Old Joe Clark Chords

KeyB CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays482

Old Joe Clark by Bluegrass is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of B. It uses the chords B and A. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
B
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16
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  			This is just the simple melody with nothing added,  
when playing it for show you have to add the licks  
around this to come up with your own break for the song. 
 
Capo on the 2nd Fret 
 
Play Part A Twice followed by Part B Twice and then play until your 
fingers are soar 
 
Part A 
E-------0-1-0--------------0-1-0--------------0-1-0--------| 
B--0-1-3------3-1-0--0-1-3--------3-333-0-1-3-------3-1-0--| 
G----------------------------------------------------------| 
D----------------------------------------------------------| 
A----------------------------------------------------------| 
E----------------------------------------------------------| 
 
E----------------------------------------------------------| 
B----------------------------------------------------------| 
G---0-2-4-0-2---0------------------------------------------| 
D-------------4--------------------------------------------| 
A----------------------------------------------------------| 
E----------------------------------------------------------| 
 
Part B 
E----------------------------------------------------------| 
B-----------333-1-0---------------------------333-1-0------| 
G-----0-000-----------0-000-------------0-000--------------| 
D---0---------------0-------0-3-333---0--------------------| 
A----------------------------------------------------------| 
E----------------------------------------------------------| 
 
E----------------------------------------------------------| 
B----------------------------------------------------------| 
G---0-2-4-0-2---0------------------------------------------| 
D-------------4--------------------------------------------| 
A----------------------------------------------------------| 
E----------------------------------------------------------| 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante