Fretwork Homework Chords

KeyE CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays521

Fretwork Homework by Half Man Half Biscuit is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of E. It uses the chords E and A. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
E
Text
16
Speed
  			
Intro: E A (x8) 

      E        A             E             A       E       A   E       A 
We’re into the final of “The Battle Of The Bands,” woh-o-o-oh, woh-o-o-oh 
    E           A              E            A     E       A   E       A 
And we’re gonna win ‘cos we’ve got the most fans, woh-o-o-oh, woh-o-o-oh 
  E          A          E           E     E       A   E       A 
A day in the studio and two hundred quid, woh-o-o-oh, woh-o-o-oh 
      E          A              E        A      E       A   E       A 
And a coveted support slot with Lisa Dominique, woh-o-o-oh, woh-o-o-oh 

Fretwork homework. 

E A  (x8) 

     E        A             E        A     E       A   E       A 
With two pacy numbers we’ll open the show, woh-o-o-oh, woh-o-o-oh 
     E           A             E              A     E       A   E       A 
Then slow it all down with the one about that bird, woh-o-o-oh, woh-o-o-oh 
  E            A            E           A    E       A   E       A 
A swig of Jack Daniels then off with me top, woh-o-o-oh, woh-o-o-oh 
    E             A          E           A     E       A   E       A 
And thank all the judges for sparing the time, woh-o-o-oh, woh-o-o-oh 

Fretwork homework. 

E A (x16)   

(slower) 

E  A  (x8) 

    E             A           E           A 
The chords are augmented, the amplifier’s rented 
    E             A           E           A 
The chords are augmented, the amplifier’s rented 
    E             A           E           A 
The chords are augmented, the amplifier’s rented 
    E             A           E           A 
The chords are augmented, the amplifier’s rented 
    E             A           E           A 
The chords are augmented, the amplifier’s rented 
    E             A           E           A 
The chords are augmented, the amplifier’s rented 
    E             A           E           A 
The chords are augmented, the amplifier’s rented 
    E             A           E           A       E 
The chords are augmented, the amplifier’s rented. 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

--
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