Tear It Up Chords

KeyD CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays549

Tear It Up by Queen is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

  			
INTRO 

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

GTR 2 {repeat three times} 

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
D--2--2-2-2---2--2-2-2---2--2-2-2------------2--2-2-2---2--2-2-2---2--2-2-2--------------- 
A--0--0-4-0---0--0-4-0---0--0-4-0---5-5-5-5--0--0-4-0---0--0-4-0---0--0-4-0---3-5-5------- 
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 

GTR 1 {over the top of second repeat of Intro riff  

E--------------------------12--12-10-12-10-12-12-----17----17--15-14--12------------------ 
B--10---------------------------------------------------------------------10--13-12-10--10 
G--------9--9-9-7-7----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
D---------------------7------------------------------------------------------------------- 
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 

E-------------------------14-{15}--14-12-10----------------------------------------------- 
B--8--10-10-13-13-12-10-----------------------10--13-13-13--13-12-10---------------------- 
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 

verse 1 {GTR 2 or 1} 

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
B--10--10-10--7--5---------10--10-10--7-5------------------------------------------------- 
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 

Chorus 1 

Play the riff from the INTRO and then add this on the end of the second play 

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
D-----------0----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
A--3--3--5--5----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 

verse 2 {Again either GTR 1 or 2} 

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
B--10--10-10--7--5---------10--10-10--7-5---------10--10-10--7-5-------------------------- 
G-------------------------------------------------------------------2-2-2--4-4-4-5--5-5-5- 
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
D--7-7-5-5-4-4-2-2------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 

Chorus 2 

Riff from INTRO, but over the D D D D bit, one guitar plays this. 

E--17-17-17------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 

Then after 'Tear It Up, Turn It Up, Burn It Up..' Play... 

E------2---------------2----17------------2--------------2----------0-------3------------- 
B------3----2-----2----3--------2----2----3----2----2----3----2-----1---1---0------------- 
G------2----2-----2----2--------2----2----2----2----2----2----2-----0---2---0------------- 
D------0----2-----2----0--------2----2----0----2----2----0----2-----2---2---0----2-------- 
A--0--------0-----0-------------0----0---------0----0---------0-----3---0---2----0-------- 
E-------------------------------------------------------------------0-------3------------- 

ENDING {GTR 2 plays A throughout} 

E--12--12-10---------------------12---12-12-12-10-----------12-15-12-12-15-12-12-15-12-14- 
B-------------10--14-12-10-------------------------10-8-10-------------------------------- 
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 

Play this first bit with really fast picking           Fades By this point.....        Out. 

E----------------------17~18-17--20--19-18-17-15-12--------------------------------------- 
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
G------------------------------------------------------9--9--14--12-12-11-9--------------- 
D----------------5/7-----------------------------------------------------------------5-5-- 
A--555555555555--------------------------------------------------------------5555--5------ 
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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