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Donuts Only Chords

by Parquet Courts
KeyA CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays485

Donuts Only by Parquet Courts is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords C. 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 
  			
INTRO 

        let chord ring out 
e|8~------------------------------| 
B|8~------------------------------| 
G|9~------------------------------| 
D|10~-----------------------------| 
A|10~-----------------------------| 
E|8~------------------------------| 


verse 1/REFRAIN 

 "Like a red..." 
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
D|--------5-----------3-----------|--------5-----------3-----------|  
A|----5-----------5-----------5---|----------------5-----------5---| 
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
  
 "Some secret's are..." 
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
D|--------5-----------3-----------|--------5-----------3-----------| 
A|----------------5-----------5---|----------------5-----------5---| 
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 

 "As for Texas:..." 
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
D|--------5-----------3-----------|--------5-----------3-----------| 
A|----------------5-----------5---|----------------5-----------5---| 
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
  
 "And I'll reserve..." 
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
D|--------5-----------3-----------|--------5-----------3-----------| 
A|----------------5-----------5---|----------------5-----------5---| 
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 

 "beer, and a Chorus..." 
e|8~------------------------------| 
B|8~------------------------------| 
G|9~------------------------------|  
D|10~-----------------------------| 
A|10~-----------------------------| 
E|8~------------------------------| 

  "years." 
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
D|--------5-----------3-----------|--------5-----------3-----------| 
A|----------------5-----------5---|----------------5-----------5---| 
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 


e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
D|--------5-----------3-----------|--------5-----------3-----------| 
A|----------------5-----------5---|----------------5-----------5---| 
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 


verse 2 

 "There's a hole..." 
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
D|--------5-----------3-----------|--------5-----------3-----------| 
A|----------------5-----------5---|----------------5-----------5---| 
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 

 "in the home team..." 
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
D|--------5-----------3-----------|--------5-----------3-----------| 
A|----------------5-----------5---|----------------5-----------5---| 
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 

 "This you gave us..." 
e|----------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|--11b---------10------8------------------------6b--\---8~-------| 
G|---------------------------------------7------------------------| 
D|----------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|----------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------------------------------| 


OUTRO 

e|----------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|--11----------10------8------------------------6---\---8~-------| 
G|-------------------------------10------7------------------------| 
D|----------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|----------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------------------------------| 


e|8~------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
B|8~------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
G|9~------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
D|10~-----------------------------|--------5-----------3-----------| 
A|10~-----------------------------|----------------5-----------5---| 
E|8~------------------------------|--------------------------------| 

__________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

Guitar 2 - Andrew Savage 

**Tune to CGDGBe** (Low E string down 2, A string down 1) 

Drums for 2 measures, then about 3 measures of just Bass and Drums.  
then 
Guitar feedback and scratching til the C chord below. 
  

INTRO 

        let chord ring out 
e|--------------------------------| 
B|5~------------------------------| 
G|5~------------------------------| 
D|5~------------------------------| 
G|5~------------------------------| 
C|0~------------------------------| 


verse 1/REFRAIN 

  "Like a red..." 
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
D|----0---5-------0---3-------0---|--------5-------0---3-------0---|  
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
C|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 

 "Some secret's are..." 
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
D|--------5-------0---3-------0---|--------5-------0---3-------0---| 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
C|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 

 "As for Texas:..." 
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
D|--------5-------0---3-------0---|--------5-------0---3-------0---| 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
C|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 

 "And I'll reserve..." 
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
D|--------5-------0---3-------0---|--------5-------0---3-------0---| 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
C|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 

 "beer, and a Chorus..." 
e|--------------------------------| 
B|5~------------------------------| 
G|5~------------------------------| 
D|5~------------------------------| 
G|5~------------------------------| 
C|0~------------------------------| 

  "years." 
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
D|--------5-------0---3-------0---|--------5-------0---3-------0---| 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
C|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 


e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
D|--------5-------0---3-------0---|--------5-------0---3-------0---| 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
C|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 


verse 2 

 "There's a hole..." 
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
D|--------5-------0---3-------0---|--------5-------0---3-------0---| 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
C|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 

