Shotgun | TAB
The main instrument on the original recording is not the guitar, it’s the bass. Therefore, to create an acoustic guitar part, we must first look at what the bass plays.
Play along with the original recording using these three basic ideas.
There’s not much to say about idea one, we just play one note per bar. The chord progression is I – IV – VI – V.
Here’s the next level of bass rhythm, again play along with the recording to get the feel right.
And finally, this is the signature part. There are variations on this theme but this is the basic idea.
Make sure you can see what the notes are in relation to each chord, like this:
F6 – Badd9 – Dmadd9 – C.
Building an acoustic arrangement, we must consider three levels of playing, perhaps ignoring the first one chord per bar concept…
Here’s what I reckon you should start with.
I like modifying the first chord into a power chord as that’s what George plays on his baritone guitar. I also like adding the 5th in the bass as a D chord with a capo on fret 3 is so thin.
Here’s idea 2, we now get a bit more groovy.
In the final idea, I’m incorporating that bass line into an extended chord.
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| F | Bb | Dm7 | C |
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George Ezra went to music college in 2011 to study songwriting, by 2013 he had signed to Columbia and started releasing his singles.
His best tunes include Shotgun, Budapest, Blame It On Me, Green Green Grass, and Hold My Girl.
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