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Ack Chords

by Bowling For Soup
KeyG CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays437

Ack by Bowling For Soup is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G5 and A5. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
G
Text
16
Speed 
  			Intro: Play Two Times (2nd Time With 'Wah') 
e|--------------------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------------------------| 
G|-7--7---xxxx---------------6--xx--4--4-4--4---6---| 
D|-7--7---xxxx---4--4---xx---6--xx--4--4-4--4---6---| 
A|-5--5---xxxx---4--4---xx---4--xx--2--2-2--2---4---| 
E|---------------2--2---xx--------------------------| 
 
e|-------------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------------| 
G|-7--7---xxxx--------------4--4-4--4--4--44---6---| 
D|-7--7---xxxx---4--4---xx--4--4-4--4--4--44---6---| 
A|-5--5---xxxx---4--4---xx--2--2-2--2--2--22---4---| 
E|---------------2--2---xx-------------------------| 
 
Verse: Play Two Times 
e|---------------------------| 
B|---------------------------| 
G|-7--7---------4--4---------| 
D|-7--7---7-7---4--4---4-4---| 
A|-5--5---7-7---2--2---4-4---| 
E|--------5-5----------2-2---| 
 
e|--------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------| 
G|-7-7---------4-4-4-4-4-4-4--6---| 
D|-7-7---7-7---4-4-4-4-4-4-4--6---| 
A|-5-5---7-7---2-2-2-2-2-2-2--4---| 
E|-------5-5----------------------| 
 
Chorus: Play Five Times 
e|------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------| 
G|--------------7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|  
D|-7--7---5-5---7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---| 
A|-7--7---5-5---5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---| 
E|-5--5---3-3-------------------------| 
 
Post-Chorus: 
e|-------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---| 
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---| 
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---| 
E|-------------------------------------------------------| 
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------| 
B|O----------------------------------------------------| 
G|----7--7---xxxx---------------6--xx--4--4-4--4---6---| 
D|----7--7---xxxx---4--4---xx---6--xx--4--4-4--4---6---| 
A|O---5--5---xxxx---4--4---xx---4--xx--2--2-2--2---4---| 
E|------------------2--2---xx--------------------------| 
 
e|--------------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------------O| 
G|-7--7---xxxx--------------4--4-4--4--4--44---6----| 
D|-7--7---xxxx---4--4---xx--4--4-4--4--4--44---6----| 
A|-5--5---xxxx---4--4---xx--2--2-2--2--2--22---4---O| 
E|---------------2--2---xx--------------------------| 
 
Verse: Play Two Times 
e|---------------------------| 
B|---------------------------| 
G|-7--7---------4--4---------| 
D|-7--7---7-7---4--4---4-4---| 
A|-5--5---7-7---2--2---4-4---| 
E|--------5-5----------2-2---| 
 
e|--------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------| 
G|-7-7---------4-4-4-4-4-4-4--6---| 
D|-7-7---7-7---4-4-4-4-4-4-4--6---| 
A|-5-5---7-7---2-2-2-2-2-2-2--4---| 
E|-------5-5----------------------| 
 
Chorus: Play Five Times 
e|------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------| 
G|--------------7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|  
D|-7--7---5-5---7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---| 
A|-7--7---5-5---5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---| 
E|-5--5---3-3-------------------------| 
 
Post-Chorus: 
e|-------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---| 
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---| 
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---| 
E|-------------------------------------------------------| 
 
 
NOTE: The rhythm guitar plays a variation of the G5 and A5 power chords in 
the first part of the solo. At the second part (starting at '4vvv'), the 
rhythm guitarist plays the verse while the lead plays the solo. That being 
said, here it is. 
 
Guitar Solo: 
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|O----------------------------------------10------------------15----15---| 
G|---/11--11-11-12-11-------------------11-------11--11-11-11--11-11-11---| 
D|---------------------12--12-12-12-12--------12--------------------------| 
A|O-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
 
e|-------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------ Play ------O| 
G|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11---- Three -----| 
D|--------------------------- Times ---| 
A|------------------------------------O| 
E|-------------------------------------| 
 
e|----------------------------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------------------------| 
G|-/11--11-11-12-11-11------------------12-11---------| 
D|---------------------12--12-12-12-12--------12-12---| 
A|----------------------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------------------| 
 
e|---------------------------------|-----------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------|-----------------------------| 
G|-4vvv-----2-4-2---4vvv--2--------|-2h4p2---2-4-4b4r4b-2--------| 
D|--------4-----------------4vvv---|-------4--------------4vvv---| 
A|---------------------------------|-----------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------|-----------------------------| 
 
e|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
G|-14h16p14-----14-16-14--16vvv--14-------|-14h16p14----14--16b16r16r16b---| 
D|-----------16----------------------16---|----------16--------------------| 
A|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
 
Chorus: Play Five Times 
e|------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------| 
G|--------------7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|  
D|-7--7---5-5---7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---| 
A|-7--7---5-5---5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---| 
E|-5--5---3-3-------------------------| 
 
 
Post-Chorus: 
e|-------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---| 
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---| 
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---| 
E|-------------------------------------------------------| 
 
Chorus: Play Five Times 
e|------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------| 
G|--------------7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|  
D|-7--7---5-5---7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---| 
A|-7--7---5-5---5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---| 
E|-5--5---3-3-------------------------| 
 
 
Post-Chorus: 
e|-------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---| 
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---| 
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---| 
E|-------------------------------------------------------| 
 
End On: 
e|---| 
B|---| 
G|---| 
D|-7-| 
A|-7-| 
E|-5-| 
 
 
| /  slide up 
| \  slide down 
| h  hammer-on 
| p  pull-off 
| v  vibrato 
| x  Mute note 
 
|--------| 
|O------O|         REPEAT 
|--------| -MEANS- WITHIN 
|--------|         ZEROES 
|O------O| 
|--------| 
 
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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