TV Dinners Chords
by ZZ Top
TV Dinners by ZZ Top is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D5, F5 and G5. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro
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-13--------------9/10-|-13-------------9/10-|-13------------9/10-|
----10--------10-9/10-|----10----------9/10-|---10-------10-9/10-|
-------12-12----------|-------12-12---------|------12-12---------|
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-------------------9/10-|
-13b12-10----------9/10-|
-------------10h12------|
----------12------------|
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For the rest of the song, the rhythm guitar repeats this measure:
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-7-7---7---------|
-7-7---7---------|(these are, of course, D5 power chords)
-5-5---5---------|
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After the first verse, play
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---------------9/10-|---------------9/10-|
-12-12---12---------|-12-12---12---------|
-12-12---12---------|-12-12---12---------|
-10-10---10---------|-10-10---10---------|
and then do the second verse just like the first
The five notes of the transition require you to tune your guitar down,
so I will skip them
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-3h5-3------3-------|------------3b5-|--------------|-------------3b--|
-------3h5----------|-5---5---5------|--5----5-5-3--|--5----5-5-5-----|
--------------5\3-1-|----------------|--------------|-----------------|
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-----------3---|-----3b--3b--------|-------------3b-|-------------------|
--5-5----5---3-|---5----------5--3-|--5--5----5-----|--5-5-3------------|
---------------|-------------------|----------------|--------5-5-5b6--5-|
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--------------------|-9-7-9-9--------|-------------7-|-9-------------------|
---3-5-3-5b6b5--3-5-|----------9\7-5-|---7-5----7----|-----------5-7-7b8b7-|
-5------------------|----------------|-7-------------|-----5-5-7-----------|
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-5-7-7-5-7b8--5-7\5-|-5-3-5---5-5-5-5-|----3-5-3--------5-|
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start singing 3rd verse
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---------3----------|-----------------|-------------------|
---5p3-5-----5--5---|---3--5--5-------|--5--------(5)p3---|
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After "if the sauce in not too blue", those 5 unplayable notes are repeated
and then go to
and they`re
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-3h5-3--------------|
-------3h5--3-------|
--------------5\3-1-|
mine all mine ~~~~
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-------7------------|-----------------|-------------------|
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and they sure are fine whoa
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------------------5-|-------------5-5-|-------------------|
-------5-----5------|--------5--------|-------------------|
gotta have em gimme some now honey
G5 F5 D5
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----------------7-7-|-----------------|----------7--------|
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G5 F5 D5
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--------------------|---------------3-|-5-5-3-5b6---------|
---3-5-5------------|-----------------|-------------------|
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G5 F5 D5 G5 F5 D5
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------------------3-|-5-5-3-----------|----------------12-|
--------------------|-------5---------|-------------------|
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-------10----13------------|----------10-------10----------|
-10h12----10-----10-10-----|-10h11-11-11-11-11----10h11-11-|
-----------------------12--|-------------------------------|
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----------10----------------|----------------------|
-10-10-10----13-13-13h14-13-|-13-13-13-13-13-13----|
-11-11-11----12-12-12----12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
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-10--------------|---10-10--------10-|-12b14-10-12-10------|
------10h12--10--|---------12p10-----|---------------------|
----12-----------|-------------------|---------------------|
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------10-12-10-12----12b14-|-12----12----12---10-------|
---12-------------12-------|---------------------12-12-|
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-----------10---------|-13b-10---------------------|--------------------|
-----10-13----/15-----|--------10-13---------------|--------------------|
-/11------------------|--------------14\12-10------|--------------------|
----------------------|-----------------------12---|-12-12----12--------|
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