Man On A Wire Chords

KeyB CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays538

Man On A Wire by Garbage is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of B. It uses the chords B, C, A and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
B
Text
16
Speed
  			
Riff A (0:00) 

Eb-------------------------| 
Bb-------------------------| 
Gb--------------9--9-8-----| 
Db--6---6-9---9-9--9-8--4--| 
Ab--6---6-9---9-7--7-6--4--| 
Eb--4---4-7---7---------2--| 



Riff B (0:34) 

Eb------------------------------| 
Bb------------------------------| 
Gb--/13-13-13-------------------| 
Db-------------12-12-12--13-13--| 
Ab------------------------------| 
Eb------------------------------| 



Riff C (0:34) 

Eb-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------| 
Bb-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------| 
Gb-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------| 
Db--2-2-2-2--|--6-6-6-6--|--4-4-4-4--|--2-2-2-2--| 
Ab--2-2-2-2--|--6-6-6-6--|--4-4-4-4--|--2-2-2-2--| 
Eb--0-0-0-0--|--4-4-4-4--|--2-2-2-2--|--0-0-0-0--| 



0:48 Riff A 

1:23 Riff B + Riff C 



Riff D (1:50) 

Eb---------------------------| 
Bb---------------------------| 
Gb--13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13--| 
Db--13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13--| 
Ab--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--| 
Eb---------------------------| 



Bass riff (1:53) 

Gb---------------------------------------------------| 
Db---------------------------------------------------| 
Ab--13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-11-14-14-14-13-13-13-13--| 
Eb---------------------------------------------------| 

Gb-----------------------------------| 
Db-----------------------------------| 
Ab--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7--| 
Eb-----------------------------------| 



Riff E (2:07) 

Eb--13------------|--13-------| 
Bb-----12b---11b--|------12b--| 
Gb----------------|-----------| 
Db----------------|-----------| 
Ab----------------|-----------| 
Eb----------------|-----------| 



2:20 Riff A + Riff D 

2:34 Riff B + Riff C 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante