Hard Working Man
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
The song was performed on an acoustic guitar in standard tuning.
To achieve the best sound slide into each of the chords during the transition
[Intro] 0:07
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B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---9--9--x-x-x--7-7--x-x-x--10-10-x-7-7-x--9--9--x-x-x--9--9--x-x-x--7-7--x-x-x--10-10-x-7-7-x--9--9--x-x-x|
D|--10-10--x-x-x--8-8--x-x-x--10-10-x-8-8-x-10-10--x-x-x-10-10--x-x-x--8-8--x-x-x--10-10-x-8-8-x-10-10--x-x-x|
A|--10-10--x-x-x--8-8--x-x-x---8--8-x-8-8-x-10-10--x-x-x-10-10--x-x-x--8-8--x-x-x---8--8-x-8-8-x-10-10--x-x-x|
E|---8--8--x-x-x--6-6--x-x-x---8--8-x-6-6-x--8--8--x-x-x--8--8--x-x-x--6-6--x-x-x---8--8-x-6-6-x--8--8--x-x-x|
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----10b11r10--8~~----10b11r10--8~~----10b11r10--8~~~~-------------|
D|-----------------10~--------------10~--------------10-10~----10~--|
A|---------------------------------------------------------8-6------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse] 0:23
Up late All night, I don't even need a reason why.
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----9--9--x-x-x--7-7--x-x-x-----10-10-x-7-7-x--9--9-----x-x-x---|
D|----10-10--x-x-x--8-8--x-x-x-----10-10-x-8-8-x-10-10-----x-x-x---|
A|----10-10--x-x-x--8-8--x-x-x------8--8-x-8-8-x-10-10-----x-x-x---|
E|-----8--8--x-x-x--6-6--x-x-x------8--8-x-6-6-x--8--8-----x-x-x---|
Your Love's so right, I can't wait until the morning light
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----9--9---x-x-x---7-7--x-x-x----10-10-x---7-7-x----9--9----x-x-x|
D|---10-10---x-x-x---8-8--x-x-x----10-10-x---8-8-x---10-10----x-x-x|
A|---10-10---x-x-x---8-8--x-x-x-----8--8-x---8-8-x---10-10----x-x-x|
E|----8--8---x-x-x---6-6--x-x-x-----8--8-x---6-6-x----8--8----x-x-x|
To get back, When I'm through. send my living on home to you
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B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----10-10-10-10-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D|---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8----10-10-10-10-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-----8--8--8--8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|----8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----8--8--8--8-6-6-6-6-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
[Chorus]0:46
Hay baby, don't you understand? I've been working day doing the best can
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B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------8-8-8h10----10-10-10h12-----------------------------8-8-8h10----10-10-10h12--|
D|------------------------------6-6-6h8-----8--8--8~~~~-----------------------------6-6-6h8-----8--8--8~~~~--|
A|----10-10-10h12----8-8-8h10------------------------------10-10-10h12---8-8-8h10----------------------------|
E|-----8--8--8~~~~---6-6-6~~~~-----------------------------8--8--8~~~~---6-6-6~~~~---------------------------|
got that easy loving if you take my hand cuz I'm a hard working man
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B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------8-8-8h10----10-10-10h12-----------------------------8-8-8h10----10-10-10h12--|
D|------------------------------6-6-6h8-----8--8--8~~~~-----------------------------6-6-6h8-----8--8--8~~~~--|
A|----10-10-10h12----8-8-8h10------------------------------10-10-10h12---8-8-8h10----------------------------|
E|-----8--8--8~~~~---6-6-6~~~~-----------------------------8--8--8~~~~---6-6-6~~~~---------------------------|
imma hard working man imma hard working man oh yeah I am
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------8-8-8h10----10-10-10h12-----------------------------8-8-8h10----10-10-10h12--|
D|------------------------------6-6-6h8-----8--8--8~~~~-----------------------------6-6-6h8-----8--8--8~~~~--|
A|----10-10-10h12----8-8-8h10------------------------------10-10-10h12---8-8-8h10----------------------------|
E|-----8--8--8~~~~---6-6-6~~~~-----------------------------8--8--8~~~~---6-6-6~~~~---------------------------|
[Post-Chorus] 1:07
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------13h16p13---------------|
G|----10\11/10--8-----10\11/10--8-----10\11/10--8------10------------15p12--8-----|
