Tapes Chords

KeyBm CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays457

Tapes by Alanis Morissette is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Bm. It uses the chords Bm, D/A, G and Em7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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Bm
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  			 Bm      D/A           G 
“I am someone easy to leave”  
      Em7          Bm 
“Even easier to forget”  
        D/A       G  Em7 
A voice, if inaccurate  

   Bm           D/A               G 
Again: “I’m the one they all run from”  
    Em7             Bm 
Diatribes of clouded sun  
        D/A              G        Em7 
Someone help me find the pause button  
Bm          D/A                      G 
  All these tapes in my head swirl around  
Em7                 Bm 
  Keeping my vibe down  
            D/A                           G 
  All these thoughts in my head aren’t my own  
Em7 
  Wreaking havoc  

(Bm    D/A    G    Em7) 
“I’m too exhausting to be loved”  
“a volatile chemical”  
“best to quarantine and cut off”  

(Bm    D/A    G    Em7) 
All these tapes in my head swirl around  
Keeping my vibe down  
All these thoughts in my head aren’t my own  
Reaking havoc  

(Bm    D/A    G    Em7) 
“I’m but thorn in your sweet side”  
“You are better off without me”  
“It’d be best to leave at once”  

(Bm    D/A    G    Em7) 
All these tapes in my head swirl around  
Keeping my vibe down  
All these thoughts in my heard aren’t my own  
Wreaking havoc 
    	

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.

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante