Rock

My Sweet Lord Chords

George Harrison Intermediate Key of E 5 Chords 2 min read

Etap to play

C#mtap to play

G#mtap to play

F#mtap to play

Btap to play

Key

E Major

Difficulty

Intermediate

Capo

None

Chords

E · C#m · G#m · F#m · B

My Sweet Lord Chords – Guitar

George Harrison’s devotional masterpiece blending rock and spirituality. Intermediate difficulty in the key of E.

Devotional Strum (4/4 Time)

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Tip: Use a slide guitar tone for the intro if possible. The song builds from gentle verses into a powerful, mantra-like chorus.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

E

My sweet Lord

F#m

Hmm, my Lord

E

Hmm, my Lord

F#m

I really want to see you

B

Really want to be with you

F#m

Really want to see you, Lord

B

But it takes so long, my Lord

Chorus

E

My sweet Lord

F#m

Hmm, my Lord

E

Hmm, my Lord

C#m

Hallelujah

E

My sweet Lord

C#m

Hallelujah

A

Hmm, my Lord

B

Hallelujah

Verse 2

E

I really want to know you

F#m

Really want to go with you

B

Really want to show you, Lord

F#m

That it won’t take long, my Lord

B

Hallelujah

Chorus

E

My sweet Lord

F#m

Hmm, my Lord

E

Hmm, my Lord

C#m

Hallelujah

E

My sweet Lord

C#m

Hallelujah

A

Hmm, my Lord

B

Hallelujah

Verse 3

E

I really want to see you

F#m

Really want to see you

B

Really want to see you, Lord

F#m

Really want to see you, Lord

B

But it takes so long, my Lord

Chorus

E

My sweet Lord

F#m

Hmm, my Lord

E

Hmm, my Lord

C#m

Hare Krishna

E

My sweet Lord

C#m

Hare Krishna

A

My, my, my Lord

B

Hare Rama

Outro

E F#m

Hmm, my Lord Hare Krishna

E C#m

My sweet Lord Hare Krishna

A B

My Lord Hare Rama

E C#m

Hmm, hmm Hallelujah

A B

Hmm Hallelujah

E C#m

Hmm Hare Hare

Practice tip: The F#m barre chord appears frequently. If you’re still building barre chord strength, try using a capo on the 2nd fret and playing D, Em, A, Bm shapes instead.

Etap to play

C#mtap to play

G#mtap to play

F#mtap to play

Btap to play

Key

E Major

Difficulty

Intermediate

Tuning

G-C-E-A

Chords

E · C#m · G#m · F#m · B

My Sweet Lord Chords – Ukulele

George Harrison’s devotional masterpiece blending rock and spirituality. Intermediate difficulty in the key of E.

Devotional Strum (4/4 Time)

↓↑↓↑↓↑

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Tip: Use a slide guitar tone for the intro if possible. The song builds from gentle verses into a powerful, mantra-like chorus.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

E

My sweet Lord

F#m

Hmm, my Lord

E

Hmm, my Lord

F#m

I really want to see you

B

Really want to be with you

F#m

Really want to see you, Lord

B

But it takes so long, my Lord

Chorus

E

My sweet Lord

F#m

Hmm, my Lord

E

Hmm, my Lord

C#m

Hallelujah

E

My sweet Lord

C#m

Hallelujah

A

Hmm, my Lord

B

Hallelujah

Verse 2

E

I really want to know you

F#m

Really want to go with you

B

Really want to show you, Lord

F#m

That it won’t take long, my Lord

B

Hallelujah

Chorus

E

My sweet Lord

F#m

Hmm, my Lord

E

Hmm, my Lord

C#m

Hallelujah

E

My sweet Lord

C#m

Hallelujah

A

Hmm, my Lord

B

Hallelujah

Verse 3

E

I really want to see you

F#m

Really want to see you

B

Really want to see you, Lord

F#m

Really want to see you, Lord

B

But it takes so long, my Lord

Chorus

E

My sweet Lord

F#m

Hmm, my Lord

E

Hmm, my Lord

C#m

Hare Krishna

E

My sweet Lord

C#m

Hare Krishna

A

My, my, my Lord

B

Hare Rama

Outro

E F#m

Hmm, my Lord Hare Krishna

E C#m

My sweet Lord Hare Krishna

A B

My Lord Hare Rama

E C#m

Hmm, hmm Hallelujah

A B

Hmm Hallelujah

E C#m

Hmm Hare Hare

Practice tip: The F#m barre chord appears frequently. If you’re still building barre chord strength, try using a capo on the 2nd fret and playing D, Em, A, Bm shapes instead.

