Shaking Through Chords

by REM
KeyD CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays404

Shaking Through by REM is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, Em, C, Bm, A, G, E and B. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
D
Text
16
Speed
  			
Intro: D  Em D C (x2) 

D                    Bm          D                    Bm 
Could it be that one small voice doesn't count in the room 
Em                   A     Em              A 
Yellow like a geisha gown denying all the way 
D                      Bm   D            Bm 
Could this by three be ten honor marches on 
Em                   A     Em             A 
Yellow like a geisha gown denial all the way 

D  A    G        D A  G 
Shaking through opportune 
D  A    G        D A  G 
Shaking through opportune 

D                Bm       D            Bm 
Are we grown way too far taking after rain 
Em                   A     Em              A 
Yellow like a geisha gown denying all the way 

D  A    G        D A  G 
Shaking through opportune 
D  A    G        D A  G 
Shaking through opportune 
A     D    Em  A  D 
In my life 
Em              A 
denying all the way 

D             Bm     D                    Bm 
Ears that are still children of today on parade 
Em                   A     Em              A 
Yellow like a geisha gown denying all the way 

D  A    G        D A  G 
Shaking through opportune 
D  A    G        D A  G 
Shaking through opportune 

D  Em D   C 
Final bridge (x2) 

E  B    A        E B  A 
Shaking through opportune 
E  B    A        E B  A 
Shaking through opportune 
    	

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