Pipeline Chords
Pipeline by Stevie Ray Vaughan is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of Am. It uses the chords Am, Em and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
#=palm mute
/=slide
s=slow
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--12/-00330033003300330033003300330033-
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----0-2--0-2-4-2-0-2--4--2-4-2--0-2-0---
--2-----------------------------------2-
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----0-2--0-2-4-2-0-2--4--2-4-2--0-2-0---
--2-----------------------------------2-
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Am 3rd time Em
--7#7-----8#-8-- -7#7---7#7---0-- ---------0
--7#7-----8#-8-- -7#7---7#7---1-- ---------0
--8#8-----9#-9-- repeat -8#8---8#8---2-- ---------0
--9#9----10#10-- twice -9#9---9#9---2-- ---------2
--9#9----10#10-- -9#9---9#9---0-- ---------2
--7#7-----8#-8-- -7#7---7#7---0-- ----12s/-0
repeat until Am, but skip Am and go to the next part
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-----------0-1-0---0----------0-------------------------
--2-2-2--2-------2---0-0--0-2---2--0-2--------0-2-0-----
---------------------------------------3-3--3-------3-2-
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repeat this line, and then go to beginning,
but skip second fret on D string
and slide from 12 fret on low E string
I know this is confusing, but it gets easier. Good Luck!