Desperado Chords & Guitar Lesson
Welcome to my Desperado Chord Chart by the Eagles. This is a super cool song in that it has a lot of chord variations and uses a lot of 7 chords. I would consider this a more intermediate song due to the lack of repetition in chords and variety. You really have to pay attention to this one.
Ideally, if I were going to play this song, I would finger pick it since it's played on a piano, but I'll give you a general strumming pattern you can use. Each chord is this chart is 2 beats each.
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Desperado Guitar Chords:
Desperado Strumming Patterns:
Strum Pattern 1:
1 2 + 3 4 +
D DU D DU
Strum Pattern 2:
1 2 + a 3 4 + a
D D DU D D DU
Desperado Guitar Lesson:
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Due to this being an Eagles' song, I have made the decision to remove my lesson notes outside of general chord progression and theory.
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Song Structure:
This song has a lot of movement to it. The most important aspect is to remember the count and the timing of the chords. Each chord is only 2 beats.
When listening to the song, see if you can here the changes between the chords. You can often here is in the movement of the bass notes (the lowest sounding notes of the chord).
This file is the author’s own work and represents his interpretation of this song. It’s intended solely for private study, scholarship or research.
We do not distribute printable chord and lyrics charts. These charts are here only to support online learning. We highly recommend buying music from Hal Leonard or a reputable online sheet music store.