Dust My Broom Chords

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Dust My Broom by ZZ Top is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, G, A, D5, C5, B5, Bb5, G5 and A5. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
D
Text
16
Speed
  			

Intro 
D 
G 
D 
A 
G 
D5 D5 C5 C5 B5 B5 Bb5 Bb5 A  A 

          D 
I'm gonna get up in the morning, 
    G                  D 
I believe I'll dust my broom. 
          G 
I'm gonna get up in the morning, 
                       D 
I believe I'll dust my broom. 
        A 
Well my best gal I'll be loving, 
G                          D5 D5 C5 C5 B5 B5 Bb5 Bb5 A  A 
  So my friend, get out my room 

          D 
I'm gonna write a letter to China, 
G                       D 
  See if my baby's over there. 
          G 
I'm gonna write a letter to China, 
                      D 
See if my baby's over there. 
             A 
If she ain't up in them Hawaiian Islands, 
G                         D5 D5 C5 C5 B5 B5 Bb5 Bb5 A  A 
  Must be in Ethiopia somewhere 

Solo x 2 
D 
G 
D 
A 
G 
D5 D5 C5 C5 B5 B5 Bb5  
Bb5 A  A 

D           G                   D 
I believe believe my time ain't long, 
    G                           D 
I believe believe my time ain't long 
     A 
I've had to quit my baby, 
G                         D5 D5 C5 C5  
B5 B5 Bb5 Bb5 A  D 
  ...and give up my happy home 


Chords 
     D5   G5   A5   C5   B5   Bb5  A    D    G 
e|---x----x----x----x----x----x----0----2----3------------------------------------| 
B|---x----x----x----x----x----x----2----3----0------------------------------------| 
G|---7----x----x----5----4----3----2----2----0------------------------------------| 
D|---7----5----7----5----4----3----2----0----0------------------------------------| 
A|---5----5----7----3----2----1----0----x----2------------------------------------| 
E|---x----3----5----x----x----x----x----x----3------------------------------------| 
    	

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