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Wonderful Tonight [Acoustic] chords

Eric Clapton

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Play these shapes in G, and it sounds in G.

Chords in this song

Verse, Instrumental, Outro
G D/F# C D
Verse 1
G D/F# C D/ G D/F# C D/ C D G D/F#/ Em C D G
Verse 2
G D/F# C D/ G D/F# C D/ C D G Em/ C D G
Bridge
C D G D/F#/ Em C D C/ D G
Verse 3
G D/F# C D/ G D/F# C D/ C D G D/F#/ Em C D G

G

NUT E A D G B e 2 1 3
NUT E A D G B e 2 1 3

The red NUT marks the start of the neck, by the tuning pegs; frets count away from it. The thickest string is the low E (the letters show each string). × = don't play it, ○ = play it open. Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 little.

G D A E
G D A E

Mandolin, tuned G D A E (the letters under the strings). Each string is a pair played together. ○ = open string; the dots are where your fingers go.

D/F#

NUT E A D G B e 1 2 4 3
NUT E A D G B e 1 2 4 3

The red NUT marks the start of the neck, by the tuning pegs; frets count away from it. The thickest string is the low E (the letters show each string). × = don't play it, ○ = play it open. Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 little.

G D A E
G D A E

Bass note: F#

Mandolin, tuned G D A E (the letters under the strings). Each string is a pair played together. ○ = open string; the dots are where your fingers go.

C

NUT E A D G B e × 3 2 1
NUT E A D G B e × 3 2 1

The red NUT marks the start of the neck, by the tuning pegs; frets count away from it. The thickest string is the low E (the letters show each string). × = don't play it, ○ = play it open. Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 little.

G D A E
G D A E

Mandolin, tuned G D A E (the letters under the strings). Each string is a pair played together. ○ = open string; the dots are where your fingers go.

D

NUT E A D G B e × × 1 3 2
NUT E A D G B e × × 1 3 2

The red NUT marks the start of the neck, by the tuning pegs; frets count away from it. The thickest string is the low E (the letters show each string). × = don't play it, ○ = play it open. Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 little.

G D A E
G D A E

Mandolin, tuned G D A E (the letters under the strings). Each string is a pair played together. ○ = open string; the dots are where your fingers go.

Em

NUT E A D G B e 2 3
NUT E A D G B e 2 3

The red NUT marks the start of the neck, by the tuning pegs; frets count away from it. The thickest string is the low E (the letters show each string). × = don't play it, ○ = play it open. Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 little.

G D A E
G D A E

Mandolin, tuned G D A E (the letters under the strings). Each string is a pair played together. ○ = open string; the dots are where your fingers go.

Progressions

G D/F# C D
G D/F# C D
Verse 1
G          D/F#       C         D                            
G         D/F#       C         D                          
C         D   G      D/F#     Em                      
    C           D      G                        
Instrumental
G D/F# C D
Verse 2
G     D/F#      C       D                         
G         D/F#      C        D                              
C        D      G         Em                        
    C       D        G                        
Bridge
  C          D          G     D/F#      Em                      
    C         D         C       D                            
    G                
Instrumental
G D/F# C D
G D/F# C D
Verse 3
G          D/F#      C          D                           
G          D/F#        C     D                             
C        D    G     D/F#          Em                   
       C         D     G    D/F#          Em             
   C           D      G                        
Outro
G D/F# C D
G D/F# C D
G

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