Whatever Happens Chords

Key- CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays544

Whatever Happens by Michael Jackson 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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  			Performed by Michael Jackson featuring Carlos Santana 
From "Invincible" album (2001) 
 
 
Great work by the man Santana on this track and amazing by Michael  
Jackson as usual 
 
 
RAKED INTRO: 
E:-----0------4------------------- 
b:-----0------4------------------- 
g:-----0------5------------------- 
d:-----2------6------------------- 
a:-----2------6------------------- 
e:-----0------4------------------- 
 
 
VERSE: "He gives another smile..." 
E:-------------------------------- 
b:-------------------------------- 
g:-------------------------------- 
d:-------------------------------- 
a:-------------------------------- 
e:-------------------------------- 
 
 
CHORUS: "Whatever happens..." 
E:--1----1-2-4-6-6-6-------------- 
b:--3----------------------------- 
g:--3----------------------------- 
d:--3----------------------------- 
a:--1----------------------------- 
e:-------------------------------- 
 
 
PICKED FILL 
E:---------11--14----------------- 
b:-----11------------------------- 
g:-------------------------------- 
d:-------------------------------- 
a:-------------------------------- 
e:-------------------------------- 
 
 
SOLO 1 (sort of) 
E:--11-------14--11--11--------18------------------- 
b:-----9-7---------------x--?-----?--9-------------- 
g:---------8---------------------------------------- 
d:-------------------------------------------------- 
a:-------------------------------------------------- 
e:-------------------------------------------------- 
 
 
SOLO 2 
E:--14-13-11-- s t  --14-13-11---9-11-14--16-14--18- 
b:------------ e i  -------------------------------- 
g:------------ v m  -------------------------------- 
d:------------ e e  -------------------------------- 
a:------------ n s  -------------------------------- 
e:------------ )    -------------------------------- 
 
 
ECHO BIT 
E:-------14---18---16------------- 
b:--16---------------------------- 
g:-------------------------------- 
d:-------------------------------- 
a:-------------------------------- 
e:-------------------------------- 
    	

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