Chords for Bring Me My Shotgun (Lightnin' Hopkins) - Lesson Trailer
Tempo:
121.75 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
B
G
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E]
[B] [E] Whoa, bring me my shotgun.
[A]
Well, I'm gonna start shooting again.
[E] [A] [E]
Bring me my shotgun.
I'm gonna start shooting [A] again.
[E] Whoa, I'm gonna shoot [B] my woman.
[A] Well, she been messing around with too [E] many men.
[A]
[E]
[A] [E]
[A] [E]
[B] [Em] Whoa, bring me my shotgun.
[Gm]
[B] That was a classic Lightning Hopkins song, bring me my shotgun.
We're gonna be in standard tuning for the song.
It's gonna start off like this.
[E]
[G] [E] [B]
[E] So that is the introduction to [Dm] the song.
So what we're gonna do is we're gonna start at frets [A] 2 and 1.
Second fret with that third string.
[C]
[Ab] First fret with that second string.
[A] Now I'm using my ring finger for [Cm] the third, middle finger for the second.
[Am] You can do like [A] that.
[E] That's [Bm] fine.
[E] However you want to finger that is up to you.
[Bm] But what we're gonna do is slide up to the [G] fourth and [E] third fret.
Now our sixth string is the bass.
Obviously, Lightning Hopkins used a thumb pick.
I'm not using a thumb pick.
I'm [G] using my bare thumb as you can [E] plainly see.
I am palm muting slightly.
And just get comfortable sliding up.
First time around we're gonna be doing a brush.
So 1, 2, and 3.
[B] Brushing up.
[A] Then we're gonna go to the second [E] fret with that third.
[Bm] [E]
[B] [E] Whoa, bring me my sugar.
[A]
[B] [E] Whoa, bring me my shotgun.
[A]
Well, I'm gonna start shooting again.
[E] [A] [E]
Bring me my shotgun.
I'm gonna start shooting [A] again.
[E] Whoa, I'm gonna shoot [B] my woman.
[A] Well, she been messing around with too [E] many men.
[A]
[E]
[A] [E]
[A] [E]
[B] [Em] Whoa, bring me my shotgun.
[Gm]
[B] That was a classic Lightning Hopkins song, bring me my shotgun.
We're gonna be in standard tuning for the song.
It's gonna start off like this.
[E]
[G] [E] [B]
[E] So that is the introduction to [Dm] the song.
So what we're gonna do is we're gonna start at frets [A] 2 and 1.
Second fret with that third string.
[C]
[Ab] First fret with that second string.
[A] Now I'm using my ring finger for [Cm] the third, middle finger for the second.
[Am] You can do like [A] that.
[E] That's [Bm] fine.
[E] However you want to finger that is up to you.
[Bm] But what we're gonna do is slide up to the [G] fourth and [E] third fret.
Now our sixth string is the bass.
Obviously, Lightning Hopkins used a thumb pick.
I'm not using a thumb pick.
I'm [G] using my bare thumb as you can [E] plainly see.
I am palm muting slightly.
And just get comfortable sliding up.
First time around we're gonna be doing a brush.
So 1, 2, and 3.
[B] Brushing up.
[A] Then we're gonna go to the second [E] fret with that third.
[Bm] [E]
[B] [E] Whoa, bring me my sugar.
[A]
Key:
E
A
B
G
Bm
E
A
B
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [E] Whoa, bring me my shotgun.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ Well, I'm gonna start shooting again.
[E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Bring me my shotgun. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I'm gonna start shooting [A] again. _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ Whoa, I'm gonna shoot [B] my woman. _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ Well, she been messing around with too [E] many men.
_ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [B] _ _ _ [Em] _ Whoa, bring me my shotgun.
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
[B] _ _ That was a classic Lightning Hopkins song, bring me my shotgun.
We're gonna be in standard tuning for the song.
It's gonna start off like this. _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ So that is the introduction to [Dm] the song.
So what we're gonna do is we're gonna start at frets [A] 2 and 1.
Second fret with that third string.
[C] _ _
[Ab] First fret with that second string.
[A] Now I'm using my ring finger for [Cm] the third, middle finger for the second.
[Am] You can do like [A] that.
_ _ _ [E] _ That's [Bm] fine.
_ _ [E] _ However you want to finger that is up to you.
[Bm] But what we're gonna do is slide up to the [G] fourth and [E] third fret.
_ _ _ _ _ Now our sixth string is the bass.
Obviously, Lightning Hopkins used a thumb pick.
I'm not using a thumb pick.
I'm [G] using my bare thumb as you can [E] plainly see.
I am palm muting slightly. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ And just get comfortable sliding up. _ _ _ _
_ _ First time around we're gonna be doing a brush.
So 1, 2, and 3.
[B] Brushing up. _ _
_ _ [A] _ Then we're gonna go to the second [E] fret with that third. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] Whoa, bring me my sugar.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [E] Whoa, bring me my shotgun.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ Well, I'm gonna start shooting again.
[E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Bring me my shotgun. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I'm gonna start shooting [A] again. _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ Whoa, I'm gonna shoot [B] my woman. _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ Well, she been messing around with too [E] many men.
_ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [B] _ _ _ [Em] _ Whoa, bring me my shotgun.
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
[B] _ _ That was a classic Lightning Hopkins song, bring me my shotgun.
We're gonna be in standard tuning for the song.
It's gonna start off like this. _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ So that is the introduction to [Dm] the song.
So what we're gonna do is we're gonna start at frets [A] 2 and 1.
Second fret with that third string.
[C] _ _
[Ab] First fret with that second string.
[A] Now I'm using my ring finger for [Cm] the third, middle finger for the second.
[Am] You can do like [A] that.
_ _ _ [E] _ That's [Bm] fine.
_ _ [E] _ However you want to finger that is up to you.
[Bm] But what we're gonna do is slide up to the [G] fourth and [E] third fret.
_ _ _ _ _ Now our sixth string is the bass.
Obviously, Lightning Hopkins used a thumb pick.
I'm not using a thumb pick.
I'm [G] using my bare thumb as you can [E] plainly see.
I am palm muting slightly. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ And just get comfortable sliding up. _ _ _ _
_ _ First time around we're gonna be doing a brush.
So 1, 2, and 3.
[B] Brushing up. _ _
_ _ [A] _ Then we're gonna go to the second [E] fret with that third. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] Whoa, bring me my sugar.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _