Rocky Mountain High
9 Feb 2026 · 0 min

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Learn to play the chorus of John Denver's "Rocky Mountain High" on guitar. Use a capo on the 2nd fret with G, A, D, and Em chords, then practice a down-down-down-up strumming pattern on beats 1, 3, and 4.

Learn to play the chorus of John Denver's "Rocky Mountain High" on guitar. Use a capo on the 2nd fret with G, A, D, and Em chords, then practice a down-down-down-up strumming pattern on beats 1, 3, and 4.
Hey, guitar enthusiasts. We're going to be doing Rocky Mountain High by John Denver. You'll see. I have a capo on the second fret. Our chords are going to be a G chord, an A chord, and a D chord, and one E minor is going to pop in. Now we're just going to be doing the chorus section of this song. The strumming pattern we're going to be using is 1, 3, 4, and 1, 3, 4. And down, down, down, up. Here we go. Ready? Colorado.
Rocky Moun seen it raining? Fire in the sky? Shadow from the starlight? Is softer than a lullaby? Rocky Mountain high? Colorado Mountain high?