Is This Thing On Chords
by Promise Ring
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.
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---------------------------------|