Chords for Learn how to play John lee Hooker blues inspired guitar song Boogie Chillen style lesson
Tempo:
120.25 bpm
Chords used:
A
Am
F#m
G
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Start Jamming...
[A]
Hi, this is Jeffrey Paul Ross for nextlevelguitar.com. Continuing with our [G#] Inspired By series,
we're going to do a boogie riff in the key of A, and this thing has been around since the late 40s,
early 50s.
It probably goes back further than that.
A lot of rock bands use this device,
you know, British rock bands like Savoy Brown and [A] Texas [C#] bands.
This will entail going back and
forth from a
[B] pumping rhythm thing [Am] [A]
to [F#] playing these kind of boogie [Am] [A] bass riffs.
Now, if you
would like a free video lesson with [F#m] a corresponding e-book, please click on the link in the text box
below and we will send you the free video lesson and free e-book from nextlevelguitar [A].com. So,
just click on that link below.
[F#] So, once again, we're in the key of A,
and we're in the first position A chord, [A] and we're going to play it with a bar, just like [D] that.
[A] [D] [A]
So, we'll start with that riff.
Now, I'm using my thumb and my fingers.
You can use [D] a pick and your fingers.
[Am] [A]
[E] Now, we're going to start.
[F#] It's quite a reach for some of you, but we're going to come up [A] here
holding this A bar [B] chord.
We're going to come up here with our little finger on the A string on the
fifth fret, and what [Cm] we're going to [D] do is we're going to hit [A] that note, then we're going to hit
either these two notes, or you can hit all three of those.
[Am] [B] Okay, so,
[Am] [G#] you're going to drop [F#m] down.
Now, we're going to hold this chord
throughout the whole [C] pattern.
The next one is you're going to go from your little finger down
to your second finger, [Am]
and [B] the same [C] thing.
You're going to hit the note and then [B] the chord,
[A] and then you're going to hit the open A string, and then the [G] chord.
Then you're going to go down
to [Bm] the low E string, [F#] and you're going to hit the G [Em] note on the low E string.
Once again,
you hit the [A] note and the chord, [D] [A]
and then you're going to hit the open A string again, and the
chord, [F#] and then after [A] the open A string [C] and the chord, you're going to put your second finger
down on the third fret on the A string again.
[A] So, you see I'm [F#m] keeping that going [D] throughout
that bass [Am] riff.
[A] [Am]
[A]
Then you can intersperse this little A7 chord, and you've already got the bar
there, so you just [G] put your third finger there on that G note on the high E string.
[A] You [G#] do that
seven times.
[Am]
[A] [Am]
[A]
You can intersperse a [C] lot of [D] notes.
Once you get that pattern [Am] established,
[A]
[Am]
[A] [Am] [Em] [B]
stuff like that, [A] [B]
[G] pulling down on that low G [A] note.
[F#]
Do that.
[Am] [F#m]
[Am] [A] [C] So, there's that C note again with your second finger,
[E]
and you're hitting that [A] chord, [F#] but in this note, now I'm down on the D string on the fourth fret
with my third finger.
[F#m] You can [Am] go back and forth like that.
[F#m] [G] If you want to get tricky, then you can go up there with your [F#m] little finger.
[Am] [A]
[F#m]
[Am] [A]
[G] So, once again, this has been Jeffrey Paul Ross for NextLevelGuitar.com,
reminding you that we have over a thousand types of guitar lessons, starting with beginners,
then intermediate, and on up through advanced.
So, we'll see you next time.
[A#]
[G] [A#]
[G] [A#]
Hi, this is Jeffrey Paul Ross for nextlevelguitar.com. Continuing with our [G#] Inspired By series,
we're going to do a boogie riff in the key of A, and this thing has been around since the late 40s,
early 50s.
It probably goes back further than that.
A lot of rock bands use this device,
you know, British rock bands like Savoy Brown and [A] Texas [C#] bands.
This will entail going back and
forth from a
[B] pumping rhythm thing [Am] [A]
to [F#] playing these kind of boogie [Am] [A] bass riffs.
Now, if you
would like a free video lesson with [F#m] a corresponding e-book, please click on the link in the text box
below and we will send you the free video lesson and free e-book from nextlevelguitar [A].com. So,
just click on that link below.
[F#] So, once again, we're in the key of A,
and we're in the first position A chord, [A] and we're going to play it with a bar, just like [D] that.
[A] [D] [A]
So, we'll start with that riff.
Now, I'm using my thumb and my fingers.
You can use [D] a pick and your fingers.
[Am] [A]
[E] Now, we're going to start.
