Contrition Chords
Contrition by Forever Came Calling is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Tuning: Standard or Drop D
This is a great interlude type of song and it's incredibly easy to play
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----9---------9----------11--------11-------------------------------------|
D|---9---9-----9---9------9----9----9---=9-----------------------------------|
A|-7---------7----------7---------7------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Optional lower octave way to play
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----2---------2---------4-------4------------------------------------------|
A|--2---2-----2---2-----2---2---2---2----------------------------------------|
E|-0--------0---------0-------0----------------------------------------------|
Lyrics
They're holding awnings in hell for sins we'll commit
Her figure is a glass from which I can't sip
(Sweat like sins, sweat likes sins)
I'm not quite sure about the background vocals, but I know the main lyrics are 99% positive.
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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