Chords for Marie LaVoe Tutorial
Tempo:
111.7 bpm
Chords used:
A
B
E
D
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Alright, this is a tutorial on how I play Marie Lebow.
The song is four chords.
It's really easy.
There's a lead part I'm going to mention and kind of just show you how to do it if [Gb] that's
what you want to do.
I usually leave it off because I play this song by myself and I really [Ab] don't like to
try to transition from [Ab] that because of the way I play the chords.
I think it sounds better with just the chords.
But the intro is really easy.
It's focused on your D string, your G string, and your B string.
It's just starting on your [C] D string, [Bb] open D, [D]
[Dbm] second fret, [Gb] fourth fret, [A]
second fret on
the G [B] string, fourth fret, G string, [G]
third fret on your B string, [D] then [C] fifth fret, G
string, [B] fourth fret, G string, [A] second fret, G string, [B] [E] and then second fret, D string.
[Gb] [A] [E]
[B] [D]
[Gb] [A] And that's how you do it.
[Bb] But like I said with the chords version, I don't think that's necessary.
If it's [Abm] just one guitar, I don't think that's necessary.
I think it sounds better [Eb] to just strum.
[Bb] My strumming pattern, the first one I do when I lead in the chord [A] is just down, up,
and then [Eb] palm mute.
Let me see if I can get my [F] guitar better in it so you can see my hand.
[A] [F] And then for the rest of them, it's up, down, up.
And it's just something, play around with it, and you'll figure it out after a while.
It's not that hard.
It's [Abm] really, really simple movement.
[A]
[E]
[B] But anyway, the song is really easy.
It's four chords pretty much over and over and [F] over again.
There's like one part that might trip people up.
But basically, [A] the song's going to be A,
[D] D, [E] and then E, I believe.
[F] And then there's, I believe it's a B seventh.
It's when you start on your A string, second fret, A string, first fret, D string, second
fret, G string, and then second fret on your E string.
[B] And that's really, [F] that's the only chord you use.
Anyway, just watch my hands for the chords and I'll try to [A]
say them out or whatever [Ab] [A] while
I play it.
Down in Louisiana where the black trees grow, there lives a voodoo lady named Marie Lebeau.
She's [D] got a black cat tooth and a mojo bone.
[A] Anybody would leave her alone, she'd [E] go to the [A] mandingo.
So for [B] that first part, [A] it's just A, [D] D, [E] A, and then E.
[B] And then [Abm]
it just [A] goes for the second verse.
Well, she lives in the swamp in a hollow log.
She's got a one-eyed snake and a three-legged dog.
She's [D] got a bent, bony body, stringy hair.
[A] If she ever catches y'all messin' around there, it'll [E] be to the [A] mandingo.
This is where it gets [D] interesting.
The next part actually starts on a D.
And you can kind of hear and tell if you need
to go higher or lower on your chords.
Then one night when the moon was [G] black, [A] into the swamps came Handsome Jack.
[B] No good man like you I'll know, when [E] he was looking around for Marie Lebeau.
[D] And all that was was D.
Then one night when the moon was black, [A] into the swamp came Handsome Jack.
[B] No good man like you I'll know, when [E] he was looking around for Marie Lebeau.
And then it goes [A] back to the A, [A] the D, the A, [E] and the E.
[B] And then it goes back to that where it starts on the D, A, B, E.
It goes back to that one more time where it's, well Marie done some magic and she shook a little sand.
And that's the only other part that uses that.
But overall, really, really simple song.
And you should be able to figure it out pretty easy.
You only got four chords to contend with.
And really only three, because you only used the B7 on two parts of the song.
So the rest of it should be pretty easy to figure out.
The song is four chords.
It's really easy.
There's a lead part I'm going to mention and kind of just show you how to do it if [Gb] that's
what you want to do.
I usually leave it off because I play this song by myself and I really [Ab] don't like to
try to transition from [Ab] that because of the way I play the chords.
I think it sounds better with just the chords.
But the intro is really easy.
It's focused on your D string, your G string, and your B string.
It's just starting on your [C] D string, [Bb] open D, [D]
[Dbm] second fret, [Gb] fourth fret, [A]
second fret on
the G [B] string, fourth fret, G string, [G]
third fret on your B string, [D] then [C] fifth fret, G
string, [B] fourth fret, G string, [A] second fret, G string, [B] [E] and then second fret, D string.
[Gb] [A] [E]
[B] [D]
[Gb] [A] And that's how you do it.
[Bb] But like I said with the chords version, I don't think that's necessary.
If it's [Abm] just one guitar, I don't think that's necessary.
I think it sounds better [Eb] to just strum.
[Bb] My strumming pattern, the first one I do when I lead in the chord [A] is just down, up,
and then [Eb] palm mute.
Let me see if I can get my [F] guitar better in it so you can see my hand.
[A] [F] And then for the rest of them, it's up, down, up.
