Sinister purpose Chords

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Sinister purpose by Creedence Clearwater Revival is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of E. It uses the chords E7 and C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
E
Text
16
Speed
  			Riff 1 
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-5--3--0---------------------------------| 
----------2--0---------------------------| 
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Riff 2 
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-------5-------------------2-------------| 
---------7-7-----------------------------| 
-0-5-7----------5h7--5-3-0---------------| 
 
E7 (with Riff 2) 
When the sky is gray 
And the moon is hate 
I'll be down to get you. 
Roots of earth will shake. 
 
Chorus: 
C        E7 
Sinister Purpose 
C           E7 
Knocking at your door; 
C             E7 
Come and take my hand.  into Riff 1 
 
Burn away the goodness; 
You and I remain. 
Did you see the last war? 
Well, here I am again. 
 
Chorus 
 
Solo 
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12b14--8h10p8-------10b12-----------------| 
---------------9-----------8h9p8h9--------| 2x 
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12---8h10p8-----12---8h10p8-------12---8h10p8----| 
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-5--3--0-----------------------------------| 
----------2--0-----------------------------| 
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I can set you free, 
Make you rich and wise. 
We can live forever; 
Look into my eyes. 
 
Chorus 
 
Solo 2 
 
Mm-mm-mm-mm.... 
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12b14---8h10p8--------12b14---8h10p8--------| 
-----------------9--------------------------| 3x 
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12b14--8h10p8----------------------------| 
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-5--3--0---------------------------------| 
----------2--0---------------------------| 
----------------2-----------------0--2---| 
-------------------0--0-----0--2---------| 
-------------------------3---------------| 
 
 
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12b14--8h10p8---------------------------| 
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----------------------------------------| repeat till fade out 
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 TABBER BY ANDREW KOCH 

    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante