How to Play Never Gonna Give You Up on Guitar?

Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up can be played in the key of F using the F, G, Em, Am, C chords. 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. For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, 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 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. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play Never Gonna Give You Up with the ↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.

Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up Chords

Chord reference F, G, Em, Am, C

Rhythm tips ↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[F] [G] [Em] [Am] [F] [G] [C] [Am]We’re no strangers to [G]love [F]You know the rules and [G]so do I [Am]A full commitment’s what I’m [G]thinking of [F]You wouldn’t get this from [G]any other guy

[F]I just want to [G]tell you how I’m feeling [Dm7]Gotta make you [G]understand

Never gonna [Am]give you [G]up, never gonna [Em]let you [Am]down Never gonna [F]run a[G]round and de[C]sert you Never gonna [Am]make you [G]cry, never gonna [Em]say good-[Am]bye Never gonna [Dm]tell a [G]lie and [C]hurt you

[Am]We’ve known each other [G]for so long [F]Your heart’s been aching but [G]you’re too shy to say it [Am]Inside we both know what’s been [G]going on [F]We know the game and we’re [G]gonna play it

[F]And if you [G]ask me how I’m feeling [Dm7]Don’t tell me you’re too [G]blind to see

[C]Ooh [Am]give you [G]up… [C]Ooh [Am]give you [G]up… [C]Ooh never gonna [Am7]give, never gonna [C]give, [Am]give you [G]up… [C]Ooh never gonna [Am7]give, never gonna [C]give, [Am]give you [G]up…

[F]I just want to [G]tell you how I’m feeling [Dm7]Gotta make you [G]understand

Artist Rick Astley

Album Whenever You Need Somebody

Genres Pop, Soul

Year 1987

Key F

Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up can be played in the key of F using the F, G, Em, Am, C chords.

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.
For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, 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 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.

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

You can play Never Gonna Give You Up with the ↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.