Teardrop Chords

KeyC# CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays554

Teardrop by Newton Faulkner is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of C#. It uses the chords C#, Badd9, F#, C#/F and Badd9/C#. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
C#
Text
16
Speed
  			 


C#                        
Love, love is a verb      
Badd9                 
Love is a doing word  
F#             C#     
Fearless on my breath 
C#               
Gentle impulsion 
Badd9                       
Shakes me, makes me lighter 
F#             C#     
Fearless on my breath 
Badd9                
Teardrop on the fire 
F#             C#     
Fearless on my breath 

8 BARS of rhythm  then **MELODY/BASS IN*** 
            
C#              
Water is my eye 
Badd9                
Most faithful mirror 
F#             C#     
Fearless on my breath 
C#                   Badd9           
Teardrop on the fire of a confession 
F#             C#                            
Fearless on my breath       ***MELODY OUT*** 
Badd9                
Most faithful mirror 
F#             C#                          
Fearless on my breath       ***BEAT OUT*** 
Badd9                
Teardrop on the fire 
               C#                         
Fearless on my breath       ***BEAT IN*** 

2 BARS 

**MELODY IN*** 
           C# Badd9 F# C#                         
           Oh, oh, oh, oh – harmonies 
           Badd9 F# C#           
           Oooh - Yeah… 
                  Badd9                  
           You're stumbling in the dark, 
             stumbling in the dark 
           C#     Badd9 F# 
           oooooh  
           C# 
           oh 
           Badd9 F# C#             
           Oooh layers x2 


**EXTRA MELODY LICKS*** 

C# Badd9 F# C# 
    
Badd9 F# C# C#/F     
            
Badd9 Badd9/C# Badd9 Badd9/C# 
    
C# Badd9 F# C# 
    
C#/F Badd9 F# C# 
    
C# Badd9 F# C# 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Reference tones

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

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante