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The Sheik Of Araby

Bert Kaempfert

OtherAdvanced for beginners14 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

D7××○
G6Diagram coming soon
EdimDiagram coming soon
Bm7Diagram coming soon
Am7×○○○
D9Diagram coming soon
G○○○
CdimDiagram coming soon
FdimDiagram coming soon
C7×○
B7Diagram coming soon
E7○○○○
A7×○○○
Em7○○○○○

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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D7      G6     Edim Bm7 Am7 D7 
I'm the sheik of Araby 
Am7  D9  Am7  D7 G   Bm7  Am7 D7 
Your love belongs to me 
  Bm7        Edim    Bm5-/7 Am7 D7 
At night when you're   asleep 
Am7  D9  Am7  Cdim  G Fdim Am7 D7 
In - to your tent I'll creep 
    G6   Bm5-/7  Edim Cdim Am7 D7 
The stars that shine  above 
     Am7       D7  C7  B7 
Will light our way to love 
E7       Fdim   E7  A7  Em7 A7 
You'll rule this world with me 
Em7  Am7  D9 Am7 Cdim G 
The sheik of Araby

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Chord set

D7 · G6 · Edim · Bm7 · Am7 · D9 · G · Cdim · Fdim · C7 · B7 · E7 · A7 · Em7

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.