Waste Of Time Chords

KeyD CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays426

Waste Of Time by Paradise Fears is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords E, A and B. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
D
Text
16
Speed
  			

Chords: 
       E       A    B 
D|-----0=------0----0-----------------------------------------------------------| 
A|-----0-------0----0-----------------------------------------------------------| 
F|-----1-------2----4-----------------------------------------------------------| 
C|-----2-------2----4-----------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-----2-------0----2-----------------------------------------------------------| 
D|-----0-------0----0-----------------------------------------------------------| 

Intro: 
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
F|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|x4 
G|2--x--6--7--x--7--9--777--7--7--6--2---------------------------------------| 
D|0--x--4--5--x--5--7--999--9--5--4--0---------------------------------------| 

First Verse 
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
F|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|Palm Mute 
G|2--x--6--7--x--7--9--777--7--7--6--2---9 on the second time, no palm mute|x4 
D|0--x--4--5--x--5--7--999--9--5--4--0---7 on the second time, no palm mute| 

Pre-Chorus 
       E       A    B    A 
D|-----0=------0----0----0-------------------------------------------------------| 
A|-----0-------0----0----0-------------------------------------------------------| 
F|-----1-------2----4----2-------------------------------------------------------| 
C|-----2-------2----4----2-------------------------------------------------------|Repeat until Chorus 
G|-----2-------0----2----0-------------------------------------------------------| 
D|-----0-------0----0----0-------------------------------------------------------| 

Chorus 
       E       A     
D|-----0=------0---------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|-----0-------0---------------------------------------------------------------| 
F|-----1-------2---------------------------------------------------------------| 
C|-----2-------2---------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-----2-------0---------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|-----0-------0---------------------------------------------------------------| 

Part After Chorus ("Trying to make this right") 
D|----x----------x-----0--------------------------------------------------------| 
A|----x----------x-----0--------------------------------------------------------| 
F|----2----------4-----2--------------------------------------------------------| 
C|----4---Slide--6-----2--------------------------------------------------------| 
G|----4----------6-----0--------------------------------------------------------| 
D|----x----------x-----0--------------------------------------------------------| 

       E       A    B    A 
D|-----0=------0----0----0-------------------------------------------------------| 
A|-----0-------0----0----0-------------------------------------------------------| 
F|-----1-------2----4----2-------------------------------------------------------| 
C|-----2-------2----4----2-------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-----2-------0----2----0-------------------------------------------------------| 
D|-----0-------0----0----0-------------------------------------------------------| 

2nd Verse ("Hey little Princess..") 
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
F|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|2--x--6--7--x--7--9--777--7--7--6--2---------------------------------------| 
D|0--x--4--5--x--5--7--999--9--5--4--0---------------------------------------| 

Pre-Chorus 
Chorus 
After Chorus 

Little Solo 
D|----x----x---x----------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|----x----x---x----------------------------------------------------------------| 
F|----9----7---2----------------------------------------------------------------| 
C|----9----7---2----------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|----7----5---0----------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|----x----x---x----------------------------------------------------------------| 

And the rest you piece together good luck and thanks for looking at my very first tab. 
If it doesn't sound anywhere close, please don't be rude 
Hope this helped :) 
    	

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