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Dark Days Chords

by Pup
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Dark Days by Pup is a guitar song played in the key of Db. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
Db
Text
16
Speed 
  			Intro 

LEAD: 
   Db         Fm       Bbm    Db         Fm       Bbm   
e|-------13-------------------------13----------------| 
B|----------------------------------------------------| 
G|---13---------13--13-15-------13---------13--13-15--| 
D|-15--15-----15--15----------15--15-----15--15-------| 
A|----------------------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------------------| 
   Db 
e|-13--X--13---13--X--13---13--X--13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13~~-| 
B|-14--X--14---14--X--14---14--X--14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14~~-| 
G|-13--X--13---13--X--13---13--X--13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13~~-| 
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------15~~-| 
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

RHYTHM: 
   Db                                     Fm                  Bbm 
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-9--X--9---9--9--9--9---X--9---9--9--9--9---X--9---9--9--9--6--X--6--6-6-6--| 
G|-10-X--10--10-10-10-10--X--10--10-10-10-10--X--10--10-10-10-6--X--6--6-6-6--| 
D|-11-X--11--11-11-11-11--X--11--11-11-11-10--X--10--10-10-10-8--X--8--8-8-8--| 
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

   Db                                     Fm                  Bbm 
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-9--X--9---9--9--9--9---X--9---9--9--9--9---X--9---9--9--9--6--X--6--6-6-6--| 
G|-10-X--10--10-10-10-10--X--10--10-10-10-10--X--10--10-10-10-6--X--6--6-6-6--| 
D|-11-X--11--11-11-11-11--X--11--11-11-11-10--X--10--10-10-10-8--X--8--8-8-8--| 
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

e|------------------------------------------------| 
B|-9---X--9----9---X--9----9---X--9----9---X--9---| 
G|-10--X--10---10--X--10---10--X--10---10--X--10--| 
D|-11--X--11---11--X--11---11--X--11---11--X--11--| 
A|------------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------------| 


Verse 

Same rhythm as intro 
    Db     Fm    Bbm 
e|------------------| 
B|--9------9-----6--| 
G|--10-----10----6--| 
D|--11-----10----8--| 
A|------------------| 
E|------------------| X2 

Straight eighth notes 
   Gb    Fm   Ab 
e|----------------| 
B|-11----9----13--| 
G|-11----10---13--| 
D|-11----10---13--| 
A|----------------| 
E|----------------| 

RHYTHM GUITAR (same as intro): 
    Db     Fm    Bbm 
e|------------------| 
B|--9------9-----6--| 
G|--10-----10----6--| 
D|--11-----10----8--| 
A|------------------| 
E|------------------| X2 

LEAD (sligthly different from intro): 
e|-------13-------------------------13-----------------13---| 
B|----------------------------------------------------------| 
G|---13---------13--13-15-------13---------13--13-15--------| 
D|-15--15-----15--15----------15--15-----15--15-------------| 
A|----------------------------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------------------------| 

    Db     Fm    Bbm 
e|------------------| 
B|--9------9-----6--| 
G|--10-----10----6--| 
D|--11-----10----8--| 
A|------------------| 
E|------------------| X2 

Straight eighth notes 
   Gb    Fm   Ab 
e|----------------| 
B|-11----9----13--| 
G|-11----10---13--| 
D|-11----10---13--| 
A|----------------| 
E|----------------| 

New Rhythm 
    Db                Fm       Bbm 
e|------------------------------------| 
B|--9--X-9---9--X-9---9--X-9---6-X-6--| 
G|--10-X-10--10-X-10--10-X-10--6-X-6--| 
D|--11-X-11--11-X-11--10-X-10--8-X-8--| 
A|------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------| X2 


Chorus 

   Gb      Db     Gb     Db  F    Gb     Db     F 
e|--------------------------------------------------| 
B|--11-----9------11-----9---10---11-----9------10--| 
G|--11-----10-----11-----10--10---11-----10-----10--| 
D|--11-----11-----11-----11--10---11-----11-----10--| 
A|--9------11-----9------11--8----9------11-----8---| 
E|--------------------------------------------------| 

   Bbm       Ab      Ebm     Gb 
e|-11--11----8--8----6--6----6--6--| 
B|-13--13----9--9----7--7----7--7--| 
G|-10--10----8--8----8--8----6--6--| 
D|---------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------| 


Repeat Intro: 


Instrumental 

LEAD: 
   Db         Fm       Bbm    Db         Fm       Bbm   
e|-------13-------------------------13----------------| 
B|----------------------------------------------------| 
G|---13---------13--13-15-------13---------13--13-15--| 
D|-15--15-----15--15----------15--15-----15--15-------| 
A|----------------------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------------------| 
   Db 
e|-13--X--13---13--X--13---13--X--13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13~~-| 
B|-14--X--14---14--X--14---14--X--14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14~~-| 
G|-13--X--13---13--X--13---13--X--13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13~~-| 
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------15~~-| 
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

RHYTHM: 
   Db                                     Fm                  Bbm 
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-9--X--9---9--9--9--9---X--9---9--9--9--9---X--9---9--9--9--6--X--6--6-6-6--| 
G|-10-X--10--10-10-10-10--X--10--10-10-10-10--X--10--10-10-10-6--X--6--6-6-6--| 
D|-11-X--11--11-11-11-11--X--11--11-11-11-10--X--10--10-10-10-8--X--8--8-8-8--| 
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

   Db                                     Fm                  Bbm 
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-9--X--9---9--9--9--9---X--9---9--9--9--9---X--9---9--9--9--6--X--6--6-6-6--| 
G|-10-X--10--10-10-10-10--X--10--10-10-10-10--X--10--10-10-10-6--X--6--6-6-6--| 
D|-11-X--11--11-11-11-11--X--11--11-11-11-10--X--10--10-10-10-8--X--8--8-8-8--| 
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

e|------------------------------------------------| 
B|-9---X--9----9---X--9----9---X--9----9---X--9---| 
G|-10--X--10---10--X--10---10--X--10---10--X--10--| 
D|-11--X--11---11--X--11---11--X--11---11--X--11--| 
A|------------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------------| 

First half of the verse no guitar! 
Repeat second half of the verse. 


