Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Key: E MajorE
Difficulty: Novice
The entire song goes:
E MajorE BB C# minorC#m A augmentedA BB
However, the strumming and chord shape changes, depending on the part of the song. In the verse, the chords
are played on the off-beat as upstroke ska skanks and the are played as ska chords:,
E MajorE BB C# minorC#m A augmentedA BB
e|-4---7----9----5--7-----------------------|
BB|-5---7----9----5--7-----------------------|
G+G|-4---8----9----6--8-----------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------|
In the pre-chorus, the chords are played both as skanks, and as continuos power chords on the A-string:
E MajorE BB C# minorC#m A augmentedA BB
e|------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------|
G+G|-9---4----4----2--4-----------------------|
D MajorD|-9---4----4----2--4-----------------------|
A augmentedA|-7---2----4----0--2-----------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------|
In the chorus the chords are long and distorted and are played only as power chords.
In the part of the song, that I have chosen to call "build-up\