Brown Sugar
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Intro
Riff A (x4)
Riff B (x2) Don't slide the second time
Gtr. 1
|----Riff A------|-----------------------Riff B---------------------|
E|-8--7-----------|-------------|------------|------------|------------|
B|-8--8--5-5-66-5-|-/88-9-8-9-8-|-55-6-5-6-5-|-33-4-3-4-3-|-55-6-5-6-5-|
G|-7--7--5-5-55-5-|-/88-8-8-8-8-|-55-5-5-5-5-|-33-3-3-3-3-|-55-5-5-5-5-|
D|-------5-5-77-5-|-/88-8-8-8-8-|-55-5-5-5-5-|-33-3-3-3-3-|-55-5-5-5-5-|
A|----------------|-/66-6-6-6-6-|-33-3-3-3-3-|-11-1-1-1-1-|-33-3-3-3-3-|
E|----------------|-------------|------------|------------|------------|
Gtr. 2
|----Riff A------|------------------------Riff B---------------------|
E|----------------|-------------|------------|-4444-6666-|------------|
B|----------------|-/88-8-8-8-8-|-55-5-5-5-5-|-5555-7777-|-55-5-5-5-5-|
G|----------------|-/88-8-8-8-8-|-55-5-5-5-5-|-6666-8888-|-55-5-5-5-5-|
D|----------3-5~~-|-/88-8-8-8-8-|-55-5-5-5-5-|-6666-8888-|-55-5-5-5-5-|
A|------3-5-------|-/66-6-6-6-6-|-33-3-3-3-3-|-6666-8888-|-33-3-3-3-3-|
E|----------------|-------------|------------|-4444-6666-|------------|
Verse
Gtr. 1&2
Beat Played As
|-xx-x-xx-|
|-xx-x-xx-|
|-xx-x-xx-|
|-xx-x-xx-|
|-xx-x-xx-|
|-xx-x-xx-|
|----------------------------Riff C-------------------------------------|
E|-----------------|-11-1-11-11-1-11-|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-55-5-55-55-5-55-|-11-1-11-11-1-22-|-55-5-55-55-5-55-|-33-3-33-55-5-55-|
G|-55-5-55-55-5-55-|-22-2-22-22-2-33-|-55-5-55-55-5-55-|-33-3-33-55-5-55-|
D|-55-5-55-55-5-55-|-33-3-33-33-3-33-|-55-5-55-55-5-55-|-33-3-33-55-5-55-|
A|-33-3-33-33-3-33-|-----------------|-33-3-33-33-3-33-|-11-1-11-33-3-33-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Chorus
Gtr.1
|--------------------Riff D------------------|
E|-3-3---------|-----------|-----------------|
B|-3-3---------|-5~~~~~~~~-|-55-5-55-55-5-55-|
G|-0-0-----0---|-5~~~~~~~~-|-55-5-55-55-5-55-|
D|-0-0---0-----|-5~~~~~~~~-|-55-5-55-55-5-55-|\
A|-2-2-2-------|-3~~~~~~~~-|-33-3-33-33-3-33-| \
E|-3-3-------3-|-----------|-----------------| \
\
Gtr. 2 x2
/
E|-3-3~~~~~~~~-|-----------|-----------------| /
B|-3-3~~~~~~~~-|---3---5-3-|-55-5-55-55-5-55-| /
G|-0-0~~~~~~~~-|---3---5-3-|-55-5-55-55-5-55-|/
D|-0-0~~~~~~~~-|-5---5-----|-55-5-55-55-5-55-|
A|-2-2~~~~~~~~-|-----------|-33-3-33-33-3-33-|
E|-3-3~~~~~~~~-|-----------|-----------------|
|------------------Riff D-------------------|
Preverse
Riff B (x2)
Verse
Riff C (x1)
Chorus
Riff D (x2)
Bridge
Riff B (x4)
Chorus
Riff D (x2)
Verse
Riff C (x1)
Chorus
Riff D (x2)
Outro
Riff D (x2)
Riff B (x4)
----------------- Acordes -----------------
How to play Brown Sugar
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 A. 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.