How to Play Up On The Roof on Guitar?

The Drifters - Up On The Roof can be played in the key of G using the G, Em, C, D 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 Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D. 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 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. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play Up On The Roof with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.

The Drifters - Up On The Roof Chords

Chord reference G, Em, C, D

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[G]When this old world starts [Em]getting me down And [C]people are just too [D]much for me to [G]face I climb way up to the [Em]top of the stairs And [C]all my cares just [D]drift right into [G]space

[C]On the roof, it’s peaceful as can be And [G]there the world [Em]below can’t bother [C]me [D]let me tell you now

[G]When I come home feeling [Em]tired and beat I [C]go up where the [D]air is fresh and [G]sweet (up on the roof) I get away from the [Em]hustling crowd And [C]all that rat-race [D]noise down in the [G]street (up on the roof)

[C]On the roof, the only place I know, where [G]you just have to [Em]wish to make it [C]so [D] [D]Let’s go up on the roof (up on the roof)

[C]At night the stars put on a show for free And, [G]darling, you can [Em]share it all with [C]me [D]I keep a-telling you

[G]Right smack dab in the [Em]middle of town I’ve [C]found a para[D]dise that’s trouble [G]proof (up on the roof) And [G]if this world starts [Em]getting you down, there’s [C]room enough for [D]two Up on the [G]roof [Em](up on the roof), up on the [C]roof [D](up on the roof) Oh, come on, [C]baby [D](up on the roof), oh, come on, [C]honey [D](up on the roof)

Artist The Drifters

Album Under the Boardwalk

Genres Rock

Year 1964

Key G

The Drifters - Up On The Roof can be played in the key of G using the G, Em, C, D 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 Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
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 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.

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

You can play Up On The Roof with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.