Unchained Melody Chords & Guitar Lesson

Welcome to my Unchained Melody chord chart by the Righteous Brothers. This was a student request so thought I would put it up here. This song isn’t too bad. Most of it is easy chords but there is a Eb and an Fm that we have to contend with towards the end of the song. Now if you are not familiar with barre chords, don’t worry about playing them. Count the beat then continue when you get to the next chord. If you are familiar with power chords, you can always play a Eb power chord and an F power chord.

This song is in 6/8 time which means we will be counting to 6 for each chord. In the verse, each chord is played for two measures while in the chorus, they are played for one measure.

Unchained Melody Guitar Chords:

Unchained Melody Strumming Patterns:

Strumming:
1 2 3  4 5 6
DD D D D D

If you wan to accent the 1st and 4th beat, go right ahead.

Unchained Melody Guitar Lesson:

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Unchained Melody Chord Chart:

Verse
C           Am               F                        G                  C

Oh,  my love, my darling, I've hungered for your touch
  Am                   G   G
A long, lonely time
            C  Am                F                           G                 C
And time   goes by so slowly and time can do so much
          Am                G           G
Are you still miiiiiiiiiiiine
       C                     G  Am    Em
I need your love,          I nee--eed your love
                F                           G                     C              C7
God speed your love tooooo-ooooo me

Chorus
F                          G                  F                  Eb
Lonely rivers flow to the sea, to the sea
F                          G                  C      C
To the open arms of the sea
   F                          G                    F                 Eb
Lonely rivers sigh, wait for me, wait for me
 F                            G                      C        C
I'll be coming home, wait for me

Verse
C           Am               F                        G                  C

Oh,  my love, my darling, I've hungered for your touch
  Am                   G   G
A long, lonely time
            C  Am                F                           G                 C
And time   goes by so slowly and time can do so much
          Am                G           G
Are you still miiiiiiiiiiiine

    C                  G     Am   Em
I need your love,    I, I  need your love.
               F                        G  C   Am    F  C (hold)
God speed your love to  me

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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