Pawn Shop Chords

KeyEm CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays796

Pawn Shop by Sublime is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Em. It uses the chords Em and Bm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
Em
Text
16
Speed
  			 
** Normal Tuning **  
 
Riff 1 
e|------------------------------------------------------------ 
B|------------------------------------------------------------ 
G|------------------------------------------------------------ 
D|-------5---------------------------------------------------- 
A|--5h7----7~~~~---------------------------------------------- 
E|------------------------------------------------------------ 
	    ^ bend up and down w/ tremolo 
 
Fill 1 
e|------------------------------------------------------------ 
B|------------------------------------------------------------ 
G|----------------7------------------------------------------- 
D|--9--75--7--9---------------------------------------------- 
A|------------------------------------------------------------ 
E|------------------------------------------------------------ 
 
Riff 2 
e|------------------------------------------------------------ 
B|------------------------------------------------------------ 
G|--------------------7--------------------------------------- 
D|--9--75-----5h7/9-----9p7--9------------------------------- 
A|----------7------------------------------------------------- 
E|------------------------------------------------------------ 
 
Riff 3 
e|------------------------------------------------------------ 
B|--------8--------------8------------------------------------ 
G|--7--9-----9---7-7--9-----9-9--7-----------7---------------- 
D|----------------------------------9--7--9------------------- 
A|------------------------------------------------------------ 
E|------------------------------------------------------------ 
 
e|---------------------------------10------------------------- 
B|--------8-------12-108-10-10/12---------------------------- 
G|--7--9-----9------------------------------------------------ 
D|------------------------------------------------------------ 
A|------------------------------------------------------------ 
E|------------------------------------------------------------ 
 
e|-------------------10----------10-12-15-12~~---------------- 
B|-12-10/8---8h10/12----12-10-12------------------------------ 
G|---------9-------------------------------------------------- 
D|------------------------------------------------------------ 
A|------------------------------------------------------------ 
E|------------------------------------------------------------ 
 
e|-10-10-12-15-12-12-10--------------------------------------- 
B|----------------------12-10-12-8-10---8--------------------- 
G|------------------------------------9---7-9----------------- 
D|------------------------------------------------------------ 
A|------------------------------------------------------------ 
E|------------------------------------------------------------ 
 
Riff 4 
e|------------------------------------------------------------ 
B|------------------------------------------------------------ 
G|------------------------------------------------------------ 
D|-------5-5-------5-5---------------------------------------- 
A|--5h7-------5h7-------7p5-----5----------------------------- 
E|---------------------------7-------------------------------- 
 
 
Song structure: 
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Riff 1 x4 
Fill 1 
Riff 2 x4 
Riff 3 
Riff 4 x4 
 
second guitar plays Em Em Bm Bm throughout verses.  ska style upstrokes 
 
Riff 1 x2 
Fill 1 
Riff 2 x4 
Riff 3 
Riff 4 x4 
 
verse 2 
 
Riff 1 x2 
Fill 1 
Riff 2 x4 
Riff 3 (mostly a little bit of improv near the end) 
Riff 4 x4 
 
another verse 
 
Riff 4 x3 
 
 
Down there at the pawn shop, 
It's a nifty place to shop. 
Down there at the pawn shop. 
If it's not in stone. 
Down there at the pawn shop, 
it's a nifty way to shop, 
down there at the pawn shop.    
 
What has been told 
about made of stone 
just remember that it's flesh and bone...    
 
So, while I'm down here at the pawn shop. 
Down here at the pawn shop. 
Down here at the pawn shop. 
Down here at the pawn shop. 
 
What has been sold, 
not strictly made of stone, 
just remember that it's flesh and bone. 
 
And now you've heard: 
life's like a bird, yeah, 
but just remember that it's flesh and bone.   
 
So, while you're here at the pawn shop. 
Down here at the pawn shop.    
 
What! Ouh! That's riiight. 
 
Down here at the pawn shop. 
It's a nifty way to shop. 
Down here at the pawn shop, 
It's enough that's sold. 
Down here at the pawn shop, 
it's a nif- ya never shop. 
Down here at the pawn shop.   
 
What has been sold, 
not strictly made of stone, 
just remember it's flesh and bone. 
 
What has been sold, not strictly soul, 
please remember it's flesh and bone. 
 
While you're down here at the pawn shop. 
Down here at the pawn shop. 
Down here at the pawn shop. 
Down here at the pawn shop-yap-yap. 
Huh! Oh. See. 

    	

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