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Me and Bobby McGee chords

Janis Joplin

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

Chords in this song

Simple
G D7 G C/ G G7 C G/ D7 C G D7/ G C G A

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.

D7

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.

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.

G7

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.

A

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

E7

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

A7

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

D

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

Intro
G       G        G           G                
     G         G    D7        D7                 
D7           D7    D7             D7             
    D7        D7        G    C    G             
  G       G         G       G               
G            G7           C    C                 
C           C           G          G        
D7        D7           D7    D7             
C          C     G             G           
D7            D7              G     G              
C            C         G          G           
     A      A         A     A                           
A           A       E7    E7                  
     E7        E7         E7         E7                  
E7          E7           A     A             
A           A     A         A                           
A             A7         D     D                      
     D         D         A        A                 
   E7           E7       E7  E7                 
D          D     A             A                        
E7             E7       A    A                  
    D          D       A          A                      
E7            E7         E7     E7             
E7           E7         A    A                   
A      A       A       A                         
A      A      E7        E7                  
E7       E7    E7           E7                  
E7       E7       A      A                   
   A       A       A        A                               
A    A          E7        E7                
   E7      E7        E7        E7                              
E7    E7              A   A                  
     A           A                                 
  A              A                                
    A        A          E7     E7                    
   E7         E7        E7          E7                            
E7     E7         A      A              

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