Bony moronie Chords

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Bony moronie by John Lennon is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			Album rockn roll 1973/bony moronie 
 
This is the riff we can here almost in the whole song : 
 
e|------- ------- ------- ----|------- ------- ------- -----| 
B|----------------------------|-----------------------------| 
G|----------------------------|-----------------------------| 
D|----------------------------|--7---7----------------------| 
A|-------------------7---9----|----------9----7---------7---| 
E|-5---------7-/-9------------|--------------------9--------|  
 
 
e|------- ------- ------- ----|------- ------- ------- -----| 
B|----------------------------|-----------------------------| 
G|----------------------------|-----------------------------| 
D|----------------------------|--7---7----------------------| 
A|-------------------7---9----|----------9----7---------7---| 
E|-5---------7-/-9------------|--------------------9--------| 
 
 
There?s a moment when there is the same, but higher. Instead of an A, begin with a D 
 
 
e|------- ------- ------- ----|------- ------ ------- -----| 
B|----------------------------|----------------------------| 
G|----------------------------|----------------------------| 
D|----------------------------|--12--12--------------------| 
A|------------------12--14----|----------14--12-------12---| 
E|-10--------12/14------------|-------------------14-------|  
 
 
e|------- ------- ------- ----|------- ------ ------- -----| 
B|----------------------------|----------------------------| 
G|----------------------------|----------------------------| 
D|----------------------------|--12--12--------------------| 
A|------------------12--14----|----------14--12-------12---| 
E|-10--------12/14------------|-------------------14-------|  
 
 
 
 
Use distortion to get the same sound? 
 

    	

Chord diagrams

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