How to Play Nikita on Guitar?

Elton John - Nikita can be played in the key of G using the G, Bm, C, Am, D, Bb, Eb, Ab, Cm chords. 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 Bm, To play Bm, barre fret 2 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 4, let D, B ring open, mute 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. 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 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 Eb, To play D# | Eb, press fret 3 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the D string with finger 2, press fret 3 on the high E string with finger 3, let G ring open, mute A, B. For Ab, To play G# | Ab, press fret 4 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 3 on the A string with finger 2, press fret 4 on the B string with finger 3, press fret 4 on the high E string with finger 3, mute D, G. For Cm, To play Cm, press fret 3 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 3 on the A string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the D string with finger 2, press fret 3 on the high E string with finger 3, let G ring open, mute B. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play Nikita with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.

Elton John - Nikita Chords

Chord reference G, Bm, C, Am, D, C, Bb, Eb, Ab, Cm

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[G] [Bm] [C] [Am] [Bm] [C] [G] [G] [Bm] [Bm] [C] [Em] [D] [G]Hey [Bm]Nikita is it [C]cold [C] [C] In your little corner [G]of the world? [G] [G] You could roll [D]around the globe [D] [D] And never [D]find a warmer [G]soul to know [G] [G]

Oh I [G]saw you by the [C]wall [C] [C] [C] [C] Ten of your tin soldiers [G]in a row [G] [G] [G] With eyes that looked like [D]ice on fire [D] [D] [D] [D] The human [D]heart a captive [G]in the snow [G] [G] [G]

Oh Nikita [G]you will [C]never know [C] [C] [C] Anything [G]about my home [G] [G] I’ll never know how good it feels to [D]hold you [D]Oh, [D]Nikita I [G]need you so [G] [G]

Oh, [G]Nikita is the [C]other side [C] [C] Of any given [G]line in time [G] [G] Counting ten tin soldiers in a [D]row? [D]Oh [D]no, Nikita you’ll [G]never know

[G] [Bm] [Bm] [C] [Em] [D] [G]Do you [Bm]ever dream of [C]me? [C] [C] Do you ever see the letters [G]that I write? [G] [G] When you look up through the [D]wire [D] [D] Nikita do [D]you count the [G]stars at [G]night? [G]

And [G]if there comes a [C]time [C] [C] [C] [C] Guns and gates no longer [G]hold you [G]in [G] [G] And if you’re free to make a [D]choice [D] [D] [D] [D] Just look [D]towards the west and [G]find a friend [G] [G]

Oh Nikita [G]you will [C]never know [C] [C] [C] Anything [G]about my home [G] [G] I’ll never know how good it feels to [D]hold you [D]Oh, [D]Nikita I [G]need you so [G] [G]

Oh, [G]Nikita is the [C]other side [C] [C] Of any given [G]line in time [G] [G] Counting ten tin soldiers in a [D]row? [D]Oh [D]no, Nikita you’ll [G]never know

[G] [Bm] [Bm] [C] [Em] [D] [G] [Bm] [C] [C] [C] [Bm] [Am] [Bb] [Eb] [Eb] [G] [Cm] [Ab] [Ab] [D] [D] Oh Nikita [G]you will [C]never know [C] [C] [C] Anything [G]about my home [G] [G] I’ll never know how good it feels to [D]hold you [D]Oh, [D]Nikita I [G]need you so [G] [G]

Oh, [G]Nikita is the [C]other side [C] [C] Of any given [G]line in time [G] [G] Counting ten tin soldiers in a [D]row? [D]Oh [D]no, Nikita you’ll [G]never know

[G]Nooo[Bm]oooo[Bm]ooo Ni[C]kita [Am]Counting ten tin [D]soldiers in a [G]row [G]Ahhh[Bm]hhhh[Bm]hhh Ni[C]kita [Am]Counting ten tin [D]soldiers in a [G]row [G]Whoo[Bm]oooo[Bm]ooo Ni[C]kita [Am]Counting ten tin [D]soldiers in a [G]row [G]Whoo[Bm]oooa[Bm]aaa Ni[C]kita[Am]aaaaa[D]aaaa[G]aaa

Artist Elton John

Album Ice on Fire

Genres Pop, Pop Rock, Rock

Year 1985

Key G

Elton John - Nikita can be played in the key of G using the G, Bm, C, Am, D, Bb, Eb, Ab, Cm chords.

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 Bm, To play Bm, barre fret 2 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 4, let D, B ring open, mute 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.
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 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 Eb, To play D# | Eb, press fret 3 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the D string with finger 2, press fret 3 on the high E string with finger 3, let G ring open, mute A, B.
For Ab, To play G# | Ab, press fret 4 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 3 on the A string with finger 2, press fret 4 on the B string with finger 3, press fret 4 on the high E string with finger 3, mute D, G.
For Cm, To play Cm, press fret 3 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 3 on the A string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the D string with finger 2, press fret 3 on the high E string with finger 3, let G ring open, mute B.

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

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