The Black Keys

Shine a Little Light

The Black Keys


Tom: Ebm

[Intro]
            C#5  B           A#  A           C#  B           A#  A
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--12p11p9------9--12p11p9---------12p11p9------9--12p11p9--11--9--|
D|-----------11--------------11--9-----------11---------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Chorus Lead]
                                                 Hold
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------12------------------------------------------------|
G|--11/13--11/13--13--11--13-------/13v--9/11--9/11------9/11--11--11/13\11--9--|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------12-----------------------------------|
G|--11/13--11/13--13--11--13-------/13v--9-11v--9-11v---9-11-9-8v--|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

E|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|----------11b12r11--9-----|
D|----------------------11--| Note: Also used as a fill throughout the choruses^^
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|

E|--------------------------------|
B|----------------------12/14vv---|
G|----------11b12r11--9-----------|
D|--------------------------------| Note: Fill ending (2:36)
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|

E|---------------------------|
B|----------12/14vv/17b19v---|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------| Note: Fill ending (2:45)
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|


[Chorus Rhythm]
                                      1st time
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--6---6-----9--9---6-----9---9--11--6--9--------------------|
D|--6---6--4--9--9---6--4--9---9--11--6--9--4-----------------|
A|--4---4--4--7--7---4--4--7---7--9---4--7--4-----------------|
E|--4---4--2--7--7---4--2--7---7--9---4--7--2-----------------|
           .            .

      2nd time end with
E|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|----6------------|
A|----6-x8---------|
E|----4------------|

[Verse Rhythm]

Strum C#m chord 4 times (5th string down then first 4 together up)
followed by F# chord 4 times (6th string down then first 5 together up)

[Verse Lead]

(listen for timing)

E|--2--|-----|--2--|-----------|---------------------|-----|---------------------------------|
B|--2--|-----|--2--|--7--5-----|-------5--7--7p5-----|-----|-9--9--7--7---5--7--5------------|
G|--3--|--6--|--3--|--------6--|--4/6-------------6--|-----|-----------------------6--6-4-6--|
D|--4--|-----|--4--|-----------|---------------------|--4--|---------------------------------|
A|--4--|-----|--4--|-----------|---------------------|-----|---------------------------------|
E|--2--|-----|--2--|-----------|---------------------|-----|---------------------------------|

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| p  Pull-off
| /  Slide up
| \  Slide down
| r  Release
| b  Bend
| x  Dead note
| .  Palm mute
| v  Vibrato