Orestes Chords

KeyA CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays606

Orestes by A Perfect Circle is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A, C, G, F, E, F# and B. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
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  			Capo on III 
 
 
Strum  - Down Down Up Down Up for each chord 
 
A C G         F 
Metaphor   
      A  C    G F 
For a missing moment 
A    C  G   F 
Pull me in  
        A  C    G   F 
To your perfect circle 
A   C 
One womb 
G   F 
One shame 
A   C G       F 
One resolve 
     A   C    G      F 
Liberate this will  
      A    C  G      F 
to release us all 
     A         G   
Gotta cut away, clear away 
F 
Slip away and sever this 
A        G    F 
Umbilical residue that's 
(Stop)                          A   C   G   F 
Keeping me from killing you 
         A           C         G     F		A   C   G   F 
And from pulling you down with me in here 
      A           C G F        A (hold out A for two measures ) 
I can almost hear you scream 
 
 
A            G              F 
One more medicated peaceful moment 
              A       G              F  
Give Me, One more medicated peaceful moment 
      A                     G            F (Hold two measure) 
And I don't wanna feel this overwhelming hostility 
   A                    G            F (Hold two measures) 
I don't wanna feel this overwhelming hostility 
 
 
     A         G   
Gotta cut away, clear away 
F 
Slip away and sever this 
A        G    F 
Umbilical residue that's 
(Stop)                           
Keeping me from killing you 
 
A  C  G  F    X4 
 
 
E  F#  G  B  C (Used to lead into last Chorus) 
 
     A         G   
Gotta cut away, clear away 
F 
Slip away and sever this 
A        G    F 
Umbilical residue that's 
(Stop)                  A         
Keeping me from killing you 
 
 

    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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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