M.I.A. Chords

Key- CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays470

M.I.A. by Foo Fighters 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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Verse 
G|------------------------|------------------------|  
D|------------------------|------------------------|  
A|--4--5--5----4--5--5----|------------------------|  
E|------------------------|--3--3--3--3----3--3----|  
 
G|------------------------|------------------------|  
D|------------------------|------------------------|  
A|--4--5--5----4--5--5----|------------------------|  
E|------------------------|--3--3--3--3----3--3----|  
 
G|------------------------|------------------------|  
D|------------------------|------------------------|  
A|--4--5--5----4--5--5----|------------------------|  
E|------------------------|--3--3--3--3----3--3----|  
 
G|-------------------------|-----------------------|  
D|-------------------------|-----------------------|  
A|-------------------------|-----------------------|  
E|--1--1--1--1----1--3--5--|------5--5----5--5-----|  
 
 
Chorus 
G|--------------------------|-------------------------|  
D|--------------------------|-------------------------|  
A|--5--5--5--5--------------|----------------------5--|  
E|--------------3--3--3--3--|--6--6--6--5----5--5-----|  
 
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|  
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|  
A|----5--5--5--------------|----------------------5--|  
E|-------------3--3--3--3--|--6--6--6--5----5--5-----|  
 
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|  
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|  
A|----5--5--5--------------|-------------------------|  
E|-------------3--3--3--3--|--6--6--6--5----5--5--3--|  
 
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|  
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|  
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|  
E|----3--3---3-3--3--3---3-|--3--3--3---3-3--3--3----|  
 
 
***********Play this only for the 1st chorus*********** 
G|--------------------------|-------------------------|  
D|--------------------------|-------------------------|  
A|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|----------------------5--|  
E|--------------------------|--1--1--1--5----5--5-----|  
******************************************************* 
 
G|-------------------------|------------------------|  
D|-------------------------|------------------------|  
A|----5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|------------------------|  
E|-------------------------|--1--1--1--5----5--5----|  
 
 
Chorus 3 
x7  
G|--------------------------|-------------------------|  
D|--------------------------|-------------------------|  
A|--5--5--5--5--------------|----------------------5--|  
E|--------------3--3--3--3--|--6--6--6--5----5--5-----|  
 
G|-------------------|------------------------|-------|  
D|-------------------|------------------------|-------|  
A|-------------------|------------------------|-------|  
E|--3----------------|--6--6--6--5----5----3--|--3----|  
 
G|------------------------| 
D|------------------------| 
A|------------------------| 
E|--6--6--6--5----5----3--| 
 
 
Verse  
Chorus  
Verse x2  
Chorus  
Verse  
Chorus 3  
    	

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