Buck's Polka Chords

KeyEb CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays510

Buck's Polka by Buck Owens is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Eb. It uses the chords Eb, E, B7 and A. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
Eb
Text
16
Speed
  			KEY: Eb / Tune down 1/2 step / PLAY: E 

INTRO: 
N/C 
e-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7-5------------------------------------- 
B----------------------------------7-4-----5-5-5--5------------------- 
G---------------------------------------4----------------------------- 
D--------------------------------------------------------------------- 
A--------------------------------------------------------------------- 
E--------------------------------------------------------------------- 

PART A: 
  E                                                    B7 
e-7-0-0-0--4-0-0-0--7-0-0-0--4-0-0-0--7-0-0-0--4-0-4-4-5-2-2---------- 
B--------------------------------------------------------------------- 
G--------------------------------------------------------------------- 
D--------------------------------------------------------------------- 
A--------------------------------------------------------------------- 
E--------------------------------------------------------------------- 
							     E 
e-2-2--5-2-2-2--4-2-2-2--5-2-2-2--4-2-2-2--5-2-2-2--4-2-2-2--7--4--4-- 
B--------------------------------------------------------------------- 
G--------------------------------------------------------------------- 
D--------------------------------------------------------------------- 
A--------------------------------------------------------------------- 
E--------------------------------------------------------------------- 
							  A 
e-0--7-0-0-0--5-0-0-0--7-0-0-0--5-0-0-0--7-0-0-0--4-0-4-4-7--5--5----- 
B--------------------------------------------------------------------- 
G--------------------------------------------------------------------- 
D--------------------------------------------------------------------- 
A--------------------------------------------------------------------- 
E--------------------------------------------------------------------- 
                           E               B7             E 
e-9---9---9---9---11--9----7--7--7--7--9---7-7-7--5---------|---------- 
B-10--10--10--10--10--10---9--9--9--9--9------------7---4-5-|-5-5-5-5-- 
G-----------------------------------------------------------|---------- 
D-----------------------------------------------------------|---------- 
A-----------------------------------------------------------|---------- 
E-----------------------------------------------------------|---------- 

REPEAT "PART A"   


PART B: 
  E                                                 B7 
e-3/4--4-4-4-4-4-4-5--4--4----4/7--7-7-7--9---7--7--5--5-------------- 
B-4/5--5-5-5-5-5-5-7--5--5----5/9--9-9-9--10--9--9--7--7-------------- 
G--------------------------------------------------------------------- 
D--------------------------------------------------------------------- 
A--------------------------------------------------------------------- 
E--------------------------------------------------------------------- 
										     E	 
e-5/12--12-12-12-12-12-12--12\11--11-11-11/12--12-12-12\11--11-11-11\9---9--9--9-\7--7-7-7-       
B-7/14--14-14-14-14-14-14--14\12--12-12-12/14--14-14-14\12--12-12-12\10--10-10-10\9--9-9-9-     
G------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------       
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------       
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------       
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------       
						                   A 
e-4-4-4-4-4--5--7--9---7--7----7/10--10-10-10--10/14--14-14-14\12--12-12-12--9-------------       
B-5-5-5-5-5--7--9--10--9--9----9/12--12-12-12--12/15--15-15-15\14--14-14-14----------------       
G------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------       
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------     
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------      
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------     
                           E               B7           E 
e-9---9---9---9---11--9----7--7--7--7--9---7-7-7--5------------------- 
B-10--10--10--10--10--10---9--9--9--9--9------------7---4-5--5-5-5-5-- 
G--------------------------------------------------------------------- 
D--------------------------------------------------------------------- 
A--------------------------------------------------------------------- 
E--------------------------------------------------------------------- 

REPEAT EVERYTHING AFTER INTRO 

THEN REPEAT "PART A" ONCE (DO NOT PLAY NOTES AFTER | THIS TIME) 


OUTRO: 
  N/C 
e------------------------------------------------------0--------------  
B-5--3/5-----------------------------------------------0--------------  
G---------6--4--2--1-----------------------------------1--------------  
D---------------------4--2----2-2-2--------------------2--------------  
A------------------------------------4--2--0-----------2--------------  
E---------------------------------------------4--2--0--0--------------
    	

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