How Long Chords

KeyBb CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays550

How Long by All Dogs is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Bb. It uses the chords Bb, F, Dm and C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
Bb
Text
16
Speed
  			
Intro/main part 

   Bb    F         F 
e|-----------------------------------| 
b|-----------------------------------| 
G|--3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| 
D|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| 
A|-----------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------| 


Alt. verse part 

e|-------------------------------------| 
b|-------------------------------------| 
G|--3-2---3--2-----2-0---2--0----------| 
D|--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3------| 
A|-------------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------------| 


Chorus 

   Bb      F       F 
e|----------------------------| 
b|----------------------------| 
G|--3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5---| 
D|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---| 
A|----------------------------| 
E|----------------------------| 

   Bb              Dm     C 
e|----------------------------| 
b|----------------------------| 
G|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7--5--| 
D|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5--5--| 
A|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-5-5-5--3--| 
E|----------------------------| 


Verse 

Bb F                 Bb  F 
   I'm a gardener of     getting what I want 
Bb F 
    Where do I fit? 
Bb F 
    Where do I fit? 
Bb F 
    And all this heavy blood filling up my gut 
Bb F 
    Where to put it? 
Bb F 
    Where to put it? 
Bb   F 
Only you will let me 
Bb   F 
in when I'm tearing off my skin 
Bb        F                     Bb      F 
All these people that I've been    hold knives 


Bb    F     Bb  Dm      C 
  How long, how long til I stop? 
Bb    F     Bb  Dm   C 
  How long, how long    til I?

Bb F Dm C 
Bb F Dm C 
Bb F Dm C 
Bb F 


Verse 

Bb  F                                  Bb F 
     I'll be ready for the great flood     when it comes in. 
Bb F                            Bb F 
When all of this unrest becomes      part of marrow in my bones 
Bb F 
    Where to put it? 
Bb F 
    Where to put it? 
Bb   F 
Only you will let me 
Bb   F 
in when I'm tearing off my skinHow long til I stop? 
Bb F 
    Only you 
Bb F 
    Only you 


Bb    F     Bb  Dm      C 
  How long, how long til I stop? 
Bb    F     Bb  Dm   C 
  How long, how long    til I? 

Bb F Dm C 
Bb F Dm C 
Bb F Dm C 
Bb F 
    	

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