How to Play Grandad on Guitar?

Clive Dunn - Grandad can be played in the key of C using the C, Am, F, G chords. 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. 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 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. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play Grandad with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.

Clive Dunn - Grandad Chords

Chord reference C, Am, F, G

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[C]I’ve been sitting here all day [Am]thinking [C]Same old dream ten years away [Am]thinking [F]Now my days are [G]gone, [F]memories linger [G]on [F]Thoughts of when I was a [G]boy

[C]Penny farthings on the street [Am]riding [C]Motorcars were funny things, [Am]frightening [F]Bow and hoops and [G]spinning tops [F]Penny Dreadfuls, [G]lollipops [F]Comic cuts, all different [G]things

[C]Grandad, grandad you’re [F]lovely [D]That’s what we all [G]think of you [C]Grandad, grandad you’re [F]lovely [D]That’s what we all think of [G]you [C]Grandad, grandad

[C]Aero planes tied up with string [Am]flying [C]Telephones and talking things [Am]sighing [F]A radio and [G]phonograph, [F]Charlie Chaplin made us[G] laugh [F]Silently falling a[G]bout [C]Familiar things I keep around, [Am]near me [C]Memories of my younger days, [Am]clearly [F]Come into my [G]mind [F]Everyday I [G]find, [F]thoughts of when I was [G]boy

[C]Grandad, grandad you’re [F]lovely [D]That’s what we all [G]think of you [C]Grandad, grandad you’re [F]lovely [D]That’s what we all think of [G]you [C]Grandad, [C]grandad, [C]grandad

Artist Clive Dunn

Album Single

Genres Children

Year 1971

Key C

Clive Dunn - Grandad can be played in the key of C using the C, Am, F, G chords.

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.
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 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.

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

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