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While My Guitar Gently Weeps Chords

The Beatles Intermediate Key of A 5 Chords 2 min read

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Key

A Major

Difficulty

Intermediate

Capo

None

Chords

Am · G · D · E · C

While My Guitar Gently Weeps Chords – Guitar

The Beatles’ emotionally powerful song written by George Harrison with Eric Clapton on guitar. Intermediate difficulty in the key of Am.

Slow Rock (4/4 Time)

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Tip: The intro uses a descending bass line on the A string. Let each chord ring and focus on the weeping, melancholy feel.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

Am Am/G Am/F# Fmaj7

I look at you all, see the love there that’s sleeping

Am G D E

While my guitar gently weeps

Am Am/G Am/F# Fmaj7

I look at the floor and I see it needs sweeping

Am G Am E

Still my guitar gently weeps

Chorus

A C#m F#m C#m

I don’t know why nobody told you

Bm E

How to unfold your love

A C#m F#m C#m

I don’t know how someone controlled you

Bm E

They bought and sold you

Verse 2

Am Am/G Am/F# Fmaj7

I look at the world and I notice it’s turning

Am G D E

While my guitar gently weeps

Am Am/G Am/F# Fmaj7

With every mistake we must surely be learning

Am G Am E

Still my guitar gently weeps

Chorus

A C#m F#m C#m

I don’t know how you were diverted

Bm E

You were perverted too

A C#m F#m C#m

I don’t know how you were inverted

Bm E

No one alerted you

Verse 3

Am Am/G Am/F# Fmaj7

I look at you all, see the love there that’s sleeping

Am G D E

While my guitar gently weeps

Am Am/GAm/F#Fmaj7

Look at you all

Am G Am E

Still my guitar gently weeps

Practice tip: The Am/G and Am/F# are simply Am with a walking bass note — keep the Am shape and move your bass note from A (5th fret E string) to G (3rd fret) to F# (2nd fret).

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Key

A Major

Difficulty

Intermediate

Tuning

G-C-E-A

Chords

Am · G · D · E · C

While My Guitar Gently Weeps Chords – Ukulele

The Beatles’ emotionally powerful song written by George Harrison with Eric Clapton on guitar. Intermediate difficulty in the key of Am.

Slow Rock (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

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Tip: The intro uses a descending bass line on the A string. Let each chord ring and focus on the weeping, melancholy feel.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

Am Am/G Am/F# Fmaj7

I look at you all, see the love there that’s sleeping

Am G D E

While my guitar gently weeps

Am Am/G Am/F# Fmaj7

I look at the floor and I see it needs sweeping

Am G Am E

Still my guitar gently weeps

Chorus

A C#m F#m C#m

I don’t know why nobody told you

Bm E

How to unfold your love

A C#m F#m C#m

I don’t know how someone controlled you

Bm E

They bought and sold you

Verse 2

Am Am/G Am/F# Fmaj7

I look at the world and I notice it’s turning

Am G D E

While my guitar gently weeps

Am Am/G Am/F# Fmaj7

With every mistake we must surely be learning

Am G Am E

Still my guitar gently weeps

Chorus

A C#m F#m C#m

I don’t know how you were diverted

Bm E

You were perverted too

A C#m F#m C#m

I don’t know how you were inverted

Bm E

No one alerted you

Verse 3

Am Am/G Am/F# Fmaj7

I look at you all, see the love there that’s sleeping

Am G D E

While my guitar gently weeps

Am Am/GAm/F#Fmaj7

Look at you all

Am G Am E

Still my guitar gently weeps

Practice tip: The Am/G and Am/F# are simply Am with a walking bass note — keep the Am shape and move your bass note from A (5th fret E string) to G (3rd fret) to F# (2nd fret).

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Key

A Major

Difficulty

Intermediate

Left Hand

Root notes

Chords

Am · G · D · E · C

While My Guitar Gently Weeps Chords – Piano

The Beatles’ emotionally powerful song written by George Harrison with Eric Clapton on guitar. Intermediate difficulty in the key of Am.

Slow Rock (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

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Tip: The intro uses a descending bass line on the A string. Let each chord ring and focus on the weeping, melancholy feel.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

Am Am/G Am/F# Fmaj7

I look at you all, see the love there that’s sleeping

Am G D E

While my guitar gently weeps

Am Am/G Am/F# Fmaj7

I look at the floor and I see it needs sweeping

Am G Am E

Still my guitar gently weeps

Chorus

A C#m F#m C#m

I don’t know why nobody told you

Bm E

How to unfold your love

A C#m F#m C#m

I don’t know how someone controlled you

Bm E

They bought and sold you

Verse 2

Am Am/G Am/F# Fmaj7

I look at the world and I notice it’s turning

Am G D E

While my guitar gently weeps

Am Am/G Am/F# Fmaj7

With every mistake we must surely be learning

Am G Am E

Still my guitar gently weeps

Chorus

A C#m F#m C#m

I don’t know how you were diverted

Bm E

You were perverted too

A C#m F#m C#m

I don’t know how you were inverted

Bm E

No one alerted you

Verse 3

Am Am/G Am/F# Fmaj7

I look at you all, see the love there that’s sleeping

Am G D E

While my guitar gently weeps

Am Am/GAm/F#Fmaj7

Look at you all

Am G Am E

Still my guitar gently weeps

Practice tip: The Am/G and Am/F# are simply Am with a walking bass note — keep the Am shape and move your bass note from A (5th fret E string) to G (3rd fret) to F# (2nd fret).

