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Flatt & Scruggs - Salty Dog Blues Chords

Chord reference C, D7, G
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[C]Standing on the corner with the low down blues [D7]Great big hole in the bottom of my shoes [G7]Honey let me be your Salty [C]Dog

Let me be your [A7]Salty Dog Or [D7]I won’t be your man at all [G7]Honey let me be your Salty [C]Dog

[C]Listen here Sal well I know you [D7]Run down stocking and a worn out shoe [G7]Honey let me be your Salty [C]Dog

Let me be your [A7]Salty Dog Or [D7]I won’t be your man at all [G7]Honey let me be your Salty [C]Dog

[C]Down in the wildwood sitting on a log [D7]Finger on the trigger and eye on the hog [G7]Honey let me be your Salty [C]Dog

Let me be your [A7]Salty Dog Or [D7]I won’t be your man at all [G7]Honey let me be your Salty [C]Dog

[C]Pulled the trigger and they said go [D7]Shot fell over in Mexico [G7]Honey let me be you Salty [C]Dog

Let me be your [A7]Salty Dog Or [D7]I won’t be your man at all [G7]Honey let me be your Salty [C]Dog

Artist Flatt & Scruggs
Album Single
Genres Country, Funk
Year 1951
Key C

How to Play Salty Dog Blues on Guitar?

Flatt & Scruggs - Salty Dog Blues can be played in the key of C using the C, D7, G chords.

  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For D7, To play D7, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, let A, D ring open.
  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Salty Dog Blues with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.