Dark Moon Chords

KeyG CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays415

Dark Moon by Jim Reeves is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, D7 and A7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			G 
Dark moon a way up high up in the sky 

                          
Oh tell me why oh tell me why 
  
                 D7 
You've lost your splendor 

  
Dark moon what is the cause your light withdraws 

                                         G 
Is it because is it because I've lost my love 


  
D7                     G 
Mortals have dreams of love's perfect schemes 

    A7                      D7 
But they don't realize that love can sometimes bring 


  
G 
Dark moon a way up high up in the sky 

                          
Oh tell me why oh tell me why 
  
                 D7 
You've lost your splendor 

  
Dark moon what is the cause your light withdraws 

                                         G 
Is it because is it because I've lost my love 
    	

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