The Bell Chords
The Bell by First Aid Kit is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, G6, Em, Emadd9, C, B7 and F. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
INTRO / INTERLUDE / RIFF slow, 3/4
e:--------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------|-------------|
b:-------0-----0-----0------|------0-----0-----0------|------0-----0-----0--------|------0-----0|
G:-----0-----0-----0--------|----0-----0-----0--------|----0-----0-----0----------|----0-----0--|
D:--0-----2-----0-----------|-0-----2-----0-----------|-2-----4-----5------10-9-7-|-5-----5-----|
A:--------------------4-3-2-|-------------------4-3-2-|---------------------------|-------------|
E:--------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------|-------------|
G G6 G G G6 G Em Emadd9 Em G
VERSE
e:-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| the strumming varies a lot.
b:-------------------------0---------------|--------------0---------1--------0-----| you can pick multiple
G:--------0----------0--------0-------0----|-----0-----------0---------0--------0--| notes at once. This is not
D:-----2----------2----------------------0-|--------2------------------------------| meant to be that accurate.
A:-2--------0^2--------2--------0^2--------|-3------------------3------------------| the hammer-ons are
E:-0-------------------0-------------------|----------3------------------3---------| essential though.
Em C G C G
Chorus
e:--------------------------|--------------------------|..
b:----1-----1-----1-----1---|----0-----0-----0-----0---|..
G:°-----0-----0-----0-----0-|------2-----2-----2-----0-|.. same here, you can vary the
D:°-------------------------|--------------------------|.. picking pattern of course
A:-3-----3-----3-----3------|-2-----2-----2-----2------|..
E:--------------------------|--------------------------|..
C B7
..--------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------|
..----1-----1-----1-----1---|-----------------------1-----1--|---1-----1-----1-----1---|
..------0-----0-----0-----0-|------2-0-0^2---2-0------0-----0|-----0-----0-----0-----0-|
..--------------------------|-3------------3-------2-----2---|--2-----2-----2-----2----|
..-3-----3-----3-----3------|----3---------3-----3-----3-----|3-----3-----3-----3------|
..--------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------|
C F C C
:::Intro:::
:::Verse:::
Em
Don't place your bets on me
Em
I'm tired and I'm only
C G
With nothing to offer you
C G
Nothing to offer you
Em
The pavement stares gray and cold
Em
Our lives are a story told
C G
Coming to an ending
C G
It's coming to an ending
:::Chorus: