Soul Man Chords

KeyE CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays652

Soul Man by Blues Brothers is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of E. It uses the chords E, D and A. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
E
Text
16
Speed
  			STANDARD TUNING 
 
Intro 
|--------------------7~-------9------11---| 
|-----9~--9/7---7-------------------------|repeat 
|-----------------6/7---7-7/9--9-9/11--11-| 
|--7/9---9----7---------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------------| 
 
then 
|--0-0--0--0-0--0--| 
|--0-0--0--0-0--0--| 
|--1-1--1--1-1--1--|do that a few times 
|--2-2--2--2-2--2--| 
|--2-2--2--2-2--2--| 
|--0-0--0--0-0--0--| 
 
Verse (after each line) 
|--4-4--2-0--| 
|--5-5--2-0--| 
|------------| 
|------------| 
|------------| 
|------------| 
 
Chorus 
      E        D 
I'm a soul man 
      A        E 
I'm a soul man 
 
 
 

    	

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