Danny Boy Chords

KeyA CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays526

Danny Boy by Conway Twitty is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A, Gbm, G, D, Em, Dm, Em7, E and Bm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
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Intro: (Slow) 
A         Gbm                           G 
Oh, Danny boy, the pipes, the pipes are calling, 
             D                 Em       A 
from glen to glen and down the mountain side. 
A            Gbm  Dm  Gbm           Em  G 
The summer's gone and all the roses falling. 
     Em7       Gbm Em          A      D 
It's you, it's you must go and I must bide. 

D 
Oh, Danny boy, oh, Danny boy, the pipes are calling. 
(Oh, Danny boy!) 
                                             A 
From glen to glen and even down the mountain side. 
             D 
The summer's gone and all the roses falling. 
                               G A     D 
It's you, it's you must go and I must abide. 
(Oh, Danny boy!) 

#1. 
D                      G               D 
But, come ye back when summer's in the meadow. 
                             G               E   A 
When the valley's hushed and even white with snow. 
            D        G              D 
And I'll be there in sunshine or in shadow. 
Bm        D              G     A        D 
Oh, Danny boy, oh, Danny boy I love you so. 


INTERLUDE: D A D G A D 

D 
Oh, Danny boy, oh, Danny boy, the pipes are calling. 
(Oh, Danny boy!) 
                                             A 
From glen to glen and even down the mountain side. 
             D 
The summer's gone and all the roses falling. 
                               G A     D 
It's you, it's you must go and I must abide. 
(Oh, Danny boy!) 

#2. 
D                      G               D 
But, come ye back when summer's in the meadow. 
                             G               E   A 
When the valley's hushed and even white with snow. 
            D        G              D 
And I'll be there in sunshine or in shadow. 
Bm        D              G     A        D 
Oh, Danny boy, oh, Danny boy I love you so. 
(I love you so!) 

OUTRO: 
D                        G     A        D 
Oh, Danny boy, oh, Danny boy I love you so. 
(I love you so!) 
          G              A              D 
Oh, Danny boy, oh, Danny boy I love you so. 
 
    	

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