Whats Up chords by 4 Non Blondes

Chords with lyrics

Chord progression goes like this throughout the entire song
A augmentedA Bmin D MajorD A augmentedA
              v v v v v v v ^ v v v v ^
The rhythm goes like this: 4 8 8 4 8 8 8 8 8 4 8 8 8  This is a little crude
but listen to the song to get the exact rhythm. There's a little more
swing to it than how I wrote it. The apostrophe represents a dotted note
(in this case, a dotted quarter note).

The first A augmentedA is like this: 5--  the second A augmentedA is: o--
             5--          3--
             -6-          3--
             --7          3--
             x           x
             x           x
The Bmin is: 2--        the D MajorD is: 2--
       -3-             -3-
       --4             2--
       --4             --4
       x              x
       x              x

The progression is easy to play if you treat them all as bar chords.
Just leave your forefinger on the second fret over strings 1,2,3,and 4
except for the second A augmentedA where you have to slightly raise your finger so that
the E MajorE string is open. Slide down from the first A augmentedA to the Bmin.

[Verse 1]
[A augmentedA]   25 years...
[Bmin] Tryin' ...
[D MajorD]   Hope...destination.    [A augmentedA]
[A augmentedA]   I realized...
[Bmin] That the...
[D MajorD]   Man...means.  [A augmentedA]
{Rest of the song's chord progression is the same thing}

[Chorus]


[Verse 2]
[A augmentedA]   And I...
[Bmin] I...the [D MajorD] time...institution. [A augmentedA]
[A augmentedA]   And I pray...
[Bmin] I pray... single [D MajorD] day....revolution. [A augmentedA]

[Chorus and last four lines of the chorus are repeated 2x more]

[Verse 3]

If anyone sees any mistakes in here, please feel free to post corrections
(I'd like to know them myself).

            What's Up? - 4 Non Blondes

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         [Laboriously typed up by Mardi Gras(TNT)]
             [Transcribed by TNT SHWE]


Recommended Chord Positions:

               A(5th) 577655
               B minorBm   x24432
               D MajorD    xxO232
               A augmentedA    xO222O
               AsusAsus  xO22OO (AsusAsus is a transition chord)


Intro: Rhythm guitar chord progression is A(5th) B minorBm D MajorD A augmentedA AsusAsus
    It is repeated throughout only that the A(5th)'s are replaced with     just the open A!

Lead (electric) guitar part: (Check with the track when to join in)

E MajorE|
BB|
G+G| 7/9 9 9 9                 2      2  2~~~
D MajorD|         7~~~~~   7 7\ 4  2 4  4  2 4  4
A augmentedA|
E MajorE|

E MajorE|
BB|   3
G+G| 2  2  4/6             2~~~
D MajorD|        7~~~~~   2 4  2 4
A augmentedA|
E MajorE|


Verse 1:

The lead guitar now plays a variation of the intro:

E MajorE|
BB|
G+G|          2      2  2~~~
D MajorD| 7 7\ 4  2 4  4  2 4  4
A augmentedA|
E MajorE|

E MajorE|
BB|    2   2~~~
G+G| 2 4   4
D MajorD|
A augmentedA|
E MajorE|

 A augmentedA
  25 years...

  B minorBm                     D MajorD
  Tryin....

        A augmentedA
  For ....

   A augmentedA
  I realised ...

        B minorBm                    D MajorD
  That the world...

            A augmentedA
  For whatever...


Pre Chorus:


Chorus: And I say...

Interlude:

Verse 2:

Verse 3:

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