One Thing Chords
by Beach House
One Thing by Beach House is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Bb. It uses the chords Bb. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
You can start with an E harmonic to a Bb harmonic leading into the main riff
Main Riff (played by both guitars in the intro)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----4/6--6--6--6-6-6---6-6-6---6-6-6---6-4-4--4-4-4----4-8-8--8-8-8----8\6|
1:34 (Guitar 2)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---11-11--11-11-11---11-11-11----------------------------------------------|
1:40 (Guitar 1)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---15-15---15-15-15---15-15-15---------------------------------------------|
Chorus
1:46 (Guitar 2)
Remarkable...
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-11/13--11--13---9---------9--11--13--11--8---8-11-11---11-11-11--11-11-11-|
(Guitar 1)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-6-6--6-6-6--6-8-8--8-8-8--8-6-6--6-6-6---6--15-15--15-15-15--15-15-15--15-15-15-|
2:36 ( Guitar 1 does main riff)
Closer...
(Guitar 2)
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---11-11--11-11-11---11-11-11--11-11-11----11-13-13--13-13-13--13-11-11--11-11-11-|
3:25
(Guitar 2)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---11-11--11-11-11---11-11-11----------------------------------------------|
(Guitar 1)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---15-15---15-15-15---15-15-15---------------------------------------------|
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Repeat Chorus
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Solo 4;40
(Guitar 2) Bend according to the song
e|--15---15---15----15------15br------15-----------13----13----13-----13-----|
B|-----16--------16------16-------16------------14----14----14----14---------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----8---8---8--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-9----9---9---9\\\\--repeat--with variation--------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
5:05
(Guitar 2)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------7--7---\4--------/9-9-------\4--4------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(Guitar 1)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-11-11----11--13-14--13--11--13--11-11----11--13-14-13-11--13--------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--13-13--11---13-9--11--13--9----------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|