Play "Hey There Delilah" on the Guitar
"Hey There Delilah" is a song by the Plain White T's. This solo is sung by Tom Higgenson as he strums his guitar. The song predominantly uses basic guitar chords, without a lot of quick changes, so it's quite easy to learn.
Steps
- Learn the 5 necessary chords to play Hey There Delilah on the guitar. You'll need to know the D chord, B minor (Bm) chord, F sharp minor (F#m) chord, G chord and A chord.
- Strum while playing the chords or practice the picking pattern, with your thumb on the bass note and your index and middle finger picking the third and second strings.
- Play the first verse.
- Use the D chord for "Hey there Delilah, What's it"
- Switch to the F#m chord for "like in New York City? I'm a"
- Repeat the D chord for "thousand miles away, But girl"
- Repeat the F#m chord for "tonight you look so pretty, yes you" and end with the Bm chord for the last word "do"
- Quickly switch to the G chord for "Time Square can't"
- Play the A chord for "shine as bright as"
- Go back to Bm for "you, I swear it's" and finish with the A chord for "true"
- Repeat this chord progression for the second part of verse 1
- Alternate between the D chord and Bm chord for the chorus.
- Play the D chord for "Oh it's what you do to" and switch to the Bm chord for the last word "me"
- Return to the D chord for "Oh it's what you do to" and with the Bm chord for "me" again
- The words and chords repeat once
- Stay on the Bm chord for the last line "What you do to" and finish the chorus with the D chord for the last word "me"
- Use the same chords as verse 1 for verse 2.
- Repeat the chorus.
- Continue with the bridge.
- Play the G chord for "A thousand miles seems pretty far, But"
- Switch to the A chord for "they've got planes and trains and cars"
- Change to the D chord for "I'd walk to you if I had no other" and end with the Bm chord for the last word "way"
- Repeat these 4 chords: Play the G for "Our friends would all make fun of us, And" and the A chord for "we'll just laugh along because, We" and the D chord for "know that none of them have felt this" and end on the BM chord for "way"
- Return to the G chord for "Delilah I can promise you, That"
- Go to the A chord for "by the time that we get through, The"
- Instead of the D chord, use the Bm chord for "world will never ever be the same, And you're to" and end on the A chord for the last word "blame"
- Duplicate the chord progression from the previous verses for verse 3.
- Finish the song by playing the 2 lines of the chorus. Stay on the Bm chord and add "What you do to me" and switch to the D chord for the last word "me."
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