Cooking Up Something Good Chords

KeyAb Capo4st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays544

Cooking Up Something Good by Mac Demarco is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Ab with a capo on the 4st fret. It uses the chords Ab, Bbm, Db, Bb, Abm, E, A and B. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
Ab
Text
16
Speed
  			( I'd recommend playing this with  
Capo on 4 so just transpose it!) 

Intro: Ab, Bbm, Db, Ab, Db, Bbm, Db, Ab, Db, Bbm 
Db                     Ab       Db   Bb 
mommy's in the kitchen,     cooking up something good 
Db                      Ab       Db     Bb 
and daddy's on the sofa,       pride of the neighborhood 
Db                  Abm        Ab    Db      Bbm 
my brother's in the ballet,               it seems he's got it set 
Db                   Ab            Db    Bbm 
and I'll be up at midnight,        with my cigarette 

Ab          E                 A                   Bbm 
ooh when life moves this slowly  
  Ab                A               Bbm 
ooh just try and let it go 
Ab       E                     A        Bbm 
ooh when life moves this slowly 
Ab        A             B 
ooh just try and let it go 

Db                       Ab       Db   Bb 
daddy's in the basement,       cooking up something fine 
Db                                   Ab       Db     Bb 
while rick's out on the pavement,       flipping it for dimes 
Db               Abm        Ab      Db      Bbm 
if there's anything redeeming,   I haven't seen it yet 
Db                                   Ab       Db     Bb 
and I'm still up at midnight, chewing nicorette 

Ab          E                 A                   Bbm 
ooh when life moves this slowly 
  Ab                A               Bbm 
ooh just try and let it go 
Ab       E                     A        Bbm 
ooh when life moves this slowly 
Ab        A             B 
ooh just try and let it go 
    	

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