Take Me Home Country Roads Bass Tab by John Denver

Take Me Home Country Roads bass tab by John Denver

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Take Me Home Country Roads by John Denver: Guitar, Bass & Songwriting Insights

"Take Me Home, Country Roads" by John Denver features a memorable fingerpicked acoustic guitar part played by John Denver himself. The song was co-written by Bill Danoff and Taffy Nivert, who were inspired by a road trip to Maryland. Released in 1971, the track became one of Denver's signature songs, reaching No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song's nostalgic lyrics and catchy melody have made it a classic in folk and country music history.

Tuning: Standard (E A D G)

Difficulty: Novice

Intro:
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-7---------------|-7---------------|-7---------------|-7---------------|
A|---------7-------|---------7-------|---------7-------|---------7-------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Verse:
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-7---------------|-7---------------|---------11------|-----------------|
A|---------7-------|---------7-------|-9---------------|-9-------9-------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

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G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|---------9-------|---------7-------|-----------------|-7---------------|
A|-7---------------|-7---------------|-----------------|---------7-------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-10-----10-------|-----------------|

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-7---------------|-7---------------|-7---------------|---------11------|
A|---------7-------|---------7-------|---------7-------|-9---------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-7---------------|
D|-----------------|---------9-------|---------9-------|---------11--9---|
A|-9-------9-------|-7---------------|-7---------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Chorus:
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-7---------------|-7---------------|-7---------------|---------9-------|
A|---------7-------|---------7-------|-----------------|-7---------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|----------9--10--|-----------------|

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|---------9-------|-----------------|-----------------|---------7-------|
A|-7---------------|-9---------------|-9-------9---7---|-----------------|
E|-----------------|---------9-------|-----------------|-10--------------|

G|-7---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|---------11--9---|-7---------------|-7---------------|---------9-------|
A|-----------------|---------7-------|-----------------|-7---------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|---------9--10---|-----------------|

G|-----------------|-----------------|-7---------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|---------7-------|---------11--9---|-7---------------|
A|-7---------------|-7---------------|-----------------|---------7-------|
E|---------7---9---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

G|-----------------|
D|-7---------------|
A|---------7-------|
E|-----------------|

Bridge:
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-7---------------|-7-------9---11--|
A|-9---------------|-7---------------|---------7-------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

G|-7---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|---------11--9---|-7---------------|---------9-------|---------9-------|
A|-----------------|---------11--9---|-7---------------|-7---------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

G|-----------------|-----------------|-7---------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|---------11--9---|-7---------------|
A|-9-------9-------|-10------11------|-----------------|---------11--9---|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-9---------------|
D|---------9-------|---------9-------|---------9-------|-----------------|
A|-7---------------|-7---------------|-7---------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Last updated: July 3, 2025

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