Golden State Chords
Golden State by American Hi-Fi is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-6-7-0-3-4-5--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--5-6-7-0-3-4-5--|
A|-5-6-7-0-3-4-5--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--5-6-7-0-3-4-5--|
D|-5-6-7-0-3-4-5--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--5-6-7-0-3-4-5--|
P.M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Verse
I got lost in the delirium...
You paint a picture of deception...
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------------------------------|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------|(x2)
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------|
P.M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Verse Var 1
(There are 2 guitars here I think, 1 plays the first 4 strums of the riff unmuted.
If you want to solo arrange this you can do it however you think it sounds better.)
It's just another sad story...
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------3---3-3--|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-x-3---3-3--|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-x-1---1-1--|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-x----------|
P.M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bridge
Who are you...
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------3-x-3--3-3--3-x--3-3--|
D|-3-x-3--3-3--5-x-5--5-5--3-x-3--3-3--3-x--3-3--|
A|-3-x-3--3-3--5-x-5--5-5--1-x-1--1-1--1-x--1-1--|
D|-3-x-3--3-3--5-x-5--5-5------------------------|
Bridge Var 1
Who are you, what am I still fighting for...
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------3-x-3--3-3---------3--3-3--|
D|-3-x-3--3-3--5-x-5--5-5--3-x-3--3-3--5-5-x--3--3-3--|
A|-3-x-3--3-3--5-x-5--5-5--1-x-1--1-1--5-5-x--1--1-1--|
D|-3-x-3--3-3--5-x-5--5-5--------------5-5-x----------|
Chorus Part 1
Tomorrow's a lonely place...
Believe in the Golden State...
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------3--3--3-3-------------------------------------|
D|-0--0--0-0-0-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--3--3--3-3--5--5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------|(x2)
A|-0--0--0-0-0-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--1--1--1-1--5--5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------|
D|-0--0--0-0-0-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-------------5--5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------|
Chorus Part 2
I don't wanna like you anymore...
I don't wanna feel the way...
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|(x2)
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
Break
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|-5-6-7-0-3-4-5--|
A|-5-6-7-0-3-4-5--|
D|-5-6-7-0-3-4-5--|
(After the break play)
Verse(x2)
(The second guitar full-bends the 7th fret of the G String there once)
And then there's Verse Var 2
I can never sell you out now...
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------3-3-x-x-3-3-x-x-----------------------3--3-3--|
D|-0-0-x-x-0-0-x-x-3-3-x-x-3-3-x-x-3-3-x-x-3-3-x-x-5-5-x-3--3-3--|
A|-0-0-x-x-0-0-x-x-1-1-x-x-1-1-x-x-3-3-x-x-3-3-x-x-5-5-x-1--1-1--|
D|-0-0-x-x-0-0-x-x-----------------3-3-x-x-3-3-x-x-5-5-x---------|
Bridge
Who are you...
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------3-x-3--3-3--3-x--3-3--|
D|-3-x-3--3-3--5-x-5--5-5--3-x-3--3-3--3-x--3-3--|
A|-3-x-3--3-3--5-x-5--5-5--1-x-1--1-1--1-x--1-1--|
D|-3-x-3--3-3--5-x-5--5-5------------------------|
Bridge Var 1
Who are you, what am I still fighting for...
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------3-x-3--3-3---------3--3-3--|
D|-3-x-3--3-3--5-x-5--5-5--3-x-3--3-3--5-5-x--3--3-3--|
A|-3-x-3--3-3--5-x-5--5-5--1-x-1--1-1--5-5-x--1--1-1--|
D|-3-x-3--3-3--5-x-5--5-5--------------5-5-x----------|
Chorus Part 1
Tomorrow's a lonely place...
Believe in the Golden State...
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------3--3--3-3-------------------------------------|
D|-0--0--0-0-0-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--3--3--3-3--5--5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------|(x2)
A|-0--0--0-0-0-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--1--1--1-1--5--5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------|
D|-0--0--0-0-0-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-------------5--5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------|
Chorus Part 2
I don't wanna like you anymore...
I don't wanna feel the way...
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|(x2)
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
Break Var 1
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|--------------------9-9-----9--|
D|-5-6-7-0-3-4-5--0-0-9-9-0-0-9--|(x3)
A|-5-6-7-0-3-4-5--0-0-7-7-0-0-7--|
D|-5-6-7-0-3-4-5--0-0-----0-0----|
Solo
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
D|-5-6-7-0-3-4-5--5-5--5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
A|-5-6-7-0-3-4-5--5-5--5-5-5-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
D|-5-6-7-0-3-4-5--5-5--5-5-5------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-12b14--15b17--17b19--12b14h12-12p10h12--|
A|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
Bridge
Who are you...
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------3-x-3--3-3--3-x--3-3--|
D|-3-x-3--3-3--5-x-5--5-5--3-x-3--3-3--3-x--3-3--|
A|-3-x-3--3-3--5-x-5--5-5--1-x-1--1-1--1-x--1-1--|
D|-3-x-3--3-3--5-x-5--5-5------------------------|
Bridge Var 2
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------3-x-3--3-3-------3-3-------3--3--|
D|-3-x-3--3-3--5-x-5--5-5--3-x-3--3-3--5-5--3-3--5-5--3--3--|
A|-3-x-3--3-3--5-x-5--5-5--1-x-1--1-1--5-5--1-1--5-5--1--1--|
D|-3-x-3--3-3--5-x-5--5-5--------------5-5-------5-5--------|
Chorus Part 1
Tomorrow's a lonely place...
Believe in the Golden State...
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------3--3--3-3-------------------------------------|
D|-0--0--0-0-0-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--3--3--3-3--5--5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------|(x2)
A|-0--0--0-0-0-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--1--1--1-1--5--5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------|
D|-0--0--0-0-0-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-------------5--5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------|
Chorus Part 2
I don't wanna like you anymore...
I don't wanna feel the way...
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|(x3)
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
Outro
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|-5-6-7-0-3-4-5--|
A|-5-6-7-0-3-4-5--|
D|-5-6-7-0-3-4-5--|
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| . Staccato
| x Dead note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| b Bend
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