I Was Cruel Chords

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I Was Cruel by Magic Dirt is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of B. It uses the chords B5, A5, G5, F#5, E5, C5 and D5. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
B
Text
16
Speed
  			*INTRO: 
Guitar 1- 
B5    A5 B5  x4 
Then Guitar 2 joins in.        x4 
G5  A5    x4 (then feedback) 
 
*VERSE 
B5   A5  B5  x4 
G5  F#5   A5 
(Repeat that whole verse bit 3 times....feedback.... then play it 3 
times again... then more feedback!) 
 
*SLOW BIT 
B5  (played with bits of feedback, then...) 
   B5                                    E5 
B5                                    E5 
When you glance, I defend.........When ya stick the knife in...... 
   B5                                 E5   B5 
When ya stick the knife in........When ya. When ya. When ya stick the 
knife... 
 
(then it quickly changes the pace to this...) 
B5 B5 B5   A5   B5 B5 B5   A5   B5 B5 B5   A5   C5 C5 C5  (x 4) 
...in yeah, stick the knife in. Stick the knife (x5) Stick it in. Stick 
it in. Yeah. 
 
*CHORUS BIT 
D5  E5   D5    B5  B5         D5  E5     D5         B5  B5 
 Jumpin in my own heart.   Teaing  everything   apart.       (x2) 
D5   E5     D5 B5 B5 
  I    was        cruel                (x4)   (feedback)  I was cruel 
(x3) Yeah. 
 
B5 (with feedback) I was so cruel. (x5) 
 
D5           E5          B5 
I was so cruel. Oh . Stick it in. Stick the knife. Stick the knife. 
D5           E5   B5 
I was so cruel. I was so cruel. I was so cruel. 
D5           E5   B5 
I was so cruel. I was so cruel I was so cruel I was so cruel. 
(then just this bit by itself...) 
D5       E5  B5  (x2) 
 
(ending with Adalita whispering...) 
I was so cruel. I forgot to kiss you. So cruel. 
 
 
 

    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante