Nine Pound Hammer Chords by Bill Monroe

Tempo:
115.35 bpm
Chords used:

C

F

A

G

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Nine Pound Hammer chords
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[C] [F]
[C]
[F]
[C]
Oh, I went up on the mountain, I went to see [F] my baby, Lord, I [C] ain't a-comin' back, [A] no, I ain't a-comin' back.
[C]
Oh, buddy, don't you [F] roll too close, baby, [C] how can I roll [G] when the [E] wheel won't go?
[C]
[F]
[C]
[F]
[C] [A] [C]
Oh, there ain't one hammer [F] in this tunnel that'll [C] ring like [D] mine, [C] that'll ring like mine.
It'll ring like silver and [F] shine like gold, [C] ring like silver [A] and shine like [C]
gold.
Oh, buddy, don't [F] you roll too close, [C] baby, how can I roll [E] when the wheel [C] won't go?
[F]
[C] [G] [C]
[F]
[C] [G] [C]
Oh, there ain't a pound of hammer [G] that could [F] join in, [C] ain't gonna kill me, [A] ain't gonna kill [C] me.
Oh, buddy, don't you [F] roll too close, baby, [C] how can I roll [A] when the wheel won't [C] go?
[F] [C] [A]
[C] [Am]
[F] [C] [A]
[C] Oh, buddy, don't you roll [F] too close, [C] baby, how can I [G] roll [A] when the wheel won't go?
[C]
Key:  
C
3211
F
134211111
A
1231
G
2131
E
2311
C
3211
F
134211111
A
1231
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To jam and learn Bill Monroe - Nine Pound Hammer chords, your primary focus should be mastering these chords sequence: A, C, F, C, G and C. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 57 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 115. Considering the song's key of C Major, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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_ _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
Oh, I went up on the mountain, I went to see [F] my baby, Lord, I [C] ain't a-comin' back, [A] no, I ain't a-comin' back.
[C] _
Oh, buddy, don't you [F] roll too close, baby, [C] how can I roll [G] when the [E] wheel won't go?
[C] _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [C]
Oh, there ain't one hammer _ [F] in this tunnel that'll [C] ring like _ [D] mine, [C] that'll ring like _ mine.
It'll ring like silver and [F] shine like gold, [C] ring like silver [A] and shine like _ [C]
gold.
Oh, _ buddy, don't [F] you roll too close, _ [C] baby, how can I roll [E] when the wheel [C] won't go? _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ Oh, there ain't a pound of hammer [G] that could [F] join in, _ [C] ain't gonna kill me, [A] ain't gonna kill [C] me.
Oh, buddy, don't you [F] roll too close, baby, [C] how can I roll [A] when the wheel won't [C] go? _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
[F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [A] _
_ [C] _ _ Oh, buddy, don't you roll [F] too close, [C] baby, how can I [G] roll [A] when the wheel won't go?
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _