Candy Man
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This is from the album 'Mississippi John Hurt Today!', Vanguard records.
Key of A, 4/4 time.
Notes:
2h3 means note at 2, hammer on 3
2/9 means note at 2, slide to 9
First Part:
x x x x x x x x
E---|-----------------|-----------------
B---|-----------2h3---|-2h3---2---------
G---|-----2---------2-|-----------------
D---|-----2-------2---|-----2-----------
A---|-0---------------|-0-------0-------
E-0-|---------0-------|-------------0---
x x x x x x x x
E---|-----------------|-----------------
B---|-----------2h3---|-2h3---2---------
G---|-----2---------2-|-----------------
D---|-----2-------2---|-----2-----------
A---|-0---------------|-0-------4---3---
E---|---------0-------|-----------------
x x x x x x x x
E---|-----------4-----|-4---0-4---0-----
B---|-----3---------3-|---3-------------
G---|-----------------|---------------2-
D---|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---
A---|-2---------------|-2---------------
E---|---------0-------|---------0-------
x x x x x x x x
E---|-----5-----5-----|-5---------------
B---|-----------------|-----------------
G---|-2-------------2-|-------2---------
D---|-----2-------2---|-----2-----------
A---|-0-------0-------|-0-------4---3---
E---|-----------------|-----------------
x x x x x x x x
E---|-----------0-----|-4---0-4---0-----
B---|-------3-------3-|---3-------------
G---|-----------------|-----------------
D---|-----0-----------|-----0-------0---
A---|-2-----------0---|-2---------------
E---|---------0-------|---------0-------
x x x x x x x x
E---|-----5-----5-----|-5-----5-----5---
B---|-----------------|-----------------
G---|---2---2-------2-|-----------2-----
D---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---
A---|-0---------------|-0---------------
E---|---------0-------|---------0-------
Second Part:
x x x x x x x x
E---|-5---5---5---5---|-5---------------
B---|-----------------|-----------------
G---|---------------2-|-----------------
D---|-4---4---3---3---|-2---------------
A---|-----------------|-----4---0-------
E---|-----------------|-------------2---
x x x x x x x x
E---|---------4-------|---5-----5---5---
B---|-----3-----------|-----------------
G---|-----------------|-------2---------
D---|-----------------|-----2-------2---
A---|-----2-------2---|-0-------0-------
E---|-0-------0-------|-----------------
x x x x x x x x
E---|-5-5-5---5---5---|-5---------------
B---|-----------------|-----------------
G---|-------2-------2-|-----------------
D---|-4---4---3---3---|-2---------------
A---|-----------------|-----4---0-------
E---|-----------------|-------------2---
x x x x x x x x
E---|-----4---4-------|---5-----5-------
B---|---3---3---------|-----------------
G---|-----------------|-------2---------
D---|-----------------|-----2-------2/9-
A---|-----2-------2---|-0-------0-------
E---|-0-------0-------|-----------------
Third part, instrumental
(note: 12 is 'twelve', not 'one, two')
x x x x x x x x
E---|-------12------12-------|-12-------10---12-------
B---|------------------------|------------------------
G---|----------------------9-|----9-----------------9-
D---|-------9-----------9----|-------9-----------9----
A---|------------------------|------------------------
E---|-0-----------0----------|-0-----------0----------
x x x x x x x x
E---|---12--------10-12------|-12-------10------------
B---|------------------------|------------------------
G---|----------9-----------9-|------------------------
D---|-------9-----------9----|-------9-----------9----
A---|------------------------|------------------------
E---|-0-----------0----------|-0-----------0----------
x x x x x x x x
E---|-------9--------9-------|-9-----0--9-----0-------
B---|---------------------10-|---10-------------------
G---|-------9-----------9----|-------9-----------9----
D---|------------------------|------------------------
A---|-0-----------0----------|-0-----------0---------
E---|------------------------|------------------------
x x x x x x x x
E---|----------5-------------|----------0-------------
B---|-5-/7-----------7-------|----5-----------5-------
G---|------------------------|-------6-----------6----
D---|-------0-----------0----|------------------------
A---|-0-----------0----------|-0-----------0----------
E---|------------------------|------------------------
x x x x x x x x
E---|----------0-------------|------------------------
B---|----3-----------3-------|----------2-------------
G---|-------4-----------4----|----2-------------------
D---|------------------------|-------2----------------
A---|-0-----------0----------|-0-----------4-----3----
E---|------------------------|------------------------
x x x x x x x x
E---|----------------0-------|-4-----0--4-----0-------
B---|----------3-----------3-|----3-------------------
G---|------------------------|----------------------2-
D---|-------0-----------0----|-------0-----------0----
A---|-2----------------------|-2----------------------
E---|-------------0----------|-------------0----------
x x x x x x x x
E---|-------5-----5-----5----|-5-----5-----5----------
B---|------------------------|------------------------
G---|-2--------------2-------|------------------------
D---|-------5-----4-----4----|-3-----3-----2----------
A---|-0----------------------|------------------------
E---|------------------------|------------------------
First part:
Well come you ladies gather round
the good sweet candy man's in town
he's the candy man
sweet candy man
Second part:
Well hey there candy man you gettin mighty slick
Mmm-hmm, mmm-hmm
you must be stuck on the candy stick
Mmm-hmm, mmm-hmm.
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How to play Candy Man
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.