Second Chorus 

    Gb     Db     Gb     Db  F    Gb     Db     F 
e|--------------------------------------------------| 
B|--11-----9------11-----9---10---11-----9------10--| 
G|--11-----10-----11-----10--10---11-----10-----10--| 
D|--11-----11-----11-----11--10---11-----11-----10--| 
A|--9------11-----9------11--8----9------11-----8---| 
E|--------------------------------------------------| 

   Bbm       Ab      Ebm     Gb 
e|-11--11----8--8----6--6----6--6--| 
B|-13--13----9--9----7--7----7--7--| 
G|-10--10----8--8----8--8----6--6--| 
D|---------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------| 

   Bbm       Ab      Ebm     Gb 
e|-11--11----8--8----6--6----6--6--6--6--| 
B|-13--13----9--9----7--7----7--7--7--7--| 
G|-10--10----8--8----8--8----6--6--6--6--| 
D|---------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------| 


Bridge 

GUITAR 1: 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| 
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| 

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| 
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| 

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| 
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| 

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| 
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| 

GUITAR 2: 
e|-------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-6--4---6--------------------6--4---6------------------| 
G|-----------6---3--5--------------------6---3--5--------| 
D|---------------------6--3------------------------6--3--| 
A|-------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------------------------------| 

e|-------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-6--4---6--------------------6--4---6------------------| 
G|-----------6---3--5-----5--------------6---3--5--------| 
D|---------------------6---------------------------6--3--| 
A|-------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------------------------------| 

e|-------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-6--4---6--------------------6--4---6------------------| 
G|-----------6---3--5--------------------6---3--5--------| 
D|---------------------6--3------------------------6--3--| 
A|-------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------------------------------| 

e|-------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-6--4---6--------------------6--4---6------------------| 
G|-----------6---3--5-----5--------------6---3--5--------| 
D|---------------------6---------------------------6--3--| 
A|-------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------------------------------| 


GUITAR 3 (!): 
Silence for the first half. Note the lower voicing of Gb. Rhythm is pretty obvious / matches guitar 2. 

   Db      Fm      Bbm    Gb 
e|-9-------8-------6------2------| 
B|-9-------9-------6------2------| 
G|-10------10------6------3------| 
D|-11------10------8------4------| 
A|-11------8-------8------4------| 
E|-9---------------6------2------| 


One Chorus with no guitar 


Chorus 3 

    Gb     Db     Gb     Db  F    Gb     Db     F 
e|--------------------------------------------------| 
B|--11-----9------11-----9---10---11-----9------10--| 
G|--11-----10-----11-----10--10---11-----10-----10--| 
D|--11-----11-----11-----11--10---11-----11-----10--| 
A|--9------11-----9------11--8----9------11-----8---| 
E|--------------------------------------------------| 

   Bbm       Ab      Ebm     Gb 
e|-11--11----8--8----6--6----6--6--| 
B|-13--13----9--9----7--7----7--7--| 
G|-10--10----8--8----8--8----6--6--| 
D|---------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------| 

   Bbm       Ab      Ebm     Gb 
e|-11--11----8--8----6--6----6--6--| 
B|-13--13----9--9----7--7----7--7--| 
G|-10--10----8--8----8--8----6--6--| 
D|---------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------| 

   Bbm       Ab      Ebm     Gb 
e|-11--11----8--8----6--6----6--6--| 
B|-13--13----9--9----7--7----7--7--| 
G|-10--10----8--8----8--8----6--6--| 
D|---------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------| 


Outro 

LEAD GUITAR: 
   Db         Fm       Bbm    Db          Fm          Bbm   
e|-------13-------------------13--X--13---11--X--11---11--X--11---| 
B|----------------------------14--X--14---11--X--11---12--X--12---| 
G|---13---------13--13-15-----13--X--13---11--X--11---13--X--13---| 
D|-15--15-----15--15----------------------------------15--X--15---| 
A|----------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------------------------------| 

RHYTHM GUITAR: 
   Db                                     Fm                  Bbm 
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-9--X--9---9--9--9--9---X--9---9--9--9--9---X--9---9--9--9--6--X--6--6-6-6--| 
G|-10-X--10--10-10-10-10--X--10--10-10-10-10--X--10--10-10-10-6--X--6--6-6-6--| 
D|-11-X--11--11-11-11-11--X--11--11-11-11-10--X--10--10-10-10-8--X--8--8-8-8--| 
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

   Db                     Fm            Bbm 
e|-----------------------------------------------| 
B|-9--X--9-----9---X--9----9---X--9-----6--X--6--| 
G|-10-X--10----10--X--10---10--X--10----6--X--6--| 
D|-11-X--11----11--X--11---10--X--10----8--X--8--| 
A|-----------------------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------------| 



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| b  Bend 
| ~  Vibrato 
| X  Dead note 

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Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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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