Etap to play

C#mtap to play

G#mtap to play

F#mtap to play

Btap to play

Key

E Major

Difficulty

Intermediate

Left Hand

Root notes

Chords

E · C#m · G#m · F#m · B

My Sweet Lord Chords – Piano

George Harrison’s devotional masterpiece blending rock and spirituality. Intermediate difficulty in the key of E.

Devotional Strum (4/4 Time)

↓↑↓↑↓↑

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Tip: Use a slide guitar tone for the intro if possible. The song builds from gentle verses into a powerful, mantra-like chorus.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

E

My sweet Lord

F#m

Hmm, my Lord

E

Hmm, my Lord

F#m

I really want to see you

B

Really want to be with you

F#m

Really want to see you, Lord

B

But it takes so long, my Lord

Chorus

E

My sweet Lord

F#m

Hmm, my Lord

E

Hmm, my Lord

C#m

Hallelujah

E

My sweet Lord

C#m

Hallelujah

A

Hmm, my Lord

B

Hallelujah

Verse 2

E

I really want to know you

F#m

Really want to go with you

B

Really want to show you, Lord

F#m

That it won’t take long, my Lord

B

Hallelujah

Chorus

E

My sweet Lord

F#m

Hmm, my Lord

E

Hmm, my Lord

C#m

Hallelujah

E

My sweet Lord

C#m

Hallelujah

A

Hmm, my Lord

B

Hallelujah

Verse 3

E

I really want to see you

F#m

Really want to see you

B

Really want to see you, Lord

F#m

Really want to see you, Lord

B

But it takes so long, my Lord

Chorus

E

My sweet Lord

F#m

Hmm, my Lord

E

Hmm, my Lord

C#m

Hare Krishna

E

My sweet Lord

C#m

Hare Krishna

A

My, my, my Lord

B

Hare Rama

Outro

E F#m

Hmm, my Lord Hare Krishna

E C#m

My sweet Lord Hare Krishna

A B

My Lord Hare Rama

E C#m

Hmm, hmm Hallelujah

A B

Hmm Hallelujah

E C#m

Hmm Hare Hare

Practice tip: The F#m barre chord appears frequently. If you’re still building barre chord strength, try using a capo on the 2nd fret and playing D, Em, A, Bm shapes instead.

Etap to play

C#mtap to play

G#mtap to play

F#mtap to play

Btap to play

Key

E Major

Difficulty

Intermediate

Tuning

gDGBD (Open G)

Chords

E · C#m · G#m · F#m · B

My Sweet Lord Chords – Banjo

George Harrison’s devotional masterpiece blending rock and spirituality. Intermediate difficulty in the key of E.

Devotional Strum (4/4 Time)

↓↑↓↑↓↑

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Tip: Use a slide guitar tone for the intro if possible. The song builds from gentle verses into a powerful, mantra-like chorus.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

E

My sweet Lord

F#m

Hmm, my Lord

E

Hmm, my Lord

F#m

I really want to see you

B

Really want to be with you

F#m

Really want to see you, Lord

B

But it takes so long, my Lord

Chorus

E

My sweet Lord

F#m

Hmm, my Lord

E

Hmm, my Lord

C#m

Hallelujah

E

My sweet Lord

C#m

Hallelujah

A

Hmm, my Lord

B

Hallelujah

Verse 2

E

I really want to know you

F#m

Really want to go with you

B

Really want to show you, Lord

F#m

That it won’t take long, my Lord

B

Hallelujah

Chorus

E

My sweet Lord

F#m

Hmm, my Lord

E

Hmm, my Lord

C#m

Hallelujah

E

My sweet Lord

C#m

Hallelujah

A

Hmm, my Lord

B

Hallelujah

Verse 3

E

I really want to see you

F#m

Really want to see you

B

Really want to see you, Lord

F#m

Really want to see you, Lord

B

But it takes so long, my Lord

Chorus

E

My sweet Lord

F#m

Hmm, my Lord

E

Hmm, my Lord

C#m

Hare Krishna

E

My sweet Lord

C#m

Hare Krishna

A

My, my, my Lord

B

Hare Rama

Outro

E F#m

Hmm, my Lord Hare Krishna

E C#m

My sweet Lord Hare Krishna

A B

My Lord Hare Rama

E C#m

Hmm, hmm Hallelujah

A B

Hmm Hallelujah

E C#m

Hmm Hare Hare

Practice tip: The F#m barre chord appears frequently. If you’re still building barre chord strength, try using a capo on the 2nd fret and playing D, Em, A, Bm shapes instead.

