s the [D7]glory of [G]love.

[Cm] [G] [G7] As [C]long as there’s the two of us, [G]we’ve got the world and all it’s charms And [Cm]when the world is through with us, [A7]we’ve got each other’s [Am7]arms [D7].

You’ve got to [G]win a little, [D7]lose a little, [G]and always [G7]have the [C]blues a little. [G]That’s the [Em]story of, [Am7]that’s the [D7]glory of [G]love.

You’ve got to [G]give a little, [D7]take a little, [G]let your [G7]poor heart [C]break a little. [G]That’s the [Em]story of, [Am7]that’s the [D7]glory of [G]love.

[Em] [Am7] [D7] You’ve got to [G]laugh a little, [D7]cry a little, [G]before the [G7]clouds roll [C]by a little. [G]That’s the [Em]story of, [Am7]that’s the [D7]glory of [G]love.

[Cm] [G] [G7] As [C]long as there’s the two of us, [G]we’ve got the world and all it’s charms And [Cm]when the world is through with us, [A7]we’ve got each other’s [Am7]arms [D7].

You’ve got to [G]win a little, [D7]lose a little, [G]and always [G7]have the [C]blues a little. [G]That’s the [Em]story of, [Am7]that’s the [D7]glory of [G]love.

[G]That’s the [Em]story of, [Am7]that’s the [D7]glory of … [G]That’s the [Em]story of, [Am7]that’s the [D7]glory of …

[G]That’s the [Em]story of, [Am7]that’s the [D7]glory of [G]love.

Artist Otis Redding

Album The Dock of the Bay

Genres Pop, R&B, Soul

Year 1967

Key G

Otis Redding - The Glory of Love can be played in the key of G using the G, Em, Am7, D7, C 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 Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
For Am7, To play Am7, let low E, A, G, high E ring open, mute D, B.
For D7, To play D7, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, let A, D ring open.
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.

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

You can play The Glory of Love with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.