Distance (acoustic) Chords
by Editors
Distance (acoustic) by Editors is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G with a capo on the 2st fret. It uses the chords G, Em, C and D#. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
OR 4TH FRET. ALL CHORDS RELATIVE TO CAPO. STANDARD TUNING.
|INTRO|
G
e---
b---
g---
d---
A-2-
E-3-
|VERSES 1 AND 2|
G Em C D#
e------------|
b-------1--3-|
g------------|
d----2--2--4-|
a-2--2--3--5-|
e-3-----3--5-|
G Em G Em
Distance, I'll keep my distance
C D#
These things I never seem to meet
C D#
So I'll leave the murder scene
G Em G Em
Honey, What got broke here
C D#
Won't go back together again
C D#
So I'll leave this while I can
G
|Chorus|
S5 S3 S2 S8 S7
e-5--3--2--8--7-|
b---------------|
g---------------|
d---------------|
a---------------|
e-5--3--2--8--7-|
S5 S3 S2 S3
Heeeeeeeeeeere
S5 S3 S2 S3
Heeeeeeeeeeere
S5 S8 S7 S5
Heeeeeeeeeeere
S5 S3 S2 S3
Heeeeeeeeeeere
|VERSES 3 AND 4|
Same Scheme as the first two verses.
|Chorus|
After playing once the Chorus, Tom plays one "lighter" Chorus in which he strikes each
Chord once, changing the chord scheme and then playing it (the chord scheme) until the
end of the song, during the last normal Choruses.
Alternative Chord Scheme:
G C D#
e----------|
b----1--3--|
g----------|
d----2--4--|
a-2--3--5--|
e-3--3--5--|
G
Here
C
Here
D#
Here
C
Here