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Drift Away chords

Dobie Gray

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

Chords in this song

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

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.

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.

Dm

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

Progressions

Verse
F                           C      
F                                        C     
F                               C     
Dm                            F                 
Chorus
    C                                         
G                                        
    F        
    C                                         
G                                        
    F        
C G F G C
Verse
F                                C         
F                                C   
F                                C   
Dm                        F                 
Chorus
    C                                         
G                                        
    F        
      C                                         
G                                        
    F        
C G F G C
Verse
Dm                         
F                C            
Dm                          
F                                 
G          
F                                     C  
F                                     C     
F                         C           
Dm                       F              
Chorus
    C                                         
G                                        
    F        
    C                                         
G                                        
    F        

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