Elevator Chords

KeyG CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays501

Elevator by Hawk Nelson is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, Am, Em and C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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G
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16
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Intro:    G          Am                 Em         C 

Guitar 1: goes through verse 1 
e|--------7--5----7--7--5--7--5--(5)----7--5----7--7--5--7--5--(5)-----------| 
B|--------8--8----8--8--8--8--8--(8)----8--8----8--8--8--8--8--(8)-----------| 
G|-------(0)-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|------------------(0)------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------------(0)--------(8)------------------------| 

Guitar 2: goes through verse 1 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-------(3)(3)--(3)-(3)(3)(3)(3)-(3)----(3)(3)--(3)-(3)(3)(3)(3)-(3)--------| 
G|--------4--4----4---5--5--5--5---5------4--4----4---0--0--0--0---0---------| 
D|--------5--5----5---5--5--5--5---5------5--5----5---5--5--5--5---5---------| 
A|-------------------(0)-----------------------------(3)---------------------| 
E|-------(3)-----------------------------(0)---------------------------------| 

verse 1: 
         G                Am 
Feelin' tired of feelin' nothin' 
         Em                       C 
Feelin' stuck in the mud and I'm over it 
        G             Am 
So far down, lookin' around 
       Em                 C 
And I don't know how I'm gettin' out 

PreChorus:

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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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