How to Play Wonderful World on Guitar?

Sam Cooke - Wonderful World can be played in the key of A using the A, F#m, D, E7 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 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 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 E7, To play E7, let low E, D, B, high E ring open, mute A, G. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play Wonderful World with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.

Sam Cooke - Wonderful World Chords

Chord reference A, F#m, D, E7

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[A]Don’t know much about [F#m]history [D]Don’t know much [E7]biology [A]Don’t know much about a [F#m]science book [D]Don’t know much about the [E7]French I took

[A]But I do know that [D]I love you [A]And I know that if you [D]love me too What a [E7]wonderful world this could [A]be

[A]Don’t know much about ge[F#m]ography [D]Don’t know much trigo[E7]nometry [A]Don’t know much about [F#m]algebra [D]Don’t know what a slide [E7]rule is for

[A]But I do know one and [D]one is two [A]And if this one could [D]be with you What a [E7]wonderful world this could [A]be

Now [E7]I don’t claim… to [A]be an ‘A’ student [E7]But I’m tryin’ to [A]be For [B7]maybe by being an ‘A’ student baby I could win your [E7]love for me…

[A]Don’t know much about the [F#m]middle ages [D]Looked at the pictures and I [E7]turned the pages [A]Don’t know nothin’ ‘bout no [F#m]rise and fall [D]Don’t know nothin’ ‘bout [E7] nothin’ at all

[A]But I do know that [D]I love you [A]And I know that if you [D]loved me too What a [E7] wonderful world this could [A]be

[A]Don’t know much about [F#m]history [D]Don’t know much [E7]biology [A]Don’t know much about a [F#m]science book [D]Don’t know much about the [E7]French I took

[A]But I do know that [D]I love you [A]And I know that if you [D]love me too What a [E7]wonderful world this could [A]be

Artist Sam Cooke

Album The Wonderful World of Sam Cooke

Genres Blues, Soul

Year 1960

Key A

Sam Cooke - Wonderful World can be played in the key of A using the A, F#m, D, E7 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 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 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 E7, To play E7, let low E, D, B, high E ring open, mute A, G.

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

You can play Wonderful World with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.