Little Guitars
View chords used in this chart
tuning: regular,exept AFTER intro, low E = D (dropped D tuning)
INTRO.
harm.
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---11-----------11------------11--11--13--13--------13--------------------9-----
---12---------------12------------12--14--14-----------------------7--10--10----
---12-----------------------------12--14--14-----------------------7--10--10----
---0--------------------------------------0--------------------12---------0-----
0------------0-----------0--------0--------|
---0------------0-----0-----0-----0--------|
------9------------9--7--------7--9--7--6--|
---------10-----------9-----------9--7--7--|
----------------------9-----------0-----0--|
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* - pick as fast as possible,while fretting the lower notes.
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----h0-----4-----7-----8/12-----12-----10-----8-----7-----------0-----4---------
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7-----8-----10-----12------------0-----4--7-----8/12--------12-----10-----8-----
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---12-----10-----8-----7-----7--------7--8--7--8--8--10--8--|
0---0---------0---0----------------------------0-----------0--------------------
0------0------0------0---------0------------0-----0-----------0-----------------
11--------11--9---------9---------9---------0--------0-----------0--------------
0-------------10-----------10--------10-----3-----------3-----------3-----------
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10------------8-----------------------------1-----------------------------------
---------0-----------------------------0-----------0-----------------------0----
------------0--------0--------------0-----0-----------0-------------------------
------0--------0--------0-----------0--------0-----------0--------------0-------
---4--------------4--------4--------3-----------3-----------3--------4----------
2-----------------------------------3-----------------------------2-------------
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harm..
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0--------0-----------------0-----------------0-----0--0--5--7-----|
---0--------0--------5--------5--------5-----7--------6-----------|
------4--------4-----3-----------3--------3--5--------5-----------|
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THE SONG.
w/flanger / distortion
drop d tuning begins here.
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3/2/3--3/5--5--2p0--3--3/2--------3-----0--3/2/3--3/5--5--2p0--3--3/2~~~--3-----
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3--3/2/3--3/5--5--2p0--3--3/2-----3-----------3/2/3--3/5--5--2p0--3--3--2-------
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~~~--3/2/3--3/2/3--3/5--5--2p0--|
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5--5--------5-----------5--------5-----5-----3--3--3--------3-------------------
8--7--------5-----------5--------5--5--5-----6--6--5--------3--------5--5--3----
7--7--------6-----------6--------6--7--6-----5--5--5--------4--------3--3--3----
------0--0-----0--0--0-----0--0-----------0-----------0--0-----0--0--3--3-------
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(repeat twice)
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------0--------0--------------------0--------------0--------0--------------0----
2--3--------2--------2--3--2--1-----------------0--------0----------------------
---------------------------------------0--2--3--------2--------2--3--2--1-------
---------------0--------------------------0-------------------------------------
---------0--0-----0--------------0--0--0-----0----------------------------------
---------0--0--------0--------0--4--4--4--------4-----------4-----5-------------
---------3--3-----------3--3--3--4--4--4-----------4--------4-----3-------------
0--------3--3--------------3--3--2--2--2-----------------------0--0-------------
---------3--3--------------3--3-------------------------------------------------
------------------|-----2--------0--------0--2--------0--3--2-----|-this is the
------------------|--3--3--3-----3--3-----3--3--3-----3--3--3--3--|fingerpicked
------7--6--------|--2-----2--2-----2--2--------2--2-----------2--|part you hear
------5--5--------|--0--------0--------0-----------0--------------|quite often
0--0--0--0--0--0--|-----------------------------------------------|during the
------------------|-----------------------------------------------|song.Its used
many times in
the song,including
at the end.
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3--3--3-----3--3--3--3--------|-------------------------------------------------
0-----0--0-----------0--------|-------------------------------------------------
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3-----------------------0--0--|-------------------------------------------------
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"Cant grow before im.."
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------0--0--0--1--------0--0--0--0--1-----------0--0-----1--1-----0--0--0--0----
------0--0--0--2--2-----0--0--2--0--2-----------0--0-----2--2-----0--0--0--0----
3-----------------3--------------------3-----3-----------------3----------------
3--3-----------------3--------------------3--3--------3-------------------------
3--------------------------------------------3----------------------------------
fingerpicked.
"Senorita do you.."
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0--1-----|--3-----3--------3--2-----0-----------------3-----3--3--2--------|----
0--2-----|--0--------0-----------0-----0-----------0-----------------0-----|----
------0--|--2-----------2-----------------------2-----------------------2--|----
------0--|--0--------------------------------0--------------------------0--|----
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catch as catch catch as catch can, anybody in there right mind could
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0-----2-----3-----------0-----2--3--------0-----2-----3-----------0-----2-------
0-----0-----0-----------0-----0--0--------0-----0-----0-----------0-----0-------
0-----0-----0-----------0-----0--0--------0-----0-----0-----------0-----0-------
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5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5----
see...
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3--2--0-----| OK,thats a good portion of the song.All of it is there
0--0--0-----| but just used in different parts.I didnt do the
0--------0--| solo.Ok any questions/suggestions,whatever,send em to
------------| dsale@jax.jaxnet.com
5-----------| [http://www.jaxnet.com/~dsale]
How to play Little Guitars
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.