Careful Chords

KeyC CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays416

Careful by Sebadoh is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C and Cmaj7. 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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16
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Pretty much one riff all the way through... 

CAPO fret 5 

INTRO/BRIDGE... 

 Listen to record for strumming... 

  Chord shapes         Solo Melody  

e|-0---0---0---0---|-----------------------------------------------------| 
B|-0---0---0---0---|-----------------------------------------------------| 
G|-4---5---2---5---|--------------------------9--9--7---7----------------| 
D|-x---5---2---5---|---9~-7~---------9~-7~------------9----10------------| 
A|-2---x---0---x---|--------------7--------------------------------------| 
E|-----------------|---------10------------------------------------------| 

 VERSE Chord shapes. Jason alternates between C and Cmaj7 inversions 
   
   Em CM7  Am  CM7 
e|-0---0---0---0------| 
B|-0---0---1---0------| 
G|-0---5---2---0------| 
D|-2---5---2---2------| 
A|-2---3---0---3------| 
E|-0------------------| 
    	

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