Dying Song Chords

KeyAm Capo1st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays445

Dying Song by John Frusciante is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Am with a capo on the 1st fret. It uses the chords Am, Em, F, E7, E, Dm, C and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
Am
Text
16
Speed
  			
    Am   Em   F    E7   E    Dm   C    G   
E|-------0----1----0----0--------------7--| 
B|--1----0----1----0----0----6----5----8--| 
G|--2----0----2----1----1----7----5----7--| 
D|--2----2----3----0----2----7----5----5--| 
A|--0----2----3----2----2----5----3-------| 
E|-------0----1----0----0-----------------| 

Verse: 

Am              Em  F 
I'm goin' away forever 
Am                Em F 
I'm goin' away forever 
Dm            E7       Am 
Never comin' back this way 
Dm            E7           Am 
Never comin' back to this place 


E|--------------7-----------| 
B|------6-------6----1------| 
G|------7-----7------2------| x2 
D|----7--------------2------| 
A|--5-------7--------0------| 
E|--------------------------| 

Verse: 

Am               Em  F 
What I need is a heaven 
Am                      Em  F 
What I really need is a heaven 
Dm                  E7           Am 
A place to go where I can really be 
Dm                  E7            F   E 
A place to go where I can really be---- 
F   E                  F   Em 
    Where I can really be---- 


E|-------------7------------| 
B|------6------6------------| 
G|------7------7------------| 
D|----7---------------------| 
A|--5-----5----7------------| 
E|--------------------------| 


Verse: 

Am                               Em  F 
Dreamin' my life away counts for nothin' 
Am                               Em  F 
Dreamin' my life away counts for nothin' 
Dm               E7     Am 
But nothin' ever is the end 
Dm              E7     Am   C  G  Dm  < Start playing these notes serperatly 
No nothin' ever is the end ---------- 

Am  C  G  Dm 


Am                    C        G   Dm 
It's sure been a full life for me baby 
Am                    C        G   Dm 
It's sure been a full life for me yeah 
Am                    F        C   G 
It's sure been a full life for me baby 

x3 


Dm               E7            Am 
It's sure been a full life for me --- 
    	

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