Sad Chords

KeyA CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays602

Sad by Frank Sinatra is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A7M, F5-/7M, A, Dbm7, F#5+/7/(b9), F#7/13, Bm7, D, G#dim, Db7, F#m7, Db7/9+, Db7M, G#7/13, Dbm9, E6, F#5-/7M, Em7, A7/9-, A7/9-/13, D7M, Dm6, Cdim, E7/9-, Am7, Am6, F#7/13- and D7/9. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
A
Text
16
Speed
  			
Intro: A7M F5-/7M  A7M  F5-/7M  A 
  
                       F5-/7M A7M                   
Sad is to live in solitude 
                Dbm7 F#5+/7/(b9) F#7/13-Bm7 
Far from your tranquil altitude 
 D          G#dim     Db7        F#m7                  Db7/9+ 
Sad is to know that no one  ever can live on a dream 
     Db7M        G#7/13          Dbm9    
That never will be, will never be 
             F#m7 Bm7         E6 
Dreamer awake, wake up and see 
A7M                    F#5-/7M  A7M                  
Your beauty is an aeroplane 
                                       Em7 A7/9- A7/9-/13  
So high, my heart can't bear the strain 
 D7M             Dm6         Dbm7                      Cdim 
A heart that stops when you pass by only to cause me pain 
Bm7        E7/9-      Am7  Am6 
Sad is to live in solitude 

Interlude: F5-/7M  A7M  Dbm7  F#5+/7/(b9)  F#7/13-  Bm7 D G#dim Db7 F#m7 Db7/9+ Db7M G#7/13 Dbm9 F#m7 Bm7 E6 

 A7M                    F#5-/7M  A7M                  
Your beauty is an aeroplane 
                                       Em7 A7/9- A7/9-/13  
So high, my heart can't bear the strain 
 D7M             Dm6         Dbm7                      Cdim 
A heart that stops when you pass by only to cause me pain 
Bm7        E7/9-      Am7  (Am6 D7/9 Am6 D7/9)  
Sad is to live in solitude 
    	

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