Telephone Chords

KeyD CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays362

Telephone by John Fogerty is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords A, D, G, Bm and E. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
D
Text
16
Speed
  			
Intro A 

Verse 
              D                     A 
My telephone's ringin', early in the mornin' 
               D    G                D 
Somebody, guess who, sweet baby, it's you 
                           G                      D        Bm 
Say you're callin' from the station, oh I told you hold on 
         A   E                  A 
I'm on my way and all you got to say 

     A             D 
Now I wonder why you had to go, been so long and now I know 
          G                     E 
Sweet baby dear, everything will be alright 
                D                     A 
'Cause I've been ringin', early in the mornin' 
               D    G                D     A 
Somebody, guess who, sweet baby, it's you 

Instrumental 
D A D G D G D Bm A E A 

     A             D 
Now I wonder why you had to go, been so long and now I know 
          G                     E 
Sweet baby dear, everything will be alright 
                D                     A 
'Cause I've been ringin', early in the mornin'  
               D    G                D     Bm 
Somebody, guess who, sweet baby, it's you                
               D    G                  D     Bm 
Somebody, guess who, sweet baby, it was you 
               D                G                D        Bm                      
Somebody, guess guess guess who, sweet baby, it's alright 
                D        G               D        Bm                 
Sweet baby, it's alright, sweet baby it's alright 
                D        G               D        Bm 
Sweet baby, it's alright, sweet baby it's alright... 
    	

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