People Say Chords
by Meters
People Say by Meters is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G9 and D7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro
e|--------------5--5-5----------------5--5-5---------------------------------|
B|--------------5--6-6----------------5--6-6---------------------------------|
G|--------------5---------------------5--------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---5-5-5--3-5---------5-5-5--3-5-------------------------------------------|
E|---5-3-2--------------5-3-2------------------------------------------------|
Main Riff (ghost bends)
e|----------------------------5--5(b)5---------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------5--6(b)6---------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------5----------------------------------------------|
D|----------3-3--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------5-5----5-5-----3-----------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------5--------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus "People say...........Haven't got a right to live"
G9 vamp ........... D7 vamp
e|-------10---10-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------10---10---------------3--3------------------------------------------|
G|-------10---10---------------5--5------------------------------------------|
D|--------9----9---------------4--4------------------------------------------| x4
A|-------10---10---------------5--5------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Back to Main Riff......... then after second Chorus
Killer Riff Hook (easy to learn in two parts)
Part I
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------5---7-5-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----5h6h7-7---7-----7-6-5---3-4-------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------5-----5-----------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Part II
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------3-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------3-----5--3----------5-------------------------------------------|
E|---3-4-5-5---5--------5-4s3-1----------------------------------------------|
The little part where it goes up is a whole step up, same riff as main riff though
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| / slide up
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| + harmonic
| b Bend
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