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What'll I Do

Bob Dylan

RockAdvanced for beginners14 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

A×
Bm7Diagram coming soon
Amaj7Diagram coming soon
Dm××
E6Diagram coming soon
E7
D××
E
A7×
Dmaj7Diagram coming soon
Bm×
C#m7Diagram coming soon
F#7Diagram coming soon
B9Diagram coming soon

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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Capo on 1st fret
              
 
 
 
 
Intro 
 
A     Bm7/5-  
Amaj7   Dm  E6 E7 
 
   
verse 1 
 
          A 
What'll I do 
     Dm6     A    D 
When you are far away 
    A    E 
And I am blue 
          A     A+ Dm6 
What'll I do? 
 
    
verse 2 
 
          A 
What'll I do 
     Dm6  A         D 
When I am wondering who  
   A       E 
Is kissing you 
          A      A7 
What'll I do? 
 
     
Bridge 
 
 Dmaj7   Bm 
What'll I do 
     Dmaj7       Dm6 
With just a photograph 
   C#m7    F#7      B9     E6 
To tell my troubles to? 
          A 
When I'm alone 
     Dm6  A         F#7 
With only dreams of you 
     B9         E6 
That won't come true 
          A 
What'll I do? 
 
      
Solo 
 
    A 
    Dm6     A    D 
    A    E 
    A     A+ Dm6     
 
  
Bridge 
 
Dmaj7   Bm 
What'll I do 
     Dmaj7       Dm6 
With just a photograph 
   C#m7    F#7      B9     E6 
To tell my troubles to? 
 
   
verse 3 
 
          A 
When I'm alone 
     Dm6  A         D 
With only dreams of you 
     A          E 
That won't come true 
          A 
What'll I do? 
          
 

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Chord set

A · Bm7 · Amaj7 · Dm · E6 · E7 · D · E · A7 · Dmaj7 · Bm · C#m7 · F#7 · B9

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.