Chords for How to play "Big Boss Man" intro by Jerry Reed

Tempo:
107 bpm
Chords used:

G

Dm

D

C

Gm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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How to play "Big Boss Man" intro by Jerry Reed chords
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[G] [Dm]
[G]
[C] [D] [G] [Am] [G]
[D]
[G]
[N]
Okay, that's Elvis Presley's Big Boss Man.
I think
100%  ➙  107BPM
G
2131
Dm
2311
D
1321
C
3211
Gm
123111113
G
2131
Dm
2311
D
1321
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_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ [D] _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N]
Okay, that's Elvis Presley's Big Boss Man.
That features Jerry on the guitar.
I think
that was around like 68, 69, somewhere around there.
But anyway, that's a pretty simple
tune once you get it going.
Jerry's really going on that tune.
So let me just show you
how that goes about.
I'm assuming, okay?
_ Because I've never seen tab [Gb] for this.
I just did it
from here.
But anyway, _ _ _ _ index finger, fourth fret G string, pinky on the sixth fret of
the B string and [N] your middle finger on the top string, fifth fret.
Drop D tuning also,
[Dm] okay?
_ [G] _ _
Okay.
[B] Now just practice this for a second, okay?
And you're not using your ring finger.
[G] _ _ That just hit the chord _ [Gm] and then [B] lift up your middle finger and then put the index finger
on [E] the third fret of the top string, okay?
[G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
Okay.
Because that's what you're going to
need to do that. _ _ _
Okay.
[N] Now let me play how the [C] whole thing goes together, okay?
And the
D string is [D] sort of like a [C] drone throughout the whole [G] thing.
_ [Dm] _ _ _ [E] Doing a pull [G] off there.
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [G] _
Notice
I'm using these two on [D] the B [G] and the G string, [Dm] _ _
_ [G] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ okay?
[D] Now speed it [Gm] up some, _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
okay?
[Bb] That's the
intro to Big Boss Man, alright?
Y'all can have some fun with that and I'll bring something
else to you again, okay?
Y'all take care now. _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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