Is This Thing On Chords

KeyC CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays395

Is This Thing On by Promise Ring is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C9. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
C
Text
16
Speed
  			



Intro 
~ = ring.  
* = play ummm lots. 
! = palm mute 
/ = slide 
& = play 8x 

   *                    "Delaware are you aware........" 
e----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B--8-------8------8------8---------------------------------------------| 
G--7-------7------7------7---------------------------------------------| 
D--x--!-!--5---!-!5--!-!-7---------------------------------------------| 
A--5--5-5-----5-5----5-5-5---------------------------------------------| 
E----------------------------------------------------------------------| 

About every four bars play this 

e---------| 
B---------| 
G----7--7~| 
D---------| 
A----5--5~| 
E---------| 

2nd verse (each chord 8x) 

 Guitar 1                Guitar 2 (way back in the mix) 
                         this bit plays through the break as well                                
e-------------------|---------------------------------------------------| 
B-------------------|---------------------------------------------------| 
G---!--!--!---------|-----12-12-11-11-----------------------------------| 
D---7--7--7--!------|-----12-12-12-12-----------------------------------| 
A---5--7--5--5------|-----10-10-10-10-----------------------------------| 
E---------7--3------|---------------------------------------------------| 


break between second and third verses.  
                                         "Delaware are you aware..."         
e----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G---7~-/--9-/-7--11-/-7--11-12-11-9--7---x--x--7--7--------------------| 
D----------------------------------------x--x--7--7--------------------| 
A---5~-/--7-/-5--9--/-5--9--10-9--7--5---x--x--5--5--------------------| 
E----------------------------------------------5--5--------------------| 


third verse 

    &  &  &  &  
e----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G---!--!--!------------------------------------------------------------| 
D---7--7--7--!---------------------------------------------------------| 
A---5--7--5--5---------------------------------------------------------| 
E---------7--3---------------------------------------------------------| 


Chorus Chords  

"Delaware are you aware are you tonight are you..." 

    &  &   &   &   & 
e------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
B----------8---8---------------------------------------------------------- 
G----7--7--7---7---12----------------------------------------------------- 
D----7--7--0---0---12----------------------------------------------------- 
A----5--x--x---9---10----------------------------------------------------- 
E----5--7--8-------10----------------------------------------------------- 
            I'm not so happy with that C9 Sounds ok I guess. Update:         
            try replacing the C9 chord with the one next to it. I think it 
                sounds better. 


Chorus Lead (it's hard to hear so I'm kinda guessing. Maybe there 
ain't that many notes :) 

e----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B---3--/--8--7--5-----3/-7-8-5-----3---8-7-5-7-8-7-8-10-8--------------| 
G----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E----------------------------------------------------------------------| 

Before 2nd Chorus "is this thing on? is this thing ooooooooooooon" 
                                         
e----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B-------8-------8------8-------8---------8-----------------------------| 
G-------7-------7------7-------7---------7-----------------------------| 
D----------------------------------------------------------------------| x2 
A---5-5-5--5-5--5--5-5-5---5-5-5-----5-5-5-----------------------------| 
E----------------------------------------------------------------------| 

Outro  

e------------------------------------3---------------------------------| 
B-----8~-------8------8-------8------3---------------------------------| 
G-----7~-------7------7-------7------0------7--7-----------------------| 
D-----7~------------------------------------7--7-----------------------| 
A-5-5-5~---5-5-5--7-7-7---9-9-9-------------5--5-----------------------| 
E--------------------------------3-3-3---------------------------------| 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

--
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