Harvest Moon | Chords + Lyrics
Intro
||: D D6 | Dmaj7 D :|| x4
Verse 1
| Em7 | Em7 |
Come a little bit closer.
| Em7 | Em7 | D5 Dmaj7 | Dmaj7 A/D D | D Dmaj7 | Dmaj7 A/D D |
Hear what I have to say.
| Em7 | Em7 |
Just like children sleepin’.
| Em7 | Em7 | D5 Dmaj7 | Dmaj7 A/D D | D Dmaj7 | Dmaj7 A/D D |
We could dream this night away.
Verse 2
| G | G |
But there’s a full moon risin’.
| G | G ||: D D6 | Dmaj7 D :||
Let’s go dancin’ in the light.
| G | G |
We know where the music’s playin’.
| G | G ||: D D6 | Dmaj7 D :||
Let’s go out and feel the night.
Chorus 1
||: G/A | G/A | A | A :||
Because I’m still in love with you, I wanna see you dance again.
Because I’m still in love with you, on this harvest moon.
Instrumental 1
||: D D6 | Dmaj7 D :|| x4
Verse 3 (as verse 1)
When we were strangers.
I watched you from afar.
When we were lovers.
I loved you with all my heart.
Verse 4 (as verse 2)
But now it’s getting late.
And the moon is climbing high.
I wanna celebrate.
See it shining in your eye.
Chorus 2
Because I’m still in love with you, I wanna see you dance again.
Because I’m still in love with you, on this harvest moon.
Instrumental 2
||: D D6 | Dmaj7 D :|| x4
Solo
||: G | G | G | G |
| D D6 | Dmaj7 D | D D6 | Dmaj7 D :||
Chorus 3
Because I’m still in love with you, I wanna see you dance again.
Because I’m still in love with you, on this harvest moon.
Outro
||: D D6 | Dmaj7 D :|| x4
| D |
Harvest Moon Chords: Learn the progressions
You need to lower that E string to a D in order to play it like the original, use my chromatic guitar tuner to drop the low E string.
Consisting of two chord riffs and a chorus, this one is easy once you know exactly how Neil himself plays it. For that, you need TAB, here’s a link to that part of the lesson: Harvest Moon – Guitar Lesson with TAB.
Once you know how to do it, the chords and lyrics above and the chord chart below will serve as a reminder. In the key of D, the verse chords move from II to that I chord using the characteristic extensions, like this:
| Em7 (II) | Em7 | Em7 | Em7 |
| D5 (I) Dmaj7 | Dmaj7 A/D D | D Dmaj7 | Dmaj7 A/D D |
The next verse varies this by going to chord IV, instead of II, changing that chord riff slightly as well, very clever! Looks like this:
| G (IV) | G | G | G |
||: D (I) D6 | Dmaj7 D :||
| G | G | G | G |
||: D D6 | Dmaj7 D :||
I guess you could argue that this should be called a bridge instead, I just can’t bring myself to do that, not sure why…
Anyway, the chorus goes between chords IV and V, maintaining the root of chord V, we could call this A11 – A as well. Looks like this:
||: G/A | G/A | A | A :||
Here’s a chord chart for Harvest Moon I made for you.
Harvest Moon Chord Chart | PDF + iReal Pro
In the chord chart, I had to call the different verses sections A and B, it feels wrong somehow, but calling them both A does too!
Should you want to download this chart, here’s a PDF: Harvest Moon Chord Chart PDF.
This chord chart was created using iReal Pro, here’s a link to that file: Harvest Moon iReal Pro. Using this and the iRealPro app, you can change the key.
Harvest Moon was Neil Young’s last hit!
Harvest Moon was Neil Young‘s last big tune and definitely one of my favourites of his.
Released in 1992 as a single from the album with the same name, it had been some time since Neil had dropped his best tunes, proving that he clearly still “had it”.
Since the success of Harvest Moon, Neil has released many, many more albums, in fact, he’s released more albums post-1992 than before!
However, all of Neil’s hits came between 1969 (2nd album, Cinnamon Girl) and this 1992 gem.
Harvest Moon Chords | Related Pages
Harvest Moon | Guitar Lesson + TAB
In this lesson, you’ll get two pieces of TAB for how to play the main riff of Harvest Moon on one guitar.
| Em7 | Em7 |
Come a little bit closer…
Five similar tunes | Chords + Lyrics
- (They Long To Be) Close To You chords by the Carpenters
- (Sittin’ On) the Dock of the Bay chords by Otis Redding
- A Horse With No Name chords by America
- Heart Of Gold chords by Neil Young
- Wish You Were Here chords by Pink Floyd
Neil Young tunes
Neil Young started out with Buffalo Springfield, briefly joined Crosby, Stills & Nash, and collaborated with Pearl Jam but is best known for his solo career.
His best tunes include Harvest Moon, Heart Of Gold, Old Man, The Needle And The Damage Done, My My, Hey Hey, and Like A Hurricane.
Neil Young on the web
About me | Dan Lundholm
This was a guitar lesson about Harvest Moon chords, by Dan Lundholm. Discover more about him and how you can learn guitar with Spytunes.
Most importantly, find out why you should learn guitar through playing tunes, not practising scales, and studying theory in isolation.
