Blue in the Face Chords

KeyA CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays707

Blue in the Face by No Doubt is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
A
Text
16
Speed
  			 
Legend: 
 
h: hammer on 
p: pull off 
b: bend 
r: release bend 
A: Arpeggio 
 
 
Intro: 
 
E|---------------| 
B|---------------| 
G|---------------| 
D|---------------| 
A|-------4-3-2-1-| 
E|-2-------------| 
 
 
Verse1: 
 
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------5--| 
B|----4---------4---------5--7--p5-------4---------4---------5-7-8---8| 
G|-------4--------4----------------5--------4--------4----5-----------| 
D|-4---------4------5-----------------4---------4------5--------------| 
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------| 
 
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|------7------------8--------7-------7---5--4--------------4--4/5-| 
G|----7----7-------5-------4--------4----------4--------4------4/5-| 
D|-7---------7--5--------4--------4-----------------4--------------| 
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
 
E|------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|------5---7-8---7---------4-------------4---------------5-7-8--7--| 
G|----5-------------------4----4--------4----4---------5------------| 
D|-5-------------------4---------4----4--------------5--------------| 
A|---------------------------------6-----------6--7-----------------| 
E|------------------------------------------------------------------| 
 
E|----------------------------------------| 
B|------7------------5----------4---------| 
G|----7----7-------5----5-----4----4------| 
D|-7---------7--5----------4---------4----| 
A|----------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------| 
 
 
But you'll make ends meet..: 
 
E|----------------------------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------------------------| 
G|-----------------6--2-2-4-4-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-4-2-2-4-4-| 
D|----------4-/8------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| 
A|-------4--------------------------------------------| 
E|-2-/6-----------------------------------------------| 
 
E|----------------------------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------------------------| 
G|--------------------2-2-4-4-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-4-2-2-4-4-| 
D|----------4-----4---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| 
A|-------4-----4----4---------------------------------| 
E|-2-/6-----------------------------------------------| 
 
 
You worry yourself...: 
 
E|-------------------------------------| 
B|------7------------------------------| 
G|------7--7-----------9-----------8---| 
D|----7------7------10----10---------9-| 
A|-5------------10-----------9--9------| 
E|--------------8---------------7------| 
 
Blue in the face... (2x): 
 
E|---7-------7----7-------7----8-------8----8-------8-| 
B|---4-4-----4----4-4-----4----5-5-----5----5-5-----5-| 
G|---4---4---4----4---4---4----5---5---5----5---5---5-| 
D|-4-------4----4-------4----5-------5----5-------5---| 
A|----------------------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------------------| 
     A            A            A            A 
 
E|---10------10---8-------8----7-------7----7-------7-| 
B|---7-7-----7----5-5-----5----4-4-----4----4-4-----4-| 
G|---7---7---7----5---5---5----4---4---4----4---4---4-| 
D|-7-------7----5-------5----4-------4----4-------4---| 
A|----------------------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------------------| 
     A            A            A            A 
 
Verse2: 
 
E|--------------------------------------------------7-------------| 
B|--------4------4--------------5--87-------7----7----7---7----7-| 
G|-----4----4-------4-----------5----------4----4--------4----4---| 
D|-4----------4--------------5----------4-------------------------| 
A|--------------------6-6/7---------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------------------------------| 
 
E|----------------5-------------------------------------------| 
B|------5-7---8-----8--------7------------8------------7----5-| 
G|----5-----5---5----------7----7-------5----5------4-----4---| 
D|-5------------------5-7---------7--5---------5--4-----------| 
A|------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------------------------| 
 
                                              _________________ 
  Zap!                                        |   1  |    2   | 
E|---------------------------------------------------|--------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------|-16-15--| 
G|----------------------------------------------6--4-|--------| 
D|----------6----------------------------------------|--------| 
A|----2-4----------2----2-4-6--------6--4-------4--2-|-/6--5--| 
E|-4------------4-----4---------2--4-------1--2------|--------| 
 
E|-------16------------------------| 
B|-14-17----17-17b-r---------------| 
G|---------------------------------| 
D|--------6-------------6-6--5--4--| 
A|-4--/7-----7-/9-7----6-6--5--4--| 
E|----------------------4-4--3--2--| 
 
 
When you're in a state of mind...: 
 
E|-7-------5---6-----7-------7---6-----7-------5----4---------------| 
B|-7---9---5---7-----7---9---7---7-----7---9---5----4---------------| 
G|-8---9---6---6-----8---9---8---6-----8---9---6----4---------------| 
D|-9---9---7---8-----9---9---9---8-----9---9---7----6---------------| 
A|-9---7---7---9-----9---7---9---9-----9---7---7----6---------------| 
E|-7-------5---------7-------7---------7-------5----4---------------| 
 
 
After two times of 'you worry yourself...': 
 
E|--------------------------------------------| 
B|-----------7------------5------------7------| 
G|-----------7--7---------5------------8------| 
D|-4-5-6-7-7------7-----5----5-------9----9---| 
A|-2-3-4-5-5--------5/7--------7-7/9--------9-| 
E|--------------------------------------------| 
 
Chords for outro: 
 
E|-5-----7---8---| 
B|-5-----7---8---| 
G|-5-----8---9---| 
D|-7-----9---10--| 
A|-7-----9---10--| 
E|-5-----7---8---| 
 
 
2nd guitar together with the chords in outro: 
 
E|------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-12h13p12p10-12h13p12h13p12-------------13-------15br-13h15p1312-| 
G|----------------------------------11/12---------------------------| 
D|------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------------------------------| 
 
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Contribuição: Daniel Vieira Ferreira([email protected]) 
    	

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.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
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