Waking Up Chords
by Glister
Waking Up by Glister is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A5, C5, G5, F#5, D5, D/A, E, B5, F#, G, A, C# and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
INTRO: riff 1
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---9----------------7-------------------------------------------|
D|--7-7-10-9-9------9---7-10-9-10-9-10-9-10-9-10-9----------------|
A|-------------10-9-----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
INTRO / VERSE:
A5 C5 G5 F#5 A5 C5 G5
CHORUS:
D5* D/A E x3 (oh oh oh oh bits)
D5* B5 G5 (palm mute tail of it...)
VERSE
CHORUS
VERSE
CHORUS
OUTRO:
Play octaves up high over outro chorus - D5* D/A E F# G A
END.
* CHORD EXPLANATION:
The D5* chord has the root note slide up from a C# to the D.
The D/A is a D power chord with the first finger off, leaving the open A string.
D5* D/A
e|------|-------|
B|------|-------|
G|---7--|--7----|
D|---7--|--7----|
A|-4/5--|--0----|
E|------|-------|
This song is on "Grow Your Own #8" compilation, "BuyIndieMusic.com vol 1"
compilation, and "DAMAGE: music to skate to" compilation.