The Farm Chords

KeyEm CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays650

The Farm by Aerosmith is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Em. It uses the chords Em, C7, A, B, C and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
Em
Text
16
Speed
  			intro: Em - C7
       Em - C7
    
Joe Perry plays this during the C7:
e-----------------
B-----------------
G-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-0-
D-----------------
A-----------------
E-----------------

verse:

   E--7--7--7------6--6--5--------------------------------|
   B--5--5--8--5---5--5--5--8-8b----r~~~~~~~--------------|
   G------------------------------------------------------|
   D------------------------------------------------------|
   A------------------------------------------------------|
   E------------------------------------------------------|

repeat that several times, then play this:

   E--7--7--7------6--6--5--------------------------------|
   B--5--5--8--5---5--5--5--8--5~~~~~~~~------------------|
   G------------------------------------------------------|
   D------------------------------------------------------|
   A------------------------------------------------------|
   E------------------------------------------------------|
  
A      B              C
	   There's a cockroach in my coffee
A      B              C
	   There's a needle in my arm
A      B              C
	   And I feel like New York City
A      B            Em
			Take me to the farm
			
(and I think the Buckle up straight jack part starts with:)

A     G    A                      G
	   Buckle up straightjack sanity is such a drag
etc...
    	

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