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Carpenters - Solitaire Chords

Chord reference D, Bm, A7, A, F#m, Em
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[D]There was a man [Bm]a lonely man [A7]Who lost his love through his indiffe[D]rence A heart that cared [Bm]that went unshared [A7]Until it died within his [D]silence [A]

And [D]solitaire’s the only game in [F#m]town And [Bm]every road that takes him takes him down And [Em]by himself it’s easy to pre[A]tend He’ll never [D]love again [A]

And [D]keeping to himself he plays the [F#m]game With[Bm]out her love it always ends the same While [Em]life goes on around him every[A]where He’s playing [D]solitaire [A7]

[D]A little hope [Bm]goes up in smoke [A7]Just how it goes goes without [D]saying There was a man [Bm]a lonely man [A7]Who would command the hand [D]he’s playing [A]

Artist Carpenters
Album Horizon
Genres Pop
Year 1975
Key D

How to Play Solitaire on Guitar?

Carpenters - Solitaire can be played in the key of D using the D, Bm, A7, A, F#m, Em 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 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 A7, To play A7, let low E, A, G, high E ring open, mute D, B.
  • 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 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 Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, 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 Solitaire with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.