Charlies Medicine Chords
by Warren Zevon
Charlies Medicine by Warren Zevon is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords E7, C, D, E, D7 and A. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
verse 1a
E7 C D
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---0-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----0----0----2------------------------------------------------------------|X11
D|1/2-------2----4-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|------2/3--4/5-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
verse 1b
E
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|X1
D|0-2-0-2-0h2p0--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------2p0-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------3p0--------------------------------------------------------|
verse 2a
E7 D7 E7 D7 E7 D7 D E
e|3-------2-------3-------2-------3-------2-------2-------0------------------|
B|3-------1-------3-------1-------3-------1-------3-------0------------------|
G|0-------2-------0-------2-------0-------2-------2-------0------------------|X1
D|2-------0-------2-------0-------2-------0-------0-------2------------------|
A|2-------x-------2-------X-------2-------X-------X-------2------------------|
E|0-------x-------0-------X-------0-------X-------X-------0------------------|
verse 2b
A E
e|0-------0------|
B|1-------0------|
G|2-------0------|X1
D|2-------2------|
A|0-------2------|
E|x-------0------|
That is all you need to know. Take the time to figure out the picking and strumming
patterns. verse 2b is always A- to E , but switches between 8 beats and 4 beats. It
will take less energy for you to learn it, than for me to write it out. I know. I'm a
lazy, apathetic SOB and I don't care about you.
Also, the solo sections are verse 1a (no tab, just follow the chord progression) and
verse 2a, respectively.
Good luck! My first tab btw...GO FUCK YOURSELF
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| / slide up
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| x Mute note
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