Pheasant Feather Chords

KeyAm Capo4st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays383

Pheasant Feather by Josh Rouse is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Am with a capo on the 4st fret. It uses the chords Am, Em, F, G, Dm and C. 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
  			
 

Intro Riff: 
  Am                 Em                F                             G   
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
B|-----1-------1---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
G|-----2-------2---|-----0-------0---|-----2-------2---|-----2-----2---4-| 
D|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----3-------3---|-----3-----3---5-| 
A|-0-----0-0-------|-----2-------2---|-----3-------3---|-----3-----3---5-| 
E|---------------3-|-0-----0-0-----0-|-1-----1-1-----1-|-1-----1-1---3---| 


Am            Em 
Am I a hunter or a fox? 
F                                   F G 
A pheasant feather on a wooden box 
Am                    Em            F    F G 
A childhood friend, a bitter end of me 

Verse: 
 
Am                    Em 
So glad to see you're doin' well 
F                                F G 
You always have stories to tell 
Am                      Em             F   
Bring in the bags, I'll pour us both a drink 

Instrumental
 
G      F      G      Dm   (2 measures each chord) 

Verse 

Am                      Em            
Through the years, been up and down 
F                                        F G 
I'm still in love, but its different now 
Am                 Em              F     F G 
Wish someone would tell me what to be 


Am            Em 
Am I a hunter or a fox? 
F                                  F G 
A pheasant feather on a wooden box 
Am                  Em          F    
A bitter friend, a jealous en e my 


Bridge: 
               G 
Everything is right here waiting for me 
                F 
I'm in another town, somewhere over seas 
              G                                     Dm 
Every single night, when I close my eyes, I cannot sleep 

Instrumental 
Am   C   Am   C 

Bridge
 
Am                   C                              
    The world is success performed 
Am                   C 
    If I'm down here on the floor 

Instrumental  
Am    Em   F    F G 

Am            Em 
Am I a hunter or a fox? 
F                                  F G 
A pheasant feather on a wooden box 
Am                    Em             F (hold) 
I wish someone would tell me what to be 
    	

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