D|-----------------10--------------10--------------10---------------------------10|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse] 1:14
Just wait pay day Imma take you somewhere far away
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----9--9--x-x-x--7-7--x-x-x-----10-10-x-7-7-x--9--9-----x-x-x---|
D|----10-10--x-x-x--8-8--x-x-x-----10-10-x-8-8-x-10-10-----x-x-x---|
A|----10-10--x-x-x--8-8--x-x-x------8--8-x-8-8-x-10-10-----x-x-x---|
E|-----8--8--x-x-x--6-6--x-x-x------8--8-x-6-6-x--8--8-----x-x-x---|
us two sky blue first I gotta make a run or two
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----9--9---x-x-x---7-7--x-x-x----10-10-x---7-7-x----9--9----x-x-x|
D|---10-10---x-x-x---8-8--x-x-x----10-10-x---8-8-x---10-10----x-x-x|
A|---10-10---x-x-x---8-8--x-x-x-----8--8-x---8-8-x---10-10----x-x-x|
E|----8--8---x-x-x---6-6--x-x-x-----8--8-x---6-6-x----8--8----x-x-x|
Bossman He's on the line said he's gonna give me overtimeeeee, yes he is darling
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----10-10-10-10-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D|---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8----10-10-10-10-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-----8--8--8--8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|----8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----8--8--8--8-6-6-6-6-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
[Chorus] 1:38
Hay baby, don't you understand? I've been working day doing the best can
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B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------8-8-8h10----10-10-10h12-----------------------------8-8-8h10----10-10-10h12--|
D|------------------------------6-6-6h8-----8--8--8~~~~-----------------------------6-6-6h8-----8--8--8~~~~--|
A|----10-10-10h12----8-8-8h10------------------------------10-10-10h12---8-8-8h10----------------------------|
E|-----8--8--8~~~~---6-6-6~~~~-----------------------------8--8--8~~~~---6-6-6~~~~---------------------------|
got that easy loving if you take my hand cuz I'm a hard working man
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B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------8-8-8h10----10-10-10h12-----------------------------8-8-8h10----10-10-10h12--|
D|------------------------------6-6-6h8-----8--8--8~~~~-----------------------------6-6-6h8-----8--8--8~~~~--|
A|----10-10-10h12----8-8-8h10------------------------------10-10-10h12---8-8-8h10----------------------------|
E|-----8--8--8~~~~---6-6-6~~~~-----------------------------8--8--8~~~~---6-6-6~~~~---------------------------|
hard working man hard working man oh yeah I am
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B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------8-8-8h10----10-10-10h12-----------------------------8-8-8h10----10-10-10h12--|
D|------------------------------6-6-6h8-----8--8--8~~~~-----------------------------6-6-6h8-----8--8--8~~~~--|
A|----10-10-10h12----8-8-8h10------------------------------10-10-10h12---8-8-8h10----------------------------|
E|-----8--8--8~~~~---6-6-6~~~~-----------------------------8--8--8~~~~---6-6-6~~~~---------------------------|
[Solo] 1:57
e|------------------------8---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----8--11--11b13r12b13-----11--8-------------8------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------11p10--8---------8------------------------8--10--11--10--9--------------|
D|------------------------------------------------10------10p8------10~--\10--------------------10p9--------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------10-------------------------------------10--|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------8---------------------11--13--13b15~~r13--11--13--11--13--|
B|----------------------------------------/8-----11--11\13~~13--13--------------------------------------|
G|----8\9--8\9----------------------8h9--9--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------10--8-----------10~~--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------10\8\6/8-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----8-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--8-----8--11--8------------------------------------------------------------8-----------8--8---------------|
