Skeletons Chords

KeyG CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays784

Skeletons by Of Monsters And Men is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, C and Em. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
G
Text
16
Speed
  			

Intro and Instrumental 

e|----------------------------------| 
B|--------------1-1-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-| 
G|---------2-2----------------------| 
D|-3-3-3----------------------------| Riff 1 
A|----------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------| 

e|----------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------| 
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2--| 
D|----------------------------------| Riff 2 
A|----------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------| 

e|----------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------1-1-1-1--| 
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0----------| 
D|----------------------------------| Riff 3 
A|----------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------| 

Riff 1 - Riff 2 - Riff 1 - Riff 3 




G       C         Em 
....... Love my name 
C           G 
Love left dry 
C            Em 
Frost or flame 
C       G 
Skeleton me 
C      Em 
Fall asleep 
C         G 
Spin the sky 
C         Em 
Skeleton me 
C            G 
Love, don't cry 


C            Em 
Soon comes rain 
C           G 
Dry your eyes 
C           Em 
Frost or flame 
C         G 
Skeleton me 
C         Em 
Fall asleep 
C         G 
Spin the sky 
C         Em 
Skeleton me 
C            G 
Love, don't cry 

(Insturmental. Play Riffs twice.) 

C            Em 
Love, don't cry 
C            G 
Love, don't cry 
C            Em 
Love, don't cry 
C         G 
Skeleton me 
C             Em 
Love, don't cry 
C             G 
Love, don't cry 
C             Em 
Love, don't cry 
C         G 
Skeleton me 
(Fade) 

 
    	

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