Chords for Copperhead Road - Steve Earle - Mandolin Lesson - Mandolin Tutorial
Tempo:
71.6 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
Ab
C
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Right, so this song is in the key of D.
This is your main frame over here fret number two on the bottom [D] fret number two
on the top
[Ab] that is your D chord and
The most important part of this song is to maintain that good constant rhythm
So I'm just going to go through the rhythm section quickly and all it is really you're focusing on
Accenting beat number three every time it's just four strums one
[D] one two three four
You just want to [C] get used to that feel that
[Gb] And if I just slow that up a lot, I'm [D] focusing a little bit on
So it's mainly the top two strings and a flick on the bottom ones for that third beat one two three
Four and then coming back
Here's a look at the introduction starting with an open string on the top hammer on I
Use my pinky for this [Ab] for this next part just because this the shape is very cramped up
It's actually quite difficult to use that finger it looks [D] like this
[B] There's a slower look at [D] that
[B] And from there, you're gonna slide both of these fingers [Am] to forward
And [D]
[Am] [D] then you go back that whole first D part looks like this
So [N] you notice how I'm accenting that third beat
You want to try to keep that [D] that accent on the three all the time
[G] So the next chord then you move down to is a G
[Ab] that's fret number three on the bottom two on [G] the second string and
then a G suspended just
Flatten your index finger across both strings on three
Back to the G.
So it looks like this
Slide back to come back to the [D]
here is a slow look at the entire sequence for the introduction
One two three four
[G] [D]
[G]
[D]
[D]
[G] [D]
[G] Here is a look at the verses starting with the hammer on
[Ab] You're gonna repeat that whole cycle six times in a row [D] I'll count it out for you good one
two
three
four five
[A]
Just like that and you repeat that cycle six times.
So here is a look at that.
I want [D] to
[G]
[D] [D]
[C] That is the entire verse.
Here is a look at the first instrumental
[D]
Here
[G]
[D]
is a look at the second instrumental [G] and it's identical to the first one except for a couple of little tricks here on the
Decode this time he [D] does this
[N] So to do that, I'm just just gently resting my pinky
on the strings [Ab] careful not
[A] [D]
[Eb]
And then from there everything else is just [D] that
This is your main frame over here fret number two on the bottom [D] fret number two
on the top
[Ab] that is your D chord and
The most important part of this song is to maintain that good constant rhythm
So I'm just going to go through the rhythm section quickly and all it is really you're focusing on
Accenting beat number three every time it's just four strums one
[D] one two three four
You just want to [C] get used to that feel that
[Gb] And if I just slow that up a lot, I'm [D] focusing a little bit on
So it's mainly the top two strings and a flick on the bottom ones for that third beat one two three
Four and then coming back
Here's a look at the introduction starting with an open string on the top hammer on I
Use my pinky for this [Ab] for this next part just because this the shape is very cramped up
It's actually quite difficult to use that finger it looks [D] like this
[B] There's a slower look at [D] that
[B] And from there, you're gonna slide both of these fingers [Am] to forward
And [D]
[Am] [D] then you go back that whole first D part looks like this
So [N] you notice how I'm accenting that third beat
You want to try to keep that [D] that accent on the three all the time
[G] So the next chord then you move down to is a G
[Ab] that's fret number three on the bottom two on [G] the second string and
then a G suspended just
Flatten your index finger across both strings on three
Back to the G.
So it looks like this
Slide back to come back to the [D]
here is a slow look at the entire sequence for the introduction
One two three four
[G] [D]
[G]
[D]
[D]
[G] [D]
[G] Here is a look at the verses starting with the hammer on
[Ab] You're gonna repeat that whole cycle six times in a row [D] I'll count it out for you good one
two
three
four five
[A]
Just like that and you repeat that cycle six times.
So here is a look at that.
I want [D] to
[G]
[D] [D]
[C] That is the entire verse.
Here is a look at the first instrumental
[D]
Here
[G]
[D]
is a look at the second instrumental [G] and it's identical to the first one except for a couple of little tricks here on the
Decode this time he [D] does this
[N] So to do that, I'm just just gently resting my pinky
on the strings [Ab] careful not
[A] [D]
[Eb]
And then from there everything else is just [D] that
Key:
D
G
Ab
C
B
D
G
Ab
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Right, so this song is in the key of D.
