Jerrys Breakdown
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
Chet Atkins & Jerry Reed – Jerry’s Breakdown (“Pop Goes the Country” 1975 TV Version): Chet Atkins Guitar Solo
Tuning: Standard
Transcribed by: P. Hoy
Video Link (Full Song): https://youtu.be/Ni8KBhnebwE
Video Link (Chet Atkins Guitar Solo): https://youtu.be/Ni8KBhnebwE?t=52
Gtr 1 (Acoustic – Jerry Reed)
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|--0h2--------0h2--------0h2----0---------|
A|----------------------------------1p0----|
E|---------------------------------------3-|
Gtr 2 (Electric – Chet Atkins)
e|----------------------------------------10-12-14-|
B|----------------------------------12-14----------|
G|-------------------------11-13-14----------------|
D|----------------11-12-14-------------------------|
A|-------11-12-14----------------------------------|
E|-12-14-------------------------------------------|
e|-15-12-14----12----------------------------|
B|----------15----14-15-12-14----12----12----|
G|----------------------------15----14-15-14-|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-12-------12--------------11/12--11--10~~~~|
G|-12h13-14-12h13-----------12/13--12--11~~~~|
D|--------------------11-14------------------|
A|-----------------14------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
e|----------16----------15----------14---------12-|
B|-------12----------11----------10----------9----|
G|-14-15-------13-14-------12-13-------11-12------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
e|---------12--------11-------10-------9-|
B|-------8---------7--------6--------5---|
G|-10-11------9-10------8-9------7-8-----|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
e|-------7-------6-------5-------4---/3-2-0---0-|
B|------------------------------------------2---|
G|-5-6-7---4-5-6---3-4-5---2-3-4---3-/3-------1-|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
e|---------------12-11-9---------------|
B|-----------8-9---------12------------|
G|----8-9-11----------------11b12r11-9-|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-9-----------------------------------|
e|-------------8h12p8---------------------7h11p7---------|
B|-----------8--------8-----------------7--------7-------|
G|---------9------------9-------------8------------8-----|
D|------10----------------10--------9----------------9---|
A|-7h10----------------------10-6h9--------------------9-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------7h12p7------------|
B|----------9--------9----------|
G|--------9------------9--------|
D|------9----------------9------|
A|-7h11--------------------11p7-|
E|------------------------------|
e|-------------12--11---12/14-12--11-----9~~~~|
B|-----------9--------9--------------9\7------|
G|----8-9-11----------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|-9------------------------------------------|
e|-----8-----10--8---5/7-7-----5-----4---4-----2---|
B|-------8-------------------0-----0---------0-----|
G|-6/9-----9---------6/8---8-----6-----4---4-----2-|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
ENDING SECTION – HARMONIZED GUITARS
Gtr 2 (Electric – Chet Atkins)
e|----------------------------7-----7--7h9---7-------|
B|----9---7---9h10---9--------8-----8--8-----8-----8-|
G|----------7-----------------6---9p6------6-----6---|
D|----9-----9------9-----9---------------------------|
A|------7--------------7----0----------0-------------|
E|-0----------0-----------------0-------------0------|
|
| Gtr 1 (Acoustic – Jerry Reed)
|
e|----4-------4/5----4--------3--------3h5---3-------|
B|--------3-----------------------5p2------------2---|
G|----4-----4------4---------------------------------|
D|-2----------2---------------2-----2------2-----2---|
A|------2--------------2----0----------0-------------|
E|-----------------------0------0-------------0------|
Gtr 2
e|-----------------------------------------7h9---7-------|
B|----9---7---9h10---9---9/11---11---9-----7---------7---|
G|----------7--------------------------9-------8-------8-|
D|----9-----9------9-----9/11---11-----11----------9-----|
A|------7--------------7------9--------------------------|
E|-0----------0--------------------9-------7-------------|
|
| Gtr 1
|
e|----4-------4/5----4-----------6------------5----------|
B|--------3--------------------------5---------------4---|
G|----4-----4------4-------------6-----6---------------4-|
D|-2----------2----------4----4---------------4----------|
A|------2--------------2-----------4-------2-------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------2-----|
Gtr 2
e|----------------------------7-----7--7h9---7-------|
B|----9---7---9h10---9--------8-----8--8-----8-----8-|
G|----------7-----------------6---9p6------6-----6---|
D|----9-----9------9-----9---------------------------|
A|------7--------------7----0----------0-------------|
E|-0----------0-----------------0-------------0------|
|
| Gtr 1
|
e|----4-------4/5----4--------3--------3h5---3-------|
B|--------3-----------------------5p2------------2---|
G|----4-----4------4---------------------------------|
D|-2----------2---------------2-----2------2-----2---|
A|------2--------------2----0----------0-------------|
E|-----------------------0------0-------------0------|
Gtr 2
e|-7-5-4-----------|---------------------------------|
B|-------7-5-------|---------------------------------|
G|-----------7-6-4-|---------------------------------|
D|-----------------|---------------------------------|
A|-----------------|---------------------------------|
E|-----------------|---------------------------------|
|
| Gtr 1
|
e|-----------------|-7-5---0---0-----0---------------|
B|-----------------|-----8---9---7-----0---0-----0---|
G|-----------------|---------------8-----7---6-------|
D|-----------0-1/7-|---------------------------8---5-|
A|-------1-2-------|---------------------------------|
E|-2-4-5-----------|---------------------------------|
Gtr 2
e|----------------------------||
B|-----------3----------------||
G|---------2----4p2p0---------||
D|---5p2p0------------2p0h2---||
A|----------------------------||
E|--------------------------0-||
|
| Gtr 1
|
e|--------------------------0-||
B|-----------3--------------0-||
G|---------2----4p2p0-------1-||
D|---5p2p0------------2p0h2-2-||
A|--------------------------2-||
E|-0------------------------0-||
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| b bend string up
| r release bend
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
How to play Jerrys Breakdown
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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.