The Festival Chords

KeyC# CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays546

The Festival by Reverend Bizarre is a guitar song played in the key of C#. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
C#
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RIFF I - ACOUSTIC 
(let ring throughout intro) 
     A major                   (-------- Play 2x --------) 
c#||--------------------------|---------------------------| 
G#||-------3--1--0h1p0--------|--------3--1--0h1p0--------| 
E ||----0---------------0-----|-----0---------------0-----| 
B ||----2------------------2--|---2--------------------2--| 
F#||-3-----3------------------|-3------3------------------| 
C#||--------------------------|---------------------------| 

    C# minor                     F# minor 
c#|---------------0--0---------|----------------------------|| (Band 
G#|----------0----0----0-------|-------1--1p0-------------1-||  enters 
E |--------0---0---------0-----|-------2------2---------2---||  on 3rd 
B |------2------------------2--|----2------------2----2-----||  time) 
F#|-2--2-----------------------|-0------------------0-------|| 
C#|-0--------------------------|----------------------------|| 4x 


RIFF II - LIGHT DISTORTION 
     A                             F 
c#||-----------------------------|-----------------------------|| 
G#||-----------------------------|-----------------------------|| 
E ||------5-------------5--------|-----------------------------|| 
B ||----5----5---5----5----5---5-|------6-------------6--------|| 
F#||-3---------3---3---------3---|----6----6---6----6----6---6-|| 
C#||-----------------------------|-4---------4---4---------4---|| 2x 

verse 1 
c#||-----------------------------|-----------------------------|| 
G#||-----------------------------|-----------------------------|| 
E ||------5-------------5--------|-----------------------------|| 
B ||----5----5---5----5----5---5-|------6-------------6--------|| 
F#||-3---------3---3---------3---|----6----6---6----6----6---6-|| 
C#||-----------------------------|-4---------4---4---------4---|| 8x 
     I carry on                    I can hear the Eastern 
                                        Sea 
     Under the hill                The city sleeps in silent winter- 
                                        time 
     How many times                Have I walked this bridge across the 
                                        stream? 
     Yet in my mind                I know I never walked this road be- 
                                        fore 


SOLO - OVERDRIVE 
    (Guitar 1) 
c#|----------------------------------------------------------------| 
G#|---------------------------------13-----------------------------| 
E |------------------------------12----12-13--15-/17--13~~~~~~~~~~~| 
B |-/10--12-/13--10~~~~~10-12-13-----------------------------------| 
F#|----------------------------------------------------------------| 
C#|----------------------------------------------------------------| 

c#|----------------------------------------------| 
G#|-----------------------------13---------------| 
E |--------------------------12----12--13~~~~~~~~| 
B |-10--/12-13-10~~~~~~10-12---------------------| 
F#|----------------------------------------------| 
C#|----------------------------------------------| 

                                  (Guitar 2 fades in) 
c#|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
G#|-------------------------------13--------------------------------| 
E |-13h15p13--12\10-8h10p8--------------------------13--------------| 
B |------------------------8/10~~~~~~~~~~~--------------------------| 
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
C#|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 

c#|--------------------------------------------------| 
G#|--------------------------------------------------| 
E |-13/-17---/17---/-19---19-----15\--13-------------| 
B |--------------------------------------------------| 
F#|--------------------------------------------------| 
C#|--------------------------------------------------| 

    (Guitar 1) 
c#|-----------------------11--10------------------------------| 
G#|-13--------------13----------------------------------------| 
E |-----12-------------12---------/13~~~~~~~~~~---13----------| 
B |--------13---------------------/13~~~~~~~~~~13-----13-12\--| 
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------| 
C#|-----------------------------------------------------------| 

c#|----------------11-------------------------------------------------| 
G#|---------13-----13-----15--13------------------13---/11------------| 
E |-/12~~~~~----12-----12--------12\--13~~~~~~~12--------------12~~~~~| 
B |-/13~~~~~--------------------------13~~~~~~~----------------13~~~~~| 
F#|-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
C#|-------------------------------------------------------------------| 

    (Guitar 2 fades in) 
c#|-------------------------------------------| 
G#|---------13--15---13---15------------------| 
E |-------------------------------------------| 
B |-10----------------------------------------| 
F#|-------------------------------------------| 
C#|-------------------------------------------| 

c#|-----------------------------------------------------| 
G#|-----------------------------------------------------| 
E |-----------------------------------------------------| 
B |-10------12/-13----12-15\13-13-----13\10---10--------| 
F#|-----------------------------------------------------| 
C#|-----------------------------------------------------| 


RIFF III - HEAVY DISTORTION 
        A                         F 
c#||-------------------------|-------------------------|| 
G#||-------------------------|-------------------------|| 
E ||-3--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-------------------------|| 
B ||-3--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-5--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|| 
F#||-1--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-5--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|| 
C#||-------------------------|-3--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|| 2x 

verse 2 
c#||-------------------------|-------------------------|| 
G#||-------------------------|-------------------------|| 
E ||-3--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-------------------------|| 
B ||-3--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-5--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|| 
F#||-1--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-5--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|| 
C#||-------------------------|-3--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|| 8x 
     Deep in my dreams    Lies horror for the books that should not 
                                be! 
     There is no one      To keep those dreams locked deep inside of 
                                me! 
     How can this be?     My father did not mention any 
                                tunnels 
     Descending slowly    With creatures that should crawl instead of 
                                walk! 


OUTRO - DISTORTION 
(let ring throughout) 
    (------- Play 3x --------) 
c#||--------------------------| 
G#||--------------------------| 
E ||------/7--5--4h5p4--------| 
B ||-5------------------5-----| 
F#||-3---------------------7--| 
C#||--------------------------| 

c#|----------0--------|--------------------------|| 
G#|----------0--------|------1--1p0------------1-|| 
E |-------------------|------2------2--------2---|| 
B |-------------------|-2--------------2---------|| 
F#|-2-----------------|-0-----------------0------|| 
C#|-0-----------------|--------------------------|| 4x 
    Oh     Lord!   Have mercy on my soul! 

c#|----------------------------------| 
G#|----------------------------------| 
E |-5--------------------------------| 
B |-5--------------------------------| 
F#|-3--------------------------------| 
C#|----------------------------------| 



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| /   slide up 
| \   slide down 
| //  scrape up 
| \\  scrape down 
| h   hammer-on 
| p   pull-off 
| ~   vibrato 
| +   harmonic 
| x   Mute note 
| b   Bend 
| pb  Pre-bend 
| br  Bend release 
| pbr Pre-bend release 
| brb Bend release bend 

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Chord diagrams

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Metronome

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