Performance Alpha Chords
by Seigmen
Performance Alpha by Seigmen is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Tuning: Drop D >> to play in standard, play the notes on the deep string 2 frets lower
There's a lot of synths and effects in between riffs in this song.
0:54 MAIN RIFF (repeated a lot, delay effect)
|-----10--11--10--13--10--11--10---|-----10--11--10--13--10--11--10---
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|-0-12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12-|---12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12-
|----------------------------------|-0--------------------------------
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variation at 2:10
|-----10--11--10--13--13--11--11---|
|----------------------------------|
|---12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12-|
|-0--------------------------------|
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2:51 (bass kicks in)
|------------------| these are the main notes Kim plays around on this
|-5...--------3----|.. part - I've got a feeling it could be an octave
|-----5...3...-----| lower coz it sounds so deep (but that would mean
|------------------| a lower bass tuning)
2:51 LEAD (distortion w/ delay)
|-----------------------------------------------------13-11-11-----------------------|
|-8~~~~~~~~~~~~-8/11~-10-13--10-11~~~~~~~-11-/15~~~~-----------11-11~~10--13--10-11--|
|--hold for a------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---long time------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
After, repeat main riff but slightly palm muted.
4:12 ENDING SYNTH (on guitar)
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|--8--------------------------------|--8-----------------------------|
|-----8--10--7--8----7--------------|-----8--10--7--8----7~~vvvv~~---|
|-----------------10-----5~~vv~~~---|-----------------10-------------|
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