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Ride My Llama

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Double Dropped D tuning (DADGBD) with capo 2nd fret
Chords:
           D05777x
   D9add4   05555x
          D5000230
   Dadd4    054030
          F6xx3210
       Cadd9x32010
         Bb688x060
   A7#5sus4 77x060
      A7sus477x050
     Dm7add4057565
      Ebmaj9113333
       Fmaj9335555
       Gmaj9557777
           G550000
Main theme:
      D    D9add4 D  (2nd guitar)  D    D9add4 D5 (2nd guitar)
  d|-------------------(5---7)--|------------------0(5---7)--|
  B|--7-7-7-5---5-7---7(5---7)--|--7-7-7-5---5-----3(5---7)--|
  G|--7-7-7-5---5-7---7---------|--7-7-7-5---5-2---2---------|
  D|--7-7-7-5---5-7---7---------|--7-7-7-5---5-0---0---------|
  A|--5-5-5-5---5-5-----5---5---|--5-5-5-5---5-0-----0---0---|
  D|--0-0-0-0---0-0-----0---0---|--0-0-0-0---0-0-----0---0---|
Intro:
  Play main theme twice
Verse (as main theme):
            DD9add4 D  
Remember the   Al-a-mo
             DD9add4 D5  
When help was on its way
           DD9add4   D  
It's better here and now
           DD9add4  D5  
I feel that good to-day
(no chords, single notes, number=string)
I'd D(5)like to C(5)take a D(5)walkC(5)  D(5)  
But D(5)not a-C(5)round the F(6)blockC(5)  D(5)  
I D(5)really C(5)got some F(4)news
I Bb6met a man from Mars
(pick these notes while playing the chords)
  d|D5--------------F----------Cadd9-----|--------------D5---------------|
  B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
  G|--0h2---2-0-----0h2---2---0--|-----------------------------|
  D|------------3----------------|--0h2-2-2-0-----0------------|
  A|-----------------------------|------------3----------------|
  D|-----------------------------|----------------------0------|
     He picked up all my guitars and played me travelling songs
Chorus:
And Bb6when we got on ship
   A7#5sus4
He brought out something for the trip
A7sus4And said it's old but it's Dm7add4good
Like Ebmaj9any other Fmaj9primitive Gmaj9would
(hammer-on the bass notes)
   G   Cadd9Dadd4 G  
Ah, ah,   ah,   ah
   G   Cadd9Dadd4 G  
Ah, ah,   ah,   ah
Repeat intro.
Verse:
I'm gonna ride my llama
From Peru to Texarkana
I wanna ride him good
Through my old neighbourhood
I'm gonna ride him good
In my old neighbourhood
I'm gonna ride him good
In my old neighbourhood
Chorus:
When we got on ship
He brought out something for the trip
And said it's old but it's good
Like any other primitive would
GAh.

All chords in this song (16)

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Ride My Llama

by Neil Young

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cadd9

Bb6

A7sus4

Dm7add4

Ebmaj9

Fmaj9

Gmaj9

D(5)

C(5)

F(6)

F(4)

Double Dropped D tuning (DADGBD) with capo 2nd fret

Chords:

05777x

D9add4 05555x

000230

Dadd4 054030

xx3210

Cadd9

x32010

Bb6

88x060

A7#5sus4 77x060

A7sus4

77x050

Dm7add4

057565

Ebmaj9

113333

Fmaj9

335555

Gmaj9

557777

550000

Main theme:

D D9add4 D (2nd guitar) D D9add4 D5 (2nd guitar)

d|-------------------(5---7)--|------------------0(5---7)--|

B|--7-7-7-5---5-7---7(5---7)--|--7-7-7-5---5-----3(5---7)--|

G|--7-7-7-5---5-7---7---------|--7-7-7-5---5-2---2---------|

D|--7-7-7-5---5-7---7---------|--7-7-7-5---5-0---0---------|

A|--5-5-5-5---5-5-----5---5---|--5-5-5-5---5-0-----0---0---|

D|--0-0-0-0---0-0-----0---0---|--0-0-0-0---0-0-----0---0---|

Intro:

Play main theme twice

Verse (as main theme):

D D

D9add4

Remember the Al-a-mo

D D5

D9add4

When help was on its way

D D

D9add4

It's better here and now

D D5

D9add4

I feel that good to-day

(no chords, single notes, number=string)

D(5) C(5) D(5) C(5) D(5)

I'd like to take a walk

D(5) C(5) F(6) C(5) D(5)

But not a-round the block

D(5) C(5) F(4)

I really got some news

Bb6

I met a man from Mars

(pick these notes while playing the chords)

D5 F Cadd9 D5

d|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

G|--0h2---2-0-----0h2---2---0--|-----------------------------|

D|------------3----------------|--0h2-2-2-0-----0------------|

A|-----------------------------|------------3----------------|

D|-----------------------------|----------------------0------|

He picked up all my guitars and played me travelling songs

Chorus:

Bb6

And when we got on ship

A7#5sus4

He brought out something for the trip

A7sus4 Dm7add4

And said it's old but it's good

Ebmaj9 Fmaj9 Gmaj9

Like any other primitive would

(hammer-on the bass notes)

G Cadd9 G

Dadd4

Ah, ah, ah, ah

G Cadd9 G

Dadd4

Ah, ah, ah, ah

Repeat intro.

Verse:

I'm gonna ride my llama

From Peru to Texarkana

I wanna ride him good

Through my old neighbourhood

I'm gonna ride him good

In my old neighbourhood

I'm gonna ride him good

In my old neighbourhood

Chorus:

When we got on ship

He brought out something for the trip

And said it's old but it's good

Like any other primitive would

Ah.

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