Aug 28, 2003 Verse 1 F Bb/F F Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound, C7 that saved a wretch like me. F F7 Bb F I once was lost, but now am found, Dm C7 F Bb/C was blind, but now I.
There have been many different interpretations of John Newton‘s poetic hymn.
As a result, Amazing Grace chords and tabs are difficult to normalize.
Keys change, progressions change and in some cases, even the melody and lyrics are altered.
So we’ll establish some reliable standards when it comes to playing this timeless hymn. The result will be a clean, premium-grade tab and chord sheet for Amazing Grace. If you want some topical help with other concepts, our how to play guitar intro article covers it all.
What I Used in this Article
We’ll draw primarily on Josh Wilson’s rendition for our tabs, as it’s structurally and melodically close to the original hymn and well-adapted to the acoustic guitar.
Enjoy.
AMAZING GRACE
Lyrics by John Newton | Music and Guitar Work by Josh Wilson
TRADITIONAL HYMNAL & BASIC CHORDS: Based on a number of different styles and renditions.
Poem was originally written in 1779 by John Newton.
JUMP TO:CHORDS & LYRICS / CHORD DIAGRAMS / FULL TABS / VIDEOS
Guitar Players and Gear
Josh Wilson:WIKIPEDIA
Wilson’s version is one of my favorites and a more recent example of how the song can be adapted to a more contemporary style. The version he plays is actually an acoustic loop, where he uses a Boss RC-30 Looper to play several different segments at once.
He’s most often seen playing the song on a Taylor acoustic guitar.
For your purposes, any acoustic guitar (or electric) will do the job. Don’t get hung up on the gear.
You could also add a delay pedal for some tonal flavor and to come closer to the sound in Wilson’s track, where the effect can be clearly heard.
Spotify Playlist of Other Artist’s Amazing Grace Renditions
Amp Settings
There isn’t a standardized amp setting for Amazing Grace.
No surprise there.
Just go with your preference, especially if you’re dealing with an acoustic rig.
For my Taylor, I like to use a little bit of reverb, with the mids and treble at six, while cutting the bass back to three.
Here are the numbers:
Bass: 3 / Mids: 6 / Treble: 7 / Presence: 5 / Reverb: 3
Gear Suggestions
To cover Wilson’s version of Amazing Grace, as well as others renditions, I’ve used an assortment of different gear.
However, the items listed above are merely suggestions and not requirements.
If you do use an acoustic guitar and amplify it, I’d recommend going with an acoustic amp specifically designed to lower feedback and handle an acoustic signal.
You could also try some kind of preamp.
My Line 6 does alright with the acoustic signal, but I still have feedback problems if I’m not careful.
Amazing Grace Chords and Lyrics: Simple Hymnal Version
If you just want to learn the bass line or the chord progression, it’s quite easy.
We’ll list the entire song here along with all lyrics and corresponding “Amazing Grace” guitar chords.
Though the song can be played in the key of one’s choosing, I’m going to provide chords in the key of D, which can be easily played without a capo.
Note that most versions of this song omit the third, fourth and fifth verses, which helps cut down on the monotony of having six verses in a song.
You can also see that the chord progression is simply D – G – A throughout each stanza.
Though these chords should be easily understood, we’ve included tab diagrams of the specific fingerings that are most commonly used. I’ve added an option for standard tuning, open D and drop D since the song is in the key of D.
For the record, I find that playing this song in drop D is a preferable tuning.
Chord Diagrams
Amazing Grace Chords Standard Tuning
Amazing Grace Chords Drop D Tuning
Amazing Grace Chords Open D Tuning
In some versions (particularly Wilson’s rendition) different chords will be used.
For example, the second-to-last D chord in each verse is often changed to a Bm, which helps improve the song’s dynamics.
Other changes include a walk-down at the end of the verse (A, D and G).
You can make adjustments as you see fit but learn the simpler version first. It’ll give you an anchor spot and place to reference as you begin making your own tweaks and changes.
Full Tabs
As I mentioned previously, we’re going to tab the acoustic version of “Amazing Grace”, as made popular by Josh Wilson.
First, I should point out that Wilson plays the actual track in an open Db tuning, which I don’t.
Instead, I opt for drop Db, which still matches the pitch of the track.
TUNING:Db – Ab – Db – Gb – Bb – Eb
If you don’t want to play along with the track, tuning to drop D (without the flats) is fine.
Give the track a listen before you start with the tabs:
Intro
Note that Wilson’s intro is played as a repetitive and rhythmic strumming pattern, which means I haven’t actually tabbed every note.
Instead, I’ve tabbed the more critical and melodic notes so you can learn the melody first, then apply the rhythm on your own.
There’s also a rhythmic pattern of harmonics being played underneath the melody, but we’ll get to that later.
STAVE I
STAVE II
STAVE III
STAVE IV
Background Harmonics
The background harmonic pattern is played in an eighth note picking rhythm with a tap tempo delay pedal engaged.
Wilson uses the Boss DD-20 Giga Delay, but any delay will work as long as you can set the tempo (either with a tap button or a timing knob).
Note that this segment isn’t crucial to the song and only shows up in Wilson’s rendition.
Chorus
What I’m calling the chorus is really just a thicker version of the verse that Wilson plays the second time through.
Amazing Grace doesn’t actually have a chorus – just six verses.
In this instance, we’ll maintain the melody we played during the intro while adding the bass notes of each chord. It sounds tricky, but the process is actually quite easy.
Note that our chord progression is primarily made up of D, G, and A, meaning that two of our three chord root notes (D and A) can be played via open strings.
STAVE I
STAVE II
STAVE III
Bridge: Part I
Like the harmonics we covered earlier, the bridge is another portion of this song that is unique to Wilson’s version, so learning it isn’t necessary unless you really want to dig in and figure out his track specifically.
You’ll need to listen to the song to figure out the timing since it begins with a rhythmic pattern on the fifth string while the low open D serves as the chord’s anchor.
Bridge Part II
This portion occurs after the bridge breaks and heads back into what is actually the verse riff. I still call it the “bridge” because it’s far different from the original verse.
I’d recommend checking out my cover video to get a feel for how it’s played (this is also embedded below, in the video section).
Videos
There are a number of great videos available that showcase Wilson playing Amazing Grace, mostly in a live or radio show format.
This one is of a performance he did back in 2009.
Note that the Amazing Grace portion of the song doesn’t start until 52 seconds into the video:
For a closer look at the guitar work without the looping pedal (which you don’t need to play these tabs) I’ll refer you to my cover of the same tune on my Taylor acoustic.
Some of the more tame versions might be worth listening to if you want to learn just the basic Amazing Grace chord structure. They’re extremely easy to find.
Here are a few of those chord sheets that might be helpful:
Amazing Grace Finger-Style Tabs and Sheet Music | 8 Notes
Amazing Grace Piano Sheet Music | 8 Notes
Elvis Presley Amazing Grace Chord Arrangement | E-Chords
Amazing Grace Raw Chord Sheet | Google
Your Thoughts
Do you have other arrangements of Amazing Grace chords that are worth mentioning?
If so, we’d love to hear about them in the comments section below.
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