The Story So Far Chords
The Story So Far by New Found Glory is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
intro
random feedback (C)
verse (slightly dist.)
gtr. 1
e---------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------|
D--5-5-5--------------------------------------|
A--3-3-3-3------------------------------------|
E--------1------------------------------------|
gtr. 2
e------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------|
G--9-9-9-7---------------------------------|
D--x-x-x-x---------------------------------|
A--7-7-7-5---------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------|
pre Chorus (heavy dist.)
both gtrs
e-----------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------|
D------------------5-5-5-5-------------5-5------|
A--5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-3-3-5-5--|
E--3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5---------1-1-1-1-3-3-----3-3--|
pm - - - - - - - - - - *
(*=grad. release palm mute)
e-----------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------|
D------------------5-5-5-5-------------5-5------|
A--5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-3-3-5-5--|
E--3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5---------1-1-1-1-3-3-----3-3--|
pm - - - - - - - - - - *
gtr. 1
e----------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------|
D----------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------|
A--7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------|
E--5-5-5-5---------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----------|
pm - - - - - -
gtr 2
e------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------|
G-------------------7-7-9-5----------------|
D----------5-5-5-5--x-x-x-x----------------|
A--7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3--5-5-7-3----------------|
E--5-5-5-5---------------------------------|
Chorus
both gtrs
e----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--5-5-5-x-x-x------5-5-5-x-x-x------7-7-7-x-x-x------7-7-7-x-x-x------|
D--5-5-5-x-x-x-3-3--5-5-5-x-x-x-3-3--7-7-7-x-x-x-3-3--7-7-7-x-x-x-5-5--|
A--3-3-3-x-x-x-3-3--3-3-3-x-x-x-3-3--5-5-5-x-x-x-3-3--5-5-5-x-x-x-5-5--|
E--------------1-1--------------1-1--------------1-1--------------3-3--|
post-Chorus
e---------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------|
G--5-5-5----------------5-5-5-----------------|
D--5-5-5-3--------------5-5-5-3---------------|
A--3-3-3-3--------------3-3-3-3---------------|
E--------1--------------------1---------------|
verse
pre-Chorus
Chorus
interlude
gtr. 1
e----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--5-5-5-x-x-x------5-5-5-x-x-x------7-7-7-x-x-x------7-7-7-x-x-x------|
D--5-5-5-x-x-x-3-3--5-5-5-x-x-x-3-3--7-7-7-x-x-x-3-3--7-7-7-x-x-x-5-5--|
A--3-3-3-x-x-x-3-3--3-3-3-x-x-x-3-3--5-5-5-x-x-x-3-3--5-5-5-x-x-x-5-5--|
E--------------1-1--------------1-1--------------1-1--------------3-3--|
gtr. 2
e---------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------|
G--------9-12-9----------------------9--------------|
D--10-12--------12-10-12-10-12-10-12---12-10-10-10--|
A---------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------|
bridge
gtrs 1&2
e-------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------|
G---------------5---------------------------|
D--3------------5-----------7------------5--|
A--3------------3-----------7------------5--|
E--1------------------------5------------3--|
gtr. 3 (acous.)
e-------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------|
G--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
D--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
A--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
E-------------------------------------------|
gtrs 1&2 (cont'd)
e---------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------|
G---------------5-----------------------------|
D--3------------5-----------7------------5\*--|
A--3------------3-----------7------------5\*--|
E--1------------------------5------------3\*--|
(\*=pick scrape)
gtr. 3 (cont'd)
e-------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------|
G--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
D--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
A--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
E-------------------------------------------|
solo
gtr. 1
e------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------|
G--5--5--5---------------------------------------5--5--5-----|
D--5--5--5--3------------------------------------5--5--5--3--|
A--3--3--3--3------------------------------------3--3--3--3--|
E-----------1---------------------------------------------1--|
gtr. 2
e----------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------|
G--------12-----------------------12-12-12-------------12--------|
D--12-10----10------10-9-10----12----------------10-12----14-14--|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
gtr. 1 (cont'd)
e--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--5--5--5------------------------------------5--5--5----------------------|
D--5--5--5--3---------------------------------5--5--5--3----------5-5-5----|
A--3--3--3--3-\*-\*-\*-\*---------------------3--3--3--3----------5-5-5----|
E-----------1-\*-\*-\*-\*------------------------------1----------3-3-3----|
(\*=pickslide)
gtr. 2 (cont'd)
e-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------12-12----------------------------------|
D--12-12-10-10----10-10-10-9-10----------14-14-12-10-----10-9-10-12-10-9--|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
pre-Chorus
Chorus
interlude
outro
e--------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------|
G--5--5--5-----------------------------------------|
D--5--5--5--3--------------------------------------|
A--3--3--3--3--------------------------------------|
E-----------1--------------------------------------|
song structure
intro
verse
pre-Chorus
Chorus - 2x
post-Chorus
verse
pre-Chorus
Chorus - 2x
interlude
bridge
pre-Chorus
Chorus - 2x
outro