So Serious Chords

Key- CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays919

So Serious by Electric Light Orchestra is a guitar song. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			Intro 

G|----------------|----------------| 
D|----------------|----------------| 
A|----------------|----------------| 
E|----------------|----------------| 


Verse 

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
A|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|----------------|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|----------------| 
E|----------------|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|----------------|5-5-5-5-1-1-3-3-| 

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
A|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|----------------|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|----------------| 
E|----------------|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|----------------|5-5-5-5-1-1-3-3-| 


Pre-Chorus 

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
A|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-| 
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 

G|----------------| 
D|----------------| 
A|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-| 
E|----------------| 


Chorus 

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
A|----------------|--------3-3-3-3-|----------------|--------3-3-3-3-| 
E|5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1-|3-3-3-3---------|5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1-|3-3-3-3---------| 

G|----------------|----------------| 
D|----------------|----------------| 
A|3-3-3-3---------|----------------| 
E|--------3-3-3-3-|5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1-| 

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------| 
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------| 
A|----------------|--------3-3-3-3-|----------------|--------| 
E|5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1-|3-3-3-3---------|5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1-|3-3-3-3-| 


Verse 

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
A|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|----------------|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|----------------| 
E|----------------|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|----------------|5-5-5-5-1-1-3-3-| 

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
A|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|----------------|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|----------------| 
E|----------------|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|----------------|5-5-5-5-1-1-3-3-| 


Pre-Chorus 

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
A|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-| 
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 

G|----------------| 
D|----------------| 
A|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-| 
E|----------------| 


Chorus 

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
A|----------------|--------3-3-3-3-|----------------|--------3-3-3-3-| 
E|5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1-|3-3-3-3---------|5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1-|3-3-3-3---------| 

G|----------------|----------------| 
D|----------------|----------------| 
A|3-3-3-3---------|----------------| 
E|--------3-3-3-3-|5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1-| 

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
A|----------------|--------3-3-3-3-|----------------|--------3-3-3-3-| 
E|5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1-|3-3-3-3---------|5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1-|3-3-3-3---------| 

G|----------------|--------| 
D|----------------|--------| 
A|----------------|--------| 
E|5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1-|3-3-3-3-| 


Verse 

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
A|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|----------------|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|----------------| 
E|----------------|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|----------------|5-5-5-5-1-1-3-3-| 

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
A|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|----------------|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|----------------| 
E|----------------|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|----------------|5-5-5-5-1-1-3-3-| 


Pre-Chorus 

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
A|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-| 
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 

G|----------------| 
D|----------------| 
A|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-| 
E|----------------| 


Chorus 

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
A|----------------|--------3-3-3-3-|----------------|--------3-3-3-3-| 
E|5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1-|3-3-3-3---------|5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1-|3-3-3-3---------| 

G|----------------|----------------| 
D|----------------|----------------| 
A|3-3-3-3---------|----------------| 
E|--------3-3-3-3-|5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1-| 

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
A|----------------|--------3-3-3-3-|----------------|--------3-3-3-3-| 
E|5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1-|3-3-3-3---------|5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1-|3-3-3-3---------| 


Outro repeat till song end 

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
A|----------------|--------3-3-3-3-|----------------|--------3-3-3-3-| 
E|5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1-|3-3-3-3---------|5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1-|3-3-3-3---------| 


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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

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