Buttercup Chords

KeyD CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays403

Buttercup by Shonen Knife is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, A, Em and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
D
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16
Speed
  			intro=D-A-Em-G-D (much effective when strummed using your thumb) 

D        A            
why do you build me up? 
Em                  G  
buttercup baby just to let me down 
D        A          
you mess me around and then worst of all 
.......... 
continue the pattern D-A-Em-G-D 

like this.... 
D-A-Em-G-D 
why do you build me up? 
buttercup baby just to let me down 
you mess me around 
and then worst of all 
you never call baby when you say you will 
but i love you still 
i need you 
more than anyone darling  
your all that i have from the start 
so build me up 
butter cup dont break my heart............ 

-chizburger_33 

    	

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