Like A Kennedy
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5 Guitar Amps for Beginners That Are Actually Great
Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
Heart Attack Man--Like a Kennedy
from "Freak of Nature" (2023)
https://youtu.be/Wd8I4b-mK4I
[Intro]
Guitar 1 only
On the last repeat, just hit the last chord
twice instead of four times
e|---------------------------------|
B|------0--------0------0--------0-|
G|------x--------x--x-x-x--------x-|
D|--9-9-9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9-9-|
A|--7-7-9--6-6-6-6--6-6-6--7-7-7-7-|
E|------------------7-7-7--9-9-9-9-|x4
[Verse 1] 0:15
Same as intro
Guitar 1 only
On the last repeat, just hit the last chord
twice instead of four times
e|---------------------------------|
B|------0--------0------0--------0-|
G|------x--------x--x-x-x--------x-|
D|--9-9-9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9-9-|
A|--7-7-9--6-6-6-6--6-6-6--7-7-7-7-|
E|------------------7-7-7--9-9-9-9-|x4
[Chorus] 0:31
Both guitars
On last repeat, just hit last chord once
e|-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2--|
B|-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2--|
G|-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3--1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3--|
D|-6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4--|
A|-6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4--|
E|-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2--|x4
[Verse 2] 0:47
Guitar 1
On the last repeat, just hit the last chord
twice instead of four times
e|---------------------------------|
B|------0--------0------0--------0-|
G|------x--------x--x-x-x--------x-|
D|--9-9-9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9-9-|
A|--7-7-9--6-6-6-6--6-6-6--7-7-7-7-|
E|------------------7-7-7--9-9-9-9-|x4
|
with
Guitar 2
e|----------------------------------|
B|------4--------------4------------|
G|--------4--------------4------3h4-|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|x4
[Chorus] 1:03
Guitar 1
On last repeat, just hit last chord once
e|-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2--|
B|-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2--|
G|-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3--1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3--|
D|-6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4--|
A|-6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4--|
E|-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2--|x4
|
with
Guitar 2
On last repeat, don't hit last three notes
e|-11*-------------------11*----------------|
B|-----12*---11*h12--12*-----12*-12*-11*h12-|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|x4
then at 1:19, repeat all of the above as follows:
Guitar 1
On last repeat, just hit last chord twice
e|-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2--|
B|-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2--|
G|-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3--1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3--|
D|-6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4--|
A|-6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4--|
E|-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2--|x4
|
with
Guitar 2
e|-11*-------------------11*----------------|
B|-----12*---11*h12--12*-----12*-12*-11*h12-|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|x4
[Bridge] 1:35
Guitar 1 only, might even just be bass, single chord hits
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------8----------------|
D|-9------9------6------4------2------8------2------4--|
A|-9------9------6------4------2------6------2------4--|
E|-7------6------4------2------0-------------0------2--|
1:51
Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------(11)-----|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------(-x)-----|
G|-------------------------------------(9)------(8)------(9)------(11)---(-8)x-5--|
D|-(9)------(9)------(6)------(4)------(x)------(x)------(x)------(-x)------------|
A|-(9)------(9)------(6)------(4)------(7)x8----(6)x8----(7)x8----(-9)x3----------|
E|-(7)x8----(6)x8----(4)x8----(2)x8-----------------------------------------------|
|
with Guitar 2
e|-----------------------------------0----------------------------------------|
B|---4------2-0h2p0---4-------2-0h2-----4--------4---------4--------------4---|
G|-----4----------------4-----------------4--------4---------4-------4------4-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Chorus] 2:07
Guitar 1 only (acoustic on recording, clean live)
e|-(0-0-0------------------------------------------------------|
B|-(0-0-0----------------------------)-------------------------|
G|-(1-1-1----------------------------)-----1-1-1---------------|
D|-(2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4)-----2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4--2-|
A|-(2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4)-----2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-|
E|-(0-0-0--2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2)x3---0-0-0--2-2-2-2-2--0-|
[Outro] 2:23
Guitar 1
On last repeat, just hit last chord once
e|-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2--|
B|-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2--|
G|-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3--1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3--|
D|-6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4--|
A|-6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4--|
E|-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2--|x4
|
with
Guitar 2
On last repeat, don't hit last three notes
e|-11*-------------------11*----------------|
B|-----12*---11*h12--12*-----12*-12*-11*h12-|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|x4
then at 2:39, repeat all of the above as follows:
Guitar 1
e|-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2--|
B|-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2--|
G|-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3--1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3--|
D|-6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4--|
A|-6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4--|
E|-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2--|x4
|
with
Guitar 2
e|-11*-------------------11*----------------|
B|-----12*---11*h12--12*-----12*-12*-11*h12-|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|x4
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| x Dead note
| * Pinch harmonic
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
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How to play Like A Kennedy
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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.