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Tishomingo Blues Chords

by Garrison Keillor
KeyA CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays617

Tishomingo Blues by Garrison Keillor is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords D, A7, D7, G, G7, F#7, A#7 and Bm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
A
Text
16
Speed 
  			

Intro: D A7 

D         -         D7 
Oh, hear that old piano 
G                     D D7 
From down the avenue. 
G 
I smell the __________, 
G7                     F#7 
I look around for you. 
       D                A#7 
Oh, my sweet, sweet, old someone 
Bm                   A#7 
Coming through that door. 
D                  A7 
It's Saturday and / the band is playing. 
(The band is playing and / I feel like staying.) 
G       -       A7            D - G7 D - A7 
Honey, could we ask for more?

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