Revolution Chords

KeyA CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays509

Revolution by Eric Clapton is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A, Em, E7, F#, C, C7, Bm, B and B#. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
A
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  			chords: 
  A     Em    E7    F#    C     C7    Bm    B  
|--0--|--0--|--0--|--2--|--0--|--0--|--2--|--2--| 
|--2--|--0--|--3--|--2--|--1--|--1--|--3--|--4--| 
|--2--|--0--|--1--|--3--|--0--|--3--|--4--|--4--| 
|--2--|--2--|--0--|--4--|--2--|--2--|--4--|--4--| 
|--0--|--2--|--2--|--4--|--3--|--3--|--2--|--2--| 
|-----|--0--|--0--|--2--|-----|-----|-----|-----| 

Intro: 

F#,A,Em,A,Em,A,E7 

|-----6-----------|-----------------|-----------------| 
|-6-4---4-6-------|-6-4-7-6---------|-7-5-4-5-4-------| 
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 


 F#               F#                 A, E7        
I told you once, I told you twice 
 F#               F#               A, E7         
You never listen to my advice 
 B#                   F#                    
Good kind treatment, I'm threw with you 
 A        Em         A             E7           
Won't get to heaven, I don't care what you do 

                 
 F#               F#                 A, E7   
I seen you changin from day to day 
 F#               F#               A, E7      
Nothin never gets in your way 
 F#                   F#        
Don't feel nothin for no one else 

|-0--2--4--4--2--0-|   
|-1--3--5--5--3--1-| 
|-2--4--6--6--4--2-| 
|-2--4--6--6--4--2-| 
|-0--2--4--4--2--0-| 
|----2--4--4--2----| 
     
Take what you want, jus help yo self 

 C               C7             
(Say you wanna, say you wanna) 
 Bm            B                    
Now you want a Revolution 
  C         C7                     
(Want a revolution) 
Bm           B                      
A revolution now 
  C             C7                  
(Say you wanna, say you wanna) 
 Bm             B                   
Say you wanna a revolution 
 C      C7                          
(Wanna revolution) 
Bm           B                      
A revolution now 

B#, Em, A, E7 

 F#              F#                 A, E7        
(Told you once) I told you twice 
 F#               F#               A, E7       
(Ya never listen) To my advice 
 F#                   F#               
(Now your out there) Your on your own 
 A        Em         A             E7           
Ain't got no friends, ain't got no home 

(Getting mad) 

 F#               F#                 A, E7        
I'm gettin mad at you (Mad at you) 
 F#               F#               A, E7       
Just don't like the way you do 
 F#                   F#               
Don't know where you think you been 

|-0--2--4--4--2--0-|   
|-1--3--5--5--3--1-| 
|-2--4--6--6--4--2-| 
|-2--4--6--6--4--2-| 
|-0--2--4--4--2--0-| 
|----2--4--4--2----| 

But your goin to wind up back there again 

 C               C7             
(Say you wanna, say you wanna) 
 Bm            B                    
Now you want a Revolution 
  C         C7                     
(Want a revolution) 
Bm           B                      
A revolution now 
  C             C7                  
(Say you wanna, say you wanna) 
 Bm             B                   
Say you wanna a revolution 
 C      C7                          
(Wanna revolution) 
Bm           B                      
A revolution now 

(Revolution, a Revolution now) 

 F#               F#                 A, E7       
(Time has come) and it won't be long 
 F#               F#               A, E7       
For you to see where you come from 
 F#                   F#               
(You can't go back) Can't go back, can't stay the same 

|-0--2--4--4--2--0-|   
|-1--3--5--5--3--1-| 
|-2--4--6--6--4--2-| 
|-2--4--6--6--4--2-| 
|-0--2--4--4--2--0-| 
|----2--4--4--2----| 

No one but yourself to blame 

 C               C7             
(Say you wanna, say you wanna) 
 Bm            B                    
Now you want a Revolution 
  C         C7                     
(Want a revolution) 
Bm           B                      
A revolution now 
  C             C7                  
(Say you wanna, say you wanna) 
 Bm             B                   
Say you wanna a revolution 
 C      C7                          
(Wanna revolution) 
Bm           B                      
A revolution now 
    	

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

100 BPM Andante