Chords for Gone Country Alan Jackson Guitar Lesson and Tutorial
Tempo:
127.15 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
C
Em
Bb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[N] Gone Country was written by [C] Bob McGill and was one of [Gm] many number one hits for country artist [G] Alan Jackson.
It's a great song for guitarists because it only [Cm] uses four [Gbm] chords in the key of G, and they're [D] all very easy to [Cm] transition between.
[C] We also get to learn one of the most recognizable [Bb] licks in country [G] music on the lead guitar.
[D] [G]
[C] [G]
[D] [G]
[D] [G]
[D] [G]
[C] [G] She's gone country.
[C] Back to her [D] roots.
She's [G] gone country.
[C] The kind of [D] suit she's [Em] gone country.
Oh, here she [G] comes.
[D] [G] [D]
[C] And [G] he says, honey, I'm a serious [C] composer.
[D] Scooby-Doo [G] composition.
[D]
[C] [G] With the crime and the small [C] debate.
[G] This ain't no place to look at his boots.
He's gone country.
Back to his roots.
He's gone country.
[C] The kind of [D] suit he's gone [Em] country.
[Bb] To play Gone Country [G] on the acoustic guitar, we only need [E] to know four [Bb] chords, all in the key of G, starting with this [G] standard G chord.
The other chord is a C2, which is [Db] played exactly the same way that we play the G, except we're going to [G] move our middle finger over from the low E [Bbm] string over to the A string, and our pointer finger that was on the A string [G] is going to move over to the D string. [C] Second fret.
[G] Down, down, down, up, down, [D]
down, down, hammer on [C] down, down, [G] down, down, up, down, [D] down, down, hammer [C] on down, down.
And [G] so the intro,
[D] [G] [D]
[G] [C]
[D] [G]
[D] end of [Em] verse.
All
[D] [Em]
[F] right, to play the lead guitar part for Gone Country, [Eb] we really only need to [F] learn two riffs.
[C] For the intro, [Bb] we're going to play one riff.
We'll play another riff [C] for the chorus, and then the verses [Eb] basically alternate between those two riffs, back and forth and back and forth.
So [G] to start, let's learn the intro riff.
[Bb] Here's how it sounds.
One, two, three.
[G]
[D] [C] [G]
[Dm] [F] Now, for the sake of simplicity, let's jump ahead and let's learn the chorus.
Over every chorus, it's a similar [E] kind of chord progression that we're going to pick through, but it's just a little different.
So we're going to start [Ab] again on the standard G chord, and [Bb] we're going to do a downstroke, focusing mainly on the lower [G] strings.
And then we're going to outline a C chord, just like it looks like when you're following the chord chart.
So we're going to have our pointer finger [Ab] in place already on the second fret of A.
[B] Do a downstroke, hammer on middle [C] finger, [Gb] and then we've got pointer finger moved over to [Em] second fret of D.
Open G string, [G] then we've got open [D] D string, second fret of G, and ring fingers already in [G] place on third fret of B.
Verse.
[C] [D] [G] [D] [C] [G]
[C] [G]
[D] [G]
[C] [G]
[D] [C] [Em]
[D] [Em]
[D] [G]
[C] [D] [G]
[D] [G]
It's a great song for guitarists because it only [Cm] uses four [Gbm] chords in the key of G, and they're [D] all very easy to [Cm] transition between.
[C] We also get to learn one of the most recognizable [Bb] licks in country [G] music on the lead guitar.
[D] [G]
[C] [G]
[D] [G]
[D] [G]
[D] [G]
[C] [G] She's gone country.
[C] Back to her [D] roots.
She's [G] gone country.
[C] The kind of [D] suit she's [Em] gone country.
Oh, here she [G] comes.
[D] [G] [D]
[C] And [G] he says, honey, I'm a serious [C] composer.
[D] Scooby-Doo [G] composition.
[D]
[C] [G] With the crime and the small [C] debate.
