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Tennessee Jed chords

Grateful Dead

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Play these shapes in C, and it sounds in C.

Chords in this song

Verse
C G C F/ G C G C/ F G C G/ C G C F
Chorus
F C G F/ C G F G/ F G C G/ C F G C
Chorus
F C G F/ C G F C/ G F G C
Chorus
F C G F/ C G F C/ G F G C/ G C G C

C

NUT E A D G B e × 3 2 1
NUT E A D G B e × 3 2 1

The red NUT marks the start of the neck, by the tuning pegs; frets count away from it. The thickest string is the low E (the letters show each string). × = don't play it, ○ = play it open. Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 little.

G D A E
G D A E

Mandolin, tuned G D A E (the letters under the strings). Each string is a pair played together. ○ = open string; the dots are where your fingers go.

G

NUT E A D G B e 2 1 3
NUT E A D G B e 2 1 3

The red NUT marks the start of the neck, by the tuning pegs; frets count away from it. The thickest string is the low E (the letters show each string). × = don't play it, ○ = play it open. Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 little.

G D A E
G D A E

Mandolin, tuned G D A E (the letters under the strings). Each string is a pair played together. ○ = open string; the dots are where your fingers go.

F

NUT E A D G B e 1 3 4 2
NUT E A D G B e 1 3 4 2

The red NUT marks the start of the neck, by the tuning pegs; frets count away from it. The thickest string is the low E (the letters show each string). × = don't play it, ○ = play it open. Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 little.

G D A E
G D A E

Mandolin, tuned G D A E (the letters under the strings). Each string is a pair played together. ○ = open string; the dots are where your fingers go.

Bb

NUT E A D G B e × 1 3 3 3
NUT E A D G B e × 1 3 3 3

The red NUT marks the start of the neck, by the tuning pegs; frets count away from it. The thickest string is the low E (the letters show each string). × = don't play it, ○ = play it open. Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 little.

G D A E
G D A E

Mandolin, tuned G D A E (the letters under the strings). Each string is a pair played together. ○ = open string; the dots are where your fingers go.

F#

NUT E A D G B e 1 3 4 2
NUT E A D G B e 1 3 4 2

The red NUT marks the start of the neck, by the tuning pegs; frets count away from it. The thickest string is the low E (the letters show each string). × = don't play it, ○ = play it open. Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 little.

G D A E
G D A E

Mandolin, tuned G D A E (the letters under the strings). Each string is a pair played together. ○ = open string; the dots are where your fingers go.

Progressions

C                                    C  G  C 
F                             G        C      C  G  C 
       F                       G       C     C  G  C 
C                               C  G  C 
F                              G          C       C  G  C 
F                    G          C    
Bb F G C
Chorus
F           F                 C                   G       F   
C                     G          F              G   F  G  C 
C                                  C  G  C 
F                           G           C       C  G  C 
     F                    G          C      C  G  C 
C                                             C  G  C 
F                           G    C     C  G  C 
F                      G          C    
Bb F G C
Chorus
F           F                 C                   G       F   
C               G      F      C        G      F      G  C 
Verse
C                        C  G  C 
F                      G          C     C  G  C 
F                    G         C      C  G  C 
C                        C  G  C 
F                        G     C         C  G  C 
     F                    G          C     
Bb F G C
Chorus
F           F                 C                   G       F   
C               G      F      C        G      F      G  C 
CGC CGC CGC CBb F FF# G G
CGC CGC CGC CBb F FF# G G
Bb F G C
F           F                 C                   G       F   
C               G      F      C        G      F      G  C 
Bb F G C

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