Man of the Woods

by Justin Timberlake • Lesson #131 • Feb 5, 2018

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Bassline riff

E –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
B –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
G –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
D –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
A –––3–––––––––––3–––––––––––8–––––––––––8–––––––––––10––––––10––8––––––––8––3–––––––––––3–––––––––––
E –––––––––5––3––––––––5––3––––––––10–8––––––––10–8––––––––10––––––––––10––––––––––5––3––––––––5––3––
     1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +  1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +  1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +  1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
     C                       F                       G           F           C

Chord progression

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
C               F               G       F       C

Strumming pattern

1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
D     U D     U D     U   U   U

Chord shapes

Variation 1:

E –––––––––––––––––
B –––1––––1––––3–––
G –––0––––2––––4–––
D –––2––––3––––5–––
A –––3––––3––––5–––
E –––––––––––––––––
     C    F    G

Variation 2:

E –––––––––––––––––
B –––5–––10–––12–––
G –––5–––10–––12–––
D –––5–––10–––12–––
A –––3––––8–––10–––
E –––––––––––––––––
     C    F    G

Variation 3:

E –––8––––8–––10–––
B –––8–––10–––12–––
G –––9–––10–––12–––
D ––10–––10–––12–––
A –––––––––––––––––
E –––––––––––––––––
     C    F    G

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