With My Maker I Am One
View chords used in this chart
This is an awesome song off of the album Booker's Guitar. Play hard on the 5th and 6th string!
Tuning: Open C#, or Open C with capo on the first fret
* is a downbeat
h is a hammer-on
p is a pull-off
b is a bend (2b3 = bend on the second fret up a half-step to the pitch of the third fret)
Verse
F |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|----------------0---------------------------------------------------------|
G#|----------------0---------------------------------------------------------|
C#|----------------0---------------------------------------------------------|
G#|--0h2-5p2-------5p2-5-----------------------------------------------------|
C#|----------2b3-0-------0---------------------------------------------------|
* * * * * *
Chorus The timing here is a bit different, so listen to the song carefully
F |-------------(0)---(0)---(0)---(0)---(0)---(0)---(0)---(0)----------------|
C#|--------------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----------------|
G#|--------------7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----0-----------------|
C#|--------------7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----0-----------------|
G#|--0h2-5p2-0---------------------------------------------------0-5p2-5-----|
C#|----------------7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----0-----------0---|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Verse (alt) (After the last Chorus, alternate between the first verse and this one)
F |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|----------------0---------------------------------------------------------|
G#|----------------0---------------------------------------------------------|
C#|----------2b3-0-0---------------------------------------------------------|
G#|--0h2-5p2-------5p2-5-----------------------------------------------------|
C#|----------------------0---------------------------------------------------|
* * * * * *
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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How to play With My Maker I Am One
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 C#. 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.