Forgetting Chords

KeyA CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays574

Forgetting by David Gray is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A, E, F#m and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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A             E 
Crawling then walking 
F#m              D 
Then running and sweating 
A 
Forgetting 
A           E 
Lying and cheating 
F#m        D 
Aiding and abetting 
A 
Forgetting 

A           E 
Itching and scratching 
F#m         D 
Punching and hitting 
A           E           F#m 
Forgetting, Forgetting, Forgetting 
D           A 
Forgetting, Forgetting 

A          E 
Reminding rewinding 
F#m      D 
Removing regretting 
A 
Forgetting 

(Continue pattern) 

Your smiles at the wake and 
Your tears at the wedding 
Forgetting, Forgetting, Forgetting 
Forgetting 
Forgetting, Forgetting, Forgetting 
Forgetting 

Spellbound and hellbound 
And caught in the netting 
Forgetting 

A wiping it clean 
A minute Armageddon 
Forgetting, Forgetting, Forgetting 
Forgetting 
Forgetting, Forgetting, Forgetting 
Forgetting 
Forgetting, Forgetting, Forgetting 
Forgetting 
    	

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