How to Play Rio on Guitar?

Mike Nesmith - Rio can be played in the key of D using the D, Bb, Am7, B7, Em7, G, Gm, F#m, A chords. 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 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 Am7, To play Am7, let low E, A, G, high E ring open, mute D, B. 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 Em7, To play Em7, let low E, D, G, B, high E ring open, mute A. 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 Gm, To play Gm, press fret 3 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the A string with finger 2, press fret 3 on the B string with finger 3, press fret 3 on the high E string with finger 3, let D, G ring open. 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 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. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play Rio with the ↓-↓↑-↓-↓↑-↓↑↓↑ strumming pattern.

Mike Nesmith - Rio Chords

Chord reference D, Bb, Am7, B7, Em7, G, Gm, F#m, A

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓-↓↑-↓↑↓↑

[D]I’m hearing the light from the [Bb]window I’m [D]seeing the sound of the [Am7]sea My [D]feet have come loose from their [B7]moorings I’m [Em7]feeling quite wonderfully [A7]free

And I [G]think I will travel to [Gm]Rio [D]Using the [F#m]music for [B7]flight There’s [Em7]nothing I know of in [Gm]Rio But it’s [A]something to [F#m]do with the [D]night

It’s [G]only a whimsical [Gm]notion To [D]fly down to [F#m]Rio to[B7]night And I [Em7]probably won’t fly down to [Gm]Rio [A]But then a[F#m]gain I just [D]might

There’s [D]wings to the thought behind [Bb]fancy There’s [D]wings to the thought behind [Am7]play And [D]dancing to rhythms of [B7]laughter Makes [Em7]laughter the rhythm of [A7]rain

And I [G]think I will travel to [Gm]Rio [D]Using the [F#m]music for [B7]flight There’s [Em7]nothing I know of in [Gm]Rio But it’s [A]something to [F#m]do with the [D]night

It’s [G]only a whimsical [Gm]notion To [D]fly down to [F#m]Rio to[B7]night And I [Em7]probably won’t fly down to [Gm]Rio [A]But then a[F#m]gain I just [D]might

I [D]feel such a sense of well [Bb]being The [D]problems have come to be [Am7]solved [D]And what I thought was proper for [B7]battle I [Em7]see now is proper for [A7]love

And I [G]think I will travel to [Gm]Rio [D]Using the [F#m]music for [B7]flight There’s [Em7]nothing I know of in [Gm]Rio But it’s [A]something to [F#m]do with the [D]night

It’s [G]only a whimsical [Gm]notion To [D]fly down to [F#m]Rio to[B7]night And I [Em7]probably won’t fly down to [Gm]Rio [A]But then a[F#m]gain I just [D]might

Artist Mike Nesmith

Album From a Radio Engine to the Photon Wing

Genres Rock

Year 1977

Key D

Mike Nesmith - Rio can be played in the key of D using the D, Bb, Am7, B7, Em7, G, Gm, F#m, A chords.

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 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 Am7, To play Am7, let low E, A, G, high E ring open, mute D, B.
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 Em7, To play Em7, let low E, D, G, B, high E ring open, mute A.
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 Gm, To play Gm, press fret 3 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the A string with finger 2, press fret 3 on the B string with finger 3, press fret 3 on the high E string with finger 3, let D, G ring open.
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 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.

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

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