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The Beatles - Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds Chords

Chord reference A, D, Dm, F#m, Bb, C, F, G
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[A]Picture [A]yourself in a [D]boat on a [Dm]river With [A]tangerine [A]trees and [D]marmalade [Dm]skies [A]Somebody [A]calls you, you [D]answer quite [Dm]slowly A [A]girl with [A]kaleidoscope [F#m]eyes [Dm]

[Bb]Cellophane flowers of [C]yellow and green, [F]towering over your [Bb]head [C]Look for the girl with the [G]sun in her eyes and she’s [D]gone

[G]Lucy in the [C]Sky with [D]Diamonds, [G]Lucy in the [C]Sky with [D]Diamonds [G]Lucy in the [C]Sky with [D]Diamonds, [A]ahh

[A]Follow her [A]down to a [D]bridge by a [Dm]fountain Where [A]rocking horse [A]people eat [D]marshmallow [Dm]pies, [A]Everyone [A]smiles as you [D]drift past the [Dm]flowers, That [A]grow so [A]incredibly [F#m]high. [Dm]

[Bb]Newspaper taxis [C]appear on the shore, [F]Waiting to take you [Bb]away. [C]Climb in the back with your [G]head in the clouds, And you’re [D]gone.

[G]Lucy in the [C]Sky with [D]Diamonds, [G]Lucy in the [C]Sky with [D]Diamonds [G]Lucy in the [C]Sky with [D]Diamonds, [A]ahh

[A]Picture [A]yourself on a [D]train in a [Dm]station, With [A]plasticine [A]porters with [D]looking glass [Dm]ties, [A]Suddenly [A]someone is [D]there at the [Dm]turnstile, The [A]girl with [A]kaleidoscope [F#m]eyes. [Dm]

[G]Lucy in the [C]Sky with [D]Diamonds, [G]Lucy in the [C]Sky with [D]Diamonds [G]Lucy in the [C]Sky with [D]Diamonds, [A]ahh [G]Lucy in the [C]Sky with [D]Diamonds, [A]ahh [G]Lucy in the [C]Sky with [D]Diamonds, [A]ahh [G]Lucy in the [C]Sky with [D]Diamonds, [A]ahh [G]Lucy in the [C]Sky with [D]Diamonds, [A]ahh [G]Lucy in the [C]Sky with [D]Diamonds, [A]ahh

Artist The Beatles
Album Yellow Submarine
Genres Country, Country Rock, Pop, Pop Rock, Rock
Year 1967
Key A

How to Play Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds on Guitar?

The Beatles - Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds can be played in the key of A using the A, D, Dm, F#m, Bb, C, F, G chords.

  • For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B.
  • For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
  • 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 F#m, To play F#m | Gbm, barre fret 2 from the G string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D.
  • For Bb, To play A# | Bb, barre fret 1 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 4, let D ring open, mute G, B.
  • 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 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 Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.