I Dont Owe You A Thang Chords
I Dont Owe You A Thang by Gary Clark Jr. is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D and E. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Main Riff/Intro -3-finger fingerpicking - thumb handles bottom E and D strings
e|-----------0------------------0-----0--------------|
B|-----------------------3---------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|--------2---------2--------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|----3p0----0--3p0----0-----0-----0-----------------|
Verse -
(He plays it differently in diff videos, basically watered down Main Riff -- you
alternatively strum an E major chord rhythm w/thumb pulloffs on the E)
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|--------2-------2------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|----3p0---0-3p0---0---0---0--------------------|
Verse Breakdown Chords
e|-(1)-----3---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--0------2---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--2------2---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--1------2---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--2------0---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|