Ferdinand The Bull Chords

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Ferdinand The Bull by Sean Watkins is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, E, F and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			Ferdinand the Bull 
by Sean Watkins 
    
       (*=Just mess around with this chord) 
 
   (A).........................(B)............... (C)....... 
                                             *.....*.*...*.. 
-E|-------------|-------------|------------|-1---|-x-x-|-0-| 
-B|-------------|-------------|------------|-1---|-x-x-|-1-| 
-G|-------------|--0--0--0---0|------------|-0h2-|-x-x-|-0-| 
-D|---2--2--0--0|-2--2--2---4-|--2--2--0--0|-3---|-2-0-|-2-| 
-A|--2--2--2--2-|3--3--3--/5--|-2--2--2--2-|-3---|-0-2-|-3-| 
-E|-0--0--0--0--|-------------|0--0--0--0--|-----|-----|---| 
 
   (D)................................................. 
-E|-320---0-----------------|--------------------------|--- 
-B|----310-310--10---------0|10------------------------|--- 
-G|-----------20--20-----02-|--20----------------------|--- 
-D|-----------------42024---|----402-4-0-4-0h2-0-------|--- 
-A|-------------------------|--------------------2\0---|--- 
-E|-------------------------|------------------------3-|0-- 
 
    (E)............................................... 
    *..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*....                        
-E|-0--0--0--0--0--1--x--x--0------------------------------ 
-B|-0--0--1--0--0--1--x--x--1------------------------------ 
-G|-0--0--0--0--0--2--x--x--0------------------------------ 
-D|-2--0--2--2--0--3--2--0--2-----(PLAY D OVER AGAIN)------ 
-A|-2--2--3--2--2--3--0--2--3------------------------------ 
-E|-0--0-----0--0------------------------------------------ 
 
    (F).................................................... 
    *..*..*..*..*..*..*...*...                              
-E|-2--0--0--2--0--0--2---2---0-----------|---------------- 
-B|-3--0--1--3--0--1--3---1---0-----------|---------------- 
-G|-2--0--0--2--0--0--2---2---0-----------|---------------- 
-D|-0--2--2--0--2--2--0---1---2-0---------|---(GUITAR SOLO) 
-A|-0--2--3--0--2--3--0-----------3-2-0---|---------------- 
-E|-2--0-----2--0-----2-----------------3-|-0-------------- 
 
-PLAY (E) AND (F) AGAIN- 
 
    (G)................  (H)..................... 
                                -PLAY TWICE- 
-E|---------------------|---------------------------|-2--- 
-B|---------------------|-------4-----3---6-----5---|-4--- 
-G|---------------------|-.------4---------6------.-|-4--- 
-D|---2--2--0--0--4--4--|-.----4-----5---6-----7--.-|-4--- 
-A|--2--2--2--2--2--2-2-|-----2-----5---4-----7-----|-2--- 
-E|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|----------3---------5------|----- 
 
-REPEAT (E) THROUGH (G) AND PLAY (H) TWICE-               
 
-REPEAT BEGINNING TO (D) TO END-                           
 
      
 
So that's it.  It might be hard to read but just think about it and you'll get  
it.  I'm currently working on the Guitar solo and the Mandolin part.  COMMENT  
ON THIS TAB!!! 
    	

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