Horse With No Name Chords & Guitar Lesson
Welcome to my Horse With No Name chord chart by America. This song is probably one of the easiest songs to learn on the guitar. That’s why I have included it in the list of my simple beginner guitar songs.
This very simple guitar song only uses two chords (Em and D 6/9) and a pretty easy strumming pattern. The guitar chord chart below should keep you on track as long as you can count to 4.
I did the first verse and chorus because you should be able to get the gist of it after that. 2 easy chords and counting to 4.
Doesn't get much easier than this America's Horse With No Name guitar chord chart lesson.
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Horse With No Name Strumming Patterns:
Strum:
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
D D D D
or if you are looking for something a little more intricate you can try the shuffle rhythm below:
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1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + a
D UD U D U D U
What I’m hearing on the song sounds more like this:
Em D6/9
> >
1 2 + a 3 + a 4 + a 1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + a
DD UD UD U D U UD U D U
See the videos below for more instruction on this song.
Horse With No Name Guitar Lesson:
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Horse With No Name Chord Chart:
Chord Chart
INTRO: Em D6/9 Em D6/9
VERSE:
Em D6/9
On the first part of the journey
Em D6/9
I was lookin at all the life
Em D6/9
There were plants and birds and rocks and things
Em D6/9
There were sand and hills and rings
Em D6/9
The first thing I met was a fly with a buzz
Em D6/9
and the sky with no clouds
Em D6/9
the heat was hot and the ground was dry
Em D6/9
but the air was full of sound
CHORUS:
Em D6/9
I've been through the desert on a horse with no name
Em D6/9
it felt good to be out of the rain
Em D6/9
in the desert you can remember your name
Em D6/9
'cause there ain't no one for to give you no pain
Em D6/9 Em D6/9
la la la lalalala la la la la la
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VERSE:
After two days in the desert sun
my skin began to turn red
After three days in the desert fun
I was looking at a river bed
And the story it told of a river that flowed
made me sad to think it was dead
CHORUS:
I've been through the desert on a horse with no name
it felt good to be out of the rain
in the desert you can remember your name
'cause there ain't no one for to give you no pain
la la la lalalala la la la la la
VERSE:
After nine days I let the horse run free
'cause the desert had turned to sea
there were plants and birds and rocks and things
there were sand and hills and rings
The ocean is a desert with its life underground
and the perfect disguise above
Under the cities lies a heart made of ground
but the humans will give no love
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.