How to Play Shortnin Bread on Guitar?

Anonymous - Shortnin Bread can be played in the key of C using the C, 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 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 Shortnin Bread with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.

Anonymous - Shortnin Bread Chords

Chord reference C, G

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[C]Three little babies lyin’ in the bed Two were sick and the [G]other half [C]dead [C]Called for the doctor, the doctor said Give those babies some [G]shortnin’ [C]bread”

[C]Mamma’s little baby loves shortnin’, shortnin’ Mamma’s little baby loves [G]shortnin’ [C]bread [C]Mamma’s little baby loves shortnin’, shortnin’ Mamma’s little baby loves [G]shortnin’ [C]bread

[C]Put on the skillet put on the lid Mamma’s going to make a little [G]shortnin’ [C]bread [C]That’s not all she’s going to do Mamma’s going to make a little [G]coffee [C]too

[C]Go in the kitchen, lift up the lid Fill my pockets with [G]shortnin’ [C]bread [C]Stole the skillet, stole the lid Stole the gal making [G]shortnin [C]bread

[C]Caught with the skillet, caught with the lid Caught with the gal making [G]shortnin’ [C]bread [C]Paid six dollars for the skillet, six dollars for the lid Spent six months in jail eating [G]shortnin [C]bread

Artist Anonymous

Album Single

Genres Children, Folk

Year 1890

Key C

Anonymous - Shortnin Bread can be played in the key of C using the C, 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 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 Shortnin Bread with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.