First Time Chords

KeyEb CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays722

First Time by Jebediah is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Eb. It uses the chords Eb, Ab, Db, Gb, Bb, Dm, G, C, Am and F. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
Eb
Text
16
Speed
  			Notes: To play along to the song you will need to tune down 
1/2 a step (Eb Ab, Db, Gb, Bb, Eb). Comments & corrections 
welcome. 
 
 
Eb-|-3p1----------3p1----------3p1------3p1----------------|- 
Bb-|-----3p1----------3p1----------3p1------3p1------------|- 
Gb-|---------2p0----------2p0-------------------2p0-2p0----|- 
Db-|-----------------------------------------------------5-|- 
Ab-|-------------------------------------------------------|- 
Eb-|-------------------------------------------------------|- 
 
VERSE CHORDS: 
Eb-|---------3----------3----------3----------3--|- 
Bb-|---------1----------1----------1----------1--|- 
Gb-|-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0--|- 
Db-|-2-2-2-2-2--x-x-x-x-x--2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0--|- 
Ab-|-3-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0--x-x-x-x-x--|- 
Eb-|----------------------------------3-3-3-3-3--|- 
 
PRE CHORUS CHORDS 
     Dm  G   C   Am  Dm  G 
Eb-|-1---3---0---0---1---3--|- 
Bb-|-3---3---1---1---3---3--|- 
Gb-|-2---0---0---2---2---0--|- 
Db-|-0---0---2---2---0---0--|- 
Ab-|-----2---3---0-------2--|- 
Eb-|-----3---------------3--|- 
 
Then play verse & pre chorus again followed by below Chorus. 
 
CHORUS CHORDS: 
     C   Am  Dm  G  
Eb-|-0---0---1---3--|- 
Bb-|-1---1---3---3--|- 
Gb-|-0---2---2---0--|- 
Db-|-2---2---0---0--|- 
Ab-|-3---0-------2--|- 
Eb-|-------------3--|- 
 
SOLO: (rhythm plays verse chords) 
Eb-|-3-3h5-5-5-5--3-3h5-5-5-5--5-5p3-3-3-3--3-3p0-0-0-0--|- 
Bb-|-3-3h5-5-5-5--3-3h5-5-5-5--5-5p3-3-3-3--3-3p0-0-0-0--|- 
Gb-|-----------------------------------------------------|- 
Db-|-----------------------------------------------------|- 
Ab-|-----------------------------------------------------|- 
Eb-|-----------------------------------------------------|- 
 
Eb-|-3-3h5-5-5-5--3-3h5-5-5-5--5-5p3-3-3-3--3-3p0-0-0-0--|- 
Bb-|-3-3h5-5-5-5--3-3h5-5-5-5--5-5p3-3-3-3--3-3p0-0-0-0--|- 
Gb-|-----------------------------------------------------|- 
Db-|-----------------------------------------------------|- 
Ab-|-----------------------------------------------------|- 
Eb-|-----------------------------------------------------|- 
 
Eb-|-8--------------------------------------------|- 
Bb-|---8------------------------------------------|- 
Gb-|-----10-10b-----------------------------------|- 
Db-|------------10-10-----7-7-----------------10~-|- 
Ab-|---------------------------10p8-10--10/12-----|- 
Eb-|----------------------------------------------|- 
 
                                           Dm                   G 
Eb-|-------------------------------------|-------------------17----15b17r15-|- 
Bb-|-------------------------------------|----------------17----17----------|- 
Gb-|-10-9------10-9----------------------|----------------------------------|- 
Db-|------10~-------10-10---12-10-12b14--|----------------------------------|- 
Ab-|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|- 
Eb-|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|- 
 
Then play chorus followed by bridge 
 
BRIDGE CHORDS: (acoustic guitar bit) 
     F   G   Am  C 
Eb-|-1---3---0---0--|- 
Bb-|-1---3---1---1--|- 
Gb-|-2---0---2---0--|- 
Db-|-3---0---2---2--|-(x 4) 
Ab-|-3---2---0---3--|- 
Eb-|-1---3----------|- 
 
     F   G 
Eb-|-1---3--|- 
Bb-|-1---3--|- 
Gb-|-2---0--|- 
Db-|-3---0--|- 
Ab-|-3---2--|- 
Eb-|-1---3--|- 
 
Finish playing one last verse. 
 

    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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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