Eight Miles Low Chords

KeyD CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays770

Eight Miles Low by Cheap Trick is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, Dm and Dsus/A. 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
  			Intro:   
e|------0--1---------0--1----------------------------------------------------| 
B|-3-3--3--3---3-3---3--3----------------------------------------------------| 
G|-2-2--0--2---2-2---0--2----------------------------------------------------| 
D|-0-0--0--0---0-0---0--0----------------------------------------------------| 
A|-0-0--x--0---0-0---x--0----------------------------------------------------| 
D|-0-0--x--0---0-0---x--0----------------------------------------------------| 


Verso: 
    D      Dm    Dsus/A    D 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-7-7-7---6-6-6---5-5-5---7-7-7---------------------------------------------| 
G|-7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---------------------------------------------| 
D|-7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---------------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

Verso: 
D                 Dm 
When I was a little boy 
   Dsus/A                        D 
I dreamed of playing with bigger toys 
D                 Dm 
I just knew what I just knew 
   Dsus/A               D            
What else was I supposed to do? 

Scream. Dream. 
                                                           slight bend 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|-3-0-0--3-0-0--3-0--3-0-0--3-0-0--3-0--3-0-0--3-0-0--3-0-0---3b--0---------| 
A|-3-0-0--3-0-0--3-0--3-0-0--3-0-0--3-0--3-0-0--3-0-0--3-0-0---3b--0---------| 
D|-3-0-0--3-0-0--3-0--3-0-0--3-0-0--3-0--3-0-0--3-0-0--3-0-0---3b--0---------| 


Chorus:

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