And it's just something, play around with it, and you'll figure it out after a while.
It's not that hard.
It's [Abm] really, really simple movement.
[A]
[E]
[B] But anyway, the song is really easy.
It's four chords pretty much over and over and [F] over again.
There's like one part that might trip people up.
But basically, [A] the song's going to be A,
[D] D, [E] and then E, I believe.
[F] And then there's, I believe it's a B seventh.
It's when you start on your A string, second fret, A string, first fret, D string, second
fret, G string, and then second fret on your E string.
[B] And that's really, [F] that's the only chord you use.
Anyway, just watch my hands for the chords and I'll try to [A]
say them out or whatever [Ab] [A] while
I play it.
Down in Louisiana where the black trees grow, there lives a voodoo lady named Marie Lebeau.
She's [D] got a black cat tooth and a mojo bone.
[A] Anybody would leave her alone, she'd [E] go to the [A] mandingo.
So for [B] that first part, [A] it's just A, [D] D, [E] A, and then E.
[B] And then [Abm]
it just [A] goes for the second verse.
Well, she lives in the swamp in a hollow log.
She's got a one-eyed snake and a three-legged dog.
She's [D] got a bent, bony body, stringy hair.
[A] If she ever catches y'all messin' around there, it'll [E] be to the [A] mandingo.
This is where it gets [D] interesting.
The next part actually starts on a D.
And you can kind of hear and tell if you need
to go higher or lower on your chords.
Then one night when the moon was [G] black, [A] into the swamps came Handsome Jack.
[B] No good man like you I'll know, when [E] he was looking around for Marie Lebeau.
[D] And all that was was D.
Then one night when the moon was black, [A] into the swamp came Handsome Jack.
[B] No good man like you I'll know, when [E] he was looking around for Marie Lebeau.
And then it goes [A] back to the A, [A] the D, the A, [E] and the E.
[B] And then it goes back to that where it starts on the D, A, B, E.
It goes back to that one more time where it's, well Marie done some magic and she shook a little sand.
And that's the only other part that uses that.
But overall, really, really simple song.
And you should be able to figure it out pretty easy.
You only got four chords to contend with.
And really only three, because you only used the B7 on two parts of the song.
So the rest of it should be pretty easy to figure out.
Key:
A
B
E
D
F
A
B
E
Alright, this is a tutorial on how I play Marie Lebow.
_ The song is four chords.
It's really easy.
There's a lead part I'm going to mention and kind of just show you how to do it if [Gb] that's
what you want to do.
I usually leave it off because I play this song by myself and I really [Ab] don't like to
try to transition from [Ab] that because of the way I play the chords.
I think it sounds better with just the chords.
But the intro is really easy.
It's focused on your _ D string, your G string, and your B string.
_ It's just starting on your [C] D string, [Bb] _ open D, [D] _
_ _ [Dbm] second fret, [Gb] fourth fret, _ [A]
second fret on
the G [B] string, fourth fret, G string, [G]
third fret on your B string, [D] _ then [C] fifth fret, G
string, [B] fourth fret, G string, [A] second fret, G string, [B] _ [E] and then second fret, D string.
_ [Gb] _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gb] _ _ [A] _ _ And that's how you do it.
[Bb] But like I said with the chords version, I don't think that's necessary.
If it's [Abm] just one guitar, I don't think that's necessary.
I think it sounds better [Eb] to just strum.
_ [Bb] My strumming pattern, the first one I do when I lead in the chord [A] is just down, up,
and then [Eb] palm mute.
Let me see if I can get my [F] guitar better in it so you can see my hand.
[A] _ _ [F] _ And then for the rest of them, it's up, down, up. _ _ _
And it's just something, play around with it, and you'll figure it out after a while.
It's not that hard.
It's [Abm] really, really simple movement.
[A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ But anyway, the song is really easy.
It's four chords pretty much over and over and [F] over again.
There's like one part that might trip people up. _ _ _
But basically, [A] the song's going to be A, _
[D] D, _ [E] and then E, I believe. _
[F] And then there's, I believe it's a B seventh. _
_ _ It's when you start on your A string, second fret, A string, first fret, D string, second
fret, G string, and then second fret on your E string.
_ [B] _ _ _ _ And that's really, [F] that's the only chord you use.
Anyway, _ just watch my hands for the chords and I'll try to [A]
say them out or whatever [Ab] [A] while
I play it. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Down in Louisiana where the black trees grow, there lives a voodoo lady named Marie Lebeau.
She's [D] got a black cat tooth and a mojo bone.
[A] Anybody would leave her alone, she'd [E] go _ _ _ to the _ [A] mandingo.
_ So for [B] that first part, [A] it's just A, [D] D, _ [E] A, and then E.
_ _ [B] And then [Abm] _
it just [A] goes for the second verse.
Well, she lives in the swamp in a hollow log.
She's got a one-eyed snake and a three-legged dog.
