Smokestack Lightnin Chords' by Howlin Wolf

Tempo:
73.1 bpm
Chords used:

E

A

Am

D

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Smokestack Lightnin' chords
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[Eb] [B] [A] [E] [A] [Bm] [E]
[Am] [Bm] [E] [A] Oh, [D] [E] soaks that light, [D] [A] [E] shining [A] just like gold.
[E] Why don't you hear me [D] cry?
[A] [E] Woo, [Gm] [Am] [E]
woo, [D] [A] [E] woo.
[D] [A] [E]
[Am] [Em] [E] [Am] Oh, [E] tell me [D] baby, [E] what's done [B] is done.
[E] Why don't you hear [D] me cry?
[Am] [E] [D] [Am] Woo, [E] [D] [A] [E] woo, [G] [A]
[E] [Em] [E] [Bm] [E]
[Am] woo.
[A] Oh, [E] tell me baby, [D] [Am] [E] why did you [A] stay last night?
Why [E] don't you hear me [A] cry?
Woo, [E] [A]
[E] woo, [D] [A] [E] woo.
[D] [E]
[D] [A] [E] [A] Oh, [E] stop your train, [Am] [E] let out, [Bm] pull my ride.
[E] Why don't you hear me [Am] cry?
[E] Woo, [Bm] [A] [E]
woo, [D] [E] woo.
[A] [E]
[Am] [A] [E] [A] [E]
[A] Oh, [E] [Em] [A] [E] see, [Em] you know, [Am] oh, [E] why don't you hear me [Am] cry?
[E] Woo, [Am] [E] woo, [Am] woo.
[E]
[A] [E] [Em] [Am] [E]
[Am] Oh, [E] who bit your [D] baby sister?
[Em] [A] [E] I've been [D] gone, [A] [E] little bitty [D] boy, [A] [E] love you [Dm] all.
[Am] Woo, [E] [Dm] [Am] woo, [E]
[B] woo.
[E] [D] [E] [A] [E]
Key:  
E
2311
A
1231
Am
2311
D
1321
Em
121
E
2311
A
1231
Am
2311
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To jam and learn Howlin Wolf - Smokestack Lightnin chords, your primary focus should be mastering these chords sequence: D, A, E, D, Am and E. Begin your practice at a relaxed 36 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 73. To match your vocal range and chord inclination, adjust the capo in line with the key: A Minor.

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[Eb] _ [B] _ [A] _ [E] _ _ [A] _ [Bm] _ [E] _
_ [Am] _ [Bm] _ [E] _ [A] Oh, [D] [E] soaks that light, [D] _ [A] [E] shining [A] just like gold.
[E] Why don't you hear me [D] cry?
[A] [E] Woo, _ [Gm] _ [Am] _ [E]
woo, [D] _ [A] _ [E] woo.
[D] _ [A] _ [E] _
_ [Am] _ [Em] _ [E] _ [Am] Oh, [E] tell me [D] baby, [E] what's done [B] is done.
[E] Why don't you hear [D] me cry?
[Am] _ [E] _ _ [D] _ [Am] Woo, [E] _ [D] _ [A] _ [E] woo, [G] _ [A] _ _
[E] _ [Em] _ _ [E] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ [Am] woo.
[A] Oh, [E] tell me baby, [D] _ [Am] [E] why did you [A] stay last night?
Why [E] don't you hear me [A] cry?
Woo, [E] _ [A] _ _
[E] woo, [D] _ [A] _ [E] woo.
[D] _ _ [E] _
_ [D] _ [A] _ _ [E] [A] Oh, [E] stop your train, [Am] _ [E] let out, [Bm] pull my ride.
[E] Why don't you hear me [Am] cry?
[E] Woo, _ [Bm] _ [A] _ [E]
woo, [D] _ [E] woo.
_ [A] _ _ [E] _
_ [Am] _ [A] _ [E] _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _
[A] Oh, _ [E] _ _ [Em] _ [A] [E] see, [Em] you know, [Am] oh, [E] why don't you hear me [Am] cry?
[E] Woo, _ [Am] _ [E] woo, _ [Am] woo.
[E] _
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [Em] _ [Am] _ [E] _
[Am] Oh, [E] who bit your [D] baby sister?
[Em] _ [A] [E] I've been [D] gone, [A] _ [E] little bitty [D] boy, [A] _ [E] love you [Dm] all.
[Am] Woo, _ [E] _ [Dm] [Am] woo, _ [E]
[B] woo.
_ _ [E] _ [D] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _

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The Moanin In The Moonlight album includes this song.

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