The Deep South Chords

KeyA CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays400

The Deep South by Promise Ring is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords Aadd9. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
A
Text
16
Speed
  			

Lead 

e-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
B-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
G-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
D--------9-9-9--11-9-7-9-7-9-11-9----------9-9-9--11-9-7-7--------| 
A--7h9p7---------------------------7h9p7--------------------------| 
E-----------------------------------------------------------------| 


Verse 

"In the deep south of heaven..." 

e--------|----|-----------------------------| 
B--------|----|-----------------------------| 
G--------|----|-----------------------------| 
D----9---|--2-|-----9-----------------------| 
A----7---|--0-|-----7-----------------------| 
E--------|----|-----5-----------------------| 
                  (when the drums kick in I start using this Aadd9) 

 


"I know that bridges and houses..." 

e------|-----|---| 
B------|-----|---| 
G------|-----|-9-| 
D---9--|--7--|-9-| 
A---9--|--7--|-7-| 
E---7--|--5--|---| 

Then play intro again. 
Then play another verse. 
Then Play... 

Chorus chords 

"so I think, I think thats exciting......" 

e----|---|---| 
B----|---|---| 
G----|---|---| 
D--9-|-9-|-7-| 
A--9-|-7-|-7-| 
E--7-|-9-|-5-| 

then play intro 
verse 
Chorus 

little lead bit played over E chord. 

e-----4-----4------5-4---------------------| 
B-------5-----5--------5-------------------| 
G---------4-----4--------4s6-4-------------| 
D------------------------------------------| 
A------------------------------------------| 
E------------------------------------------| 

then Chorus to finish. 
    	

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