This is an acoustic blues in dropped D. It is written and recorded by - Dave Van Ronk. It is on two CD's: Going Back to Brooklyn and Chrestomathy.

This is an acoustic blues in dropped D. It is written and recorded by

View chords used in this chart
Dm Gm
E||--------1-----1--1--------|--------3-----3--3--------|
B||--------3-----3--3--------|--------3-----3--3--------|
G||-----2-----2-----------2--|-----3-----3-----------3--|
D||--------3-----------3-----|--------5-----------5-----|
A||--------------------------|--------------------------|
D||--0-----------0-----------|--5-----------5-----------|
 
 
Dm A#7 A7 Dm A7
--------1-----1--1--------|-------1-----0--0--------|-------1---------0----|
--------3-----3--3--------|-------3-----2--2--------|-------3---------2----|
-----2-----2-----------2--|----------0-----------0--|-------2---------0----|
--------3-----------3-----|-------3-----------2-----|-------3---------2----|
--------------------------|--1----------0-----------|----------------------|
--0-----------0-----------|-------------------------|--0---------2---------|
 
 
F G A#7 A7 Dm
-------1---------3----|-------1----0--0-------|-------1-------1--------|
-------1---------3----|-------3----2--2-------|-------3----------------|
-------2---------4----|-----------------------|-------2-------------2--|
-------3---------5----|-------3----------2----|-------3----------3-----|
----------------------|--1---------0----------|------------------------|
--3---------5---------|-----------------------|--0---------0-----------|
 
 
F Dm Dm
--------1-----1--1-------|--------1-----1--1--------|--1-------1-----1-------|
--------1-----1--1-------|--------3-----3--3--------|--3-------3-----3-------|
-----2-----2-------------|-----2-----2-----------2--|--2-------2-----2-------|
--------3-----------3----|--------3-----------3-----|-------3-----------3----|
-------------------------|--------------------------|------------------------|
--3-----------3----------|--0-----------0-----------|--0----------0----------|
 
 
A#7 A7 Dm A7 F G
--------1-----0--0-------|-------1---------0----|-------1---------3----|
--------3-----2--2-------|-------3---------2----|-------1---------3----|
-----1-----1-------------|-------2---------0----|-------2---------4----|
--------3-----------2----|-------3---------2----|-------3---------5----|
--1-----------0----------|----------------------|----------------------|
-------------------------|--0---------2---------|--3---------5---------|
 
 
A#7 A7 Dm A#7 A7
-------1-----0--0--------|-------1----0---------|--1--1--------0--0--------|
-------3-----2--2--------|-------3----1---------|--3--3--------2--2--------|
----------0-----------0--|-------2----0---------|-----------0-----------0--|
-------3-----------2-----|-------3---------2----|--------3-----------2-----|
--1----------0-----------|------------3---------|--1-----------0-----------|
-------------------------|--0-------------------|--------------------------|
 
 
Dm C A#7 A7
-------1----0---------|--1--1-------0--0-------||
-------3----1---------|--3--3-------2--2-------||
-------2----0---------|--1----------0----------||
-------3---------2----|--3-----3----2-----2----||
------------3---------|--1----------0----------||
--0-------------------|------------------------||

How to play This is an acoustic blues in dropped D. It is written and recorded by

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 Dm. 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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