Yellow Bird Chords
Yellow Bird by Pretty Lights is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A and E. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Tuning: standard
Chords
A E
e|--9------12---------12/----------------------------------------------------|
B|--10-----12---------------------12h14-12h14-12h14-12h14-12-----------------|
G|--9------13-------------------------------OR-------------------------------|
D|--11-----14---------------------7h9-7h9-7h9-7h9-7--------------------------|
A|--12-----14----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--x------12----------------------------------------------------------------|
Main Riff
e|---------16--14--12--14----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----14------------------16~-------12h16--12h16--14------------------------|
G|--14---------------------------13------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Fill
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--12--14--14/16-14h16-14---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bass
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|-------777-777-----|
E|--0-0--------------|
Yes the bass root is E when the guitar plays A
Haven't quite got the solo in the middle but its something like this
e|--/16--14--12---------------------------16--18--20--21---------------------|
B|---------------16--12--14--14h16-14h16-------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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