El Dorado Chords
El Dorado by Death Cab For Cutie is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Bb. It uses the chords Bbmaj7, Eb, Gm, Cm, F, C, Bb, Dm and Ebmaj7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------2-------3-------2-------0---0-----------0---0-----------------------|
D|---0-------0-------0-------0-----------3---3-----------3---3---3-----------|X2
A|-1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------0---------------0---------------0----------------------------------|
D|----8-------8---8---8-------8---8---5-------5---5---5---5---5---5----------|X2
A|-/6---6---6---6---5---5---5---5---3---3---3---3----------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------3---3---3---3------------|
Verse
Bbmaj7
Seems you finally found, finally found El Dorado
Bbmaj7
Over in Culver City, shining bright, name in lights
Eb Gm Cm Gm
And I tried to be hyped for you
Eb Gm Cm Gm
Oh I'm trying to be hyped for you
Bbmaj7
Bbmaj7
It's kinda like a party that you never wanted to attend
Bbmaj7
But when an invitation finally arrives you change your mind
Eb Gm Cm Gm
And I tried to be hyped for you
Eb Gm Cm Gm
Oh I'm trying to be hyped for you
Eb F C Bb Bbmaj7
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------0---------------0---------------0---------------0---------------0-----------|
D|----8-------8---8---10------10--10--10------10--10----------------------------------|
A|-/6---6---6---6---8---8---8---8---7---7---7---7-----8-------8---8---8-------8---8---|
E|--------------------------------------------------6---6---6---6---5---5---5---5-----|
As you slip away behind the gates, behind the gates
Interlude
Gm F Dm C
Bb
Eb Ebmaj7 Cm Gm x2
Verse
Bb
Seems you finally found, finally found El Dorado
Bb
So why does it feel underwhelming, barely real?
Eb Gm Cm Gm
And I tried to be hyped for you
Eb Gm Cm Gm
Oh I'm trying to be hyped for you
Eb F C Bb
As you slip away behind the gates
Bbmaj7 Gm
Behind the gates
Gm F Dm C
Outro
Bbmaj7
El Dorado
Bbmaj7
El Dorado
Bbmaj7
El Dorado
Bbmaj7
El Dorado