[G] This ain't no place to look at his boots.
He's gone country.
Back to his roots.
He's gone country.
[C] The kind of [D] suit he's gone [Em] country.
[Bb] To play Gone Country [G] on the acoustic guitar, we only need [E] to know four [Bb] chords, all in the key of G, starting with this [G] standard G chord.
The other chord is a C2, which is [Db] played exactly the same way that we play the G, except we're going to [G] move our middle finger over from the low E [Bbm] string over to the A string, and our pointer finger that was on the A string [G] is going to move over to the D string. [C] Second fret.
[G] Down, down, down, up, down, [D]
down, down, hammer on [C] down, down, [G] down, down, up, down, [D] down, down, hammer [C] on down, down.
And [G] so the intro,
[D] [G] [D]
[G] [C]
[D] [G]
[D] end of [Em] verse.
All
[D] [Em]
[F] right, to play the lead guitar part for Gone Country, [Eb] we really only need to [F] learn two riffs.
[C] For the intro, [Bb] we're going to play one riff.
We'll play another riff [C] for the chorus, and then the verses [Eb] basically alternate between those two riffs, back and forth and back and forth.
So [G] to start, let's learn the intro riff.
[Bb] Here's how it sounds.
One, two, three.
[G]
[D] [C] [G]
[Dm] [F] Now, for the sake of simplicity, let's jump ahead and let's learn the chorus.
Over every chorus, it's a similar [E] kind of chord progression that we're going to pick through, but it's just a little different.
So we're going to start [Ab] again on the standard G chord, and [Bb] we're going to do a downstroke, focusing mainly on the lower [G] strings.
And then we're going to outline a C chord, just like it looks like when you're following the chord chart.
So we're going to have our pointer finger [Ab] in place already on the second fret of A.
[B] Do a downstroke, hammer on middle [C] finger, [Gb] and then we've got pointer finger moved over to [Em] second fret of D.
Open G string, [G] then we've got open [D] D string, second fret of G, and ring fingers already in [G] place on third fret of B.
Verse.
[C] [D] [G] [D] [C] [G]
[C] [G]
[D] [G]
[C] [G]
[D] [C] [Em]
[D] [Em]
[D] [G]
[C] [D] [G]
[D] [G]
Key:
G
D
C
Em
Bb
G
D
C
[N] _ Gone Country was written by [C] Bob McGill and was one of [Gm] many number one hits for country artist [G] Alan Jackson.
It's a great song for guitarists because it only [Cm] uses four [Gbm] chords in the key of G, and they're [D] all very easy to [Cm] transition between.
[C] We also get to learn one of the most recognizable [Bb] licks in country [G] music on the lead guitar. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [G] She's gone country. _
[C] Back to her [D] roots.
She's [G] gone country. _
[C] The kind of [D] suit she's [Em] gone country. _
_ Oh, here she [G] comes. _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _
_ [C] And [G] he says, honey, I'm a serious [C] composer.
[D] Scooby-Doo [G] composition.
_ _ _ [D] _
_ [C] _ [G] With the crime and the small [C] debate.
[G] This ain't no place to look at his boots.
He's gone country.
_ Back to his roots.
He's gone country.
_ [C] The kind of [D] suit he's gone [Em] country.
_ _ _ [Bb] To play Gone Country [G] on the acoustic guitar, we only need [E] to know four [Bb] chords, all in the key of G, starting with this [G] standard G chord. _
_ _ The other chord is a C2, which is [Db] played exactly the same way that we play the G, except we're going to [G] move our middle finger over from the low E [Bbm] string over to the A string, and our pointer finger that was on the A string [G] is going to move over to the D string. [C] Second fret. _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ Down, down, down, up, down, [D]
down, _ down, hammer on [C] down, _ down, [G] down, _ down, _ up, down, [D] down, down, hammer [C] on down, down. _ _ _ _
_ _ And [G] so the intro, _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ end of [Em] verse.
