Pendulum Chords

KeyF CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays418

Pendulum by Pure Bathing Culture is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of F. It uses the chords F, Em, Dm and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
F
Text
16
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all notes/chords relative to capo 

INTRO CHORDS / RIFF 

E|-0-0--0-0---0-0--0--0--| 
B|-1-1--3-3---5-5--3--1--| 
G|-2-2--4-4---5-5--4--2--|  x 2 
D|-3-3--5-5---7-7--5--3--| 
A|-3-3--5-5---7-7--5--3--| 
E|-1-1--3-3---5-5--3--1--| 

E|-------------------------| 
B|-1-1-0-------------------| 
G|-------2-0----------0----| 
D|-----------2--0---0---2--| 
A|----------------3--------| 
E|-------------------------| 

E|-0---0-0-----0-----0-3---5---3---0---| 
B|---1-----1/3---3/5-----5---5---3---1-| 
G|-------------------------------------| 
D|-------------------------------------| 
A|-------------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------------| 

E|---0-0-----0---0----0-0~-------3~~--| 
B|-1-----1/3---3---3--0-0~---0-1------| 
G|--------------------0-0~------------| 
D|--------------------2-2~------------| 
A|--------------------2-2~------------| 
E|--------------------0-0~------------| 

VERSE - chords 
   F*  Em  Dm  F   G 
E|-3---0---X---0---0----------------------------| 
B|-1---0---3---1---3----------------------------| 
G|-2---0---2---2---4----------------------------| 
D|-3---2---3---3---5----------------------------| 
A|-X---2--(6)--3---5----------------------------| 
E|-1---0---X---1---3----------------------------| 

F* 
  You're the cat's eye 
Em 
  You're the pendulum 
Dm 
  When the orator says 
            F 
  It's your time, you're the one 
Em 
  And all the natives say 
                           G 
  Don't you know it's your time, you're the one 

Chorus 

*back to intro chords/riff 

VERSE 

End of second verse ("You're the oneeeeee.....") 

E|--------------------------------------0~--| 
B|--------------------------------------0~--| 
G|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----0~--| 
D|-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2--2~--| 
A|--------------------------------------2~--| 
E|-1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1------0~--| 

E|-------------------------| 
B|-------------------------| 
G|---0-----0-----0-----0---| 
D|-----2-----2-----2-----2-| 
A|-------------------------| 
E|-1-----1-----1-----1-----| 

Chorus 

BRIDGE 

Dm   G 

*best guess at the solo...hard to make out the notes as chords are layered over top.. 

E|----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-----10----10----8----8---------10----10----8---3---3--3-1-0~---0-1-3-| 
G|-/10----10----10---10---10--/10----10----10-------4-------------------| 
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------| 

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-----10----10----8----8---------10----10----8----8----8-8-8---8--8-8-8-8---8-| 
G|-/10----10----10---10---10--/10----10----10---10---10-------7------------7---| 
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

(last part seems to be doubled over with a descending and ascending riff at the same time...) 
E|-8---8---8---8----10---10---10---10----12----12----12----12-----15----15----15----15----| 
B|---6---6---6---6-----8----8----8----8-----10----10----10----10-----13----13----13----13-| 
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

E|--------------------| 
B|-13-12-10-8-5-3-1-0-| 
G|--------------------| 
D|--------------------| 
A|--------------------| 
E|--------------------| 

repeat Chorus 

End on Em 


Tabbed by Falldrive 
    	

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).
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Metronome

100 BPM Andante