Crossroads Chords
by Paul Gilbert
Crossroads by Paul Gilbert is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of E. It uses the chords E, G, A, C, D, B, D7 and E7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
"Crossroads" cover by the Evil Stepsisters at Musicians Institute in Los Angeles.
Intro:
Power Chords!!!!
E G A
A C D (Harmonic 5th fret 3rd string)
E G A
B D E
Crossroads:
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|-----2-0-2~--0~2-0------2-0-2~--0-2-0------|
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|o--0---------------3~-0----------------3--o|
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D7 Riff E7 D7 Riff
Verses: 12 Bar Blues in A
Cool lick Paul plays on the 2nd Verse:
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|-5-7-----7b8---8-7-5-7b8-5~--|
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Solo:
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|-----5~---5-7b9~--|-4b5------4b5-----4b5------4b5~--/11-------11-----------------|
|-5-7----7-----------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
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|-17-18-19----------------19-18p17-----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------19-17\16-17-16\14-16-14----14-----------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------17----17p16p14-16-----------|
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|-------------------------------------------------------------17----19p17-20p19----20-|
|----------14-17p14-------------19p17-------------19p17-20p19----20-------------------|
|----14h17----------17p14-------------19p17-------------------------------------------|
|-15----------------------17p15-------------19p17-------------------------------------|
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|-19p17-20-19h20p19p17----17-------17--------------------------------------------|
|----------------------20----20b22----20-19h20p19p17----17-----------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------20----20-19p17--------17h18-|
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|---------------------------------5-7-8-7h8p7p5---5----------------|
|-17----------17--------5-7-5-7b9---------------7---8p7p5---5-7b9~-|
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T T T T T T T
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T T T
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|-8-7p5p4------------------------------------------|
|---------8-7p5h7p5-8-5h7b8r7p5h7p5p0--3/\/\/\---|
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|------------------------------------x-14-17/20-19h20p19p17---17----------|
|---------------------------15p13-16-----------------------19----19-18-17-|
|------------------11/12-14-----------------------------------------------|
|---------12p10-12--------------------------------------------------------|
|-9/10-12-----------------------------------------------------------------|
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|-16-19--16-18-18b19r18p16-18----------------------|
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|-----9-9\7---7\5---5p0---7p0---5p0---4p0---5~--|
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|-/10-------9-----7-----9-----7-----5-----7-----|
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|-------------------------------------------------------------14h17-|
|----------------------------------------------------14h15h17-------|
|-------------------------14----------------14h16-17----------------|
|----------------14-16h17----17-16-14-16-17-------------------------|
|----------15-16----------------------------------------------------|
|-14-15-16----------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------17h19p17----17-20b22~--|
|-16/17h19h20----------20------------|
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