All _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ [F] right, to play the lead guitar part for Gone Country, [Eb] we really only need to [F] learn two riffs.
[C] For the intro, [Bb] we're going to play one riff.
We'll play another riff [C] for the chorus, and then the verses [Eb] basically alternate between those two riffs, back and forth and back and forth.
So [G] to start, let's learn the intro riff.
[Bb] Here's how it sounds. _
One, two, three.
[G] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ [F] Now, for the sake of simplicity, let's jump ahead and let's learn the chorus.
Over every chorus, it's a similar [E] kind of chord progression that we're going to pick through, but it's just a little different.
So we're going to start [Ab] again on the standard G chord, and [Bb] we're going to do a downstroke, focusing mainly on the lower [G] strings. _
_ _ _ And then we're going to outline a C chord, just like it looks like when you're following the chord chart.
So we're going to have our pointer finger [Ab] in place already on the second fret of A.
[B] Do a downstroke, hammer on middle [C] finger, _ [Gb] and then we've got pointer finger moved over to [Em] second fret of D.
_ Open G string, [G] then we've got open [D] D string, second fret of G, and ring fingers already in [G] place on third fret of B. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Verse.
_ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [C] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
It's a great song for guitarists because it only [Cm] uses four [Gbm] chords in the key of G, and they're [D] all very easy to [Cm] transition between.
[C] We also get to learn one of the most recognizable [Bb] licks in country [G] music on the lead guitar. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [G] She's gone country. _
[C] Back to her [D] roots.
She's [G] gone country. _
[C] The kind of [D] suit she's [Em] gone country. _
_ Oh, here she [G] comes. _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _
_ [C] And [G] he says, honey, I'm a serious [C] composer.
[D] Scooby-Doo [G] composition.
_ _ _ [D] _
_ [C] _ [G] With the crime and the small [C] debate.
[G] This ain't no place to look at his boots.
He's gone country.
_ Back to his roots.
He's gone country.
_ [C] The kind of [D] suit he's gone [Em] country.
_ _ _ [Bb] To play Gone Country [G] on the acoustic guitar, we only need [E] to know four [Bb] chords, all in the key of G, starting with this [G] standard G chord. _
_ _ The other chord is a C2, which is [Db] played exactly the same way that we play the G, except we're going to [G] move our middle finger over from the low E [Bbm] string over to the A string, and our pointer finger that was on the A string [G] is going to move over to the D string. [C] Second fret. _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ Down, down, down, up, down, [D]
down, _ down, hammer on [C] down, _ down, [G] down, _ down, _ up, down, [D] down, down, hammer [C] on down, down. _ _ _ _
_ _ And [G] so the intro, _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ end of [Em] verse.
All _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ [F] right, to play the lead guitar part for Gone Country, [Eb] we really only need to [F] learn two riffs.
[C] For the intro, [Bb] we're going to play one riff.
We'll play another riff [C] for the chorus, and then the verses [Eb] basically alternate between those two riffs, back and forth and back and forth.
So [G] to start, let's learn the intro riff.
[Bb] Here's how it sounds. _
One, two, three.
[G] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ [F] Now, for the sake of simplicity, let's jump ahead and let's learn the chorus.
Over every chorus, it's a similar [E] kind of chord progression that we're going to pick through, but it's just a little different.
So we're going to start [Ab] again on the standard G chord, and [Bb] we're going to do a downstroke, focusing mainly on the lower [G] strings. _
_ _ _ And then we're going to outline a C chord, just like it looks like when you're following the chord chart.
So we're going to have our pointer finger [Ab] in place already on the second fret of A.
[B] Do a downstroke, hammer on middle [C] finger, _ [Gb] and then we've got pointer finger moved over to [Em] second fret of D.
_ Open G string, [G] then we've got open [D] D string, second fret of G, and ring fingers already in [G] place on third fret of B. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Verse.
_ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [C] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _