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Ray Charles - Sweet Memories Chords

Chord reference A, D, A7, Eb7, E7, C#7, B7, F#m
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[A] [D] [A] [D] My [A]world is like a [A7]river [D]As dark as it is [D]deep [Eb7] [E7]Night after night the past slips in And gathers all my [A]sleep

[A]My days are just and [A7]endless stream [D]Of emptiness to me Filled only by the [A]fleeting Moments [E7]of her memo[A]ries

[E7]Sweet memo[A]ries [C#7]Sweet memo[F#m]ries [B7]Oh! [A]hmm, hmm [E7]hmm, hmm [A]hmm [A7]

[D]She slipped into the [D7]silence [G]Of my dreams again last night [A7]Wandering from room to room, She’s [A7]turning on the [D]light

Her laughter spills like a [D7]river Of [G]water to the sea And I’m swept away from [D]sadness Clinging [A7]to her memo[D]ries [A] [E7]

[E7]Sweet memo[A]ries [C#7]Sweet memo[F#m]ries [B7]Oh, [A]hmm, hmm[E7]hmm, hmm[A]hmm

Artist Ray Charles
Album Love Country Style
Genres Blues, Soul
Year 1970
Key A

How to Play Sweet Memories on Guitar?

Ray Charles - Sweet Memories can be played in the key of A using the A, D, A7, Eb7, E7, C#7, B7, F#m chords.

  • 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 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 A7, To play A7, let low E, A, G, high E ring open, mute D, B.
  • For Eb7, To play D#7 | Eb7, press fret 3 on the low E string with finger 4, press fret 1 on the D string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the B string with finger 3, press fret 3 on the high E string with finger 4, let G ring open, mute A.
  • For E7, To play E7, let low E, D, B, high E ring open, mute A, G.
  • For C#7, To play C#7 | Db7, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the B string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 2, mute D.
  • 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 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.

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

You can play Sweet Memories with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.