Shuffle (acoustic) Chords
Shuffle (acoustic) by Bombay Bicycle Club is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, B, Em and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|----------7--5--4--------|
A|-------5-----------5--0--|
E|---3---------------------|
^this riff above repeats until the chorus^
Guitar 2
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------7--5--4--------------7--5--4--------|
A|-------5-----------5--0-----5-----------5--0--|
E|---3---------------------3--------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------11/12------------------------11/12-----------------------|
D|--------------12--10--9------9-------------12--10--9-------9----|
A|---10--------------------10-----10---------------------10-------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
(verse 1 lyrics start over this) "...weight is coming off..."
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------7--5--4--------------7--5--4--------|x2 (yes both guitars)
A|-------5-----------5--0-----5-----------5--0--|
E|---3---------------------3--------------------|
(pre-chorus bit) "...say you need to..."
guitar 1 keeps the first riff going still
while guitar 2 does this...
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------14--12--11------11-----------14--12--11---------|
D|--------12--------------12-----------12---------------12----|
A|---10----------------------------10-------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
guitar 1 and 2
(chorus starts) "...once you get the feeling..."
riff is played by both guitars and contines throughout the chorus
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|---------7--5--4--------------7--5--4-----4---|
D|------5-----------5--0-----5-----------5------|
A|---3--------------------3---------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
and again...
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|----------7--5--4--------|
A|-------5-----------5--0--|
E|---3---------------------|
^this riff above repeats until the chorus^
Guitar 2
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------7--5--4--------------7--5--4--------|
A|-------5-----------5--0-----5-----------5--0--|
E|---3---------------------3--------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------11/12------------------------11/12-----------------------|
D|--------------12--10--9------9-------------12--10--9-------9----|
A|---10--------------------10-----10---------------------10-------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
(verse 1 lyrics start over this) "...fading out the light..."
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------7--5--4--------------7--5--4--------|x2 (yes both guitars)
A|-------5-----------5--0-----5-----------5--0--|
E|---3---------------------3--------------------|
(pre-chorus bit) "...say you need to..."
guitar 1 keeps the first riff going still
while guitar 2 does this...
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------14--12--11------11-----------14--12--11--------|
D|--------12--------------12-----------12---------------12---|
A|---10----------------------------10------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
guitar 1 and 2
(chorus starts) "...once you get the feeling..."
riff is played by both guitars and contines throughout the chorus
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|---------7--5--4--------------7--5--4-----4---|
D|------5-----------5--0-----5-----------5------|
A|---3--------------------3---------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
chorus is repeated but with a bit of a variation on the lyrics
"...once you get the feeling..."
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|---------7--5--4--------------7--5--4-----4---|
D|------5-----------5--0-----5-----------5------|
A|---3--------------------3---------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
chorus ends (dont know what this next bit would be called really)
"...you gave to me, all i know..."
guitar 1
G B Em D Em B G D
e|---3----3----7----5----7----3----3----5---|
B|---3----5----8----7----8----5----3----7---|
G|---4----5----9----7----9----5----4----7---|
D|---5----5----9----7----9----5----5----7---|
A|---5----3----7----5----7----3----5----5---|
E|---3------------------------------3-------|
guitar 2
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|---9p7-7-7--9p7-7-7--9p7-7-7--9p7-7-7-----|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
then another part i dont know what the name for it would be (im not good at this) :')
"...running back, you can make it through this..."
guitar 1
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|----------7--5--4--------|
A|-------5-----------5--0--|
E|---3---------------------|
guitar 2
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|--------4----------------------|
D|---5h7------7p5--5--7----------|
A|------------------------5--7---|
E|-------------------------------|
guitar 1 and 2
(chorus starts) "...once you get the feeling..."
riff is played by both guitars and contines throughout the chorus
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|---------7--5--4--------------7--5--4-----4---|
D|------5-----------5--0-----5-----------5------|
A|---3--------------------3---------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
chorus is repeated but with a bit of a variation on the lyrics
"...once you get the feeling..."
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------7--5--4--------------7--5--4-----4--|
D|------5-----------5--0-----5-----------5-----|
A|---3--------------------3--------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|