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Key

A Major

Difficulty

Intermediate

Tuning

gDGBD (Open G)

Chords

Am · G · D · E · C

While My Guitar Gently Weeps Chords – Banjo

The Beatles’ emotionally powerful song written by George Harrison with Eric Clapton on guitar. Intermediate difficulty in the key of Am.

Slow Rock (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

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Tip: The intro uses a descending bass line on the A string. Let each chord ring and focus on the weeping, melancholy feel.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

Am Am/G Am/F# Fmaj7

I look at you all, see the love there that’s sleeping

Am G D E

While my guitar gently weeps

Am Am/G Am/F# Fmaj7

I look at the floor and I see it needs sweeping

Am G Am E

Still my guitar gently weeps

Chorus

A C#m F#m C#m

I don’t know why nobody told you

Bm E

How to unfold your love

A C#m F#m C#m

I don’t know how someone controlled you

Bm E

They bought and sold you

Verse 2

Am Am/G Am/F# Fmaj7

I look at the world and I notice it’s turning

Am G D E

While my guitar gently weeps

Am Am/G Am/F# Fmaj7

With every mistake we must surely be learning

Am G Am E

Still my guitar gently weeps

Chorus

A C#m F#m C#m

I don’t know how you were diverted

Bm E

You were perverted too

A C#m F#m C#m

I don’t know how you were inverted

Bm E

No one alerted you

Verse 3

Am Am/G Am/F# Fmaj7

I look at you all, see the love there that’s sleeping

Am G D E

While my guitar gently weeps

Am Am/GAm/F#Fmaj7

Look at you all

Am G Am E

Still my guitar gently weeps

Practice tip: The Am/G and Am/F# are simply Am with a walking bass note — keep the Am shape and move your bass note from A (5th fret E string) to G (3rd fret) to F# (2nd fret).

Amtap to play

Gtap to play

Dtap to play

Etap to play

Ctap to play

Key

A Major

Difficulty

Intermediate

Tuning

G-D-A-E

Chords

Am · G · D · E · C

While My Guitar Gently Weeps Chords – Mandolin

The Beatles’ emotionally powerful song written by George Harrison with Eric Clapton on guitar. Intermediate difficulty in the key of Am.

Slow Rock (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

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Tip: The intro uses a descending bass line on the A string. Let each chord ring and focus on the weeping, melancholy feel.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

Am Am/G Am/F# Fmaj7

I look at you all, see the love there that’s sleeping

Am G D E

While my guitar gently weeps

Am Am/G Am/F# Fmaj7

I look at the floor and I see it needs sweeping

Am G Am E

Still my guitar gently weeps

Chorus

A C#m F#m C#m

I don’t know why nobody told you

Bm E

How to unfold your love

A C#m F#m C#m

I don’t know how someone controlled you

Bm E

They bought and sold you

Verse 2

Am Am/G Am/F# Fmaj7

I look at the world and I notice it’s turning

Am G D E

While my guitar gently weeps

Am Am/G Am/F# Fmaj7

With every mistake we must surely be learning

Am G Am E

Still my guitar gently weeps

Chorus

A C#m F#m C#m

I don’t know how you were diverted

Bm E

You were perverted too

A C#m F#m C#m

I don’t know how you were inverted

Bm E

No one alerted you

Verse 3

Am Am/G Am/F# Fmaj7

I look at you all, see the love there that’s sleeping

Am G D E

While my guitar gently weeps

Am Am/GAm/F#Fmaj7

Look at you all

Am G Am E

Still my guitar gently weeps

Practice tip: The Am/G and Am/F# are simply Am with a walking bass note — keep the Am shape and move your bass note from A (5th fret E string) to G (3rd fret) to F# (2nd fret).

Amtap to play

Gtap to play

Dtap to play

Etap to play

Ctap to play

Key

A Major

Difficulty

Intermediate

Harp Key

C Diatonic

Chords

Am · G · D · E · C

While My Guitar Gently Weeps Chords – Harmonica

The Beatles’ emotionally powerful song written by George Harrison with Eric Clapton on guitar. Intermediate difficulty in the key of Am.

Slow Rock (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

123456

Tip: The intro uses a descending bass line on the A string. Let each chord ring and focus on the weeping, melancholy feel.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

Am Am/G Am/F# Fmaj7

I look at you all, see the love there that’s sleeping

Am G D E

While my guitar gently weeps

Am Am/G Am/F# Fmaj7

I look at the floor and I see it needs sweeping

Am G Am E

Still my guitar gently weeps

Chorus

A C#m F#m C#m

I don’t know why nobody told you

Bm E

How to unfold your love

A C#m F#m C#m

I don’t know how someone controlled you

Bm E

They bought and sold you

Verse 2

Am Am/G Am/F# Fmaj7

I look at the world and I notice it’s turning

Am G D E

While my guitar gently weeps

Am Am/G Am/F# Fmaj7

With every mistake we must surely be learning

Am G Am E

Still my guitar gently weeps

Chorus

A C#m F#m C#m

I don’t know how you were diverted

Bm E

You were perverted too

A C#m F#m C#m

I don’t know how you were inverted

Bm E

No one alerted you

Verse 3

Am Am/G Am/F# Fmaj7

I look at you all, see the love there that’s sleeping

Am G D E

While my guitar gently weeps

Am Am/GAm/F#Fmaj7

Look at you all

Am G Am E

Still my guitar gently weeps

Practice tip: The Am/G and Am/F# are simply Am with a walking bass note — keep the Am shape and move your bass note from A (5th fret E string) to G (3rd fret) to F# (2nd fret).