Sundown Chords & Guitar Lesson
Welcome to my Sundown guitar lessons with chords, video and strumming patterns. I had many students in my online guitar course request this one, and it’s a really cool song with some unique chords.
So let’s talk about the guitar chords first.
You will notice an E5 and a B7sus. This is what Gordon uses in the intro and verses, but you can absolutely use the E and B7. I personally do not like the sound of the pure B7. It’s a little harsh.
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Sundown Guitar Chords:
Sundown Strumming Patterns:
Inro Strum Option:
1 + 2 + 3 + 4+
B B DU DU
Verse Strum Option:
1 + 2 + 3 + 4+
B DU DU DU
Chorus Strum Option:
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1 + 2 + 3 + 4+
B D DU DU
This song has a VERY simple chord structure as you can see below. The strumming patterns above would be played once for each chord. The intro section does have some improvisation which I discuss in the video lesson above.
Intro Chord Progression:
E5 X8
Verse Chord Progression:
E5 E5 B7sus4 E5
Chorus Chord Progression:
E A D E
E A D E
There are also a number of interludes throughout the song the sit on an E chord that have some lead guitar over the top. Below are two different ideas or themes you an play with to improvise over these sections.
Improvisation Ideas:
The key to these motifs or themes is focusing on the 12th and 14th frets. The biggest note is the 14 fret on the D string. That is an E note. If you end all of your lines and phrases on that note, you will sound good because all of the interludes in this song hang out over an E chord.
Sundown Guitar Lesson:
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Sundown Chord Chart:
Intro:
E E E E
E E E E
Verse
E E
I can see her lyin' back in her satin dress
B7sus4E
In a room where ya do what ya don't confess
Chorus
E A
Sundown ya better take care
D E
If I find you've been creepin' 'round my back stairs
E A
Sundown ya better take care
D E
If I find you've been creepin' 'round my back stairs
Verse
E E
She's been lookin' like a queen in a sailor's dream
B7sus4E
And she don't always say what she really means
Chorus
E A
Sometimes I think it's a shame
D E
When I get feelin' better when I'm feelin' no pain
E A
Sometimes I think it's a shame
D E
When I get feelin' better when I'm feelin' no pain
Instrumental
E E E
Verse
E E
I can picture every move that a man could make
B7sus4 E
Getting lost in her lovin' is your first mistake
Chorus
E A
Sundown ya better take care
D E
If I find you've been creepin''round my back stairs
E A
Sometimes I think it's a sin
D E
When I feel like I'm winnin' when I'm losin' again
Instrumental
E E E E
E E E E
E E E E
E E E
Verse
E E
I can see her lookin' fast inher faded jeans
B7sus4 E
She's a hard lovin' woman, got me feelin' mean
Chorus
E A
Sometimes I think it's a shame
D E
When I get feelin' better when I'm feelin' no pain
E A
Sundown ya better take care
D E
If I find you've been creepin' 'round my back stairs
E A
Sundown ya better take care
D E E
If I find you've been creepin''round my back stairs
E A
Sometimes I think it's a sin
D E
When I feel like I'm winnin' when I'm losin' again
Outro
E E E E
E E E E
E E E
Fadeout
Lead guitar Lick #1:
Lead Guitar Lick #2:
This file is the author’s own work and represents his interpretation of this song. It’s intended solely for private study, scholarship or research.
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