Wolf In The Breast Chords
Wolf In The Breast by Cocteau Twins is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Typical Cocteau effects: Chorus, lots of delay, reverb
Verse - 1st guitar, the main arpeggio
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Chorus - 1st guitar arpeggio
switch order of last two arpeggio from verse
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Chorus - 2nd guitar (prominent in youtubes Live Soundboard Remaster version)
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Chorus, bass guitar line
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Bridge, straight after Chorus, around 2:15 - main guitar arpeggio, faster tempo
D
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Bridge - 2nd guitar (these parts work well together, play both and you will hear it)
D
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||-9--9--9------|--2-2---5-5---|----9--7--7----|2-------------||
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Then end with the Chorus part