Song X Chords
by Neil Young
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.
(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---|