Hot Mess Chords
by Hedley
Hot Mess by Hedley is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Tuning: Drop D ( D A D G B e)
* - palm mute
/ or \ - slide from and to note
~ - hold note
. - release note with fretting hand
Intro (clean, with delay)
Guitar 1
e|----12----12-------12----12------12----12----12-|-------12---------12----12----12----12-|
B|--10----10----10-10----10----1010----10----10---|--10-10----10---------10----10----10---|
G|-9-----9-----9--9-----9-----9-------9-----9-----|-9--------9--9--9----9-----9-----9-----|
D|------------------------------------------------|--------------12-----------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------%-----|
D|------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
e|----12-|-----12-|-12----------12----12----12---|
B|--10---|---10---|---10--10--10----10----10---.-|
G|-9-----|-11-----|-----11--11----11----11----11-|
D|-------|--------|------------------------------|
A|-------|--------|------------------------------|
E|---12x-|----12x-|------------------------------|
Guitar 2 (clean, comes in at the % symbol)
e|------|----4x-|-------|----4x-|--------------------------|
B|------|-------|-------|-------|--------------------------|
G|-2/9~-|----9~-|-9~-9~-|----9~-|-9~-6~-7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--|
D|------|-11----|-------|-11----|--------------------------|
A|------|-------|-------|-------|--------------------------|
D|------|-------|-------|-------|--------------------------|
Guitar 1 (distortion)
e|-----12~-9~---9~-10-9------------------12~-9~---9~-10-9--------|
B|-10~------------------12-10~--(pause)-------------------12-10~-|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2 (distortion)
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|------2~--------------------2~---------------------.-|
A|-0~--------4~-----------------------------------0~---|
D|-----------------------0~--------4~---------2~-------|
Verse:
Guitar 1 (clean, with delay)
e|----12----12-------12----12-------12----12----12-|-------12----------12----12----12----12-|-----12-|
B|--10----10----10-10----10----10-10----10----10---|--10-10----10----------10----10----10---|---10---|
G|-9-----9-----9--9-----9-----9--------9-----9-----|-9-------11--11--11--11----11----11-----|-11-----|
D|-------------------------------------------------|---------------12-----------------------|--------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------%-----|--------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|-----6x-|
Guitar 2 (distortion) V comes in at the % symbol above
e|-----------------------------------9~~~~~-10~~~~-12~~~~-17~~~~----|
B|-----------------------------------12b14~-13b15~-15b17~-20b22~----|
G|-----(silence)--------6~/7~---------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus (distortion):
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-2------7----------------------.-------.-------.-------.-------.-------.-------.-------.-----2----------|
D|-2--x16-7--x16-4------2------4-4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-2--x6-2\---|
A|-0------5------4--x16-2--x16-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-----2\-7\|
D|--------0------4------2------4-4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-------2\---|
Guitar 2
e|--------------7-7-9--x16-7--x16-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9---9-10-10--|-10-10-10-|------12-12----------|
B|----------------------------------.--------.------.-------.---------.--|--------.-|-10-10-----10-10-12~\|
G|-2------7--------------------------------------------------------------|----------|---------------------|
D|-2--x16-7--x14---------------------------------------------------------|----------|---------------------|
A|-0------5--------------------------------------------------------------|----------|---------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-------3x-|---------------------|
verse 2:
Repeat Guitar 1, but Guitar 2 is different
Guitar 2 V comes in at the % symbol above Keep this note bent V
e|--------------------9~/10~-------9~~~~~-10~~~~-12~~~~-17~~~~------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------12b14~-13b15~-15b17~-20b22~---------------9~b10~~~~b10~\-|
G|----(silence)---------------------------------------------------(silence)-----------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Repeat:
Chorus
Bridge:
| A bunch of weird slides and
Guitar 1 pickscrapes are going on here |
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-4------6-6-6-6-7---------------------------------------------------(pause)-------|
D|-4--x12-6-6-6-6-7--x16-4------2------\\\-///------///-\\\-------------------------|
A|-2------4-4-4-4-5------4--x16-2--x16-\\\-///------///-\\\-------------------------|
E|-----------------------4------2------\\\-///-/16\-///-\\\-/20\--------------------|
Guitar 2
e|-7---|-9---|-10---|-5---|-4---|-----------------------------9~~~~~-9-----------|
B|---7-|--10-|---10-|---5-|---5-|-----------------------------12b14~-12b14~-12~\-|
G|-----|-----|------|-----|-----|---------(pause)--------------------------------|
D|-----|-----|------|-----|-----|------------------------------------------------|
A|-----|-----|------|-----|-----|------------------------------------------------|
E|--6x-|--2x-|---8x-|--8x-|--8x-|------------------------------------------------|
Chorus Alternate (2:12):
Guitar 1
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---.--------------.-----------------------------------------|
G|-2-2--------2~--7-7--------------.--------------------------|
D|-2-2--------2~--7-7--------0~--4-4-------4~--2~-2~-2~-------|
A|-0-0--------0~--5-5--------0~--4-4-------4~--2~-2~-2~-------|
E|----------------0-0--------0~--4-4-------4~--2~-2~-2~-------|
Guitar 2
e|------12-12-12-12-9--x6-10-9---12--x6-9--x6-10-9---------------12-12-12-12-9--x6-10-9-----|
B|-10-10-----------------------12------------------12-10-10-10-10-----------------------12~-|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Final Chorus: