Robert Johnson – They’re Red Hot (Chords)

April 19, 2009


Robert Johnson – They’re Red Hot (Chords)

Of all the Robert Johnson songs, this one suits the ukulele the best. The quickfire chord changes make it a lot of fun to play. UOGB’s Will Grove-White listed it as one of his favourite songs to play on the uke. But this version wasn’t taken from UOGB’s slow, slinky version but based on James Clem’s more traditional take on it.

The chords can take a whole lot of changing around. In The Baron’s version he replaces the B chord with an E7 and adds an extra G7 in at the end of the first sequence. Or you can miss that chord out completely and go straight from C to A7 (probably the easiest option for beginners).

EXPECTING TO FIND CHORDS/TABS? Try clicking where it says the name of the song in red under the video.
Written by Woodshed · Filed Under Chords 
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10 Responses to “Robert Johnson – They’re Red Hot (Chords)”

  1. LawnGnome on April 19th, 2009 4:19 pm

    Great tune. I love Clem’s playing!

  2. Mark on April 19th, 2009 5:07 pm

    Nice work and nice Uke!

  3. Woodshed on April 19th, 2009 6:58 pm

    LawnGnome: Me too. He’s a cracking guitarist too.

    Mark: It’s a custom made National koa I believe.

  4. cardboardfrog on April 20th, 2009 10:21 am

    yay, i’m not allowed to sing this at uni after coming home drunk and sitting in the kitchen in my boxers singing it over and over for about an hour….
    perhaps it was fair, but still!
    cheers woodshed!

  5. Woodshed on April 21st, 2009 11:53 am

    cbf: If you were wearing boxers, they should be grateful for small mercies.

  6. cardboardfrog on April 22nd, 2009 5:45 pm

    hehe, or be regretful for missed opportunities.
    not everyday you get a semi-nude drunk ukulele player!

  7. pnut on May 14th, 2009 8:11 pm

    Is there any strumming pattern to this?

  8. Ely Henry on June 7th, 2009 9:06 pm

    Man…This is tricky to play…My hand is killing me but…I must plug through.

    I have to get this song down so I can be awesome like Clem.

  9. Woodshed on June 8th, 2009 10:35 am

    Ely: Good luck with it!

  10. alex on August 14th, 2009 10:05 pm

    that song on a ukulele would be sweet but unfortunately that guy needs to get a metronome no offense but its constructive criticism

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