How to Play Island Style on Guitar?

John Cruz - Island Style can be played in the key of C using the C, G, F, G7, C7 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 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 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 G7, To play G7, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute A, high E. For C7, To play C7, 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 Island Style with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.

John Cruz - Island Style Chords

Chord reference C, G, F, G7, C7

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[C] [G] [C] [F]On the Island, we do it Island [C]Style From the [C]mountain to the ocean from the [G7]Windward to the Leeward [C]side [C7] On the [F]Island, we do it Island [C]Style From the [C]mountain to the ocean from the [G7]Windward to the Leeward [C]side [G7]

[C]Mama’s in the kitchen cooking [F]dinner real [C]nice [C]Beef stew on the stove, lomi [G7]salmon with the [C]ice [C]We eat & drink and we [F]sing all [C]day [C]Kanikapila in the [G7]old Hawaiian [C]way [C7]

[F]On the Island, we do it Island [C]Style From the [C]mountain to the ocean from the [G7]Windward to the Leeward [C]side [C7] [F]On the Island, we do it Island [C]Style From the [C]mountain to the ocean from the [G7]Windward to the Leeward [C]side [G7]

[C]We go grandma’s house on the [F]weekend clean [C]yard [C]If we no go, grandma [G7]gotta work [C]hard [C]You know my grandma, she [F]like the poi real [C]sour [C]I love my grandma every [G7]minute, every [C]hour [C7]

From the [C]mountain to the ocean from the [G7]Windward to the Leeward [C]side From the [C]mountain to the ocean from the [G7]Windward to the Leeward [C]side

[G7] [C]

Artist John Cruz

Album Acoustic Soul

Genres Soul

Year 1996

Key C

John Cruz - Island Style can be played in the key of C using the C, G, F, G7, C7 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 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 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 G7, To play G7, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute A, high E.
For C7, To play C7, 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 Island Style with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.