Soul Island Chords
by Meters
Soul Island by Meters is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, F and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Up, up down stroke
C
e|---3----3-3----3----3-3-----3----3-3-----3---3-3----------------------------|
B|---5----5-5----5----5-5-----5----5-5-----5---5-5----------------------------|
G|---5----5-5----5----5-5-----5----5-5-----5---5-5----------------------------|
D|---5----5-5----5----5-5-----5----5-5-----5---5-5----------------------------| x3
A|---3----3-3----3----3-3-----3----3-3-----3---3-3----------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus
F G
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--10---10-10--10---10-10------12---12-12---12---12--12----------------------|
G|--10---10-10--10---10-10------12---12-12---12---12--12----------------------|
D|--10---10-10--10---10-10------12---12-12---12---12--12----------------------| x 2
A|---8----8--8---8----8--8------10---10-10---10---10--10----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus riff (with melody) F G
e|-----/12--12--10--10--12----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------10--10---12---12-12-----------------------------|
G|-----/12--12--10--10--12----10--10---12---12-12-----------------------------|
D|----------------------------10--10---12---12-12-----------------------------| x4
A|----------------------------8---8----10---10-10-----------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
After 2nd Chorus
e|--------------10--8-----10--8---------------------------------------- -3-----|
B|-----------8-----------8--------------8-10-10-10------------8-9-9-9- --5-----|
G|--------9-------------9--------7-9-10---------------7--9-10---------- x4 -5-----|
D|----10--------------10----------------------------------------------- -5-----|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------- -3-----|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------- -------|
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| / slide up
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| + harmonic
| b Bend
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