How to Play Loch Lomond on Guitar?

Runrig - Loch Lomond can be played in the key of C using the C, Am, Dm, G, Em, G7 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 Dm, To play Dm, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute G, B. 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 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. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play Loch Lomond with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.

Runrig - Loch Lomond Chords

Chord reference C, Am, Dm, G, Em, G7

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

By [C]yon bonnie [Am]banks and by [Dm]yon bonnie [G]braes, Where the [C]sun shines [Am]bright on Loch [F]Lo[G]mond, Where [F]me and my [C]true love were [Dm]ever wunt to [F]gae, [G7]On the [C]bonnie, bonnie [F]banks [Em]o’ Loch [Dm]Lo[G7] [C]mond.

Oh, [C]ye’ll take the [Am]high road and [Dm]I’ll take the [G]low road, And [C]I’ll be in [Am]Scotland a[F]fore [G]ye, But [F]me and my [C]true love will [Dm]never meet a[F]gain [G7]On the [C]bonnie, bonnie [F]banks [Em]o’ Loch [Dm]Lo[G7] [C]mond.

‘Twas [C]there that we [Am]parted in [Dm]yon shady [G]glen, On the [C]steep, steep [Am]side o’Ben [F]Lo[G]mon’, Where [F]in purple [C]hue the [Dm]Hieland hills we [F]view, [G7]An’ the [C]moon coming [F]out [Em]in the [Dm]gloa[G7] [C]min’.

The [C]wee birdies [Am]sing and the [Dm]wild flowers [G]spring, And in [C]sunshine the [Am]waters are [F]slee[G]ping, But [F]my broken [C]heart it [Dm]kens nae second [F]spring, [G7]Tho’ the [C]waefu’ may [F]cease [Em]frae their [Dm]gree[G7] [C]tin’.

Artist Runrig

Album The Highland Connection

Genres Rock

Year 1979

Key C

Runrig - Loch Lomond can be played in the key of C using the C, Am, Dm, G, Em, G7 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 Dm, To play Dm, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute G, B.
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 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.

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

You can play Loch Lomond with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.