I Believe Chords
by Joe Satriani
I Believe by Joe Satriani is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Em. It uses the chords Em, C, Dadd4, G, D, Dsus4, Cadd9, Em7 and Csus2. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Em C Dadd4
P.M. P.M.--------------| P.M.-----------------| P.M.----
H sl sl sl
E||--------------------------------------------|-------------------------------
B||--------------------------------------------|-------------------------------
G||--------0--------------------0--------------|-----------0--------------0----
D||-----------5--------5--7--7-----7--9-----9--|--------2-----2--------4-------
A||-----7--------7--7--------------------7-----|--7--3-----------3--5----------
E||--0-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------
C Dadd4
--------------| P.M.--------------------------------------------| P.M.-
sl sl
E-----------------|-----------------------------------------|------------------
B-----------------|-----------------------------------------|------------------
G-----------0--0--|-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|-----------0------
D--4-----4--------|--------2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2--|--------4-----4---
A-----5-----------|--5--3-----------3-----------3-----------|--3--5------------
E-----------------|-----------------------------------------|------------------
Em
--------------------| P.M.-| P.M.-----------| P.M.--
sl H sl
E--------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------0--------|--------0--------------------0--------------|
D--------5--5--5--5--5-----------|-----------5--------5--7--7-----7--9-----9--|
A--5--7--------------------7--5--|-----7--------7--7--------------------7-----|
E--------------------------------|--0-----------------------------------------|
C Dadd4 C
--------------------------| P.M.--| P.M.-|
sl sl H sl
E|-----------------------------------------------|----------------------
B|-----------------------------------------------|----------------------
G|-----------0-----------------0-----------0-----|-----------0----------
D|--------2-----2--2--------4-----4--4--5-----4--|--------2-----2-------
A|--7--3--------------3--5-----------------------|--5--3-----------3----
E|-----------------------------------------------|----------------------
Dadd4 Em
P.M.-| P.M.
sl sl H
E-----------------------|-----------------------------------------|
B-----------------------|-----------------------------------------|
G-----0-----------0-----|-----------0-----------------------------|
D--2-----2-----2-----2--|--------4-----4--4--------5-----5--7-----|
A-----------3-----------|--3--5--------------5--7-----7--------7--|
E-----------------------|-----------------------------------------|
I`ve been out walking for hours. I`ve got something on my mind.
How did we get here? Where are we going?
And why is life so hard?
Em C Dadd4 C
P.M.-----| P.M.--|
~~~ ~~ ~~ H P sl
E|--------------------|--------------------------|-------------------|
B|--------------7-----|-----7--8--7--------------|-------------------|
G|--X--X--9--X-----X--|--9-----------9--5--7--5--|--4--5-------------|
D|--------------------|--------------------------|-------------2--4--|
A|--------------------|--------------------------|----------5--------|
E|--------------------|--------------------------|-------------------|
P.M.--|
H P P sl
E|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|--4--5--4--2-----------|
A|--------------5--5--7--|
E|-----------------------|
Part of bars 2 and 3 od the intro are repeated here, you can hear it clearly :)
Em Dadd4 C
I read the stories, see the photographs.
Dadd4 Em
World`s in a crazy space.
Em C Dadd4 C Dadd4
I`ve got to hold on to my dreams.
C Dadd4
There`s just no other place.
C Dadd4
There`s just no other place.
G D Dsus4 D Dsus4 Cadd9 G
I believe we can change anything.
Em7 Csus2 D Dsus4 Cadd9 G
I believe we can rise above it.
G D Dsus4 D Dsus4 Cadd9 G
I believe there`s a reason for everything.
Em7 Csus2 D Dsus4 Cadd9 G
I believe in my dream.
I`ve tried to match the words to the place where the chords are played to give
a rough idea of where Joe plays them. But you can get it best if you play it!
fade volume in---| P
E|------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|--------------------------7---------|
D|------------------------------|------7--9--10--7--9--10-----10--9--|
A|--7-----------------(7)t<2.5--|--10--------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|------------------------------------|
P.M.---|
~~~ H P P
E|------------------------------------------------------|-----------------
B|------------------------------------------------------|-----------------
G|------------------------------------------------------|------------7----
D|--7--9--7---------------------------------------------|------7--9-------
A|-----------10--9--10--X--9--7------7--9--10--9--7--9--|--10-------------
E|-------------------------------10---------------------|-----------------
Em
~~~ P.M.~~~ sh sh sh sh ah
E-----------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------|--X--9--9--X--11--11--X--12--12--X--11--11--|
D--10--9--7--9--10--7---9--X--|--------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
C Dadd4 C
P.M. P.M. sh sh sh
sh sh~~~~ sh--| sl sl sl sl
E|--------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
B|-------------------12--------10-------------|---------------------------|
G|--X--9--9----------------------------11--9--|--7--9----9--7-------------|
D|-------------9---------9--------------------|------------------7--9--7--|
A|--------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
Dadd4 Em play fill 1
sl sl sl sl sl
E|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|--7--9--7------------5--7--|
E|-----------7--10--7--------|
Fill 1
harm-----------|
E|--7-----------|--------|
B|-----7--------|--------|
G|--------7-----|--------|
D|-----------7--|--------|
A|--------------|--7-----|
E|--------------|--------|
Other choruses
3.
I`ve seen the shadows of the living.
I`ve seen them turn and walk away.
And I keep searching for the right words.
To send these thoughts away.
4.
There`s a picture I like to look at.
A picture of a beautiful face.
And I see something in her eyes.
Sends me to a better place.
Send sme to a better place.