Mistress Chords

KeyA# CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays481

Mistress by Red House Painters is a guitar song played in the key of A#. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
A#
Text
16
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Intro: 
D |--0--| 
 A#|--0--|  
F |--0--| 
C |--9--| 
G |--10-| 
C |--10-| 
The guitar that fades in plays this chord until the verse starts. 

Verse: 
D |--0--|--0--| 
 A#|--0--|--0--|  
F |--0--|--0--| 
C |--9--|--0--| 
G |--10-|--3--| 
C |--10-|--3--| 

Verse part 2: 
("Your praise little gifts, you spent your money and stuffed me with") 
D |--0--|--0--|--0--|--0--| 
 A#|--0--|--0--|--0--|--0--|  
F |--0--|--0--|--0--|--0--| 
C |--0--|--0--|--0--|--9--| 
G |--5--|--7--|--3--|--10-| 
C |--5--|--7--|--3--|--10-| 

Verse part 3: 
("I need someone much more mysterious") 
D |--0--|--0--|--0--| 
 A#|--2--|--0--|--0--|  
F |--0--|--0--|--0--| 
C |--0--|--0--|--9--| 
G |--2--|--3--|--10-| 
C |--2--|--3--|--10-| 

Outro: 
(This is when Mark starts singing in a high-pitched voice) 
I'm unsure about these chords, but they sound okay. 
D |-(5)-|-(3)-|--1--0--|--0--| 
 A#|--0--|--0--|--0--0--|--0--|  
F |--0--|--0--|--0--0--|--0--| 
C |--0--|--0--|--0--0--|--9--| 
G |--7--|--5--|--3--3--|--10-| 
C |--7--|--5--|--3--3--|--10-| 
    	

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