Robot Chords
Robot by One Dollar Short is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of E. It uses the chords E5, D5 and C5. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
NORMAL TUNING
INTRO
GUITAR 1
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|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-0--------------5-5-5-5-5-----|
|----------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------x2--|
pm.............................................
GUITAR 1
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|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-10-10-8-7-7--|--
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--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-8--8-8-10-8-7-5--|
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GUITAR 2
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|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-X-7-5-|
|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-X-5-3-|
|------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------|x4*
*on 4th time just strum the E5 and D5 once each*
VERSE
GUITAR 2
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|--5-5-5-5-5-X-5-5-------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-X-7--|
|--3-3-3-3-3-X-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-X-5--|
|------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------------|x2
pm.....................................................
BOTH GUITARS
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|--5-5-5-5-5-X-5-5-------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-X-7--|--5-5-5-5-5-5-X-5-
|--3-3-3-3-3-X-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-X-5--|--3-3-3-3-3-3-X-3-
|------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------------|------------------
--0----------|
--0----------|
--1----------|
--2----/7-7--|
--2----/5-5--|
--0----------|
PRE-CHORUS
GUITAR 1
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|--8-8-8-8-88-8---8-8-8-8-88-8---8-8-8-8-88-8------------|
|--5-5-5-5-55-5---5-5-5-5-55-5---5-5-5-5-55-5-9-9-9-9-9--|
|---------------------------------------------7-7-7-7-7--|
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GUITAR 2
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|--7-7-7-7--------7-7-7-7--------7-7-7-7-------9-9-9-9-9--|
|--5-5-5-5--------5-5-5-5--------5-5-5-5-------7-7-7-7-7--|
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CHORUS
BOTH GUITARS
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|--1--------------------------|
|--2----5---------7----9------|
|--2----3----5----5----7------|
|--0---------3------------x2--|**
**repeat 2 more times but strum constant**
VERSE 2 - SAME
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PRE-CHORUS 2 - SAME
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CHORUS 2 - SAME...END ON :
GUITAR 1
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|--8-8-8-8-8-8-5--|
|--5-5-5-5-5-5-2--|
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GUITAR2
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|--------------1--|
|--------------2--|
|--------------2--|
|--------------0--|
BRIDGE
GUITAR 1
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|--1/5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-------5-5-5-5-|
|-------------------4-4-4-4--------|
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|----------------------------------|x4
pm.................................
GUITAR 2
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|--5--7-8-10-8--5--7-8-10-8--5-----7-----8-----10-10-10--|
|------------------------------4-4---4-4---4-4-----------|
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**start on guitar 1 second bar**
OUTRO
GUITAR 1
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|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-10-10-8-7-7--|
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GUITAR 2 - C5 E5 D5 (same as intro) x2
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GUITAR 1
|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-10-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------8-10-10-10-10-10-10-8-7-7--|
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GUITAR 2
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|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-10-10-8-7-7--|
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END ON E5 D5 D5 D5 C5