Cannon Chords

Key- CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays573

Cannon by White Stripes is a guitar song. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			CANNON 
 
INTRO/MAIN RIFF 
 
E|---------------------------| 
B|---------------------------| 
G|---------------------------| 
D|---------------------------| 
A|-----7---------------------| 
E|--0-----7--7--6-6-6--5--3--| 
 
 
E|-------------------------| 
B|-------------------------| 
G|-------------------------| 
D|-------------------------| 
A|-------------------------| 
E|--0--3--0--3--0--3--0----| 
 
THEN 
 
E|---------------------------| 
B|---------------------------| 
G|-----9--8--8--7-7-7--6--4--| 
D|-----9--9--9--8-8-8--7--5--| 
A|-----7--9--9--8-8-8--7--5--| 
E|--0-----7--7--6-6-6--5--3--| 
 
Then 
 
E|-------------------------| 
B|-------------------------| 
G|-------------------------| 
D|-------------------------| 
A|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2----| 
E|--0--3--0--3--0--3--0----| 
 
"Johnny Revalator" bit 
 
Palm mute 
E|---------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------| 
D|--2--2--2--2---------------------| 
A|--2--2--2--2----etc-----5--4--2--| 
E|--0--0--0--0------------3--2--0--| 
 
SOLO 
 
E|-12~~--10~~--9~~--8~~---| 
B|------------------------| 
G|------------------------| 
D|------------------------| 
A|------------------------| 
E|------------------------| 
 
E|-12~~--10~~--9~~--8~~---| 
B|------------------------| 
G|------------------------| 
D|------------------------| 
A|------------------------| 
E|------------------------| 
 
E|-12~~--10~~--9~~--8~~---| 
B|------------------------| 
G|------------------------| 
D|------------------------| 
A|------------------------| 
E|------------------------| 
 
E|-------------------------| 
B|-------------------------| 
G|-------------------------| 
D|-------------------------| 
A|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2----| 
E|--0--3--0--3--0--3--0----| 
 

    	

Chord diagrams

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Metronome

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