The Guitar Lesson Chords

Key- CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays349

The Guitar Lesson by Momus is a guitar song. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
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Text
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  			Intro: 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|8--8--6--6--8--8--6--------------------------------------------------------| 
D|-6--6--6--6--6--6-6--------------------------------------------------------| 
A|--7--7--7--7--7--77--------------------------------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

Verse: 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|8--8--6--6--8--8--6--6--6--6--4--4--4--4--3--3--4--4--3--3--4--4--3--3--3--| 
D|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--4--4--4--4--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--1-| 
A|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--6--6--5--5--3--3--4--4--3--3--4--4--3--3--4--4--2| 
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|3--1--1--------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|-1--1--1-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|--2--2--2------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

Middle eight: 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|13----13----11----11----13----13----11----11----11---11---9---9---9--9--8--| 
D|--11----11----11----11----11----11----11----11----9----9---9---9---7--7--7-| 
A|----12----12----12----12----12----12----12----12---11---11--10--10--8--8--9| 
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|8--------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|-7-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|--9------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante