Sitting Duck
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Hey all. This is a fairly simple song. Completely Powerchords:)
"/" = held
Here's the order of the song:
Intro
Verse 1
Verse 2
Verse 1
Verse 3
Bridge
Solo
Verse 1
Verse 4
The singer will say:
1 2 3 4!!
Intro
Beat:2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 |
E|---------|---------|
B|---------|---------|
G|-5-5-5-5-|-5-------|
D|-5-5-5-5-|-5-------|
A|-3-3-3-3-|-3-------|
E|---------|---------|
Verse 1:
Beat:2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4
E|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|--------
B|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|--------
G|-5-5-5-5-|---------|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|--------
D|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-3-3
A|-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-3-3
E|---------|-3-3-1-1-|---------|---------|---------|-3-3-1-1
Beat:2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 |
E|---------|---------|
B|---------|---------|
G|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|
D|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|
A|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|
E|---------|---------|
Verse 2
Beat:2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4
E|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|--------
B|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|--------
G|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|-5-5-5-5
D|-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5
A|-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3
E|-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-|--------
Beat:2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 |
E|---------|---------|
B|---------|---------|
G|---------|---------|
D|-5-5-5-5-|-3-/-/-/-|
A|-5-5-5-5-|-3-/-/-/-|
E|-3-3-3-3-|-1-/-/-/-|
Verse 3 (is exactly the same as verse 2 except for the ending)
Beat:2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4
E|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|--------
B|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|--------
G|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|-5-5-5-5
D|-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5
A|-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3
E|-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-|--------
Beat:2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 |
E|---------|---------|
B|---------|---------|
G|---------|-5-/-4-/-|
D|-5-5-5-5-|-5-/-4-/-|
A|-5-5-5-5-|-3-/-2-/-|
E|-3-3-3-3-|---------|
Bridge:
Beat:2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4
E|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|--------
B|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|--------
G|---------|---------|-5-/-/-/-|---------|---------|--------
D|-3-/-/-/-|-5-/-/-/-|-5-/-/-/-|-2-/-/-/-|-3-/-/-/-|-5-/-/-/
A|-3-/-/-/-|-5-/-/-/-|-3-/-/-/-|-2-/-/-/-|-3-/-/-/-|-5-/-/-/
E|-1-/-/-/-|-3-/-/-/-|---------|-0-/-/-/-|-1-/-/-/-|-3-/-/-/
Beat:2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4
E|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|--------
B|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|--------
G|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|---------|---------|-5-/-/-/-|--------
D|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-3-/-/-/-|-5-/-/-/-|-5-/-/-/-|-2-/-/-/
A|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-/-/-/-|-5-/-/-/-|-3-/-/-/-|-2-/-/-/
E|---------|---------|-1-/-/-/-|-3-/-/-/-|---------|-0-/-/-/
Beat:2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 |
E|---------|---------|
B|---------|---------|
G|---------|---------|
D|-3-/-/-/-|-5-/-/-/-|
A|-3-/-/-/-|-5-/-/-/-|
E|-1-/-/-/-|-3-/-/-/-|
Solo:(I don't know the actual solo but this is the guitar 2 part)
Beat:2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4
E|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|--------
B|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|--------
G|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|---------|---------|---------|--------
D|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3
A|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3
E|---------|---------|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1
Beat:2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 |
E|---------|---------|
B|---------|---------|
G|---------|---------|
D|-5-5-5-5-|-5-------|
A|-5-5-5-5-|-5-------|
E|-3-3-3-3-|-3-------|
Verse 4:(Exactly like verses 2 & 3 except the end)
Beat:2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4
E|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|--------
B|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|--------
G|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|-5-5-5-5
D|-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5
A|-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3
E|-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-|--------
Beat:2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4
E|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|--------
B|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|--------
G|---------|-------5-|---------|---------|---------|--------
D|-5-5-5-5-|-------5-|---------|---------|---------|--------
A|-5-5-5-5-|-------3-|---------|---------|---------|--------
E|-3-3-3-3-|---------|---------|---------|---------|--------
How to play Sitting Duck
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.