Slow Chemical Chords

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Slow Chemical by Finger Eleven is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Db. It uses the chords Db, Ab, Gb, Bb, Eb, C#, G#, F#, A#, D# and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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Tuning ? Db Ab Db Gb Bb Eb  or C# G# C# F# A# D# 
 
Two guitar in this song 
  
Intro 
 
Gtr. 1  
 
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------- 
B|-(3)----------------------------------------------------------------- 
G|--2----------------------------------(6666-6666--6--6666-6666-66)---- 
D|--0----------------8------------------6666-6666--7--6666-6666-77----- 
A|--0----------------8------------------4444-4444--4--4444-4444-44----- 
D|--0----------------8-------------(4)--4444-4444--4--4444-4444-44----- 
 
Gtr. 2 
 
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
B|---------5b---------------5b------------------------------------------- 
G|---------------------------------------(6666-6666--6--6666-6666-66)---- 
D|----------------------------------------6666-6666--7--6666-6666-77----- 
A|----------------------------------------4444-4444--4--4444-4444-44----- 
D|----------------------------------------4444-4444--4--4444-4444-44----- 
 
Verse 
 
Gtr. 1 
 
E|-------------------------------------------------- 
B|-------------------------------------------------- 
G|-------------------------------------------------- 
D|-----7777?-7555---5----------7-------5------7b\--- 
A|-----8888?-8777---7---------------8--------------- 
D|--(0)----(0)-------------5------------------------ 
 
Gtr. 2 
*let the G chord at the end ring while guitar one picks a G chord 
E|------------------------------------- 
B|------------------------------------- 
G|------------------------------------- 
D|-----7777-----7555----5-------5------ 
A|-----8888-----8777----7-------5------ 
D|-(0)------0)------------------5------ 
 
You play this part way through the verse, it?s just the first two chords or the intro 
Gtr. 1 
E|--------------------------------------------------------|---------------------- 
B|--(3)--------------------------(3)----------------------|---------------------- 
G|---2----------------------------2-----------------------|---------------------- 
D|---0-------------8--------------0------------8----------|---7--------5------7b\- 
A|---0-------------8--------------0------------8----------|------8---------------- 
D|---0-------------8--------------0------------8----------|-5--------------------- 
 
Gtr. 2 
E|----------------------------------------------------------- 
B|--------5b------------5b-------------5b-----------5b------- 
G|----------------------------------------------------------- 
D|----------------------------------------------------------- 
A|----------------------------------------------------------- 
D|----------------------------------------------------------- 
 
Play this just before going into the chorus 
Gtr. 1 ( I got Gtr. 1's part from Strait's tab. So I'm not taking credit for this little section that Gtr. 1 plays. Thanks Strait) 
E|------------------------------ 
B|------------------------------ 
G|------------------------------ 
D|---------------7\------------- 
A|------7--8--10---------------- 
D|---8-------------------------- 
 
Gtr. 2 
E|--------------------------------------------------- 
B|--------------------------------------------------- 
G|--------------------------------------------------- 
D|---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8----------------- 
A|---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8----------------- 
D|---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8----------------- 
     Pm ? ? ? ? ? ?          (lift off gradually) 
 
Chorus 
*Both guitars play the same thing 
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
D|------7777-----7555-------5---------8--8--8-8------8-777--------7------- 
A|------8888-----8777-------7---------10101010------10-888--------8------- 
D|--(0)------(0)------(0)(0)-----(0)-----------(0)---------(0)(0)--------- 
 
Interlude  
 
Gtr. 1 
E|---------------------------------------------------------- 
B|---------------------------------------------------------- 
G|---------------------------------------------------------- 
D|---55555555---8-8--8--8-8-8--8------33333333-22222222----- 
A|---77777777---1010101010101010------33333333-22222222----- 
D|------------------------------------33333333-22222222----- 
 
 
Gtr. 2  
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
D|--55555555--8--8--8-8-8--8-8----77777777-55555555-------------------------- 
A|--77777777--1010101010101010----88888888-77777777-------------------------- 
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
Guitar two plays this during the last chorus  
E|----------------------------------------------------------- 
B|---5b----5b---5b----5b----5b----5b----5b----5b------------- 
G|----------------------------------------------------------- 
D|----------------------------------------------------------- 
A|----------------------------------------------------------- 
D|----------------------------------------------------------- 
 
Song ends on this chord 
E|------------------------- 
B|------------------------- 
G|------------------------- 
D|----0-------------------- 
A|----0-------------------- 
D|----0-------------------- 
 
Any questions, comments, or corrections, [email protected] 
 

    	

Chord diagrams

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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