The Beginning Of The End Chords

KeyA CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays650

The Beginning Of The End by Gentle Ben & His Sensitive Side is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A, F#m, D and B. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			Notes: Triple J are really flogging this one...and after 
hearing it 100 times it kinda grows on you. Fun song to play 
along to. Comments & corrections welcome. 
 
MAIN CHORDS:             KEYBOARD RIFF: 
    A   F#m D   B 
E-|-----------------|-  -|-------------------|-  
B-|-----------------|-  -|-------------------|- 
G-|---------7---4---|-  -|-14-13-14-13--11---|- 
D-|-7---4---7---4---|-  -|-------------------|- 
A-|-7---4---5---2---|-  -|-12-11-12-11--9----|- 
E-|-5---2-----------|-  -|-------------------|- 
 
LEAD BIT NEAR START: 
E-|------------------|- 
B-|------------------|- 
G-|------------------|- 
D-|-----0-2-4-6-7-4--|- 
A-|-2-4--------------|- 
E-|------------------|- 
 
END OF CHORUS BITS: 
E-|----------------------------------|- 
B-|----------------------------------|- 
G-|----------------------------------|- 
D-|-2-----------------------5--5--7--|- 
A-|-2-----------------------5--5--7--|- 
E-|-0--0-2p0-0-3p0-0-2p0-0--3--3--5--|- 
 
LEAD BREAK: 
E-|------------------------------------------|- 
B-|------------------------------------------|- 
G-|------------------------------------------|- 
D-|------------------------------------------|- 
A-|------------------------------------------|- 
E-|-5~~-5/7\5/9--7-9-10-10-10--9-8-7--5-7-5--|- 
 
The bridge bit is just A & F#m 
 
OUTRO BIT: 
    A   F#m D   D 
E-|--------------------------------------------------|- 
B-|--------------------------------------------------|- 
G-|---------7---7------------------------------------|- 
D-|-7---4---7---7---2-----------------------5--5--7--|- 
A-|-7---4---5---5---2-----------------------5--5--7--|- 
E-|-5---2-----------0--0-2p0-0-3p0-0-2p0-0--3--3--5--|- 
 

    	

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