He Was A Friend Of Mine Chords

KeyD CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays626

He Was A Friend Of Mine by Bob Dylan is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D and G7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
D
Text
16
Speed
  			 (Key: D major) 

Below is a standardised version of the basic patterns for each chord: 
G7:  320001 
C/G: 332010 
F:   133211 
E:   022100 
Am:  x02210 

    G7 
E |------1---------1-------|------1---------1-------| 
B |-----(0)-------(0)------|-----(0)-------(0)------| 
G |----0-----0-----------0-|----0-----0-----------0-| 
D |------------------------|------------------------| 
A |------------------------|------------------------| 
E |3-----3-----3-----3-----|3-----3-----3-----3-----|Thumb 
  1 - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 - - |1 - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 - - | 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante