Darkest Part Chords

KeyC CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays540
Darkest Part by Red is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
  			

Tuning: Drop C 

Note: The bends in the bridge and outroduction are not BIG bends. 

Credit to TheBassMeister and mysticguitar77 for pointing out mistakes in the original  
tab and helping me to make this tab better than ever. 

Intro(0:00-0:27) 
Piano (starts @ 0:13)(x2) 
D|-10----10----11----11----8----8--7--7----7---------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
F|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

Verse I(0:27-0:56) 
Piano (only plays 0:27-0:42)(x2) 
D|-10----10----11----11----8----8--7--7----7---------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
F|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

Rhythm Guitar (only plays during 0:42-0:56) 
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
F|----------------------------------------------7-7-7-7----------------------| 
C|-5-5-5-5----x-x-7-7-7-7----x-x-8-8-8-8----x-x-5-5-5-5----x-x---------------| 
G|-5-5-5-5----x-x-5-5-5-5----x-x-5-5-5-5----x-x-5-5-5-5----x-x---------------| 
C|-5-5-5-5----x-x-5-5-5-5----x-x-5-5-5-5----x-x-5-5-5-5----x-x---------------| 

D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
F|----------------------------------------------7-7-7-7----------------------| 
C|-5-5-5-5----x-x-7-7-7-7----x-x-8-8-8-8----x-x-5-5-5-5----------------------| 
G|-5-5-5-5----x-x-5-5-5-5----x-x-5-5-5-5----x-x-5-5-5-5----------------------| 
C|-5-5-5-5----x-x-5-5-5-5----x-x-5-5-5-5----x-x-5-5-5-5----------------------| 

Pre-Chorus I(0:56-1:07) 
Harp (x3) 
D|--11-10-------11-10-------11-10-------11-10--------------------------------| 
A|--------12----------12----------12----------12-----------------------------| 
F|-----------12----------12----------12----------12--------------------------| 
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

Chorus I(1:07-1:36) 
Rhythm Guitar 
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
F|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
C|-5-------8-------7-------3-------5-------8-------7-------3-----------------| 
G|-1-(x8)--5-(x8)--3-(x8)--0-(x8)--1-(x8)--5-(x8)--3-(x8)--0-(x8)------------| 
C|-1-------5-------3-------0-------1-------5-------3-------0-----------------| 

D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
F|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
C|-5-------8-------7-------3-------5--------3--------------------------------| 
G|-1-(x8)--5-(x8)--3-(x8)--0-(x8)--1-(x16)--0-(x16)--------------------------| 
C|-1-------5-------3-------0-------1--------0--------------------------------| 

Verse II(1:36-1:51) 
Rhythm Guitar 
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
F|----------------------------------------------7-7-7-7----------------------| 
C|-5-5-5-5----x-x-7-7-7-7----x-x-8-8-8-8----x-x-5-5-5-5----x-x---------------| 
G|-5-5-5-5----x-x-5-5-5-5----x-x-5-5-5-5----x-x-5-5-5-5----x-x---------------| 
C|-5-5-5-5----x-x-5-5-5-5----x-x-5-5-5-5----x-x-5-5-5-5----x-x---------------| 

D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
F|----------------------------------------------7-7-7-7----------------------| 
C|-5-5-5-5----x-x-7-7-7-7----x-x-8-8-8-8----x-x-5-5-5-5----------------------| 
G|-5-5-5-5----x-x-5-5-5-5----x-x-5-5-5-5----x-x-5-5-5-5----------------------| 
C|-5-5-5-5----x-x-5-5-5-5----x-x-5-5-5-5----x-x-5-5-5-5----------------------| 

Pre-Chorus II(1:51-2:05) 
Rhythm Guitar (x2) 
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
F|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
C|-----3-3-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|---------6-6-5-5-3-3-5-5-----5-5---------6-6-5-5-3-3-5-5-----6-6-----------| 
C|-5-5---------------------3-3-----5-5-8-8-----------------3-3---------------| 

Chorus II(2:05-2:34)(Same as Chorus I) 

Bridge(2:34-3:15) 
Rhythm Guitar (starts @ 2:42)(The first half is quietly played) 
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
F|---------------------------------------------------10b---------------------| 
C|-5-5------x-x-5-5------x-x-5-5------x-x-5-5----5-5-x-----------------------| 
G|-5-5------x-x-5-5------x-x-5-5------x-x-5-5----5-5-8b----------------------| 
C|-5-5------x-x-5-5------x-x-5-5------x-x-5-5----5-5-------------------------| 

D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
F|---------------------------------------------------10b---------------------| 
C|-5-5------x-x-5-5------x-x-5-5------x-x-5-5----5-5-x-----------------------| 
G|-5-5------x-x-5-5------x-x-5-5------x-x-5-5----5-5-8b----------------------| 
C|-5-5------x-x-5-5------x-x-5-5------x-x-5-5----5-5-------------------------| 

D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
F|-----------10b------------7b-------------10b-------------------------------| 
C|-5-5-6-5---x----5-5-6-5---x----5-5-6-5---x----5-5-6-5-6-8-6-3--------------| 
G|-5-5-6-5---8b---5-5-6-5---5b---5-5-6-5---8b---5-5-6-5-6-8-6-3--------------| 
C|-5-5-6-5--------5-5-6-5--------5-5-6-5--------5-5-6-5-6-8-6-3--------------| 

D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
F|-----------10b------------7b-------------10b-------------------------------| 
C|-5-5-6-5---x----5-5-6-5---x----5-5-6-5---x----5-5-6-5-6-8-6-3--------------| 
G|-5-5-6-5---8b---5-5-6-5---5b---5-5-6-5---8b---5-5-6-5-6-8-6-3--------------| 
C|-5-5-6-5--------5-5-6-5--------5-5-6-5--------5-5-6-5-6-8-6-3--------------| 

Harp (only plays 3:11-3:15) 
D|--11-10-------11-10-------11-10-------11-10--------------------------------| 
A|--------12----------12----------12----------12-----------------------------| 
F|-----------12----------12----------12----------12--------------------------| 
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

Chorus III(3:15-3:44)(Same as Chorus I) 

Outroduction(3:44-3:58) 
Rhythm Guitar (x2) 
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
F|-----------10b------------7b-------------10b-------------------------------| 
C|-5-5-6-5---x----5-5-6-5---x----5-5-6-5---x----5-5-6-5-6-8-6-3--------------| 
G|-5-5-6-5---8b---5-5-6-5---5b---5-5-6-5---8b---5-5-6-5-6-8-6-3--------------| 
C|-5-5-6-5--------5-5-6-5--------5-5-6-5--------5-5-6-5-6-8-6-3--------------| 

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| /   slide up 
| \   slide down 
| x   Mute note 
| b   Bend 

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