Knockin' on Heaven's Door

Bob Dylan · G D Am C · No capo

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Verse
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Chorus
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Verse
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Chorus
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End
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Let it ring
70BPMSong tempo

Knockin' on Heaven's Door chords

Knockin' on Heaven's Door by Bob Dylan uses 4 chords: G, D, Am, C. No capo needed. The song tempo is 70 BPM.

Strum pattern

Down, down up, up, down up.

How it goes

  1. VerseGDAmAmGDCC
  2. ChorusGDAmAmGDCC
  3. VerseGDAmAmGDCC
  4. ChorusGDAmAmGDCC
  5. EndG, let it ring

Practice the hard parts

Drill a change or the strum on its own, then come back to the song.

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