Seventeen Chords
Seventeen by Jimmy Eat World 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: Dropped D Tuning
This is from their first album Static Prevails, lyrics were not sung by Jim Adkins official lead singer now but by second guitarist Tom Linton.
Anyways it?s Dropped D Tuning just like most Jimmy Eat World songs, I?ve tried arranging it for 2 guitars.
I have included a structure to help if you get stuck with the variations and all.
Hope it helps.
INTRO/ VERSE
Gtr.1
e||
B|
G|
D| 2 9 7
A| 2 9 7
D| 2 9 7
Gtr.2
(only play first measure during Verse)
e|| |
B| 0 |
G| 9 4 2 | 9 4 9 11 13 9
D| X X 2 | X X X X X X
A| 7 2 0 | 7 2 7 9 11 7
D| |
PRE-VERSE
Gtr.1 or Gtr.2 (plays this before the first verse, it?s also played during the interlude or Verse 3)
e|| 12 12
B| 9 9 9 9 9
G|
D|
A|
D|
VERSE VARIATION
Gtr.2
(there is this variation played half way through the verses, Gtr.1 plays PalmMuted)
e||
B| 555 555 7 555 555 7 5555 5/ 7 5/ 7 5/ 7
G|
D|
A|
D|
CHORUS
Gtr.1 & Gtr.2 (measure 2 ends Chorus? 1 & after the Solo after Chorus 2)
e|| |
B| |
G| | 6
D| 2 4 7 | 2 6 7
A| 2 4 7 | 2 4 7
D| 2 4 7 | 2 7
SOLO
Gtr.1 (at the end of solo play measure 2 of Chorus)
Gtr.2 (Chorus played with solo, both guitars end on measure 2 of Chorus)
e|| 55 444 444 55 444 444 55 444 444 55 444 444 5 7 4 5 7 4 5 7 44
55 55
B|
G|
D|
A|
D|
STRUCTURE
Intro
Verse
Verse Variation (starts after verse played X4)
Chorus
Verse
Verse Variation
Chorus
Solo (while chorus riff is played)
Verse 3/ Interlude (pre-verse is played by Gtr.2 while Gtr1 plays Verse)
Chorus