Abraham's Daughter Chords

KeyEm CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays491

Abraham's Daughter by Arcade Fire is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of Em. It uses the chords Em and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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Em     D   Em           D 
abraham took isaac's hand  
      Em        D       Em 
and led him to the lonesome hill 
              D            Em 
while his daughter hid and watched 
                      D                  Em 
she dared not breathe she was so still 
               D                                 Em 
just as an angel cried for the slaughter 
                    D                         Em 
abraham's daughter raised her voice 
             D              Em            D 
then the angel asked her what her  
                                 Em 
name was she said i have none 
              D              Em 
then he asked how can this be 
                 Em     D          Em  
my father never gave me one 
                                    D                      Em 
and when he saw her raised for the slaughter 
        Em      
abraham's daughter raised her bow 
                         D                          Em 
how darest you child defy your father 
              Em 
you better let young isaac go 
    	

Chord diagrams

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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