Nancy Sinatra - Bang bang my baby shot me down
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Tuning: E A D G B E
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Bang Bang [My Baby Shot Me Down] – Nancy Sinatra
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Written by: Sonny Bono
From: “How Does That Grab You?” [1966]
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
Novice players: for easier chord shapes transpose this -1 to Em [see voicings
below]. Use a capo 1st fret to match Nancy Sinatra's recording.
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[Intro] / [Interlude] / [Coda]
Fm Bbm C
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------1-----|
B|1-----1---------|2-----2-1-------|1-----2-1-------|--------1-------|
G|----1---3---1---|3---3-------3---|0---------3-1-0-|------1---------|
D|--3-------------|3-3-------------|2---2-----------|----3-----------|
A|----------------|----------------|3-3-------------|--3-------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|1---------------|
[I was five …]
[Chorus]
Fm
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|------------1---|
B|-----------1----|
G|---------1------|
D|--------3-------|
A|----------------|
E|--7\1-----------|
[Bridge] ending
Db C/E Fm
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|2-2-2-4-2-4-2-2-|1---2---3---2---|1---------------|
G|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|0---0---0---0---|0---------------|
D|----------------|2---3---5---3---|2---------------|
A|----------------|----------------|--------3-1-----|
E|----------------|----------------|------------4-3-|1
[timing: freely]
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CHORDS
Transpose: - Transpose: -1
Capo: - Capo: 1st fret
Key: Fm Key: Fm
E-A-D-G-B-e E-A-D-G-B-e
Fm 1-3-3-1-1-1 Em 0-2-2-0-0-0
Bbm x-1-3-3-2-1 Am x-0-2-2-1-0
C x-3-2-0-1-0 B x-2-1-2-0-2 [= B7]
Fm 1-3-3-1-1-1 Em x-x-2-0-0[0]
Eaug x-x-2-1-1-0 D#aug x-x-1-0-0[3]
Fm/Eb x-x-1-1-1-1 Em/D x-x-0-0-0[0]
Eb x-6-5-3-4-3 D x-x-0-2-3-2
Fm/D x-x-0-1-1-1 Em/C# x-4-2-0-0[0]
Db x-4-3-2-3-2 C x-3-2-0-1-0
C/E x-x-2-0-1-0 B/D# x-x-1-2-0-2 [= B7/D#]
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[Intro]
| Fm | Bbm | C | Fm
[Verse 1]
Fm I was five and he was six
We Eaugrode on horses Fm/Ebmade of sticks
Eb He wore black and I wore white
C He would always win the fight
[Chorus]
Bang, banFmg, he shot me down
Bang, banFmg, I hit the ground
Bang, Ebbang, that awful sound
C Fm
Bang, bang, my baby shot me down
[Interlude]
| Fm | Bbm | C | Fm
[freely, fast]
[Verse 2]
Fm Seasons came and Eaugchange their time
When Fm/EbI grew up I Fm/Dcalled him mine
Eb He would always laugh and say:
"ReCmember when we used to play?"
[Chorus]
Bang, banFmg, I shot you down
Bang, banFmg, you hit the ground
Bang, Ebbang, that awful sound
Bang, Cbang, I used to shoot you down
[Interlude]
| Fm | Bbm | C/E | Fm
[freely, fast]
[Bridge]
Fm [Fm Eb]
Music played and people sang
Eb Just for me the church bells rang
| Db | C/E |
[see tab]
[Verse]
Fm Now he's gone, I don'Eaugt know why
UnFm/Ebtil this day someFm/Dtimes I cry
Eb He didn't even say goodbye
He didn't Ctake the time ... to lie
[Chorus]
Bang, banFmg, he shot me down
Bang, banFmg, I hit the ground
Bang, Ebbang, that awful sound
C Fm
Bang, bang, my baby shot me down
[Coda]
| Fm | Bbm | C | Fm
[ritardando]