How to Play People Get Ready on Guitar?

Curtis Mayfield - People Get Ready can be played in the key of C using the C, Am, F 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 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. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play People Get Ready with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.

Curtis Mayfield - People Get Ready Chords

Chord reference C, Am, F

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[C] [Am] [F] [C] [C]People get [Am]ready, there’s a [F]train a [C]coming; You don’t need no [Am]baggage, you just [F]get on [C]board All you need is [Am]faith to hear the [F]diesels [C]humming; Don’t need no [Am]ticket, you just [F]thank the [C]Lord

[C] [Am] [F] [C]

[C]People get [Am]ready for the [F]train to [C]Jordan; It’s picking up [Am]passengers from [F]coast to [C]coast Faith is the [Am]key, open the [F]doors and [C]board ’em; There’s hope for [Am]all among those [F]loved the [C]most.

[C] [Am] [F] [C]

[C]There ain’t no [Am]room for the [F]hopeless [C]sinner; Who would hurt all [Am]mankind just to [F]save his [C]own Have pity on [Am]those whose [F]chances grow [C]thinner; For there’s no hiding [Am]place from the [F]Kingdom’s [C]throne

[C] [Am] [F] [C]

[C]So, people get [Am]ready, there’s a [F]train a [C]coming; You don’t need no [Am]baggage, you just [F]get on [C]board All you need is [Am]faith to hear the [F]diesels [C]humming; Don’t need no [Am]ticket, you just [F]thank the [C]Lord

Artist Curtis Mayfield

Album Curtis/Live!

Genres R&B, Soul

Year 1971

Key C

Curtis Mayfield - People Get Ready can be played in the key of C using the C, Am, F 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 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.

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

You can play People Get Ready with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.