Mr Tambourine Man Chords & Guitar Lesson

Welcome to my Mr. Tambourine Man Chords & Guitar Lesson page. In this lesson we will be doing a great classic by the Byrds written by Bob Dylan. Dylan has his own version of the song as well.

Now we are very fortunate that Mr Tambourine Man is all open chords. In the video lesson below, I will show use how to introduce the Dsus2, Dsus4 and Asus4 chords into the mix if you’d like that extra spice.

Mr Tambourine Man Guitar Chords:

Mr Tambourine Man Strumming Patterns:

Intro/Outro: A changes on up strum
D                      G            A 

1  2 + 3 + 4 +   1 +  2+ 3 + 4 +
D DU D U DU   DU DU    U DU

Easy Strum:
1  2 + 3+  4+
D DU DU DU

Strum Option 2:
1 2 + 3 + 4 +
DDU    U DU

Asus4 Strum Option: Asus4 and A change on and
A
         Asus4  A
1 + 2 +  3 + 4    + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
D   DU      UD    U  U DU     UD U

Dsus2/Dsus4 Strum Option:
D
    Dsus2        D      Dsus4
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
D   DU    U D U  D   DU    UD  U

To learn more about these strumming options and how to apply them to the song. Watch the video lesson below.

 

Mr Tambourine Man Guitar Lesson:

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Mr Tambourine Man Chord Chart:

Intro:
D |G - -A|
D                    G             A
1 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
D DUDUDU  DU DU   U DU

A                   Asus4  A
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
D  DU    UD U U  DU      UD U

Chorus:
  G              A                               D                            G
Hey! Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me,
                  D                             G                               A.            |Asus4 A |
I'm not sleepy and there ain’t no place I'm going to.
  G              A                               D                            G
Hey! Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me,
                D                        G                              A       | D      Dsus4 | D Dsus2 |
In the jingle jangle morning I'll come followin' you

Verse:
    G                      A                          D                         G
Take me for a trip upon your magic swirlin' ship,
            D                                 G                     D                                G
My senses have been stripped, my hands can't feel to grip,
         D                                G                  D                    G
My toes too numb to step, wait only for my boot heels
                A              |Asus4 A|
To be wanderin'.
          G                    A                         D                    G
I'm ready to go anywhere, I'm ready for to fade
      D                         G                            D                               G
Until my own parade, cast your dancing spell my way,
       A                        A          |Asus4 A|
I promise to go under it

Chorus:
  G              A                               D                            G
Hey! Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me,
                  D                             G                               A.            |Asus4 A |
I'm not sleepy and there ain’t no place I'm going to.
  G              A                               D                            G
Hey! Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me,
                D                        G                              A       | D      Dsus4 | D Dsus2 |
In the jingle jangle morning I'll come followin' you

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.

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