Etap to play

C#mtap to play

G#mtap to play

F#mtap to play

Btap to play

Key

E Major

Difficulty

Intermediate

Tuning

G-D-A-E

Chords

E · C#m · G#m · F#m · B

My Sweet Lord Chords – Mandolin

George Harrison’s devotional masterpiece blending rock and spirituality. Intermediate difficulty in the key of E.

Devotional Strum (4/4 Time)

↓↑↓↑↓↑

123456

Tip: Use a slide guitar tone for the intro if possible. The song builds from gentle verses into a powerful, mantra-like chorus.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

E

My sweet Lord

F#m

Hmm, my Lord

E

Hmm, my Lord

F#m

I really want to see you

B

Really want to be with you

F#m

Really want to see you, Lord

B

But it takes so long, my Lord

Chorus

E

My sweet Lord

F#m

Hmm, my Lord

E

Hmm, my Lord

C#m

Hallelujah

E

My sweet Lord

C#m

Hallelujah

A

Hmm, my Lord

B

Hallelujah

Verse 2

E

I really want to know you

F#m

Really want to go with you

B

Really want to show you, Lord

F#m

That it won’t take long, my Lord

B

Hallelujah

Chorus

E

My sweet Lord

F#m

Hmm, my Lord

E

Hmm, my Lord

C#m

Hallelujah

E

My sweet Lord

C#m

Hallelujah

A

Hmm, my Lord

B

Hallelujah

Verse 3

E

I really want to see you

F#m

Really want to see you

B

Really want to see you, Lord

F#m

Really want to see you, Lord

B

But it takes so long, my Lord

Chorus

E

My sweet Lord

F#m

Hmm, my Lord

E

Hmm, my Lord

C#m

Hare Krishna

E

My sweet Lord

C#m

Hare Krishna

A

My, my, my Lord

B

Hare Rama

Outro

E F#m

Hmm, my Lord Hare Krishna

E C#m

My sweet Lord Hare Krishna

A B

My Lord Hare Rama

E C#m

Hmm, hmm Hallelujah

A B

Hmm Hallelujah

E C#m

Hmm Hare Hare

Practice tip: The F#m barre chord appears frequently. If you’re still building barre chord strength, try using a capo on the 2nd fret and playing D, Em, A, Bm shapes instead.

Etap to play

C#mtap to play

G#mtap to play

F#mtap to play

Btap to play

Key

E Major

Difficulty

Intermediate

Harp Key

C Diatonic

Chords

E · C#m · G#m · F#m · B

My Sweet Lord Chords – Harmonica

George Harrison’s devotional masterpiece blending rock and spirituality. Intermediate difficulty in the key of E.

Devotional Strum (4/4 Time)

↓↑↓↑↓↑

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Tip: Use a slide guitar tone for the intro if possible. The song builds from gentle verses into a powerful, mantra-like chorus.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

E

My sweet Lord

F#m

Hmm, my Lord

E

Hmm, my Lord

F#m

I really want to see you

B

Really want to be with you

F#m

Really want to see you, Lord

B

But it takes so long, my Lord

Chorus

E

My sweet Lord

F#m

Hmm, my Lord

E

Hmm, my Lord

C#m

Hallelujah

E

My sweet Lord

C#m

Hallelujah

A

Hmm, my Lord

B

Hallelujah

Verse 2

E

I really want to know you

F#m

Really want to go with you

B

Really want to show you, Lord

F#m

That it won’t take long, my Lord

B

Hallelujah

Chorus

E

My sweet Lord

F#m

Hmm, my Lord

E

Hmm, my Lord

C#m

Hallelujah

E

My sweet Lord

C#m

Hallelujah

A

Hmm, my Lord

B

Hallelujah

Verse 3

E

I really want to see you

F#m

Really want to see you

B

Really want to see you, Lord

F#m

Really want to see you, Lord

B

But it takes so long, my Lord

Chorus

E

My sweet Lord

F#m

Hmm, my Lord

E

Hmm, my Lord

C#m

Hare Krishna

E

My sweet Lord

C#m

Hare Krishna

A

My, my, my Lord

B

Hare Rama

Outro

E F#m

Hmm, my Lord Hare Krishna

E C#m

My sweet Lord Hare Krishna

A B

My Lord Hare Rama

E C#m

Hmm, hmm Hallelujah

A B

Hmm Hallelujah

E C#m

Hmm Hare Hare

Practice tip: The F#m barre chord appears frequently. If you’re still building barre chord strength, try using a capo on the 2nd fret and playing D, Em, A, Bm shapes instead.