 "in the home team..." 
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
D|--------5-------0---3-------0---|--------5-------0---3-------0---| 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
C|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 

 "This you gave us..." 
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
D|5---0---5---0---5---0---5---0---|5-------5-------5-------5-------| 
G|--------------------------------|----5-------5-------5-------5---| 
C|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 

 "In result..." 
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
D|5-------5-------5-------5-------|----5-------5-------5-------5---| 
G|----3-------3-------3-------3---|0-------0-------0-------0-------| 
C|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 


OUTRO 

e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
D|5---0---5---0---5---0---5---0---|5-------5-------5-------5-------| 
G|--------------------------------|----5-------5-------5-------5---| 
C|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 


e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
D|5-------5-------5-------5-------|----5-------5-------5-------5---| 
G|----3-------3-------3-------3---|0-------0-------0-------0-------| 
C|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 


e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
B|5~------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
G|5~------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
D|5~------------------------------|--------5-------0---3-------0---| 
G|5~------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
C|0~------------------------------|--------------------------------| 

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Bass Guitar - Sean Yeaton 

Drums for 2 measures 


INTRO 

G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
D|5---5---0---3---3---0---0---0---|5---5---0---3---3---0---0---0---| 
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 

G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
D|5---5---0---3---3---0---0---0---|5---5---0---3---3---0---0---0---| 
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 

G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
D|5---5---0---3---3---0---0---0---|5---5---0---3---3---0---0---0---| 
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 

G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
D|5---5---0---3---3---0---0---0---|5---5---0---3---3---0---0---0---| 
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 

G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
A|3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|3---3---3---3---3---3---1---0---| 
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 


verse 1/REFRAIN 

 "Like a red..." 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
D|--------5---5-----------5---5---|------------------------5---5---| 
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
E|3---3-----------3---3-----------|3---3---3---3---3---3-----------| 

 "Some secrets are..." 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
D|--------5---5-----------5---5---|------------------------5---5---| 
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
E|3---3-----------3---3-----------|3---3---3---3---3---3-----------| 

 "As for Texas:..." 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
E|3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---| 

 "And I'll reserve..." 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
E|3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---| 

 "beer, and a Chorus..." 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
A|3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|3---3---3---3---3---3---1---0---|       
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 

 "years." 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
D|--------5---5-----------5---5---|------------------------5---5---| 
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
E|3---3-----------3---3-----------|3---3---3---3---3---3-----------| 


G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
D|--------5---5-----------5---5---|------------------------5---5---| 
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
E|3---3-----------3---3-----------|3---3---3---3---3---3-----------| 


verse 2 

 "There's a hole..." 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
E|3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---| 

 "in the home team..." 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
E|3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---| 

 "This you gave us..." 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|  
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|   
A|5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---| 
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
      
 "In result..."                                                     
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|    
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|      
A|1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|--------------------------------|    
E|--------------------------------|3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---| 


OUTRO 

G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|  
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|   
A|5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---| 
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|      
                                                     
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|    
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|      
A|1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|--------------------------------|    
E|--------------------------------|3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---| 

G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|5---5---0---3---3---0-----------| 
A|3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|3---3---3---3---3---3---1---0---|--------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 

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verse 1/Refrain 
Like a red state's Baptist fervor, 
like a small town's unsolved murder. 
Some secrets are just best resting 
in the tombs of buried thought-slums. 
As for Texas: Donuts Only. 
You cannot find bagels here. 
And I'll reserve my highest hosannas 
for the communion song that's served with light beer, 
and a Chorus that inspires the score played in my myth-steeped years 

verse 2 
"There's a hole you shan't fall into" 
Sang the church choir's young male leads. 
In the home-team jersey robes 
sewn by our sisters, moms and nieces. 
This you gave us, although worthless 
fed five decades' dormant hustle. 
In result: His life was rubbish. 
Celebrated? Yes, but rubbish. 
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| ~  Hold note/Let ring out (I know this normally means vibrato) 
| b  Bend note (probably like a quarter bend or something, just make it sound kinda gross) 
| \  Slide up 
| /  Slide down 

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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