Song X Chords

KeyE CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays424

Song X by Neil Young is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of E. It uses the chords E and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			(intro) 

E |------0----------0~------------------------| 
B |------3----------3~------------------------| 
G |------2----------2~---2-0------------------| 
d|0h2~p0-0h2~0-0h2~--------2-2-0-------------| 
A |-------------------------------0-----------| 
E |-------------------0-2-----------0-0-2-2-3~|(drum starts here.) 

(riff 1) 
Hey ho, here we go, were on the road to never, 
e|0~~~----------------------------------------2p0-| 
b|0~~~-------------------------------------------2| 
g|0~~~--------------------------------------------| 
d|2~~~----------2~~0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~----| 
a|2~~~--0~~~~~~~----------------------------------| 
e|0~~~--------------------------------------------| 

(riff 2) 
Where life's a joy for girls and boys it only will get better. 
e|-------------------------------------------------------| 
b|-------------------------------------------------------| 
g|---------------------------2~~~~~~~0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-| 
d|-------------------------------------------------------| 
a|--------2~~~~~~~0~~~~~~~~~~----------------------------| 
e|0~~~~~~~~----------------------------------------------| 

(Chorus) 
E   D   E       D        E       D       E     D 
Hey ho, here we go, were on the road to never 

(riff 3) 
  Romeo and Juliet the doctor and his case 
E |-------------------------------------------------2--| 
B |----------------------------------------3~~~~~~~~-3-| 
G |----------------------------2~~~~~~~~~~~-----------2| 
D |---------------2----0~~~~~~~------------------------| 
A |---2~~~~~0~~~~~-------------------------------------| 
e|0~~-------------------------------------------------| 

(riff 2) 

(Chorus) 

(solo) 
E |--0~~0-0~~-------------------------0-2-0-------------------| 
B |-3~~~~~~~~3---------------0-3~~--3~~~~~~3-----------0------| 
g|2~~~~~~~~~~2~~0--2-2-2--2------2~~~~~~~~~2-0----2-2---2-0--| 
D |---------------3-----------------------------3~~----------3| 
A |-----------------------------------------------------------| 
E |-----------------------------------------------------------| 

(after the second solo do a couple of pullofs on the highest string and the 5th the 7th 
9th fret) 

(riff 3) 
(riff 2) 
(Chorus) 
(solo) 
(riff 1) 
(riff 2) (tip use bridge pickup here!) 

(outra versão da intro) 
E|-------------------------| 
B|-------------------------| 
G|-------------------------| 
D|-----5-7-----------------| 
A|5h7-----------5h7--5-7---| 
E|0-------------0------5---| 
    	

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