This Is The New Year Chords

KeyC CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays539

This Is The New Year by A Great Big World is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, G/C, F/C, D, E, F, G, A, Am and C/E. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
C
Text
16
Speed
  			Song is Originally in B.  Transposed to C for simplification.  

Note - When the Chords change with C constantly in the bass, the chord on top  
should have its top note follow a basic C scale up to F.  So for the Progression:  
C      G/C       C       F/C    C 
The notes in the melody are: C - D - E - F  

This Is The New Year 

(Piano Intro) 
The Piano intro are the following notes (played quickly):  
E-C-E-C-F-C-F-C-G-C-G-C-A-C-G-C 


C   G/C      C       F/C      C 
Another year you made a   promise 
C   G/C         C         F      G 
Another chance to turn it all around 
C      G/C      C         F/C   C 
And do not save this for tomorrow 
C       G/C           C         F      G 
Embrace the past and you can live for now 
Am         F         G       C 
And I will give the world to you 

C      G/C         C         F/C    C 
Speak louder than the words before you 
C         G/C      C          F        G 
And give them meaning no one else has found 
C        G/C      C     F/C    C 
The role we play is so important 
C      G/C   C            F     G 
We are the voices of the underground 
Am          F         G       C 
And I would give the world to you 

C      G/C      C      F/C    C 
Say everything you've always wanted 
C      G/C    C            F     G 
Be not afraid of who you really are 
C        G/C      C      F/C    C 
Cause in the end we have each other 
C         G/C            C/E         F     G                    
And that's at least one thing worth living for 
Am          F         G       C 
And I would give the world to you 

C     G/C       C         F/C    C 
A million suns that shine upon me 
C      G/C      C            F       G 
A million eyes you are the brightest blue 
C         G/C       C         F/C    C 
Lets tear the walls down that divide us 
C         G/C            C        F     G   
And build a statue strong enough for two 

  Am       F       C       G 
I pass it back to you 
   Am       F       C       G 
And I will wait for you, 
      Am       F       G 
Cause I would give the world 
    Am       F       G 
And I would give the world 
   Am       F       G            C 
And I would give the world to you 

C       G/C     C 
This is the new year 
C     G/C     C 
A new beginning 
C       G/C     C 
You made a promise 
C       G/C     C 
You are the brightest 
C      G/C     C 
We are the voices 
C       G/C     C 
This is the new year 
C       G/C     C 
We are the voices 
C       G/C     C 
This is the new year 
C       G/C     C 
A new beginning 
C       G/C     C 
You made a promise 
C       G/C     C 
We are the voices 
C       G/C     C 
This is the new year 
    	

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).
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Metronome

100 BPM Andante