I Could Use A Steady Hand Chords
by Pete Doherty
I Could Use A Steady Hand by Pete Doherty is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Bb. It uses the chords Bb, C, G7, F7, C7, F9, F13 and Bb7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Key: Bb Major Intro: C G7 F7 G7 C7 |-8--8-------8---|----------------|----------------|----8-----------| |-8----8-11------|----8-----8---8-|----6-------8---|----8-108-------| |-9--------------|----------10--10|------8---------|----9-9-9-------| |10--------------|--9-------9---9-|7------/9-------|----8-------10--| |----------------|10----10-x--10-\|8------/10--10--|---10-----------| |----------------|----------------|--------------10|8--8------------| F9 F13 F9 F13 F9 F13 F9 F13 |--------10------|8>------10>-----|8>------10>-----|8>------10>-----| |8-----8---------|8>------8>------|8>------8>------|8>------8>------| |8-----8---------|8>------8>------|8>------8>------|8>------8>------| |7---------------|7>------7>------|7>------7>------|7>------7>------| |8---------------|8>------8>------|8>------8>------|8>------8>------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| > signifies continuous strumming of the chord In the last 2 measures he throws in a couple of muted notes, which are fairly easy to duplicate. PRE-Verse: (The F9 to F13 movement is really what defines this song): |Bb |Bb Bb7 |F9 F13 |F9 F13 |Bb |Bb | VERSE & Chorus: