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About River of Happiness chords
Guitar chords, tabs and chord shapes for Dolly Parton — River of Happiness are on this page. The track is in C, 104 BPM, 2:18 long, released on the album Jolene (1974).
Chords used: C, F, G, Dm, G#, C#, D#, F#
The song's original key is C. If it does not suit your voice, move the chords a semitone up or down with the transpose buttons and take them from C to any key you like; the shapes are redrawn for the new key.
The song uses 8 different chords and counts as advanced on guitar; 5 of them need a barre (F, G#, C#, D#).
River of Happiness ukulele chords
Ukulele shapes (G-C-E-A, fret string): C 0003 · F 2010 · G 0232 · Dm 2210 · G# 1343 · C# 111x · D# 0331 · F# 3121. Hard shape: G#, C#, F#. Use the tuning selector on the page to switch the fretboard to ukulele. Easy songs to play on ukulele.
Repeated patterns: C (14 bars), G – C – G C – F (7 bars), C# (6 bars), C – G (4 bars), G – C (4 bars). Most frequent changes: G → C (13×), G# → C# (10×), C → F (6×), F → G (6×), C → Dm (5×).
The track runs 2:18. Entries: vokal 0:10.
Tablarda ne var: Gitar: frets 1–10, 722 notes per minute; Bas Gitar: frets 1–4, 126 notes per minute; Davul: 501 hits per minute (hi-hat 507, trampet 202, bas davul 195).
Lyric mode: Practise River of Happiness in lyric mode with the original recording: the lyrics move word by word in sync with the chords above them; concert mode fills the screen so it can be read from a distance. If the key does not fit your voice, transpose it and loop any section.
Dolly Parton chords · Jolene album
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How to play River of Happiness by Dolly Parton
Start with the chords. River of Happiness uses 8 different chords; C is held longest — about 37% of the song — so it is the one to make comfortable first. 5 of them need a barre (F, G#, C#, D#). If barres are new to you, read the barre guide.
Then the changes. The change that repeats most is G → C (13 times), followed by G# → C# (10 times). Drill that pair on its own before the song: the chords change roughly every 2.2 seconds (27 changes per minute), so each change needs to be ready in about a beat. See faster chord changes.
Strumming. At 104 BPM this is a medium song; a good starting pattern is D . D U . U D U (classic pop). Play along with the song and land your downstrokes on the kick drum. More in strumming patterns.
Practise with the page. Turn on lyric mode and loop the chorus; play the loop at a slower tempo until it is clean, then at full speed. The song is in C; if it sits wrong for your voice, use the transpose buttons — see transposing.
How to play the chords in River of Happiness
Finger numbers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. Strings are named from the thickest (low E) to the thinnest (high E).
- C: ring finger on the 3rd fret of the A string; middle finger on the 2nd fret of the D string; index finger on the 1st fret of the B string; let the G, high E strings ring open; strum from the A string down.
- F: index finger flat across all six strings at the 1st fret; ring finger on the 3rd fret of the A string; pinky on the 3rd fret of the D string; middle finger on the 2nd fret of the G string; strum all six strings.
- G: middle finger on the 3rd fret of the low E string; index finger on the 2nd fret of the A string; ring finger on the 3rd fret of the high E string; let the D, G, B strings ring open; strum all six strings.
- Dm: middle finger on the 2nd fret of the G string; ring finger on the 3rd fret of the B string; index finger on the 1st fret of the high E string; let the D string ring open; strum from the D string down.
- G#: index finger flat across all six strings at the 4th fret; ring finger on the 6th fret of the A string; pinky on the 6th fret of the D string; middle finger on the 5th fret of the G string; strum all six strings.
- C#: index finger flat across the A string through the high E string at the 4th fret; middle finger on the 6th fret of the D string; ring finger on the 6th fret of the G string; pinky on the 6th fret of the B string; strum from the A string down.
- D#: index finger flat across the A string through the high E string at the 6th fret; middle finger on the 8th fret of the D string; ring finger on the 8th fret of the G string; pinky on the 8th fret of the B string; strum from the A string down.
- F#: index finger flat across all six strings at the 2nd fret; ring finger on the 4th fret of the A string; pinky on the 4th fret of the D string; middle finger on the 3rd fret of the G string; strum all six strings.
Easier substitutes
- Instead of F, try Fmaj7: drop the barre and leave the high E string open — it rings almost the same in most songs.
Swap one chord at a time and play along; if it still sounds right with the band, keep it.
Where this page's content comes from
Source: the audio on this page is played through the YouTube player from youtube.com/watch?v=kgF847ynjPM. Chords, tabs, drum notation and the timing of the lyrics were derived from that recording by automated analysis and reviewed by hand. The recording and the video belong to their publisher and rights holders; nothing is hosted or downloadable here. Lyrics are shown for learning and sing-along only. Rights holders can request removal from the contact page.