Foggy Mountain Breakdown Chords
by Bluegrass
Foggy Mountain Breakdown by Bluegrass is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, Em and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Foggy Mountain Breakdown
This version of Foggy Mountain Breakdown is based on the
first part of the version played by Randy Scruggs on the
new Earl Scruggs and Friend's CD.
E-3---3-----3---3-----3---3--------------------------------|
B-2h3-2h3---2h3-2h3---2h3-2h3-----------0-------0----------|
G-----------------------------3p2--------0-------0---------|
D---------------------------------0-1h2---2-1h2---2--------|
A----------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------slowly increase-speed-of-pulloff's|
G-3bp2p0-3bp2p0-3bp2p0-0--(3bp2p0-3bp2p0-3bp2p0-3bp2p0-----|
D------------------------0---------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------|
G-3bp2p0-3bp2p0-3bp2p0)-------4-2-0------------------------|
D-----------------------0-1h2------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------|
For the more traditional version take out the bends and
pulloff riff and continue with the banjo roll. The chords
are G Em G Em G D or something like that.