Licking Stick Chords

KeyD# CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays581

Licking Stick by James Brown is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of D#. It uses the chords D#9 and F9. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
D#
Text
16
Speed
  			      D#9 F9        D#9      D#9   D#9   D#9

                   d u d
E :----6/8\6-------6-6-6-----6-6--6--6--6-6---|
B :----6/8\6-------6-6-6-----6-6--6--6--6-6---|
G :----6/8\6-------6-6-6-----6-6--6--6--6-6---|
D :----5/7\5-------5-5-5-----5-5--5--5--5-5---|
A :-------------------------------------------|
E :-------------------------------------------|



-song structure:
 
intro: play 2x rhythm pattern

chorus

verse 1

chorus

verse 2 and 3
     
chorus  (fade out)

    	

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