Don't Stop Believing Chords & Guitar Lesson
Welcome to my Don’t Stop Believin’ chord chart and guitar lesson by Journey. This is a great song and how can you not sing along, right?
We obviously won’t be getting into the insane guitar solos that go along with this, but we will be going over some fun ways to strum along to this crowd pleaser.
We are going to be playing this version using a Capo on the 4th fret. This will keep us in the key of E without having to worry about that crazy B barre chord. We still have to contend with the F barre chord. You can always used a power chord or an Fmaj7 chord. But…if you like barre chords, go for it!
Let’s get into it!
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Don't Stop Believing Guitar Chords:
Don't Stop Believing Strumming Patterns:
Beginner Strumming Pattern without accents:
1 + 2 + 3+ 4 +
DDDD DD DD
Late Beginner Strumming Pattern:
> > >
1 + 2 + 3+ 4 +
DDDD DD DD
Other Strumming Pattern with flourish:
> > >
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + a
DDDD DD DD U
Don't Stop Believing Guitar Lesson:
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Don't Stop Believing Chord Chart:
Intro:
C G Am F
C G Em F
Verse:
C G Am F
Just a small town girl, living in a lonely world,
C G Em F
she took the midnight train going anywhere
C G Am F
Just a city boy, born and raised in south Detroit,
C G Em F
he took the midnight train going anywhere.
Interlude:
C G Am F
C G Em F
Verse:
C G Am F
A singer in a smoky room, a smell of wine and cheap perfume.
C G Em F
For a smile they can share the night, it goes on and on and on and on.
Chorus:
. F F C C
Strangers waiting up and down the boulevard
F F C C
Their shadows searching in the night
F F C C
Streetlight, people, living just to find emotion
F F G (hold 2 measures)
Hiding, somewhere in the night
Interlude: C G Am F
Verse:
C G Am F
Working hard to get my fill, everybody wants a thrill.
C G Em F
Paying anything to roll the dice, just one more time.
C G Am F
. Some will win, some will lose, some were born to sing the blues.
C G Em F
Oh, the movie never ends; it goes on and on and on and on.
Chorus:
. F F C C
Strangers waiting up and down the boulevard
F F C C
Their shadows searching in the night
F F C C
Streetlight, people, living just to find emotion
F F G (hold 2 measures)
Hiding, somewhere in the night
Guitar Solo:
C G Am F
C G Em F
Outro:
C G Am F
Don't stop believing, hold on to the feeling.
C G Em F
Streetlight people.
C G Am F
Don't stop believing, hold on to the feeling.
C G Em F
Streetlight people.
C G Am F
Don't stop believing, hold on to the feeling.
C G Em F C (hold)
Streetlight people.
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.
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