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The Spank Chords

by James Brown
Key- CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty — Plays634

The Spank by James Brown is a guitar song. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			Funky as all hell...

"1, 2, 3, hah!"

Part I

G|--------------------------|-------|-------|-----------------|
D|*-------------------------|-15h16-|-10h12-|-----------------|
A|*--5----------5--------5--|-------|-------|-5-5-3-3-5-5-3-3-|
E|-----5-5--1-1------1-5----|-------|-------|-----------------|
    			     Fill 1  Fill 2     Fill 3

Part II

G|--------------------------------------|
D|*--5----------5--------5--------------|
A|*----5-5--1-1------1-5----------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
	
		
Part III

G|--------------------------------------|
D|*-----------x-10-7--------------------|
A|*------------------10-7---------------|
E|---5-x-5-5----------------------------|


Structure:

Part I x 15
Part II x 7
Part I x 11
Part III x 8
Part I x 8
Part II x 4
Part I x 10
Part III x 8
Part I x 18

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