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TUNING: E flat (eb Bb Gb Db Ab Eb) How to read these chord schemes?

A x0222x

Asus4

A5 x022xx

D xx023x

D5 xx02xx

Dsus2 xx0230

E 0221xx

F#5 244xxx

A7sus x02030

E* 022100

F#11 24430x

How to read these chord schemes

1 - chord name, 2 - chord designation, 3 - chord scheme

Chord name

There is the name of a chord before the symbols. If it's "*" added to a name, it means that this chord is played in different positions during the song.

Chord designation

There are 6 symbols in a designation, read it from left to right. The first symbol defines the thickest string (6th string), the second symbol defines 5th string and so on.

"0" means open string

"x" means this string isnt played

"Number" means number of a fret.

Example:

x02220

6th string isnt played
5th string is open
4th string is played on 2nd fret
3rd string is played on 2nd fret
2nd string is played on 2nd fret
1st string is open

Chord scheme

Imagine that you are looking at the fret while playing guitar - the closest string to your eyes is the 6th, the thickest string. There are 6 horizontal lines defines strings, the upper one is the thinnest string (1st string).
And there are 4 lines defined frets - no exact frets numbers defined.
In some schemes there is a thick line on the left - it defines the nut.

"0" means open string
"x" means this string isnt played
Fat dots mean fingers positions

Example:

G5 355xxx

INTRO
A  Asus4  A  Asus4  A
A5

VERSE 1
                          E
Here we go again, infatuation
                   D
Touches me just when I
                                       A
Thought that it would end
                          E
Oh but then again it seems

Much more than that but
D                                                          A
I'm not sure exactly what you're thinking

PRE-CHORUS
            D                            A
Well, I toss and turn all night
                     E
Thinking of your ways of effection
             D                                              A
But to find that it's not different at all
       D                       A
I throw away my past mistakes
          E
And contemplate my future
                       D5
That's when I say...
                         A
What the hey!

CHORUS
                               E
Would we last forever?
                        F#5
You and I together, hand in hand
                   D  Dsus2  D
We run away 
                  A
(far away)
                               E
I'm in for nasty weather
                            F#5
But I'll take whatever you can
                                        D           Dsus2  D
Give that comes my way, yeah 
                 A  A5
(far away)

VERSE 2
                         E
Here we go again, infatuation
                    D
Touches me just when I
                                       A     A5
Thought that it would end
                          E
Oh but then again it seems

Much more than that but
D                                                          A
I'm not sure exactly what you're thinking

PRE-CHORUS
            D                            A
Well, I toss and turn all night
                     E
Thinking of your ways of effection
            D                                              A
But to find that it's not different at all
       D                       A
I throw away my past mistakes
         E  
And contemplate my future
                      D5
That's when I say...
                          A
What the hey!

CHORUS
                               E
Would we last forever?
                       F#5
You and I together, hand and hand
                   D   Dsus2  D
We run away 
                   A
(far away)
                               E
I'm in for nasty weather
                             F#5
But I'll take whatever you can
                                        D  Dsus2  D
Give that comes my way 
                  A  A5
(far away)

BRIDGE
A7sus  D  A7sus  D  x3
A5

PRE-CHORUS
             D                            A
Well, I toss and turn all night
                     E
Thinking of your ways of effection
            D                           A                 E
But to find that it's not different at all
       D                       A 
I throw away my past mistakes
         E
And contemplate my future
                      D5
That's when I say...
                         A
What the hey!

CHORUS
                               E
Would we last forever?
                       F#5
You and I together, hand and hand
                   D  Dsus2  D
We run away 
                   A
(far away)
                              E
I'm in for nasty weather
                            F#5 
But I'll take whatever you can
                                        D  Dsus2  D
Give that comes my way 
                  A
(far away)

OUTRO
            E*  F#11  D  Dsus2  D
Far away

A  Asus4  A


Lyrics by Billie Joe Armstrong
Music by Green Day

2 COMMENTS:

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31.08.2022 in 23:35

thanks a lot for doing this, its really cool of you. i have been trying to understand billie's exact unique strumming style as he double downstrokes before most chord changes. this is all very helpful. cheers! hazel

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07.01.2023 in 07:13

Thank you so much!

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