Universal Chords
by Borknagar
Universal by Borknagar is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Standard E Tuning
Riff 1 A
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-3-
-3-
-1-
Riff 1b
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--1---3-0-|
--2-0-2-0-|
--2-2-0-0-|
--0-2---2-|
----0---3-|
Riff 2
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-5-2-5-----5-2-------|
-6-2-6-9-4-6-2-9-4---|
-6-2-6-9-4-6-2-9-4-5-|
-4-0-4-7-2-4-0-7-2-5-|
-------------------3-|
Riff 3a
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-6-------6-|
-7-5-3-5-7-|
-7-5-3-5-7-|
-5-3-3-3-5-|
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Riff 3b(same progression as Riff 3a but 1 whole step up in Emin)
Riff 3c(same progression as Riff 3a but 1 whole step down in Cmin)
Riff 3a
Riff 4
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-----------14--|
-5-7-10-12-14--|
-5-7-10-12-12--|
-3-5-8--10-----|
Riff 5
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-14-12-9-10-7----|
-14-12-9-10-7-7--|
-12-10-7-8--5-7--|
--------------5--|
Riff 6
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-14-7-12-10-9-|
-14-7-12-10-9-|
-12-5-10-8--7-|
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Riff 6 fill
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-14-12-10-|
-14-12-10-|
-12-10-8--|
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Riff 7a
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-14-14-12-10-14-12-10-10-14-12-10-|
-14-14-12-10-14-12-10-10-14-12-10-|
-12-12-10-8--12-10-8--8--12-10-8--|
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Riff 7b
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-14-14-12-1014-12-10-10-9-|
-14-14-12-1014-12-10-10-9-|
-12-12-10-8-12-10-8--8--7-|
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Outro
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-5-
-7-
-7-
-5-