Maria Chords

KeyF# CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays497

Maria by Nik Freitas is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of F#. It uses the chords F#, F, E, D#, A, D, B, C# and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			Nik Freitas - Maria (This is Mainly played with Octaves on the Piano :) 

F#    F         E 
In an old house 
        D# 
On your street  
F#       A             D      B 
Maria is pacing in her sleep 
F#         F        E 
If there's sunshine  
         D# 
you know why 
F#       A                   D       B 
maria is peaking through her blinds 

F# F, E D#, F# A, (D D D B)  B is on the 4th beat 
F#     F            E 
If the earth shakes 
        D# 
you can bet 
F#       A                  D      B 
Maria is watching your mistakes 
F#     F          E    
As the wind rolls  
           D# 
down your spine 
F#       A                D        B 
Maria is taking her sweet time 
B                  D 
Take your problems,  
               A 
bury them in a hole 
                    E 
Save it for another round 
                        B 
Honey that's the way it goes 
                           D 
And you can just laugh out loud 
                   A 
Carry on with your soul 
                    E     D 
Save it for another town 
         E 
Sweet Maria 

F# F, E D#, F# A, (D D D B)  B is on the 4th beat 

F#       F       E 
Down the hallways 
        D#     
of your mind 
F#           A                    D      B 
Maria, she's waiting for you to decide 
F#     F            E 
If you wait to long  
         D# 
You will find 
F#        A               D       B 
Maria, is sitting by your side 

B                  D 
Take your problems,  
               A 
bury them in a hole 
                    E 
Save it for another round 
                        B 
Honey that's the way it goes 
                           D 
And you can just laugh out loud 
                   A 
Carry on with your soul 
                    E      
Save it for another town 
                         B    (C# tp D) Then                  
Well honey let's hit the road 

D, A , E (E to F#)Then to G 

G, D, A, E (This repeats over until fade out) 

Shu shu shu shu away 
Sweet Maria (repeat a bunch of times) 
    	

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