Rivers of avalon Chords

KeyDm CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays534

Rivers of avalon by Red Hot Chili Peppers is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of Dm. It uses the chords Dm, C and Am. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
Dm
Text
16
Speed
  			intro and verse 
 
e------------------------------------------------ 
B------------------------------------------------ 
G------------------------------------------------ 
D-----------------------------2-0---------3---2-2 (something like that) 
A----7-----------3---3----2-------2---3-----3---- 
E--5---5-7-8-1-0---0---03---3-------1---1-------- 
 
e-------------------------------------------- 
B-------------------------------------------- 
G-----------------------------------------0-2 
D-----------------------------2-0------------  (not sure about this one) 
A----7-----------3---3----2-------2---3------ 
E--5---5-7-8-1-0---0---03---3-------1---1---- 
 
pre Chorus 
you're the reason i'm in this      wor-ur-or-ur-orld 
e------------------------------------------------ 
B------------------------------------------------ 
G------------------------------------------------ 
D-----------------------------2-0---------------- 
A----7-----------3---3----2-------2---3---3---3-- (not 100% right lose) 
E--5---5-7-8-1-0---0---03---3-------1---1---1---1 
 
Chorus 
     Dm        C        Am            (rivers of avalon) 
e---------------------------------------------------------------- 
B-------------------------------------10--8--8--10--8--8--10--8-- 
G--x999-7-7--x999-7-7--x999-7-7-------9---9--9--9---9--9--9---9--   X4 
D---------------------------------------------------------------- 
A---------------------------------------------------------------- 
E---------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
solo 
 
e--------------------------------------------------------------------- 
B--------------------------------------------------------------------- 
G--------------9-7-5-4---------/9-7-5-4---------/9-7-5-4-------------- 
D-------7-7-77---------/7-7-77---------/7-7-77-----------7-7-77------- 
A---------------------------------------------------------------7-7-77 
E--------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
outro 
 
     Dm        C        Am            all that it meeeeannss 
e---------------------------------------------------------------- 
B-------------------------------------10--8--8--10--8--8--10--8--repeat 
G--x999-7-7--x999-7-7--x999-7-7-------9---9--9--9---9--9--9---9-- 
D---------------------------------------------------------------- 
A---------------------------------------------------------------- 
E---------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
last chord 
 
Dm 
 
e--1--- 
B--3--- 
G--2--- 
D--0--- 
A------ 
E------ 

    	

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.

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante