Knocking on Heavens Door by Bob Dylan Guitar Lesson

Learn how to play “Knocking On Heavens Door” by Bob Dylan, with this free  guitar lesson.  This song was written and originally performed by Bob Dylan for the soundtrack of the 1973 film “Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid. This song was also covered and made famous by Eric Clapton and Guns n’ Roses. You can learn more about the history of this song by heading on over to Wikipedia.

This is a  fairly easy  song with only 4 chords: G Major, D Major, Am7, and C Major, although some people leave out the Am7 and just play the C Major in its place, and it still sounds quite good.  So if you have trouble changing from D Major to Am7, just substitute a C Major in those parts.

Video Lesson From YouTube

Big thanks to Johnny Ocatve who made this video lesson available!  You can see more of his videos by following this link to reach his channel over at YouTube.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=VlCln0G296g

As performed by Bob Dylan

Additional Resources:

Click here for more information on this song from Wikipedia

Knocking on Heavens Door Chords and Lyrics

 


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