I Can't Forget Chords
by Eye Empire
I Can't Forget by Eye Empire is a guitar song played in the key of B. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Date last modified: February 4, 2014
Tuning: Drop B (B,F#,B,E,G#,C#)
Riff 1 (w/ very light distortion, let all notes ring out)
C#|-----------------------------|
G#|-----6------6------6-------9-|
E|---7---7------7------7---7---|
B|-0--------0------0-----------|
F#|-----------------------0-----|
B|-----------------------------|
Play Riff 1 x12 "Clearly I mention the intention of my words..."
Riff 2 (full distortion) "So you say you'd take the blame..."
C#|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-2h3-0-0-0-0-2h3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2h3-0-0-0-0-/10-10-10-10-10-10-6-6-6-6-|
C#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-2h3-0-0-0-0-2h3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
Play Riff 2 x2 "No, you can't have a second chance..."
Riff 3 "I can't forget!!"
C#|---------------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
B|-2h3-0-0-0-/10-10\-----2h3-0-0-0-/6-6\-|
F#|-2h3-0-0-0-/10-10\-----2h3-0-0-0-/6-6\-|
B|-2h3-0-0-0-/10-10\-----2h3-0-0-0-/6-6\-|
Riff 4 "I can't forget all the things I've seen..."
C#|-------------------------------------|
G#|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------|
B|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-|
F#|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-8--8--10-10-|
B|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-8--8--10-10-|
C#|---------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------|
B|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-1-1-|
F#|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-1-1-|
B|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-1-1-|
C#|-------------------------------------|
G#|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------|
B|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-|
F#|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-8--8--10-10-|
B|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-8--8--10-10-|
C#|----------------------------------|
G#|----------------------------------|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------------------|
B|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------------|
F#|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------------|
B|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8888888844444444-|
Play Riff 1 x1
Play Riff 2 x3 "No, time will never heal my wounds..."
Play Riff 3 x1 "I can't forget!!"
Play Riff 4 x1 "I can't forget all the things I've seen..."
Play Riff 1 x10 "Clearly I mention the intention of my words..."
Fill 1
C#|-----------------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------|
B|-/3-210-/6-320-/8-320-3-/-10-10-10-|
Riff 5
C#|---------------------------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|------5-6-5-0-5--6-3~---------5-6-5-0-5--6-6---3-3-|
F#|------3-6-5-0-5--6-3~---------3-6-5-0-5--6-6---3-3-|
B|-3-210--6-5-0-5--6-3~----3-210--6-5-0-5--6-6-0-3-3-|
Play Riff 5 x2
Riff 6 (solo rhythm)
C#|-----------------------------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------------------------|
E|--------5--------------------------------------|
B|-3---0--5---0--3-5-6--3---0---6--6-6-0-3-3-3-3-|
F#|-3---0--3---0--3-5-6--3---0---6--6-6-0-3-3-3-3-|
B|-3---0------0--3-5-6--3---0---6--6-6-0-3-3-3-3-|
Play Riff 6 x2
Fill 2
C#|----------------|
G#|----------------|
E|--------5--5~---|
B|-3---0--5--5~---|
F#|-3---0--3--3~---|
B|-3---0----------|
Play Riff 4 x2 "I can't forget all the things I've seen..."
Play Riff 1 x2 "...now it's a part of me..." (fade out)
Enjoy!!