Transformer Chords

Key- CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays382

Transformer by Marnie Stern is a guitar song. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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 INTRO RIFF  (tapped) 

|1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   |1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   | 
|R   L   L R(L)  R   L   L R(L)  |R   L   L R(L)  R   L   L R(L)  | 
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
|9-0-5-h-7-9-7---9-0-5-h-7-9-7---|9-0-5-h-7-9-7---9-0-5-h-7-9-7---| 
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
|\-3-/---\-3-/---\-3-/---\-3-/---|\-3-/---\-3-/---\-3-/---\-3-/---| 
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
|-(these are all triplets here)--|--------------------------------| 


 MAIN RIFF  (tapped) 

|1   e   &   a   2   e   &   a   3   e   &   a   4   e   &   a   | 
|L       R       L       R       L       R       L       R       | 
|----------------------------------------------------------------| 
|4---0---12--0---5---0---12--0---7---0---12--0---7---0---12--0---| 
|----------------------------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------------------------| 

|L       R       L       R       L       R       L       R       |  
|----------------------------------------------------------------| 
|7---0---12--0---7---0---12--0---7---0---12--0---7---0---12--0---| 
|----------------------------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------------------------| 


 VERSE RIFF 
 fingers                                                 be - 
|1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   |1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   | 
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
|7-------7-------7-------7-------|7-------7-------7-------7-------| 
|7-------7-------7-------7-------|7-------7-------7-------7-------| 
|5-------5-------5-------5-------|5-------5-------5-------5-------| 

 lieving 
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
|5-------5-------5-------5-------|5-------5-------5-------/-------| 
|5-------5-------5-------5-------|5-------5-------5-------/-------| 
|3-------3-------3-------3-------|3-------3-------3-------/-------| 


*Chorus* 
 the     fu  -   ture    is       yours   so      fill    this 
|1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   |1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   | 
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 

 part    in                       
|--------------------------------| repeat this 3-measure section 3X 
|--------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------| 
|----------------9-------9-------| 
|----------------9-------9-------| 
|----------------7-------7-------| 

 the     fu  -   ture    is       yours   so      fill    this 
|1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   |1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   | 
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 

 part 
|1   &   | 
|--------| 
|--------| 
|--------| 
|--------| 
|--------| 
|--------| 

 ah      ah      ah      ah 
|1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   |1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   | 
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
|9-------9-------9-------9-------|9-------9-------9-------9-------| 
|9-------9-------9-------9-------|9-------9-------9-------9-------| 
|7-------7-------7-------7-------|7-------7-------7-------7-------| 

|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
|9-------9-------9-------9-------|9-------9-------9-------9-------| 
|9-------9-------9-------9-------|9-------9-------9-------9-------| 
|7-------7-------7-------7-------|7-------7-------7-------7-------| 

|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
|9-------9-------9-------9-------|9-------9-------9-------9-------| 
|9-------9-------9-------9-------|9-------9-------9-------9-------| 
|7-------7-------7-------7-------|7-------7-------7-------7-------| 


*BRIDGE* 
 e      -        volve            or              die 
|1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   |1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   | 
|--------------------------------|7-------10------7---------------| 
|----------------7-------10------|------------------------10------| 
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
|9-------9-----------------------|--------------------------------| 
|9-------9-----------------------|--------------------------------| 
|7-------7-----------------------|--------------------------------| 

|--------------------------------|7-------10------7---------------| 
|----------------7-------10------|------------------------10------| 
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
|9-------9-----------------------|--------------------------------| 
|9-------9-----------------------|--------------------------------| 
|7-------7-----------------------|--------------------------------| 

|--------------------------------|7-------10------7---------------| 
|----------------7-------10------|------------------------10------| 
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
|9-------9-----------------------|--------------------------------| 
|9-------9-----------------------|--------------------------------| 
|7-------7-----------------------|--------------------------------| 

|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
|9-------9-------9-------9-------|9-------9-------9-------9-------| 
|9-------9-------9-------9-------|9-------9-------9-------9-------| 
|7-------7-------7-------7-------|7-------7-------7-------7-------| 
|0-------0-------0-------0-------|0-------0-------0-------0-------| 


*END RIFF* 
 arms            hang             down                    my 
|1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   |1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   | 
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
|7-------7-------7-------7-------|7-------7-------7-------7-------| 
|7-------7-------7-------7-------|7-------7-------7-------7-------| 
|5-------5-------5-------5-------|5-------5-------5-------5-------| 

 legs            don t            fight 
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
|5-------5-------5-------5-------|5-------5-------5-------9-------| 
|5-------5-------5-------5-------|5-------5-------5-------9-------| 
|3-------3-------3-------3-------|3-------3-------3-------7-------| 


*SONG ORDER* 

Intro Riff x2 
Main Riff x2 
Intro Riff x2 
Main Riff x13 
Verse Riff 
Main Riff x4 
Chorus 
Main Riff x8 
Verse Riff 
Main Riff x4 
Bridge 
Main Riff x4 
End Riff 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

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