What Was That Chords
by Dinosaur Jr.
What Was That by Dinosaur Jr. is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, Cmaj7, D, C, Em and Fmaj7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro:
E-----0----------------------------------------|
B-----0--0-1-3-3/5--3-1-0--0h1p0----0----------|
G-----0--------------------------2----0--------|
D-----0----------------------------------------|
A--2-------------------------------------------|
E--3-------------------------------------------|
E-----0------------3--5-/8--7---7---------------|
B-----0--0-1-3-3/5------------8-----------------|
G-----0-----------------------------------------|
D--2--2-----------------------------------------|
A--3--------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------|
Verse: (I miss my life, this isn't good...")
E--------------------------------------------3---------|
B--0---0---0-1-3--1--0----0-1-3--1-0--0-1-3------------|
G--0---0---0--------------0-----------0----------------|
D--0---0---0--------------2-----------2----------------|
A--2---2---2--------------3-----------3----------------|
E--3---3---3-------------------------------------------|
G Cmaj7
Pre-Chorus: ("Said I'm dying to meet you..")
E----2-----0----------2---2--2--2-|-----------------------------|
B------3------3---------3---------|-1-----0----0-3----0--3---0--|
G--------2------2---2-------------|---0------------0-------0----|
D--0--------------0---------------|-----2------------2----------|
A---------------------------------|(3)-------3------------------|
E---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
D C
E-----------------0-------------------------------------|
B-----------------0-------------------------------------|
G-------X-X-X-X---0--(play Em part twice)---------------|
D--2----X-X-X-X---2---<<<<<<(2x)<<<<<<<<----------------|
A--2----X-X-X-X---2-------------------------------------|
E--0----X-X-X-X---0-------------------------------------|
Em
Chorus: ("I opened the door...")
E--0-------------------0--------|
B--1---------1---------0--------|
G--2---------0---------0--------|
D--3---------2---------0--------|
A------------3---------2--------|
E----------------------3--------|
Fmaj7 C G
Post-Chorus: (Then I look, what was that...")
E--0-------------------|
B--1---------1---------|
G--2---------0---------|
D--3---------2---------|
A------------3---------|
E----------------------|