The Metre Chords
by Powderfinger
The Metre by Powderfinger is a guitar song. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Transcribed by Brett Cook
(notes relative to capo)
verse (palm mute on the down stroke as you strum it)
e --------------------------------------------------------
b ----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---0--0--0--0---0--0--0--0----
g ----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---0--0--0--0---2--2--2--0----
d ----2--2--2--2--1--1--1--1---2--2--2--2---2--2--2--0----
a ----3--3--3--3--2--2--2--2---2--2--2--2---0--0--0--0----
E -----------------------------0--0--0--0-----------------
e --------------------------------------------------------
b ----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---0--0--0--0---3--3--3--3----
g ----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---0--0--0--0---0--0--0--0----
d ----2--2--2--2--1--1--1--1---2--2--2--2---0--0--0--0----
a ----3--3--3--3--2--2--2--2---2--2--2--2---x--x--x--x-----
E -----------------------------0--0--0--0---3--3--3--3-----
pre chorus
e -----------------------------
b ----1--1--1--0--0--0--8------
g ----0--0--0--0--0--0--9------
d ----2--0--2--4--5--7--10-----
a ----3--3--3--6--7--9--10-----
E ----------------------8------
chorus
e --3--3--0----3--3--0---0--0--0----3--3--0---3--3--3--0--
b --3--3--0----3--3--0---1--1--1----3--3--0---3--3--3--0--
g --0--2--0----0--2--0---0--0--0----0--2--0---2--0--2--0--
d --0--0--2----0--0--2---2--0--2----0--0--2---0--0--0--2--
a --2--x--2----2--x--2---3--3--3----2--x--2---x--2--x--2--
E --3--2--0----3--2--0--------------3--2--0---2--3--2--0--
verse 2
with harmonics
e--<12>----------<7>-------
b--------<12>---------<7>--
g--------------------------
d--------------------------
a--------------------------
e--------------------------
bridge
e-----------------------------------------------
b------------------------------------------------
g-----------------------------------------------
d-----------------------------------------------
a-----------------------------------------------
e---8----7----5--5-3-0---7---5---3-5--5-3-0-----
second guitar plays dead stokes over that rhythm
if you want to try and mimic the strings you can play this
e----------------------------------------------------------
b----------------------------------------------------------
g----------------------------------------------------------
d---4-4-4-4-4-4-2--------------2-2-2-2-2-2-0---------------
a---3-3-3-3-3-3-2--------------2-2-2-2-2-2-0----------------
e-----------------3-5-5-5-3-0-----------------3-5-5-3-0-----
then pre chorus part
and choruses to end. all the bits are here