Athol-brose Chords

KeyF CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays451

Athol-brose by Cocteau Twins is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of F. It uses the chords F, C, D, Gm, Em and Am. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
F
Text
16
Speed
  			
verse 1 
F 
Try to walk slow (try to walk slow) 
C 
Let it pain (let it pain) 
F 
Jelly ball (jelly ball) 
C 
Shouldn't fade (shouldn't fade) 
F 
Let us drown (let us drown) 
C 
Long down (long down) 
F 
He bought me (he bought me) 
C 
Content 

Bridge 
D 
Very very silly ball 
D 
Very very silly boy 

verse 2 
F 
Try to walk slow (try to walk slow) 
C 
Let it pain (let it pain) 
F 
Jelly ball (jelly ball) 
C 
Shouldn't fade (shouldn't fade) 
F 
Let us drown (let us drown) 
C 
Long down (long down) 
F 
He bought me (he bought me) 
C 
Content 

Bridge 
D 
Very very silly ball 
D 
Very very silly boy 

Solo 
F     Gm   C 
Now I see 
     F      Gm  C 
Next day, yeah 
   F        Gm    C    F  Gm 
La la la la la la la 
   Em D    Am Em D Am 
Conteeent  aah 

verse 3 
F 
Your heart shall not be safe from me 
C 
God's light, shine on me 
F 
Your heart shall not be safe from me 
C 
Flow down light, shine on me 

Bridge 
D 
Very very silly ball 
D 
Very very silly boy 
D 
Very very silly ball 
D 
Very very silly boy 
D                   Am 
Very very silly ball 
D                   Am 
Very very silly boy 
D                   Am 
Very very silly ball 
D                   Am 
Very very silly boy 

Outro 
F 
    	

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