Ob La Di Ob La Da Chords & Guitar Lesson

Welcome to my Ob La Di Ob La Da guitar lesson with chords and strumming patterns. This is a really great Beatles songs as it mostly usually 3 main chords - A, D and E. There are some variations on these chords that you will be below that can be thrown in.

There is an F#m barre chord, but if you cannot play that, don’t worry, you could just strum the easy F#m or the A chord instead and it will sound just fine.

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Ob La Di Ob La Da Guitar Chords:

Ob La Di Ob La Da Strumming Patterns:

Since this is a piano song there are a couple ways you can approach this. A simple 8th note strumming pattern as seen below.

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
DU DU DU DU

Or, you can alternate between the bass and treble strings of the guitar to mimic more the sound of the piano.

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
BU BU B U B U

Ob La Di Ob La Da Guitar Lesson:

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Ob La Di Ob La Da Chord Chart:

CAPO ON FIRST FRET

Intro:
A A A A

Verse:
A E
Desmond has a barrow in the market place,
E7 A
Molly is the singer in a band.
A7 D
Desmond says to Molly, girl, I like your face
|A E| A
And Molly says this as she takes him by the hand,

Chorus:
A |E F#m|
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da, life goes on.. bra.
|A E| A
La-la how their life goes on.
A |E F#m|
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da, life goes on.. bra.
|A E| A
La-la how their life goes on.

Verse:
A E
Desmond takes a trolley to the jeweler's store.
E7 A
Buys a twenty carat golden ring.
A7 D
Takes it back to Molly waiting at the door.
|A E| A
And as he gives it to her she begins to sing

Bridge
D D |A Asus2| |A A7|
In a couple of years they have built a home sweet home.
D D
With a couple of kids running in the yard,
A E
Of Desmond and Molly Jones. (ha ha ha ha)

Verse:
A E
Happy ever after in the market place,
E7 A
Desmond lets the children lend a hand.
A7 D
Molly stays at home and does her pretty face
|A E| A
And in the evening she still sings it with the band.

Bridge:
D D |A Asus2| |A A7|
In a couple of years they have built a home sweet home.
D D
With a couple of kids running in the yard,
A E
Of Desmond and Molly Jones. (ha ha ha ha)

Verse:
A E
Happy ever after in the market place,
E7 A
Molly lets the children lend a hand.
A7 D
Desmond stays at home and does his pretty face
|A E| A
And in the evening she's a singer with the band.

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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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