Shotgun Blues - Volbeat

Shotgun Blues

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Afinação: D G C FTecla: DCapotraste: Sem capotraste
Song: Shotgun Blues
Artist: Volbeat
Album: Servant of the Mind (2021)
Bassist: Kaspar Boye Larsen
 
D tuning (DGCF)
 
INTRO:
 
F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-0---r---------------------------|-r-------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
 
F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-0---r---------------------------|-r---------------------------0---|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
 
F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-0---r---------------------------|-r-------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
 
F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-0---r---------------------------|-r-------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
 
PRE-VERSE:
( x3 )
F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---3---0---0---0---0---|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
 
F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-0---0---0---3---0---0---0---1---|-0---0---0---3---2---1---2---1---|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
 
VERSE 1 (x4):
 
F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---3---0---0---0---0---|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
 
VERSE 2:
 
F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
 
F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-3---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
 
F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
 
F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-3---0---0---3---2---1---2---1---|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
 
VERSE 3 (x4):
 
F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---3---0---0---0---0---|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
 
VERSE 4:
 
F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
 
F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-3---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
 
F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
 
F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|-7---r---------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
 
CHORUS 1 (x2):
 
F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------7-------7---|-7-------7-------9---10--10--\---|
D |-0---0---0---0---0-------0-------|-----0-------0-------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
 
F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|-----------------7---9---10--9-\-|
D |-8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---|-8---8---8---8-------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
 
F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |-----------------5---------------|---------------------------------|
G |-------------7-------7-----------|---------------------5-----------|
D |-5---5---5---------------3---5---|-7---7---7---7---7-------7---5---|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
 
F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|-6---7---8-------8---7-----------|
D |-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-------------0-----------8---\---|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
 
FILL:
 
F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|-6---7---8-------8---7-----------|
D |-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-------------0-----------8---\---|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
 
VERSE 5 (x4):
 
F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---3---0---0---0---0---|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
 
VERSE 6:
 
F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
 
F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-3---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
 
F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
 
F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|-7---r---------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
 
CHORUS 2 (x2):
 
F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------7-------7---|-7-------7-------9---10--10--\---|
D |-0---0---0---0---0-------0-------|-----0-------0-------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
 
F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|-----------------7---9---10--9-\-|
D |-8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---|-8---8---8---8-------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
 
F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |-----------------5---------------|---------------------------------|
G |-------------7-------7-----------|---------------------5-----------|
D |-5---5---5---------------3---5---|-7---7---7---7---7-------7---5---|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
 
F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|-6---7---8-------8---7-----------|
D |-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-------------0-----------8---\---|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
 
FILL:
 
F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|-6---7---8-------8---7-----------|
D |-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-------------0-----------8---\---|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
 
INTERLUDE (Half-time):
 
F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
C |-------------------------7-------|-------------------10---12---10--------|
G |-------------7-9-9---9-----9-7-9-|-------------10-12--------------12-10\-|
D |-7-------------------------------|-8-------------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
 
F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|-----------------5-7-5---0h2-----|
D |-4---------------5-------7---\---|-0---------------------------3---|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
 
a
F |---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
C |-------------------------7-------|-------------------10---10---10h12-10------|
G |-------------7-9-9---9-----9-7-9-|-------------10-12--------------------12\--|
D |-7-------------------------------|-8-----------------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
 
6/4
F |-------------------------------------------------|
C |-------------------------------------------------|
G |-------------------------------------------------|
D |-4---------------5-------7---\---0-------3-------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 &
 
(End half-time):
 
F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-2-------------------------------|(2)--------------2---3---2---2---|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
 
BRIDGE, Part):
 
F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-2---2---2---2---3---3---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---3---4---5---2---|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
 
F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-2---2---2---2---3---3---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---3---4---5---4---|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
 
F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-2---2---2---2---3---3---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---3---4---5---2---|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
 
F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-2---2---2---2---3---3---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---3---4---5---4---|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
 
(Part 2):
 
F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-2---2---2---2---3---3---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---3---4---5---4---|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
 
F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-2---2---2---2---3---3---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---3---4---5---4---|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
 
F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-2---2---2---2---3---3---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---3---4---5---2---|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
 
6/4
F |---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D |-2---2---2---2---3---3---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---3---4---5---4---3---4---2---1---|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 &
 
CHORUS 3, Part 1:
 
F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------7-------7---|-7-------7-------9---10--10--\---|
D |-0---0---0---0---0-------0-------|-----0-------0-------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
 
F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|-----------------7---9---10--9-\-|
D |-8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---|-8---8---8---8-------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
 
F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |-----------------5---------------|---------------------------------|
G |-------------7-------7-----------|---------------------5-----------|
D |-5---5---5---------------3---5---|-7---7---7---7---7-------7---5---|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
 
F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|-6---7---8-------8---7-----------|
D |-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-------------0-----------8---\---|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
 
(Part 2):
 
F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------7-------7---|-7-------7-------9---10--10--\---|
D |-0---0---0---0---0-------0-------|-----0-------0-------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
 
F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|-----------------7---9---10--9-\-|
D |-8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---|-8---8---8---8-------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
 
F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |-----------------5---------------|-----------------4---7---4---5---|
G |-------------7-------7-----------|-------------5-------------------|
D |-5---5---5---------------3---5---|-7---7---7-----------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
 
F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|-6---7---8-------8---7-----------|
D |---------------------------------|-------------0-----------8---\---|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
 
PRE-OUTRO (x3):
 
F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|-6---7---8-------8---7-----------|
D |-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-------------0-----------8---\---|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
 
OUTRO:
 
( x3 )
F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---3---0---0---0---0---|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
 
F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-0---0---0---3---0---0---0---1---|-0---0---0---3---2---1---2---1---|-0---r---------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
 
LEGEND:
r = rest
() = sustained note
\ = slide down
h = hammer on
a = acciaccatura (appears above bar)

How to play Shotgun Blues

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 D. 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.

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