The Day You Come Chords

KeyEm CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays643

The Day You Come by Powderfinger is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Em. It uses the chords Em, D, F#, B5, A and C#5. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			Transcribed by Paul Stipack ([email protected]) 
             & Brett Cook ([email protected]) 
 
 
INTRO & VERSE: (Guitar 1) 
E-|----------------------------------------|- 
B-|------8-8-8---8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-|- 
G-|------9-9-9---9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-|- 
D-|----------------------------------------|- 
A-|----------------------------------------|- 
E-|-0h7--------7p0------0h7--------7p0-----|- 
 
E-|-----------------------------------------|- 
B-|-------7-7-7---7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-|- 
G-|-------7-7-7---7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-|- 
D-|-----------------------------------------|- 
A-|-----------------------------------------|- 
E-|--0h7--------7p0------0h7--------7p0-----|- 
 
VERSE: (Guitar 2) 
          Em                                 D 
E-|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|- 
B-|-------8-------8--------8-------8-|-------7-------7--------7-------7-|- 
G-|-------9-------9--------9-------9-|-------7-------7--------7-------7-|- 
D-|-------9-------9--------9-------9-|-------7-------7--------7-------7-|- 
A-|-x-x-x-7-x-x-x-7--x-x-x-7-x-x-x-7-|-x-x-x-5-x-x-x-5--x-x-x-5-x-x-x-5-|- 
E-|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|- 
 
VERSE RIFF: 
E-|---------------------------------|- 
B-|---------------------------------|- 
G-|---------------------------------|- 
D-|---0-2^4^2^0^4-------0-2^4^2^0^4-|- 
A-|---------------------------------|- 
E-|-0----------------0--------------|- 
 
CHORUS: (Guitar 1) 
E-|-------------------------------------------------------|- 
B-|----------<12>--------------------<7>------------------|- 
G-|-----<12>--------<12>---------<7>-----------11------12-|- 
D-|------------------------------------------11------12---|- 
A-|-7-------------------------5------------9-----10-------|- 
E-|-------------------------------------------------------|- 
 
CHORUS: (Guitar 2| 
E-|--------------------------|--------------------------|- 
B-|--------------------------|--------------------------|- 
G-|--------------------------|--------------------------|- 
D-|---9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|---7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|- 
A-|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5---|- 
E-|--------------------------|--------------------------|- 
 
E-|------------------------------------------------------|- 
B-|------------------------------------------8-----------|- 
G-|------------------------------------------------------|- 
D-|---7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7----9--9--9--9----9--9--9--9-|- 
A-|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9----10-10-10-10-10---10-10-10--|- 
E-|------------------------------------------------------|- 
 
 
BRIDGE CHORDS: (F#*KED UP DISTORTION) - Can't hear the riff properly 
                                        to be able to tab it. 
    Em  B5   A   C#5 
E-|------------------|- 
B-|------------------|- 
G-|-----4----2---6---|- 
D-|-2---4----2---6---|- 
A-|-2---2----0---4---|- 
E-|-0----------------|- 
 

    	

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