The Ink Chords

KeyG# CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays455

The Ink by Dutch Uncles is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G#. It uses the chords G#, D# and E. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
G#
Text
16
Speed
  			

verse 1: 

Bass 
note: G#                D# 
E |-----------------------------------------------------| 
B |---------------7--------------------7----------------| 
G |---6-----8--6--------6-----6--8--6--------6-----6----| 
D |-----------------------------------------------------| 
A |-----------------------------------------------------| 
E |-----------------------------------------------------| 

Bass 
note:                         E 
E |-----------------------------------------------------| 
B |---------------7--------------------9----------------| 
G |------6--8--6--------6-----6--8--6--------6-----6----| 
D |-----------------------------------------------------| 
A |-----------------------------------------------------| 
E |-----------------------------------------------------| 

(repeat 3 times, followed by:) 

Bass 
note: G#                D# 
E |-----------------------------------------------------| 
B |---------------7--------------------7----------------| 
G |---6-----8--6--------6-----6--8--6--------6-----6----| 
D |-----------------------------------------------------| 
A |-----------------------------------------------------| 
E |-----------------------------------------------------| 

Bass 
note:                         E 
E |-----------------------------------------------------| 
B |---------------7--------------------6----------------| 
G |------6--8--6--------6-----6--8--6--------6-----6----| 
D |-----------------------------------------------------| 
A |-----------------------------------------------------| 
E |-----------------------------------------------------| 

One taste is needing too much 
Might I suggest 
Using a needle and thumb 
To our heads 

Guitar 1: 

E |-----------------------------------------------------| 
B |---------------7--------------------7----------------| 
G |---6-----9--6--------9-----6--8--6--------6-----6----| 
D |-----------------------------------------------------| 
A |-----------------------------------------------------| 
E |-----------------------------------------------------| 

E |-----------------------------------------------------| 
B |---------------7--------------------7----------------| 
G |------6--8--6--------6-----6--8--6--------6-----6----| 
D |-----------------------------------------------------| 
A |-----------------------------------------------------| 
E |-----------------------------------------------------| 

Guitar 2: 

E |--------------7--7--7--9--------------7--7--7--9----| 
B |--9--9--9--9-----------------9--9--9----------------| 
G |----------------------------------------------------| 
D |----------------------------------------------------| 
A |----------------------------------------------------| 
E |----------------------------------------------------| 

E |--------------7--7--9--------------7--7--7--9-------| 
B |-----9--9--9--------------9--9--9-------------------| 
G |----------------------------------------------------| 
D |----------------------------------------------------| 
A |----------------------------------------------------| 
E |----------------------------------------------------| 

When I need to think tall 
I notice that effort 
Oh 

Chorus:

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