Short Dressed Gal Chords by Preservation Hall Jazz Band

Tempo:
80.2 bpm
Chords used:

F

Gm

C

Bb

Cm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Preservation Hall Jazz Band - Short Dressed Gal chords
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[Gm]
[C]
[F] [Gm]
I know a little girl, her name was Pete, played with every man she did see.
She played with a man called Mr.
Pete.
She had to dress big enough to her needs.
She went to the river, she couldn't get across.
She paid five [C] dollars for her [F] grand horse.
[Gm] The horse wouldn't pull, she swiped him for four.
All you did hear [F] all the guys [Gm] was say, was a short dread.
Everybody looking was a short dread.
[C] Everybody [F] want to see [Gm] was a short dread.
Everybody looking was a short [F] dread.
So walk [Gm] on by.
I know a little girl, her name was Pete, played with every man she did see.
She played with a man called Mr.
Pete.
She had to dress big enough to her needs.
She went to the river, she couldn't get across.
She paid five dollars [C] for her [F] grand horse.
[Gm] The horse wouldn't pull, she swiped him for four.
All you did hear [Bb] all the guys [F] was say, [Bb] was a short dread.
Everybody looking was a short dread.
[C] Everybody [F] want to see [Gm] was a short dread.
Everybody looking [C] was a short [F] dread.
So walk [Bb] on by.
[Eb] [Cm] [D]
[Bbm] [Cm] [Eb]
[D] [Eb] [Db] [D]
[Cm] [Eb] [C]
[F] [Bb] [G]
[F] [G] [Bb] [F]
[Bb] [C]
[F] [Bb] [Cm] [F] [Gm]
[C]
[F] [Gm] [Cm] [F] [Bb]
Key:  
F
134211111
Gm
123111113
C
3211
Bb
12341111
Cm
13421113
F
134211111
Gm
123111113
C
3211
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To learn Preservation Hall Jazz Band - Short Dressed Gal chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: Gm, F, Gm, C, F and Bb. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 40 BPM and then match the original tempo of 80 BPM. With Bb Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
[F] _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I know a little girl, her name was Pete, played with every man she did see.
She played with a man called Mr.
Pete.
She had to dress big enough to her needs.
She went to the river, she couldn't get across.
She paid five [C] dollars for her [F] grand horse.
[Gm] The horse wouldn't pull, she swiped him for four.
All you did hear [F] all the guys [Gm] was say, was a short dread.
Everybody looking was a short dread.
[C] Everybody [F] want to see [Gm] was a short dread.
Everybody looking was a short [F] dread.
So walk [Gm] on by.
I know a little girl, her name was Pete, played with every man she did see.
She played with a man called Mr.
Pete.
She had to dress big enough to her needs.
She went to the river, she couldn't get across.
She paid five dollars [C] for her [F] grand horse.
[Gm] The horse wouldn't pull, she swiped him for four.
All you did hear [Bb] all the guys [F] was say, [Bb] was a short dread.
Everybody looking was a short dread.
[C] Everybody [F] want to see [Gm] was a short dread.
Everybody looking [C] was a short [F] dread.
So walk [Bb] on by.
_ [Eb] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [D] _ _ _
[Bbm] _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[D] _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Db] _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [C] _
[F] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[F] _ [G] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
[F] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ [F] _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
[F] _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ [F] _ [Bb] _

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This song was featured on the New Orleans Preservation, Vol. 1 album.

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