Becks Bolero Chords

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Becks Bolero by Jeff Beck is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A, Am7, D, Amaj7, G, C, Bb and E. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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Here's "Beck's Bolero" written by Jimmy Page, from "Truth" by The Jeff 
Beck Group. 
 
Peace 
 
Holger 
 
-- 
 
basic strum pattern 
 
| /   / / / /   / / / | /   / / / / / / / / / | 
| |   | | | |   | | | | |   | | | | | | | | | | 
| |   +-+-+ |   +-+-+ | |   +-+-+ +-+-+ +-+-+ | 
        3         3           3     3     3 
  v   v v v v   v v v   v   v v v v v v v v v 
 
 
 A                        |--3--| 
|----------------|----------------| 
|----------------|----------------| 
|----------------|--------14-12-11| 
|----------------|----------------| 
|----------------|----------------| 
|----------------|----------------| 
 
  Am7                      |--3--|  D                         |--3--| 
|:----------------|12--------------|----------------|-----------------| 
|:----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| 
|:12--------------|-------/16-14-12|14--------------|--------/16-14-12| 
|:----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| 
|:----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| 
|:----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| 
 
                                                   { 1,3 
 Amaj7            G       |--3--|  Amaj7 To Coda @ |G       |--3--| 
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
|----------------|--------12------|----------------|--------12------| 
|13--------------|12---------14-12|13--------------|12---------14-12| 
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
 
                                  }{ 2 
 A                        |--3--| ||G                 A 
|----------------|----------------:|----------------|----------------| 
|----------------|----------------:|----------------|----------------| 
|14--------------|--------14-12-11:|12--------------/14--------------| 
|----------------|----------------:|----------------|----------------| 
|----------------|----------------:|----------------|----------------| 
|----------------|----------------:|----------------|----------------| 
 
 A                G                        |--3--|  D -3--| 
|----------------|----------------|----------------|15-14-----------| 
|--------1514----|1412------------|--------------12|------15--------| 
|------------14--|----12----------|-----------12---|---------14-----| 
|--------------14|------12--------|--------12------|----------------| 
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
 
 D                A                G       |--3--|  A 
|--------1514----|14121412--------|-----------12-14/12--------------| 
|----------------|----------------|--------15------|----------------| 
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
 
                                                   }{ 4 
 G       |--3--|  A                        |--3--| ||G       |--3--| 
|-----------12-14|12--------------|----------------:|----------------| 
|--------15------|----------------|----------------:|--------12------| 
|----------------|14--------------|--------14-12-11:|12---------14-12| 
|----------------|----------------|----------------:|----------------| 
|----------------|----------------|----------------:|----------------| 
|----------------|----------------|----------------:|----------------| 
 
                                    Heavy 
 A                                  A                G 
|----------------|----------------||----------------|----------------| 
|----------------|------===-------||----------------|----------------| 
|14--------------|----------------||----------------|----------------| 
|----------------|----------------||----------------|--------2-0-----| 
|----------------|----------------||0---0---4-0-----|------------3-4-| 
|----------------|----------------||------------4-3-|----3-3---------| 
 
 A                G                C                Bb 
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
|----------------|--------2-0-----|--------2-------|-------/5-3-----| 
|0---0---4-0-----|------------3---|3---3-3---3-2-1-|----1-1-----6---| 
|------------4-3-|----3-3---------|----------------|----------------| 
 
 C                Bb               D             C 
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------2-0-----| 
|--------2-------|-----/5---3-----|0---0-0-4-0-----|------------3---| 
|3---3-3---3-2-1-|----1-------6---|------------4-3-|----3-3---------| 
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
 
 D             C                   E 
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
|----------------|--------2-0-----|----------------|----------------| 
|0---0-0-4-0-----|------------3---|2-------2-------|2---------------| 
|------------4-3-|----3-3---------|----------------|----------------| 
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
 
                                   Coda 
 E                D.C. al Coda     @G                 A 
|----------------|----------------||----------------||----------------| 
|----------------|----------------||----------------||----------------| 
|----------------|----------------||12--------------||----------------| 
|----------------|----------------||----------------||----------------| 
|----------------|----------------||----------------||12--------------| 
|----------------|----------------||----------------||----------------| 
 
 G                 A                G  several times  A 
|----------------|:----------------|----------------:|17--------------| 
|----------------|:----------------|----------------:|----------------| 
|----------------|:----------------|----------------:|----------------| 
|----------------|:----------------|----------------:|----------------| 
|----------------|:----------------|----------------:|----------------| 
|----------------|:----------------|----------------:|----------------| 
                     Giutar solo ad lib. 
 
Amaj7 
 
 
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Contribuição: Thomas Carlos Edson([email protected]) 

    	

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.

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