Say Chords

KeyD CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays585

Say by Seals and Crofts is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, G, F, Bb, Eb, Ab, F# and C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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D
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Intro: D 
  
D 
Say, have you ever been down, wished you had just a fin? 
D 
Say, have you seen the ground, wonder where you've been? 
D 
Say, I bet you don't know, I can tell your kind 
D 
Say, you wouldn't try to go, afraid to blow your mind 
  
  

G              F 
Ride a little, hide a little 
Bb                  Eb 
Close your eyes and sigh a little 
Ab                  F# 
Guard your mind and hide a little 
C 
Say, can you hear me say? 

  
D 
Say, can you see the light bleeding through the shade? 
D 
Say, are you reading me right, or are you too afraid? 
D 
Say, take a bit of a look, tell me what you think you see 
D 
Say, have you ever been took? You're looking like you ought to be 
  

 
G              F 
Ride a little, hide a little 
Bb                  Eb 
Close your eyes and sigh a little 
Ab                  F# 
Guard your mind and hide a little 
C 
Say, can you hear me say? 
D     
Say 
  
  
Instrumental:

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