She's [D] got a bent, bony body, _ stringy hair.
[A] If she ever catches y'all messin' around there, it'll [E] be _ _ to the [A] mandingo. _ _ _ _
_ This is where it gets [D] interesting.
_ The next part actually starts on a D.
And you can kind of hear and tell if you need
to go higher or lower on your chords.
_ _ Then one night when the moon was [G] black, [A] into the swamps came Handsome Jack.
[B] No good man like you I'll know, when [E] he was looking around for Marie Lebeau.
[D] And all that was was D.
_ _ Then one night when the moon was black, [A] into the swamp came Handsome Jack.
_ [B] _ No good man like you I'll know, when [E] he was looking around for Marie Lebeau.
And then it goes [A] back to the A, _ [A] the D, the A, [E] and the E.
[B] And then it goes back to that where it starts on the D, A, B, E.
It goes back to that one more time where it's, well Marie done some magic and she shook a little sand.
And that's the only other part that uses that.
But overall, really, really simple song.
_ _ And you should be able to figure it out pretty easy.
You only got four chords to contend with.
And really only three, because you only used the B7 on two parts of the song.
So the rest of it should be pretty easy to figure out.
_ The song is four chords.
It's really easy.
There's a lead part I'm going to mention and kind of just show you how to do it if [Gb] that's
what you want to do.
I usually leave it off because I play this song by myself and I really [Ab] don't like to
try to transition from [Ab] that because of the way I play the chords.
I think it sounds better with just the chords.
But the intro is really easy.
It's focused on your _ D string, your G string, and your B string.
_ It's just starting on your [C] D string, [Bb] _ open D, [D] _
_ _ [Dbm] second fret, [Gb] fourth fret, _ [A]
second fret on
the G [B] string, fourth fret, G string, [G]
third fret on your B string, [D] _ then [C] fifth fret, G
string, [B] fourth fret, G string, [A] second fret, G string, [B] _ [E] and then second fret, D string.
_ [Gb] _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gb] _ _ [A] _ _ And that's how you do it.
[Bb] But like I said with the chords version, I don't think that's necessary.
If it's [Abm] just one guitar, I don't think that's necessary.
I think it sounds better [Eb] to just strum.
_ [Bb] My strumming pattern, the first one I do when I lead in the chord [A] is just down, up,
and then [Eb] palm mute.
Let me see if I can get my [F] guitar better in it so you can see my hand.
[A] _ _ [F] _ And then for the rest of them, it's up, down, up. _ _ _
And it's just something, play around with it, and you'll figure it out after a while.
It's not that hard.
It's [Abm] really, really simple movement.
[A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ But anyway, the song is really easy.
It's four chords pretty much over and over and [F] over again.
There's like one part that might trip people up. _ _ _
But basically, [A] the song's going to be A, _
[D] D, _ [E] and then E, I believe. _
[F] And then there's, I believe it's a B seventh. _
_ _ It's when you start on your A string, second fret, A string, first fret, D string, second
fret, G string, and then second fret on your E string.
_ [B] _ _ _ _ And that's really, [F] that's the only chord you use.
Anyway, _ just watch my hands for the chords and I'll try to [A]
say them out or whatever [Ab] [A] while
I play it. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Down in Louisiana where the black trees grow, there lives a voodoo lady named Marie Lebeau.
She's [D] got a black cat tooth and a mojo bone.
[A] Anybody would leave her alone, she'd [E] go _ _ _ to the _ [A] mandingo.
_ So for [B] that first part, [A] it's just A, [D] D, _ [E] A, and then E.
_ _ [B] And then [Abm] _
it just [A] goes for the second verse.
Well, she lives in the swamp in a hollow log.
She's got a one-eyed snake and a three-legged dog.
She's [D] got a bent, bony body, _ stringy hair.
[A] If she ever catches y'all messin' around there, it'll [E] be _ _ to the [A] mandingo. _ _ _ _
_ This is where it gets [D] interesting.
_ The next part actually starts on a D.
And you can kind of hear and tell if you need
to go higher or lower on your chords.
_ _ Then one night when the moon was [G] black, [A] into the swamps came Handsome Jack.
[B] No good man like you I'll know, when [E] he was looking around for Marie Lebeau.
[D] And all that was was D.
_ _ Then one night when the moon was black, [A] into the swamp came Handsome Jack.
_ [B] _ No good man like you I'll know, when [E] he was looking around for Marie Lebeau.
And then it goes [A] back to the A, _ [A] the D, the A, [E] and the E.
[B] And then it goes back to that where it starts on the D, A, B, E.
It goes back to that one more time where it's, well Marie done some magic and she shook a little sand.
And that's the only other part that uses that.
But overall, really, really simple song.
_ _ And you should be able to figure it out pretty easy.
You only got four chords to contend with.
And really only three, because you only used the B7 on two parts of the song.
So the rest of it should be pretty easy to figure out.