Outside Chords

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Outside by David Bowie is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of F. It uses the chords F, E, C, G, Eb, Bb, Dm, 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
  			Intro: 

F,E x4 
C,G 
F, Eb, Bb x2 
Dm, Em, F, Am x2 

F    Eb Bb       F 
Now.     Not   tomorrow. 
Eb Bb    F 
   Yesterday 
Eb Bb    F 
   Not tomorrow 

Eb Bb           Dm  Em 
   It happens today 
F     Am        Dm Em 
 They damage today 
F     Am         Dm Em 
 They fall on today 
F     Am          Dm      Em 
 They beat on the outside 
F         Am           
 And I'll stand by you 

F   Eb Bb     F 
Now.   Not tomorrow 
Eb Bb             F 
   It's happening now 
Eb Bb    F   
   Not tomorrow 

Eb Bb             Dm Em 
   It's happening now 
F    Am            Dm       Em 
 The crazed in the hot-zone 
F    Am         Dm       Em 
 The mental and diva's hands 
F    Am         Dm    
 The fisting of life 
       Em        F 
To the music outside 
       Am       F    Eb Bb 
To the music outside 

F, Eb, Bb x3 (SOLO) 

  (Bb)     Dm     Em  
It happens outside 
F    Am       Dm     Em 
 The music is outside 
F     Am        Dm      Em 
 It's happening outside 
F    Am       Dm      Em  
 The music is outside 

F     Am        F   Eb Bb 
 It's happening now 
    F        Eb  
Not tomorrow 
Bb    F   Eb 
Yesterday 
Bb    F      Eb  
Not tomorrow 

    Bb       Dm     Em 
The music is outside 
F     Am        Dm     Em 
 It's happening outside 
F    Am       Dm      Em 
 The music is outside 
F    Am       Dm     Em F Am 
 The music is outside 
Dm Em  
F   Am  Dm  Em 
      Outside 
F   Am   Dm  Em 
      Outside 
F   Am   Dm  Em 
      Outside      
Etc. 
    	

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