Cardinal Sin Chords

KeyAb CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays510

Cardinal Sin by A Global Threat is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Ab. It uses the chords Ab, Abm, F# and E. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
Ab
Text
16
Speed
  			



 
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|--------------------------------------/9-9-9----------------------------| 
E|-4-4-4-2-0---4-4-4-2-0---2-2-0-2-2-0----------9-9-9---------------------|(2x) 
 

Guitar Verses  (figure out exact rhythm by listening to song) 
  (Ab)     Abm    (F#)      (E) 
 
e|-4----------4---------2----------0-----------------------------------------| 
B|-4----------4---------2----------0-----------------------------------------| 
G|-5--(6x)----4--(6x)---3--(6x)----1--(6x)-----------------------------------| 
D|-6----------6---------4----------2-----------------------------------------| 
A|-6----------6---------4----------2-----------------------------------------| 
E|-4----------4---------2----------0-----------------------------------------| 
 

Interlude  ("So tell me, no truth obscured....") 

 
e|-------------0-----------------| 
B|-------------0-----------------| 
G|-4-----------1-----------------| 
D|-4--4--------2-----------------| 
A|-2--4-(5x)---2---(6x)----------| 
E|----2--------0-----------------|(3x) 
 

 
e|----------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------| 
G|-4--------------------------------| 
D|-4-4-------2--------4-------------| 
A|-2-4-(5x)--2-(3x)---4-(3x)--------| 
E|---2-------0--------2-------------| 
 


 
e|----------------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------------| 
G|---------6------------------3-4---------| 
D|-2-------6-(3x)--6-6--4-6---3-4---------| 
A|-2-(3x)--4-------6-6--4-6---1-2---------| 
E|-0---------------4-4--2-4---------------| 
 

 
e|-------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------------------| 
D|-2------4----------6-------4---------------| 
A|-2-(3x)-4-(3x)-----6-(3x)--4-(3x)----------| 
E|-0------2----------4-------2---------------| 
 

 
e|----------------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------------| 
G|---------6------------------3-4---------| 
D|-2-------6-(3x)--6-6--4-6---3-4---------| 
A|-2-(3x)--4-------6-6--4-6---1-2---------| 
E|-0---------------4-4--2-4---------------| 
 

 
e|----------------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------------| 
G|----------------------------------------| 
D|-2------4---------6-------4-------------| 
A|-2-(3x)-4-(3X)----6-(3x)--4-(3x)--------| 
E|-0------2---------4-------2-------------| 
  
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante