Mustang Sally Chords & Guitar Lesson
Welcome to my Mustang Sally chords and guitar lesson. Now I’m going to show you an easier way to go about playing Mustang Sally on the guitar. The original song is in the Key of C, but that can require some crazy stretches if you want to try an blues it up the way I’m going to show you here.
First, lets discuss the chords and chord options.
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Mustang Sally Guitar Chords:
Mustang Sally Strumming Patterns:
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
DD DD DD DD
Now you can play this pattern straight up with the open chords or you can use the 5 chords for a little bit of fun and movement as indicated below:
This is a very common blues groove and one of the many grooves I teach in my Blues Guitar Course.
If you are looking to improve your guitar playing and learning more about strumming, chord and picking, check out my Online Beginner Guitar Course or my Strumming Course.
Mustang Sally Guitar Lesson:
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Mustang Sally Chord Chart:
Intro: A A A A
Verse:
A A A A A
Mustang Sally, huh huh Guess you better slow Your Mustang down
A A A
Oh Lord, What I said now
D D
Mustang Sally, now baby Oh Lord
D D A
Guess you better slow Your Mustang down
A A A
Huh, Oh yeah
E E
You been runnin' all over town, now
D (mute) A
Oh, I guess I have to put your flat feet on the ground
A A A
Ha what I said now Listen
Chorus:
A A A A
All you wanna do is ride around Sally (Ride Sally, ride)
A A A A
All you wanna do is ride around Sally (Ride Sally, ride)
D D D D
All you wanna do is ride around Sally (Ride Sally ride)
A A A A
All you wanna do is a ride around Sally (ride Sally ride)
E E
One of these early mornins', yeah
D (mute 2 measures) A
Woo, gonna be wipin' your weepin' eyes huh
A A A
What I said now Lemme hear you
Verse:
A A A A
I bought you a brand new Mustang , A nineteen sixty-five
A A
Now you come around, Signifyin', now woman
A A
You don't wanna , let me ride
D D D
Mustang Sally, now baby Oh Lord
D A A A A
Guess you better slow that Mustang down Oh Lord
Pre-Chorus:
E E
You been runnin' all over town, now
D (mute for two measures) A
Oh, I have got to put your flat feet on the ground
A A A
Oh What I said now let me say it one more time ya’ll
Chorus: fade out
A A A A
All you wanna do is ride around Sally (Ride Sally, ride)
A A A A
All you wanna do is ride around Sally (Ride Sally, ride)
D D D D
All you wanna do is ride around Sally (Ride Sally ride)
A A A A
All you wanna do is a ride around Sally (ride Sally ride)
This file is the author’s own work and represents his interpretation of this song. It’s intended solely for private study, scholarship or research.
We do not distribute printable chord and lyrics charts. These charts are here only to support online learning. We highly recommend buying music from Hal Leonard or a reputable online sheet music store.