[F#] It's quite a reach for some of you, but we're going to come up [A] here
holding this A bar [B] chord.
We're going to come up here with our little finger on the A string on the
fifth fret, and what [Cm] we're going to [D] do is we're going to hit [A] that note, then we're going to hit
either these two notes, or you can hit all three of those.
[Am] [B] Okay, so,
[Am] [G#] you're going to drop [F#m] down.
Now, we're going to hold this chord
throughout the whole [C] pattern.
The next one is you're going to go from your little finger down
to your second finger, [Am]
and [B] the same [C] thing.
You're going to hit the note and then [B] the chord,
[A] and then you're going to hit the open A string, and then the [G] chord.
Then you're going to go down
to [Bm] the low E string, [F#] and you're going to hit the G [Em] note on the low E string.
Once again,
you hit the [A] note and the chord, [D] [A]
and then you're going to hit the open A string again, and the
chord, [F#] and then after [A] the open A string [C] and the chord, you're going to put your second finger
down on the third fret on the A string again.
[A] So, you see I'm [F#m] keeping that going [D] throughout
that bass [Am] riff.
[A] [Am]
[A]
Then you can intersperse this little A7 chord, and you've already got the bar
there, so you just [G] put your third finger there on that G note on the high E string.
[A] You [G#] do that
seven times.
[Am]
[A] [Am]
[A]
You can intersperse a [C] lot of [D] notes.
Once you get that pattern [Am] established,
[A]
[Am]
[A] [Am] [Em] [B]
stuff like that, [A] [B]
[G] pulling down on that low G [A] note.
[F#]
Do that.
[Am] [F#m]
[Am] [A] [C] So, there's that C note again with your second finger,
[E]
and you're hitting that [A] chord, [F#] but in this note, now I'm down on the D string on the fourth fret
with my third finger.
[F#m] You can [Am] go back and forth like that.
[F#m] [G] If you want to get tricky, then you can go up there with your [F#m] little finger.
[Am] [A]
[F#m]
[Am] [A]
[G] So, once again, this has been Jeffrey Paul Ross for NextLevelGuitar.com,
reminding you that we have over a thousand types of guitar lessons, starting with beginners,
then intermediate, and on up through advanced.
So, we'll see you next time.
[A#]
[G] [A#]
[G] [A#]
Key:
A
Am
F#m
G
B
A
Am
F#m
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Hi, this is Jeffrey Paul Ross for nextlevelguitar.com. Continuing with our [G#] _ Inspired By series,
we're going to do a boogie riff in the key of A, and this thing has been around since the late 40s,
early 50s.
It probably goes back further than that.
A lot of rock bands _ use this device,
you know, British rock bands like Savoy Brown and [A] Texas [C#] bands.
This will entail going back and
forth from a _ _ _
[B] pumping rhythm thing [Am] _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ to [F#] playing these kind of boogie [Am] _ _ [A] _ bass _ riffs.
Now, if you
would like a free video lesson with [F#m] a corresponding e-book, _ please click on the link in the text box
below and we will send you the free video lesson and free e-book from nextlevelguitar [A].com. So,
just click on that link below.
[F#] So, once again, we're in the key of A,
and we're in the first position A chord, [A] and we're going to play it with a bar, _ just like [D] that. _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _
_ So, we'll start with that riff. _ _ _
_ Now, I'm using my thumb and my fingers.
You can use [D] a pick and your fingers.
[Am] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] Now, we're going to start.
[F#] It's quite a reach for some of you, but we're going to come up [A] here
holding this A bar [B] chord.
We're going to come up here with our little finger on the A string on the
fifth fret, _ and what [Cm] we're going to [D] do is we're going to hit [A] that note, then we're going to hit
either these two notes, _ or you can hit all three of those. _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [B] Okay, so, _
_ [Am] _ _ [G#] you're going to drop [F#m] down.
Now, we're going to hold this chord
throughout the whole [C] pattern.
The next one is you're going to go from your little finger down
to your second finger, [Am] _
_ _ and _ [B] the same [C] thing.
You're going to hit the note and then [B] the chord, _ _ _
[A] _ _ and then you're going to hit the open A string, _ and then the [G] chord.
Then you're going to go down
to [Bm] _ _ _ _ the low E string, [F#] and you're going to hit the G [Em] note on the low E string.
Once again,
you hit the [A] note and the chord, [D] _ _ _ _ [A]
and _ _ _ then you're going to hit the open A string again, and the
chord, _ [F#] and then after [A] the open A string [C] and the chord, _ _ you're going to put your second finger
down on the third fret on the A string again.
