If I Were A Carpenter

If I Were A Carpenter has been recorded by many famous people, among them, Bobby Darin. We will show you how to play this great song with only three chords, A, G, and D. There is much leeway in playing If I Were A Carpenter, so we allow a wide latitude in chord placement, depending upon how you want to play the song. The important thing to know is that the structure of the chord progression lies at the center of most styles of playing If I Were A Carpenter. Once you familiarize yourself with the three chords, you are free to add your own style when you play this great tune.