Bring It On Home
View chords used in this chart
Intro: moderate blues tempo; two eighth notes are played like a quarter and an
eighth under the little triplet bracket
/3-\ /3-\ /3-\ /3-\
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|---------------------|---------------------| Repeat several hundred times
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|-2--2-4--4-2-------2-|-2--2-4--4-2-------2-|
|-0--0-0--0-0--0-3h4--|-0--0-0--0-0--0-3h4--|
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|---------------------|---------------------| Repeat once
|-2--2-4--4-2-------2-|-2--2-4--4-2-------2-|
|-0--0-0--0-0--0-3h4--|-0--0-0--0-0--0-3h4--|
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|---------------------|---------------------| Repeat once
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|-2--2-4--4-2-------2-|-2--2-4--4-2-------2-|
|-0--0-0--0-0--0-3h4--|-0--0-0--0-0--0-3h4--|
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|-9--9-11-11-9-9-11-9-|-7--7-9--9-7--7-9--7-|
|-7--7-7--7--7-7-7--7-|-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-|
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|-2--2-4--4-2-------2-|-2--2-4--4-2-------2-|
|-0--0-0--0-0--0-3h4--|-0--0-0--0-0--0-3h4--|
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|-9--9-11-11-9-9-11-9-|-7--7-9--9-7--7-9--2-|
|-7--7-7--7--7-7-7--7-|-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--0-|
Now, it gets a bit slower, although it sounds faster because sixteenth notes
are now used....The eighth and sixteenth notes are now played evenly.
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|-------------4--2p1-2p1---|-------------4--2p1-2-----| Play four times
|-----0h2----------------2-|-----0h2------------------|
|-0h2----------------------|-0h2----------------------|
|---------0----------------|---------0----------------|
^^^
Those are 16th notes
For the verses, it basically seems to go E7, A7, E7 (quarter notes).
E7 A7 E7
|-0---0---0------------|
|-0---2---0------------|
|-1---0---1------------|
|-0---2---0------------|
|-2---0---2------------|
|-0-------0---3-0------|
^
I usually bend that up a little...it's kind of a cool effect.
And in between verses (again)....
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|-------------4--2p1-2p1---|-------------4--2p1-2-----| Play four times
|-----0h2----------------2-|-----0h2------------------|
|-0h2----------------------|-0h2----------------------|
|---------0----------------|---------0----------------|
Then it slows down quite a bit (this is like the intro)....
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|-9--9-11-11-9-9-11-9-|-7--7-9--9-7--7-9--7-|
|-7--7-7--7--7-7-7--7-|-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-|
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|-2--2-4--4-2-------2-|-2--2-4--4-2-------|
|-0--0-0--0-0--0-3h4--|-0--0-0--0-0-4--5--|
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|-9--9-11-11-9-9-11-9-|-7--7-9--9-7--7-9---|
|-7--7-7--7--7-7-7--7-|-5--5-5--5-5--5-5-0-|
/-3--\ /--3---\ /--3---\ E7
|---12-------12--------12---------|---------------------|
|-9----9--10----10--11----11--12\-|---3-----------------|
|---------------------------------|---1-----------------|
|-9----9--10----10--11----11--12\-|---2-----------------|
|---------------------------------|---2-----------------|
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How to play Bring It On Home
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E7. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.