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Lyrics The Gambler Kenny Rogers. The Gambler. On a warm summer’s evening. On a train bound for nowhere. I met up with a gambler. We were both too tired to sleep. So we took turns a-starin’. Out the window at the darkness. The boredom overtook us.
- Kenny Rogers
- The Gambler
- Eb Major
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- Editor’s Notes
- Capo 1st Fret
- Chords Needed
- Chord Progressions
- Strumming Patterns
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Here’s my lesson teaching you how to play “The Gambler”, the classic 3-chord country song made famous by Kenny Rogers (originally written by Don Schlitz). During this lesson, I’ll teach you the chord shapes, explain the verse & chorus chord progressions, and break down the strumming patterns. Together, this should give you all you need to pick up y...
If you want to play along with the Kenny Rogers version of the song, slap a capo on the 1st fret and use the chords I show. Then, after the first chorus - move the capo up to the 2nd fret and continue to use chords in the key of D. If you don’t want to bother with moving your capo up one fret, I recommend simply modulating up from the key of D to t...
Here’s the three chords you’ll need while playing in the key of D. Very straightforward D, G, and A. I also may use an A7 instead of an A sometimes (including within this lesson) - note that you can use either, they’ll both sound good. If you do choose to modulate up a key (without bothering with moving the capo), here’s the chords that will replac...
Big picture, the song has two progressions and they look like this. For every letter below AND for each “/”, you’re playing four counts (one measure) of that chord. The “/” character below means that you should stay on the prior chord for one additional measure.
Simple strum
When starting to strum it, I recommend doing a single down strum on the “1” count of each measure. Do this until you learn the chord progression and feel comfortable with the chord changes. Even if you’re comfortable with the intermediate strums I show below, you’ll want to use this very simple approach on the final verse (“Somewhere in the darkness, the gambler he broke even…”). In tab form, that looks like this:
Medium strum
Then, bring in down strums on each quarter note. If you can, try to emphasize the strums on the 2 and 4 counts, and ease up on the strums that happen on the 1 and 3 counts. This creates a nice backbeat sound, which spoken would be typed as “down DOWN down DOWN down DOWN down DOWN” (etc). In tab form, that would look like this: You could even double up this “medium” strum, by doing two of these root-strum sequences within each single 4-count measure. Specifically, this:
Full strum
Finally, the ideal strum you’ll want to work toward would be as shown below. One new thing going here is you’ll only want to strum the root note (i.e., the thickest string used in the chord) on the 1-count of the measure. Maintain your accents on the 2 and 4 counts. Typed out, this would be “(down) DOWN down-up-DOWN-up, (down) DOWN down-up-DOWN-up” (etc). This final strum in tab form would look like this:
Here’s a lesson on made showing how to improvise around the chord progression this song uses. The result is a fun way to capture the meldoy notes of the song with your picking & strumming: Video timestamps: 1. 0:00 Playthrough & lesson overview 2. 1:44 Start w/ the chords & progression 3. 3:00 Alternating bass notes 4. 4:41 Alternate chord voicings...
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Oct 9, 2022 · Download and print in PDF or MIDI free sheet music of the gambler - Kenny Rogers for The Gambler by Kenny Rogers arranged by Steve Vowles for Piano, Alto, Tenor, Vocals & more instruments (Mixed Ensemble)
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The Gambler (KENNY ROGERS) Words and music by DON SCHLITZ [G] On a warm summer's evenin' on a [C] train bound for [G] nowhere, I [C] met up with the [G] gambler, we were [C] both too tired to [D]sleep. So [G] we took turns a starin', out the [C] window at the [G] darkness Till [C] boredom over[G]took us, and [D] he began to [G] speak.
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