Hound Dog Chords by Big Mama Thornton, Stoller, Leiber

Tempo:
77.35 bpm
Chords used:

Eb

Ebm

Bb

Abm

Gb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Hound Dog chords
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You [Eb] ain't nothing but [Ebm] a bitch snoopin' on the door
[Eb] You ain't [Ab] nothing [B] but a bitch [Bb] snoopin' on [Ebm] the door
[Eb] You [Bbm] can wag your [Ebm] tail, [Bb] [B] I'll [Eb] feed you no more
[Db] [Eb] [Db] [Eb] You told me you was high class, but I can see through that
[Abm] Yes, you told me you was high class, but I can [Eb] see through that
[Gb] And daddy I [F] know, you ain't no real [Eb] cool cat
You [B] ain't nothing but a hound [Eb] dog, with snoopin' round my door
[Gb] You [Eb] just [Abm] an old hound dog, with [Eb] snoopin' round my door
You can [Db] wag [Ebm] your [Bb] tail, [Ebm] I'll feed you no more
Awww, listen to them old hound dogs
Awww, play it, it's all right up here
Now [Fm] [Bb] listen [Abm] to that old hound [Ebm] dog howl
Awww, play it boy, play it
Awww, look at you
[G]
[Ebm] Awww, do the mess around, I love you
[N] Now wag your [Bb] tail
[Cm] [Ebm] Awww, get it
Awww, get it, get it, get it
Awww, you old hound dog
[Cm] [Gb] [Bbm] [Ebm] You made me feel so blue, you made me weep and moan
[Dbm] You [Ebm] made me feel so blue, [Gb] you [Eb] made me weep [Ebm] and moan
[Bbm] Cause you ain't lookin' for it no [Ebm] more, all you [Eb] lookin' is [Ebm] for
[Eb] You an old [Ebm] hound dog, with snoopin' round my door
You an old hound dog, with snoopin' round my door
[Abm] You can wag your tail, but [Ebm] I ain't gonna feed you no more
[Eb] [Bb] [Eb]
Key:  
Eb
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Ebm
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Bb
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Abm
123111114
Gb
134211112
Eb
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Ebm
13421116
Bb
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To start learning Big Mama Thornton, Stoller, Leiber - Hound Dog chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: Ab, B, Bb, Ebm, Eb, F, Eb, B, Eb, Gb, Eb, Abm and Eb. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 38 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 77. Considering the song's key of Eb Major, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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You [Eb] ain't nothing but [Ebm] a bitch snoopin' on the door
[Eb] You ain't [Ab] nothing [B] but a bitch [Bb] snoopin' on [Ebm] the door
[Eb] You [Bbm] can wag your [Ebm] tail, [Bb] [B] I'll [Eb] feed you no more
[Db] _ [Eb] _ [Db] [Eb] You told me you was high class, but I can see through that
[Abm] Yes, you told me you was high class, but I can [Eb] see through that
[Gb] And daddy I [F] know, you ain't no real [Eb] cool cat
You [B] ain't nothing but a hound [Eb] dog, with snoopin' round my door
[Gb] You [Eb] just [Abm] an old hound dog, with [Eb] snoopin' round my door
You can [Db] wag [Ebm] your [Bb] tail, [Ebm] I'll feed you no more
_ _ _ _ _ Awww, listen to them old hound dogs
_ _ _ _ Awww, play it, it's all right up here
Now [Fm] [Bb] listen [Abm] to that old hound [Ebm] dog howl _ _
_ _ Awww, play it boy, play it _
_ Awww, look at you
_ _ [G] _
[Ebm] Awww, do the mess around, I love you
[N] Now _ _ _ wag your [Bb] tail
_ [Cm] _ [Ebm] Awww, get it _
Awww, get it, get it, get it
Awww, you old hound dog _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ [Gb] _ [Bbm] _ [Ebm] You made me feel so blue, you made me weep and moan
[Dbm] You [Ebm] made me feel so blue, [Gb] you [Eb] made me weep [Ebm] and moan
[Bbm] Cause you ain't lookin' for it no [Ebm] more, all you [Eb] lookin' is [Ebm] for
[Eb] You an old [Ebm] hound dog, with snoopin' round my door _
You an old hound dog, with snoopin' round my door
[Abm] You can wag your tail, but [Ebm] I ain't gonna feed you no more
_ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _

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