Minnesota, Wi Chords
by Bon Iver
Minnesota, Wi by Bon Iver is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G#. It uses the chords Cm, G# and A#. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
The main riff is played with a delay pedal:
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|--8------------------|
D|-----8--10-----------| (5x)
A|------------10-------|
E|---------------------|
On the Third time, start playing this over the top of it:
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------| (8x)
A|---8--10--8--------------------|
E|-------------11--8--6----------|
Then for the next part just strum Cm off-beat.
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------8---------------------------------------------------|
D|--10--10--8/10--------8------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------10-------------------6--------10--8----------|
E|-----------------------------------8-8-8-6-8-8-----------------11--8---|
VERSE:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----8~----------7~------------------3~----------3~---------------------|
D|---10~----------8~-----------6~-----5~----------3~---------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
CHORUS:
G#
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--9------9------9-----------------9------9------9----------------------|
G|-------8------8------8-------8---------8------8------8----8------------|
D|----10-----10-----10------10---10---10-----10-----10---10---10---------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Cm
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--8------8------8-----------------8------8------8----------------------|
G|-------8------8------8-------8---------8------8------8----8------------|
D|----10-----10-----10------10---10---10-----10-----10---10---10---------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--6------6-----6---------------6------6-----6--------------------------|
G|-------7-----7-----7------7---------7-----7-----7---7------------------|
D|-----8-----8-----8------8---8-----8-----8-----8---8---8----------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Cm
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--8------8------8-----------------8------8------8----------------------|
G|-------8------8------8-------8---------8------8------8----8------------|
D|----10-----10-----10------10---10---10-----10-----10---10---10---------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|