Knockin' on Heaven's Door

by Bob Dylan

🎸 Acoustic & Singer-Songwriter
Difficulty ★☆☆☆☆
Tuning Standard
Capo None

One of the simplest and most beautiful Dylan songs. The four-chord progression G-D-Am, G-D-C creates an effortless, meditative fingerpicking loop.

e|-----3-------3-------2-------2-------0-------0-------0-------0
B|---0---0---0---0---3---3---3---3---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1
G|-0-------0-------2-------2-------2-------2-------0-------0----
D|--------------------------------------------------------------
A|-------------------------0-------0-------0---3-------3--------
E|-3-------3---2-------2-----------0-------------------3--------

e|-----3-------3-------2-------2-------0-------0-------0-------0
B|---0---0---0---0---3---3---3---3---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1
G|-0-------0-------2-------2-------0-------0-------0-------0----
D|---------0-------0-----------0-------2-------2----------------
A|-------------------------------------0-------0---3-------3----
E|-3-------3---2-------2-------------------------------------------