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Boom Boom (1992)

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A
E/G
E/A
E/G
E/A
A7/C
A7/D
E/G
E/A
E/G
E/A
E/G
E/A
A7/C
A7/D
E/G
E/A
B7/D
B7/E
E/G
E/A
E/G
E/A
E/G
E/A
E/G
E/A
E/G
E/A
A7/C
A7/D
E/G
E/A
B7/D
B7/E
E/G
E/A
E/G
E/A
E/G
E/A
A7/C
A7/D
E/G
E/A
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E/G
E/A
A7/C
A7/D
B
E/G
E/A
%
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E/G
E/A
E/G
E/A
A7/C
A7/D
E/G
E/A
E/G
E/A
E/G
E/A
A7/C
A7/D
E/G
E/A
B7/D
B7/E
E/G
E/A
E/G
E/A
E/G
E/A
E/G
E/A
E/G
E/A
A7/C
A7/D
E/G
E/A
B7/D
B7/E
E/G
E/A
E/G
E/A
E/G
E/A
A7/C
A7/D
E/G
E/A
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Chord Diagrams — Boom Boom (1992) in E (Guitar)

Display
FingerNoteDegree
Starting fret
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E
4frEADGBE111432
EADGBE231
2frEADGBExx1243
7frEADGBE111234
E/G
4frEADGBE111432
EADGBE231
2frEADGBExx1243
7frEADGBE111234
E/A
4frEADGBE111432
EADGBE231
2frEADGBExx1243
7frEADGBE111234
A7
5frEADGBE111132
EADGBEx23
EADGBE111x2
7frEADGBEx1324
A7/C
5frEADGBE111132
EADGBEx23
EADGBE111x2
7frEADGBEx1324
A7/D
5frEADGBE111132
EADGBEx23
EADGBE111x2
7frEADGBEx1324
A
5frEADGBE111342
EADGBEx234
2frEADGBE111x4
7frEADGBEx1243
B7
4frEADGBE111xx2
EADGBEx2134
EADGBE111134
7frEADGBE111132
B7/D
4frEADGBE111xx2
EADGBEx2134
EADGBE111134
7frEADGBE111132
B7/E
4frEADGBE111xx2
EADGBEx2134
EADGBE111134
7frEADGBE111132
E7
5frEADGBEx3241x
EADGBE21
7frEADGBE111134
9frEADGBE111xx2

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Boom Boom (1992) in E

Key of E

E major is arguably guitar's most powerful key. The open low E and high E strings ring sympathetically as the root, while the open B provides the fifth. This triple reinforcement gives E-based riffs and chords unmatched depth and volume. E is a beginner-level key on guitar because both the low E and high E strings ring as the root, and the open B is the fifth — three open strings reinforce the tonic chord. Beginners will find this key approachable since most chords use open voicings with minimal stretching.

Voice Leading

The bass line moves through E to E (ascending unison), E to E (ascending unison), E to A (ascending perfect fourth), A to A (ascending unison), A to A (ascending unison), A to A (ascending unison), A to B (ascending whole step), B to B (ascending unison), B to B (ascending unison), B to E (ascending perfect fourth). The predominantly stepwise bass motion creates smooth, connected voice leading. When the progression loops, the bass returns from E to E by unison.

Scales for Improvisation

E major pentatonic works because every note is either a chord tone or a safe passing tone — there are no avoid notes. For soloing, this means you can play freely without clashing. Over dominant seventh chords, E Mixolydian adds the flat seventh for an authentic blues-rock edge.

blues4/4 · 106 bars · Form: AB

Chords: E, E/G, E/A, A7, A7/C, A7/D, A, B7, B7/D, B7/E, E7.

Scales for Improvisation E bebop, E bebop major.

Diatonic chords: See all chords in the key of E

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