The Whisling Song Chords
by Meat Puppets
The Whisling Song by Meat Puppets is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of F. It uses the chords F, Ab, Eb, Db, A, Bb and Gb. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
(intro)
Guitarra 1
E|-------------------------------||
B|-------------------------------||
G||*-15--13-15--13-15--13-15--13-||
D||*-15--13-15--13-15--13-15--13-||
A|--13--13-13--13-13--13-13--13--||
E|-------------------------------||
E|---------------------------------------||
B|---------------------------------------||
G||-15-13-15-13-15-13-15-13-15-13-15-13-*||
D||-15-13-15-13-15-13-15-13-15-13-15-13-*||
A|--13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13--||
E|---------------------------------------||
(verso)
F Ab
It's the shadow in the dark
F Ab
It's the silver in the park
F Ab
It's the broken, faded bird
Eb F
you've learned to call your heart
Ab
it’s not a border that you can see
F
just as plain as you or me
Ab
I can't throw the lock back
Eb Db F
and I don't have the key
(ponte)
(Guitarra 1 toca acordes )
A
Guitarra 2
E|-----------------|----------------|
B|-------------10--|8----------8-10-|
G|-----------------|----------------|
D|-----------------|----------------|
A|-----------------|----------------|
E|-----------------|----------------|
Bb F
E|-----------------|-5--------------|
B|-6----------6----|----------------|
G|--------------7--|----------------|
D|-----------------|----------------|
A|-----------------|----------------|
E|-----------------|----------------|
F A
E|-----------------|----------------|
B|-------------10--|8----------8-10-|
G|-----------------|----------------|
D|-----------------|----------------|
A|-----------------|----------------|
E|-----------------|----------------|
Eb Gb
E|-----------------|-5--------------|
B|-6----------6----|----------------|
G|--------------7--|----------------|
D|-----------------|----------------|
A|-----------------|----------------|
E|-----------------|----------------|
F Eb
E|-----------------|----------------|
B|-(improviso)-----|----------------|
G|-----------------|----------------|
D|-----------------|----------------|
A|-----------------|----------------|
E|-----------------|----------------|
Bb F
E|-----------------|----------------|
B|-----------------|----------------|
G|-----------------|----------------|
D|-----------------|----------------|
A|-----------------|----------------|
E|-----------------|----------------|
Eb Bb
E|-----------------|----------------|
B|-----------------|----------------|
G|-----------------|----------------|
D|-----------------|----------------|
A|-----------------|----------------|
E|-----------------|----------------|
F
E|-----------------|----------------|
B|-----------------|----------------|
G|-----------------|----------------|
D|-----------------|----------------|
A|-----------------|----------------|
E|-----------------|----------------|
(verso)
F Ab
It hovers in the living room
F Ab
just above the door
F Ab
it whistles while it hangs there
Eb F
feathers dripping from every pore
Ab
they show the spectacle of falling
Eb Db F
and settle to the floor
Ab
they show the spectacle of falling
Eb Db F
and settle to the floor