[A] _ _ So, you see _ I'm [F#m] keeping that going [D] throughout
that bass [Am] riff.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A]
Then you can intersperse _ _ this little A7 chord, and you've already got the bar
there, _ so you just [G] put your third finger there on that G note on the high E string.
[A] _ You [G#] do that
seven times.
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ You can intersperse a [C] lot of [D] notes.
Once you get that pattern [Am] established, _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [B] _
_ stuff like that, [A] _ _ [B] _
[G] pulling down on that low G [A] note.
_ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Do that.
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [F#m] _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [C] So, _ there's that C note again with your second finger,
[E]
and you're hitting that [A] chord, [F#] but in this note, now I'm down on the D string on the fourth fret
with my third finger.
_ _ _ [F#m] You can [Am] go back and forth like that.
[F#m] _ _ _ _ [G] If you want to get tricky, then you can go up there _ _ _ with your [F#m] little finger. _
[Am] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] So, once again, this has been Jeffrey Paul Ross for NextLevelGuitar.com,
reminding you that we have over a thousand types of guitar lessons, starting with beginners, _
then intermediate, and on up through advanced.
So, we'll see you next time.
_ _ _ _ _ [A#] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [A#] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [A#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Hi, this is Jeffrey Paul Ross for nextlevelguitar.com. Continuing with our [G#] _ Inspired By series,
we're going to do a boogie riff in the key of A, and this thing has been around since the late 40s,
early 50s.
It probably goes back further than that.
A lot of rock bands _ use this device,
you know, British rock bands like Savoy Brown and [A] Texas [C#] bands.
This will entail going back and
forth from a _ _ _
[B] pumping rhythm thing [Am] _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ to [F#] playing these kind of boogie [Am] _ _ [A] _ bass _ riffs.
Now, if you
would like a free video lesson with [F#m] a corresponding e-book, _ please click on the link in the text box
below and we will send you the free video lesson and free e-book from nextlevelguitar [A].com. So,
just click on that link below.
[F#] So, once again, we're in the key of A,
and we're in the first position A chord, [A] and we're going to play it with a bar, _ just like [D] that. _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _
_ So, we'll start with that riff. _ _ _
_ Now, I'm using my thumb and my fingers.
You can use [D] a pick and your fingers.
[Am] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] Now, we're going to start.
[F#] It's quite a reach for some of you, but we're going to come up [A] here
holding this A bar [B] chord.
We're going to come up here with our little finger on the A string on the
fifth fret, _ and what [Cm] we're going to [D] do is we're going to hit [A] that note, then we're going to hit
either these two notes, _ or you can hit all three of those. _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [B] Okay, so, _
_ [Am] _ _ [G#] you're going to drop [F#m] down.
Now, we're going to hold this chord
throughout the whole [C] pattern.
The next one is you're going to go from your little finger down
to your second finger, [Am] _
_ _ and _ [B] the same [C] thing.
You're going to hit the note and then [B] the chord, _ _ _
[A] _ _ and then you're going to hit the open A string, _ and then the [G] chord.
Then you're going to go down
to [Bm] _ _ _ _ the low E string, [F#] and you're going to hit the G [Em] note on the low E string.
Once again,
you hit the [A] note and the chord, [D] _ _ _ _ [A]
and _ _ _ then you're going to hit the open A string again, and the
chord, _ [F#] and then after [A] the open A string [C] and the chord, _ _ you're going to put your second finger
down on the third fret on the A string again.
[A] _ _ So, you see _ I'm [F#m] keeping that going [D] throughout
that bass [Am] riff.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A]
Then you can intersperse _ _ this little A7 chord, and you've already got the bar
there, _ so you just [G] put your third finger there on that G note on the high E string.
[A] _ You [G#] do that
seven times.
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ You can intersperse a [C] lot of [D] notes.
Once you get that pattern [Am] established, _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [B] _
_ stuff like that, [A] _ _ [B] _
[G] pulling down on that low G [A] note.
_ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Do that.
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [F#m] _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [C] So, _ there's that C note again with your second finger,
[E]
and you're hitting that [A] chord, [F#] but in this note, now I'm down on the D string on the fourth fret
with my third finger.
_ _ _ [F#m] You can [Am] go back and forth like that.
[F#m] _ _ _ _ [G] If you want to get tricky, then you can go up there _ _ _ with your [F#m] little finger. _
[Am] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] So, once again, this has been Jeffrey Paul Ross for NextLevelGuitar.com,
reminding you that we have over a thousand types of guitar lessons, starting with beginners, _
then intermediate, and on up through advanced.
So, we'll see you next time.
_ _ _ _ _ [A#] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [A#] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [A#] _ _ _