Grandpa Song Chords

KeyD CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays418

Grandpa Song by Blink-182 is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
D
Text
16
Speed
  			 
{Verse} 
-2------0------2------0--------------0------------------------ 
-3---3-----3---3----3---3---3-----3------2-----2--3----------- 
----------------------------0--0---------2---2---------------- 
-0-------------0---------------------------------------------- 
-----------------------------------------0-------------------- 
----------------------------3--------------------------------- 
{Chorus} 
-------------------------------------------------------- 
--3-----3----3-----3-------3-----3----3----3------------ 
--0--0----0----0-----0-----2--2----2----2----2---------- 
--------------------------------------------------------Play 3x 
---------------------------0----------------------------End with: 
--3----------------------------------------------------- 
{Chorus end} 
--------------------------------- 
--2-----2----2----2-------2------ 
--2--2----2----2----2-----2------ 
--------------------------------- 
--0-----------------------0------ 
--------------------------------- 
 
{comments} 
*Play the verse starting in the shape of an open D chord.  Go from there. 
*Don?t use a pick, just finger-pick, use index and middle for the jumping notes. 
*Then when it is time play the chorus, play it 3x and then play the chorus End 1ce. 

    	

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