What You Keep Alive Chords
by Red
What You Keep Alive by Red is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Tuning: Drop A
Intro Part 1 (x2)
B |-----------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------|
D |-----------------------------|
A |-----------------------------|
E |-----------------------------|
A |-6--0--0-3--0--0-5--0--0-0---|
Intro Part 2
B |-----------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------------------------|
A |-----------------------------------------------| x3
E |-------------------------------------------5---|
A |-6--0--0-0-3--0--0-0-5--0--0-0-0-6-3-0-0-3-----|
B |---------------------------|
F#|---------------------------|
D |---------------------------|
A |-6--0--0-3--0--0-5--0--0---|
E |-6--0--0-3--0--0-5--0--0---|
A |-6--0--0-3--0--0-5--0--0---|
verse 1 (x4)
B |----------------------------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------|
A |----------------------------------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------------------------------|
A |-12--0--0-0----10--0--0-0----8--0--0-0----6--0--0-3-0-5-8-|
Pre-Chorus 1 (x2)
B |-----------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------|
D |-----------------------------|
A |-----------------------------|
E |-----------------------------|
A |-0-(x8)-1-(x8)-3-(x8)-5-(x8)-|
Chorus 1 (x2)
B |---------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------------------------|
A |-10--10--10-10----1--1--1-1----7--7--7-7----0--0--0-0----|
E |-10--10--10-10----1--1--1-1----4--4--4-4----0--0--0-0----|
A |-10--10--10-10----1--1--1-1----4--4--4-4----0--0--0-0----|
Interlude (Same as Intro)
Bridge Part 1 ('Turning...')
B |--------------------------------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------------------------------|
D |---------------------10--10--10-10-----10--10--10-10----|
A |-5----8----8----8----0---0---0--0------0---0---0--0-----|
E |-5----8----8----8----0---0---0--0------0---0---0--0-----|
A |-5----8----8----8----0---0---0--0------0---0---0--0-----|
Bridge Part 2 (x4)
B |---------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|
A |-6--0--0-3--0--0-5--0--0-3-0-3-5-|
Bridge Part 3 (x4)
B |-------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------|
D |-------------8-----------------------|
A |-0-3-1-0-3-0-----13-10---x-10-6-12-8-|
E |-0-3-1-0-3-0-6---13-10---x-10-6-12-8-|
A |-0-3-1-0-3-0-----13-10---x-10-6-12-8-|