How to Play Grandma's Hands on Guitar?

Bill Withers - Grandma's Hands can be played in the key of Em using the Em, B7, A7 chords. For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D. For B7, To play B7, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the D string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, let A, B ring open. For A7, To play A7, let low E, A, G, high E ring open, mute D, B. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play Grandma's Hands with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.

Bill Withers - Grandma’s Hands Chords

Chord reference Em, B7, A7

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[Em]Mmm-mm-mm, mmm-mm-mm. [Em]Grandma’s hands, clapped in church on Sunday morning, Grandma’s hands, played a [B7]tambourine so well. [Em]Grandma’s hands, used to issue out a warning, she’d say; [B7]”Billy don’t you [A7]run so fast; [B7]might fall on a [A7]piece of glass, [B7]”Might be snakes there [A7]in that grass”, [Em]Grandma’s hands.

[Em]Grandma’s hands, soothed a local unwed mother, Grandma’s hands, used to [B7]ache sometimes and swell. [Em]Grandma’s hands, used to lift her face and tell her; [B7]”Baby, Grandma [A7]understands, [B7]that you really [A7]love that man, [B7]Put yourself in [A7]Jesus’ hands”, [Em]Grandma’s hands.

[Em]Grandma’s hands, used to hand me piece of candy, Grandma’s hands, picked me [B7]up each time I fell. [Em]Grandma’s hands, boy, they really came in handy, she’d say; [B7]”Matty don’t you [A7]whip that boy, [B7]what you want to [A7]spank him for? [B7]He didn’t drop no [A7]apple core”, but I [B7]don’t have Grandma [A7]any more. [B7]If I get to Heaven, [A7]I’ll look for, [Em]Grandma’s hands.

[Em]Mmm-mm-mm

Artist Bill Withers

Album Just as I Am

Genres Soul

Year 1971

Key Em

Bill Withers - Grandma's Hands can be played in the key of Em using the Em, B7, A7 chords.

For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
For B7, To play B7, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the D string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, let A, B ring open.
For A7, To play A7, let low E, A, G, high E ring open, mute D, B.

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

You can play Grandma's Hands with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.