Heart of Gold Chords & Guitar Lesson
Welcome to my Heart of Gold guitar lessons with chords and strumming. This is another simple song using what I call the four main beginner chords Em, G, C and D.
Heart of Gold is a classic and there are a couple ways you can go about playing this. In this song, the verse chords have two beats, so you can simply strum two down beats per chords, or you could a little more fancy with the suggest strumming below.
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Heart of Gold Guitar Chords:
Heart of Gold Strumming Patterns:
Strum 1:
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
D D U D D U
Strum 2:
1 + 2 +a 3 + 4 +a
D DDU D DDU
Intro Strum:
Em D Em
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
D D D D D D D D D D D D
Intro with Hammer-on:
Heart of Gold Guitar Lesson:
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Heart of Gold Chord Chart:
INTRO:
Em /D Em/ Em /D Em/
/Em C / D G / Em C / D G / Em /D Em/
VERSE:
/Em C -/ /D G /
I want to live, I want to give
/Em C / /D G /
I've been a miner for a heart of gold.
/Em C / /D G /
It's these expressions I never give
Strum Change: all 8th notes down strums
Em G
That keep me searching for a heart of gold
C |C D/B Am G| G (1/2 measure)
And I'm getting old.
Em G
Keeps me searching for a heart of gold
C |C D/B Am G| G (1/2 measure)
And I'm getting old.
INTERLUDE:
/Em C / D G / Em C / D G /
/Em C / D G / Em /D Em/
VERSE:
/Em C / /D G /
I've been to Hollywood I've been to Redwood
/Em C / /D G /
I crossed the ocean for a heart of gold
/Em C / /D G /
I've been in my mind, it's such a fine line
Strum Change: all 8th notes down strums
Em G
That keep me searching for a heart of gold
C |C D/B Am G| G (1/2 measure)
And I'm getting old.
Em G
Keeps me searching for a heart of gold
C |C D/B Am G| G (1/2 measure)
And I'm getting old.
INTERLUDE:
/Em C / D G / Em C / D G /
/Em C / D G /
Em /D Em/
You keep me searching for a heart of gold
Em /D Em/
You keep me searching am I growing old
Em /D Em/
I’ve been a miner for a heart of gold
Em G C |C D/B Am G|
You keep me searching for a heart of gold
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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