Shot Gun Blues by The Blues Brothers

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Tuning: Standard (E A D G)

Difficulty: Novice

0:00  Intro        
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|---------3-2-1--------5-----------------------|
A|----1-3-----------------8-6------5-6--6-5-----|     
E|-1--------------4-6-6-------6--8----------8-6-|  

0:16  Couplet   
G|-------------------------------------------------------5-----------------|
D|-----5------------5-8----------5------------------5-8----8----5-8--5-----|
A|-8-8------5-8--6----------5-8----8----5-8--8-7-6-----------6---------8---|     
E|-------6---------------6-----------6-----------------------------------6-|  

G|-----------------------------5----------------------------------------------|
D|------5--------------------8----------5-8--5--------------------------------|
A|-5-8----8----5-8--5-6-7-8------8-7-6---------8-6-------5-6--6-5-----5-6-7-8-|     
E|----------6--------------------------------------6-6-8----------8-6---------|  

1:10  Couplet    
G|-----------------------------5-----------------------------------5-------------------|
D|-4\5-------------5------5-8----8---------5-----------5------5-8----8----5-8--5-------|
A|-----8-5----5-8----8-6--------------5-8----8----5-8----8-6-----------6---------8-5---|     
E|---------6-----------------------6-----------6-------------------------------------6-|

G|-----------------------------5-------------------------7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-9-|
D|------5--------------------8----------5-8--5-6-7-8-8-8-------------------------|
A|-5-8----8----5-8--5-6-7-8------8-7-6-------------------------------------------|     
E|----------6--------------------------------------------------------------------|  

G|-10-10-10-10-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7---------------|
D|-----------------------------10-10-10-10-8-|
A|-------------------------------------------|     
E|-------------------------------------------|  

2:03  Solo    
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-8-6--6-5--5-----------9\10--10-8--8----8-10----------------5-----------------|
A|-------------8--8-6--6---------------10-----------5--5-8--8---8-5------5--5-8-|     
E|---------------------------------------------6--6-----------------6--6--------|  

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---5----------5--5-8--8-10-8---------5--5-8-10-8-------------------5-------|
A|-8---8-5-6--6----------------10-6--6-------------10------5--5-8--8---8-5---|     
E|----------------------------------------------------6--6-----------------6-|  
 
G|-----------------------------5--5------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------7--7------7----------5--5-8--8-5-------------------------|
A|---5--5-8--8-5-6-7-8--8-------------8-7-6--6-------------8-5--------5-6--6-5-----|     
E|-6-----------------------------------------------------------6--6-8----------8-6-|  

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------5-6-7-8------6-8----6--7--8----8-8-8-8-8-8-8-----------5-8--8-10-8------|
A|-5-6-7-8------------8------------------------------------7-6----------------10-6-|     
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|  

G|-----------------------------------------------------5--5-7-5-----------|
D|----------------------5--------5-5---------------7-7----------7-------5-|
A|-6-5-4---------5-8--8---8-5--------8--8-5-6-7-8------------------6--6---|     
E|-------8-7--6---------------6-------------------------------------------|  

G|--------------------7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-9-10-10-10-10-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7---------------|
D|-5-8--8-5-6-7-8-8-8-----------------------------------------------------10-10-10-10-8-|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|     
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|  

3:45  Couplet    
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-8-6--6-5--5-----------9\10--10-8--8------------------------5-----------------|
A|-------------8--8-6--6---------------10-8-5-------5--5-8--8---8-5---------5-8-|     
E|---------------------------------------------6--6-----------------6--6-6------|  
 
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---5--------5-8--8-10-8------------------------------------5-----------------|
A|-8---8-5-6--------------10-6--6---6--------------5--5-8--8---8-5------5--5-8-|     
E|--------------------------------6----3-4--4-6--6-----------------6--6--------|  
 
G|-------------------5--5-7-5---------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------7--7----------7------5--5-8--8-10-8-----------------------------------|
A|-8-5-6-7-8--8-----------------6--6----------------10---------5-5/--6-6/--7-7/--8-8/-|     
E|-----------------------------------------------------6--6-6/------------------------|  
 
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-5/-6-6/-7-7-8--8-6--6-5--5-----------8/10--10-8--8----6-8----------------5-------|
A|------------------------------8--8-6--6---------------10----------5--5-8--8---8-5---|     
E|-------------------------------------------------------------6--6-----------------6-|  

G|-----------------------------5--5------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------7--7------7-5---------8-8-8------------------------------------|
A|---5--5-8--8-5-6-7-8--8---------------8-6/----------5-5-5-6-6-6-7-7-7-8----------------|     
E|-6-----------------------------------------------------------------------7-6-6-6-6-6-6-| 


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