Power And The Passion Chords
by Midnight Oil
Power And The Passion by Midnight Oil is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, E, B, A and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
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Power And The Passion
Transcribed by...Jonathan Hart.
VERSE rhythm:
e-|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|-4-4-6-7---------4-4-6-7---------6-6-6-----------4-4-6-7---------|
A-|-2-2-4-5---------2-2-4-5---------4-4-4-4---------2-2-4-5---------|
E-|---------------------------------------2-------------------------|
VERSE lead:
e-|-----7-------10------7-------10------9-------14------7-------10--|
B-|-----7-------10------7-------10------9-------14------7-------10--|
G-|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D E (power chords)
then, rhythm:
e-|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|-----9-9-------------9-9-------------9-9-------------9-9---------|
D-|-----9-9-------------9-9-------------9-9-------------9-9---------|
A-|-----7-7-------------7-7-------------7-7-------------7-7---------|
E-|0000------------0000------------0000------------0000-------------|
and lead:
e-|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------2-------------------------|
E-|-0-0-2-3---------0-0-2-3---------2-2-2-----------0-0-2-3---------|
CHORUS:
e-|-6-------------------------------6-------------------------------|
B-|-7---------------6---------------6-------------------------------|
G-|-8---------------6---------------6-------------------------------|
D-|-8---------------6---------------8-------------------------------|
A-|-6---------------4---------------8-------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------6-------------------------------|
and
e-|-6---------------4---------------6-------------------------------|
B-|-7---------------6---------------7-------------------------------|
G-|-8---------------6---------------8-------------------------------|
D-|-8---------------6---------------8-------------------------------|
A-|-6---------------4---------------6-------------------------------|
E-|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
BRIDGE rhythm:
B A G
BRIDGE lead (at the end):
e-|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|-4-------45-2----5-------56-3---3-322332232----------------------|
G-|-------------------------------------------2---------------------|
D-|--------------------------------------------3--------------------|
A-|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
p.s. I love the way the chorus leads back into the verse. It rocks.
This song is great to play really loud!