G|------------------11\10--8------8/9-----------------------------------------7h9--(9)----9--9---------------|
D|----------------------------10-------10--8---------10--------10--8------10~~------8h10--8--8--8h9------8\10|
A|--------------------------------------------10--8------6/8----------10-----------------------------8h10----|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------/10-10-10----------8--8--8--------8--8h9-9-----8--8h9-9-----8--8h9-9------|
D|---10--10--/10--8--8--8---5--/8--8--8--5--5--5--5--5--5--8h10--8--8---10p8--8--8---10p8--8--8---10p8---|
A|---12--12--/12--10-10-10--6------------6--6--6--6--6--6--9---------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------13-----13-----13-13-13-------------------------------------11-11--8---8-|
B|-------------------------------\11-11-\11-11-\11-11-11-11--\8--8------11--11--8-----11--11--8----------11--|
G|--------------------------8h9--\12-12-\12-12-\12-12-12-12---------10------------10-------------------------|
D|--8h10p8----------10--10-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------h10p8\6--7---7~~~---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---13b15--13b15--13b15r13--11--13----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------13--11b13-----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------12--10\8--8/10--8----------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------10--8---------8/10--|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------8--8\6-------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Hay baby don't you understand I've been working all day doing the best I can,
got that easy loving if you take my hand cuz I'm a
[Chorus]
hard working man hard working man oh yeah I am
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B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------8-8-8h10----10-10-10h12-----------------------------8-8-8h10----10-10-10h12--|
D|------------------------------6-6-6h8-----8--8--8~~~~-----------------------------6-6-6h8-----8--8--8~~~~--|
A|----10-10-10h12----8-8-8h10------------------------------10-10-10h12---8-8-8h10----------------------------|
E|-----8--8--8~~~~---6-6-6~~~~-----------------------------8--8--8~~~~---6-6-6~~~~---------------------------|
Hay baby, don't you understand? I've been working day doing the best can
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------8-8-8h10----10-10-10h12-----------------------------8-8-8h10----10-10-10h12--|
D|------------------------------6-6-6h8-----8--8--8~~~~-----------------------------6-6-6h8-----8--8--8~~~~--|
A|----10-10-10h12----8-8-8h10------------------------------10-10-10h12---8-8-8h10----------------------------|
E|-----8--8--8~~~~---6-6-6~~~~-----------------------------8--8--8~~~~---6-6-6~~~~---------------------------|
got that easy loving if you take my hand cuz I'm a hard working man
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------8-8-8h10----10-10-10h12-----------------------------8-8-8h10----10-10-10h12--|
D|------------------------------6-6-6h8-----8--8--8~~~~-----------------------------6-6-6h8-----8--8--8~~~~--|
A|----10-10-10h12----8-8-8h10------------------------------10-10-10h12---8-8-8h10----------------------------|
E|-----8--8--8~~~~---6-6-6~~~~-----------------------------8--8--8~~~~---6-6-6~~~~---------------------------|
imma hard working man imma hard working man oh yeah I am
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------8-8-8h10----10-10-10h12-----------------------------8-8-8h10----10-10-10h12--|
D|------------------------------6-6-6h8-----8--8--8~~~~-----------------------------6-6-6h8-----8--8--8~~~~--|
A|----10-10-10h12----8-8-8h10------------------------------10-10-10h12---8-8-8h10----------------------------|
E|-----8--8--8~~~~---6-6-6~~~~-----------------------------8--8--8~~~~---6-6-6~~~~---------------------------|
repeat until you're done and finish off with a nice blues run :)
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| x Dead note
| r Release
| b Bend
| ~ Vibrato
| h Hammer-on
| (n) Ghost note
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| p Pull-off
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How to play Hard Working 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 E. 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.