This lesson covers how to play Nocturne Opus 9, No. 2 by Frederic Chopin including chord charts and sheet music with guitar tabs. This is a beautiful classical guitar piece ideal for intermediate to advanced level guitarists. Grab your guitar and let’s get started!
How to read the chord charts
For the charts below:
The top horizontal line of the chord chart represents the high E string and the bottom horizontal line represents the low E string.
The vertical lines separate each fret.
The numbers in the blue dots tell you which fingers to use on the fretting hand.
The letters on the right of the charts tell you what notes you are playing on each string.
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Nocturne by Chopin chords
Try the following chords one at a time until you feel comfortable switching between them. These chords will be written above the melody in the next section.
This section shows you the melody of the song with guitar tabs and the chords written above the staff. The melody and chords are meant to be played as separate parts but you can check out this lesson to learn how to connect a melody and chords on guitar.
The numbers next to some notes on the top staff indicate which fingers to use on the fretting hand. You can refer to this simple guide to understanding music symbols if needed.
By the way, you can get all the PDFs of this song below.
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