The Chickening
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: G#mCapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Intro]
(let open strings ring and play with them)
e|----------------------|
B|--13------------------|
G|--16-16-16------------|
D|--14-14-14--17--------| x4
A|--12--------15--------|
E|-----13-11--13--------|
[Verse 1]
e|---------2h3p2------------------------2h5p2----|
B|-------3-------3--------------------3-------3--|
G|---2h4--------------------------2h4------------|
D|----------------------(x3)---------------------|
A|-4----------------------------4----------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
(u can also strum/strike this 2/0400(0) shape like the 2nd guitar does, june does this a lot when playing live, probably to
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-------|
G|-----0---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0---0-----|
D|---4-------4---4-------4---4-------4---4-------0---|
A|-2-----------2-----------0-----------0-----------0-|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
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[Chorus]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------0---------------------------------------|
G|-------0-----2p0---------0-----4h5-----------------------------------------|
D|-----4-----4-----4-----4-----2---------------------------------------------|
A|---2-----------------2-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-------3---------0-------3-----------------------------------------------|
(the chord that june plays at the end of this section)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-4-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 2]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-12--8--7--3---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-13--9--7--4---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-11--7--5--2---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-12--8--7--3---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(variation that june also plays a lot)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-12--8--7--8---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-13--9--7--9---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-11--7--5--7---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-12--8--x--x---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------7--8---------------------------------------------------------------|
[Chorus]
[Guitar 1]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------0---------------------------------------|
G|-------0-----2p0---------0-----4h5-----------------------------------------|
D|-----4-----4-----4-----4-----2--------(x2)---------------------------------|
A|---2-----------------2-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-------3---------0-------3-----------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------0---------------------------------------|
G|-------0-----2p0---------0-----4h5-----------------------------------------|
D|-----4-----4-----4-----4-----2--------(x2)---------------------------------|
A|---2-----------------2-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-------3---------0-------3-----------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2]
e|--9-7-6---9-7-6h7p6--9-7-6-------6----------------------------------------|
B|--------7------------------7-6h7------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7------7-7-7-7----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------7--------------------------------------------|
[Outro]
Tap each note
e|---R13h0-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|R12-----R12R12R11R11-------------------------------------------------------|
D|----L2---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-L3------L3-L3-L2-L3-------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| R Right hand tap
| L Left hand tap
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How to play The Chickening
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.