How to Play Twistin' The Night Away on Guitar?

Sam Cooke - Twistin' The Night Away can be played in the key of G using the G, Em, D, C 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 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 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. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play Twistin' The Night Away with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.

Sam Cooke - Twistin’ The Night Away Chords

Chord reference G, Em, D, C

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[G]Let me tell you ’bout a place, [Em]somewhere up a New York way [C]Where the people are so gay; [D]twistin’ the night away [G]Here they have a lot of fun, [Em]putting trouble on the run [C]Man, you find the old and young, [D]twistin’ the night a[G]way.

They’re [G]twistin’, twistin’, everybody’s feeling great They’re [C]twistin’, twistin’, they’re [D]twistin’ the night a[G]way

[G]Here’s a man in evening clothes, [Em]how he got here, I don’t know, but [C]Man, you oughta see him go, [D]twistin’ the night away [G]He’s dancing with the chick in slacks, [Em]she’s a moving up and back [C]Oh man, there aingt nothing like [D]twistin’ the night a[G]way

They’re [G]twistin’, twistin’, everybody’s feeling great They’re [C]twistin’, twistin’, they’re [D]twistin’ the night a[G]way

Lean [G]up, lean [Em]back, lean [C]up, lean [D]back Wa[G]tusi, now [Em]Fly, now [C]Twist They’re [D]twistin’ the night a[G]way

[G]Here’s a fella in blue jeans, [Em]dancing with a older queen [C]Who’s dolled up in a diamond rings and [D]twistin’ the night a]way [G]Man, you oughta see her go, [Em]twistin’ to the rock and roll [C]Here you find the young and old [D]twistin’ the night a[G]way

They’re [G]twistin’, twistin’, everybody’s feeling great They’re [C]twistin’, twistin’, they’re [D]twistin’ the night a[G]way

Lean [G]up, lean [Em]back, lean [C]up, lean [D]back Wa[G]tusi, now [Em]Fly, now [C]Twist They’re [D]twistin’ the night a[G]way

Artist Sam Cooke

Album Twistin' the Night Away

Genres Blues, Soul

Year 1962

Key G

Sam Cooke - Twistin' The Night Away can be played in the key of G using the G, Em, D, C 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 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 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.

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

You can play Twistin' The Night Away with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.