This is your main frame over here fret number two on the bottom [D] fret number two
on the top
[Ab] that is your D chord and
The most important part of this song is to maintain that good constant rhythm
So I'm just going to go through the rhythm section quickly and all it is really you're focusing on
Accenting beat number three every time it's just four strums one
[D] _ _ _ _ _ one two three four
You _ _ _ _ just want to [C] get used to that feel that
_ _ [Gb] And if I just slow that up a lot, I'm [D] focusing a little bit on
_ So it's mainly the top two strings and a flick on the bottom ones for that third beat one two three
Four and then coming back
_ _ _ Here's a look at the introduction starting with an open string on the top hammer on I _ _ _ _
Use my pinky for this [Ab] for this next part just because this the shape is very cramped up
It's actually quite difficult to use that finger it looks [D] like this _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ There's a slower look at [D] that _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] And from there, you're gonna slide both of these fingers [Am] to forward
_ _ And _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ [D] then you go back that _ _ _ _ _ whole first D part looks like this _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ So _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] you notice how I'm accenting that third beat _
_ _ _ _ _ _ You want to try to keep that [D] that accent on the three all the time _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] So the next chord then you move down to is a G
[Ab] that's fret number three on the bottom two on [G] the second string and
_ _ then a G suspended just
Flatten your index finger across both strings on three
_ Back to the G.
So it looks like this
_ _ _ _ Slide back to come back to the [D] _
_ _ here is a slow look at the entire sequence for the introduction
One two three four _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] Here is a look at the verses starting with the hammer on _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] You're gonna repeat that whole cycle six times in a row [D] I'll count it out for you good one
two
three
four five
_ _ _ _ [A]
Just like that and you repeat that cycle six times.
So here is a look at that.
I want [D] to
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [C] That is the entire verse.
Here is a look at the first instrumental
_ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Here _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ is a look at the second instrumental [G] and it's identical to the first one except for a couple of little tricks here on the
Decode this time he [D] does this _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [N] So to do that, I'm just just gently resting my pinky
on the strings [Ab] careful not
[A] _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
And then from there everything else is just [D] that _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Right, so this song is in the key of D.
This is your main frame over here fret number two on the bottom [D] fret number two
on the top
[Ab] that is your D chord and
The most important part of this song is to maintain that good constant rhythm
So I'm just going to go through the rhythm section quickly and all it is really you're focusing on
Accenting beat number three every time it's just four strums one
[D] _ _ _ _ _ one two three four
You _ _ _ _ just want to [C] get used to that feel that
_ _ [Gb] And if I just slow that up a lot, I'm [D] focusing a little bit on
_ So it's mainly the top two strings and a flick on the bottom ones for that third beat one two three
Four and then coming back
_ _ _ Here's a look at the introduction starting with an open string on the top hammer on I _ _ _ _
Use my pinky for this [Ab] for this next part just because this the shape is very cramped up
It's actually quite difficult to use that finger it looks [D] like this _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ There's a slower look at [D] that _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] And from there, you're gonna slide both of these fingers [Am] to forward
_ _ And _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ [D] then you go back that _ _ _ _ _ whole first D part looks like this _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ So _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] you notice how I'm accenting that third beat _
_ _ _ _ _ _ You want to try to keep that [D] that accent on the three all the time _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] So the next chord then you move down to is a G
[Ab] that's fret number three on the bottom two on [G] the second string and
_ _ then a G suspended just
Flatten your index finger across both strings on three
_ Back to the G.
So it looks like this
_ _ _ _ Slide back to come back to the [D] _
_ _ here is a slow look at the entire sequence for the introduction
One two three four _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] Here is a look at the verses starting with the hammer on _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] You're gonna repeat that whole cycle six times in a row [D] I'll count it out for you good one
two
three
four five
_ _ _ _ [A]
Just like that and you repeat that cycle six times.
So here is a look at that.
I want [D] to
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [C] That is the entire verse.
Here is a look at the first instrumental
_ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Here _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ is a look at the second instrumental [G] and it's identical to the first one except for a couple of little tricks here on the
Decode this time he [D] does this _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [N] So to do that, I'm just just gently resting my pinky
on the strings [Ab] careful not
[A] _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
And then from there everything else is just [D] that _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _