Several Shades Of Why Chords

KeyD CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays409

Several Shades Of Why by J. Mascis is a guitar song played in the key of D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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INTRO 

e|--------7---------7---------7----------------------------------------------------| 
B|--10--------10--------10--------10p7--7-----------7h8p7------------------7-------| 
G|---------------------------------------------9-----------9---------7---------7---| 
D|-------------------------------------------9---------------9------7------------7-|  
A|--10--10----10--10----9---9-----9--------7------7--------------7h9-----9---------| 
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 


Verse Part 1 (listen to song for rhythm) 
e|--7---|    e|--7---|   e|--7---|    e|--7---| 
B|--10--|    B|--10--|   B|--10--|    B|--10--| 
G|--7---|    G|--7---|   G|--7---|    G|--9---| 
D|--7---|    D|--7---|   D|--9---|    D|--7---| 
A|--9---|    A|--7---|   A|--10--|    A|--7---| 
E|--10--|    E|--9---|   E|--7---|    E|--7---| 


Verse Part 2 (again, listen to song for rhythm) 
e|--7---|    e|--7---|   e|--7---|   e|--7---|   
B|--10--|    B|--10--|   B|--8---|   B|--10--|   
G|--7---|    G|--7---|   G|--9---|   G|--7---| 
D|--9---|    D|--7---|   D|--9---|   D|--7---|   
A|--10--|    A|--9---|   A|--7---|   A|--9---| 
E|--7---|    E|--7---|   E|--7---|   E|--7---|   


Bridge (played while violin plays) 
e|--------------------------------------------------| 
B|--7-----------10----------7-----------10----------| 
G|--------------------------------------------------|  
D|--------------------------------------------------| 
A|--10--10--10--10--10--10--9---9---9---9---9---9---| 
E|--------------------------------------------------| 

e|-----------------7-----------------------------7-------------------| 
B|--7----8----10--------10---8---7----8----10---------10---8--7------| 
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|--7----7----7----7----7----7----7----7----7----7----7----7---------| 
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| 

On the second and third playthroughs, a second guitar adds: 

e|--10---------10---------10---------10---------| 
B|------10---------10----------10--------10-----| 
G|----------------------------------------------|  
D|----------------------------------------------|  
A|----------------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------------| 

e|--10---------10---------10---------12---------| 
B|------10---------10----------10--------10-----| 
G|----------------------------------------------|  
D|----------------------------------------------|  
A|----------------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------------|  
 
    	

Chord diagrams

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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