Old Yeller Chords

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Old Yeller by You Vandal is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
  			
Tuning: Drop D 
        Low to High (DADGBe) 


INTRO RIFF (0:01) 

  Guitar One (x4) 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------------------------------------| 
D|--2-2--2-2-2--2-4-4--4-6-6----4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4--4--| 
A|--2-2--2-2-2--2-4-4--4-6-6--x-2-2--2-2-2--2-1-1--1-2-2--2--| 
D|--2-2--2-2-2--2-4-4--4-6-6--x------------------------------| 

  Guitar Two (x2) 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------8-8--8-8-8--8-6-6--6-4-4--4--| 
D|--2-2--2-2-2--2-4-4--4-6-6----x-x--x-x-x--x-x-x--x-x-x--x--| 
A|--2-2--2-2-2--2-4-4--4-6-6--x-6-6--6-6-6--6-4-4--4-2-2--2--| 
D|--2-2--2-2-2--2-4-4--4-6-6--x------------------------------| 

e|-----------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------8-8--8-8-9-8--6-6--6-4-4--4--| 
D|--2-2--2-2-2--2-4-4--4-6-6----x-x--x-x-x-x--x-x--x-x-x--x--| 
A|--2-2--2-2-2--2-4-4--4-6-6--x-6-6--6-6-7-6--4-4--4-2-2--2--| 
D|--2-2--2-2-2--2-4-4--4-6-6--x------------------------------| 

VERSE ONE (0:23) 

  (x1) 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-------4-4-4---------4-4-4---------4-4-4-------------------| 
D|--2-2--x-x-x--4-4-4--x-x-x--6-6-6--x-x-x--6-6-6--4-4-4--2--| 
A|--2-2--2-2-2--4-4-4--2-2-2--6-6-6--2-2-2--6-6-6--4-4-4--2--| 
D|--2-2---------4-4-4---------6-6-6---------6-6-6--4-4-4--2--| 
 1       Say hello to Tyler for me          I hope you're 

  (x1) 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-------4-4-4---------4-4-4---------4-4-4-------------------| 
D|--2-2--x-x-x--4-4-4--x-x-x--6-6-6--x-x-x--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--| 
A|--2-2--2-2-2--4-4-4--2-2-2--6-6-6--2-2-2--2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1--| 
D|--2-2---------4-4-4---------6-6-6--------------------------| 
 1  fun, maybe I'll get to   someday        tell him to run 

  (x1) 
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4--| 
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4--| 
D|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4--| 
    P.M---------------------------------------------------------------| 
 1   doesn't know     himself into,    doesn't know   relationship 

  (x1) 
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--| 
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1--| 
D|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-------------------| 
    P.M---------------------------------------------------------------| 
 1               I intended to sound  facetious, I     hope you're 

Chorus (0:45, 1:30) 

  (x2) 
e|-------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------------------| 
G|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----------------------------| 
D|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--2-----2-2-----------| 
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4--2-----2-2--x-x-x-x--| 
D|----------------------------4-4-4--2-----2-2--x-x-x-x--| 
 1     Take this dog           out  back, shoot him 
 2    Mold your bullets     coldest words  done now  

  Guitar One (x2) 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--------------------------------------------------| 
D|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2--| 
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2--| 
D|------------------4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2--| 
 1               A couple unspoken  thoughts I      thrown  long ago 
 2               The first one      The second's  enjoy      on your 

  Guitar Two (x2) 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-6--| 
D|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--| 
A|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4--| 
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| 

POSTChorus RIFF (1:08) 

  (x2) 
e|------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------------| 
D|-------4-----2---1-----1---1-2-1----| 
A|--2-2----2-2---2---2-2---2-------2--| 
D|------------------------------------| 
    P.M    P.M  P.M  P.M  P.M     P.M 

VERSE TWO (1:14) 

  (x1) 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|----------------------------------------------------------1---2--| 
A|------4-----4---4-----4---6---7------2-----2---2-----2-----------| 
D|--4-4---4-4---4---4-4---4---4----2-2---2-2---2---2-2---2----2----| 
    P.M   P.M  P.M  P.M  P.M P.M   P.M   P.M  P.M  P.M  P.M  P.M 
 1   hold your hand on the          scared, will he listen to 

  (x2) 
e|------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------------| 
D|-------4-----2---1-----1---1-2-1----| 
A|--2-2----2-2---2---2-2---2-------2--| 
D|------------------------------------| 
    P.M    P.M  P.M  P.M  P.M     P.M 
 1  fair,                        not 
 2  fair! 

  (x1) - Cut off end a bit for Chorus 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|----------------------------------------------------------1---2--| 
A|------4-----4---4-----4---6---7------2-----2---2-----2-----------| 
D|--4-4---4-4---4---4-4---4---4----2-2---2-2---2---2-2---2----2----| 
    P.M   P.M  P.M  P.M  P.M P.M   P.M   P.M  P.M  P.M  P.M  P.M 
 1   Will you lie on his bed                 Will I pretend that I 

Repeat Chorus 

BRIDGE (1:53) 

  (x2) 
e|--------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------------| 
G|--4-----------------------------------| 
D|--4--------4----2----6--------4----2--| 
A|--2--------4----2----6--------4----2--| 
D|-----------4----2----6--------4----2--| 
 1  own 
 2                            Enjoy life 

  Guitar One (x2) 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4------------------------------------------| 
D|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4--| 
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4--| 
D|--------------------------4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4--| 

  Guitar Two (x2) 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-9-9-9-9-9-8-8-6--| 
D|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--| 
A|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-4--| 
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| 

OUTRO (2:16) 

  (x2) 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4------------------------------------------| 
D|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4--| 
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4--| 
D|--------------------------4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4--| 
 1  really not think I'd     this    the adding of your name to my 
 2  one thing straight      missed   trying to       even   exist 

  Guitar One (x1) 
e|---------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------| 
G|--4-------------------------------------4----------------| 
D|--4--------4----2----6--------4----2----4--  LET RING  --| 
A|--2--------4----2----6--------4----2----2----------------| 
D|-----------4----2----6--------4----2---------------------| 
 1  off 

  Guitar Two (x1) 
e|---------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------| 
G|--11-----------------9--------8----6----8----------------| 
D|---x-----------------x--------x----x----x--  LET RING  --| 
A|---9-----------------7--------6----4----6----------------| 
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
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