Its Just A Song Chords
Its Just A Song by Ordinary Boys is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Tom: G
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|-7-7-6-4---7-6-4-4---6-6-------6--------|
|-(b9)(b9)7-5---(b9)7-5-5---7-7-7-4---7-7-4-4--|
|-------------------------(b9)5-----(b9)5-5--|
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Also Preston play the Rythym Guitar which goes like this throughout the verses:
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|-----7------|
|--5--7------|
|--5--5------| - You should be able to work out the strumming pattern.
|--3---------|
However in the chorous Preston changes his Pattern to:
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|-------------------4-2------------------|
|-2--5--7--2--5--7--2-0--2--5--7---------|
|-0--3--5--0--3--5-------0--3--5---------|
(Cant be bothered to write each individual strum)
Chorous Solo: Riff 1
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|----------------7------------10----12p10----------------|
|-----7-10-----7-------7-9s11----11-------11s(b9)----------| x2
|-7h(b9)-----7h(b9)----7h(b9)----------------------------------|
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Riff 2
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|-------7--7--7-------7-7-8p7------------|
|-----7--7--7--7-----7-7-7---7-----------|
|-7h(b9)-----------7h(b9)--------------------| - After this Repeat Riff 1.
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Post 1st chorous Solo: (use continuous quater tone bending where a bend is implicated)
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|-7b-7b-7b-7b-(b9)(b9)(b9)11b-11b-11b-11b-11b-9| x2
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|-12-12-12p11---11--12-12-12p11----11--14-12-11-12-11-12-11|
|-------------12----------------12-----12-12-12-12-12-12-12|
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|-12-12-12p11--11--12-12-12p11--11-14-14-14--|
|------------12---------------12---12-12-12--|
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Throughout the solo preston plays Riff 1 on his Guitar. After this go back to verse riffs.
After 2nd chorous:
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|-7h8-7h8-7h8-7h8-7h8-7h8-7h8-7h8-10t----|
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|--------------------------------10--12--14--14--15------|
|-12-12-12p11--11--12-12-12p11---12b-14b-16b-16b-17b-----|
|------------12---------------12-------------------------|
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|-12-12-12p11---11--12-12-12p11---11-14--|
|-------------12----------------12---12--|
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Outro:
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|-7--(b9)-11b-11p(b9)7-7--(b9)-11--(b9)-4--------|
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|----------------------------------------| - Bend 3rd note up and down.
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Key:
b = bend (unless stated otherwise)
p = Pull off
h = Hammer on