Blessed Chords

KeyD CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays432

Blessed by Simon And Garfunkel is a guitar song played in the key of D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
D
Text
16
Speed
  			

Tuning: 

d |-----------------0-----: 
A |---b7-----b4---- 0-----: 
F#|---b9-----b6---- 3-----: 
D |-----------------0-----: 
A |-----------------0-----: 
D |-----------------0-----: 

d |--------0-----0------x---x---x---0: 
A |--------0-----0------x---x---x---0: 
F#|--------3-----3------0---x---x---0: 
D |--------0-----0------0---x---x---0: 
A |--------0-----0------5---4---2---0: 
D |--------0-----0------5---4---2---0: 
  Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit 

d |--------5---------------5------------5------5: 
A |--------5---------------5------------7------5: 
F#|--------5---------------6------------6------6: 
D |--------5---------------5------------5------5: 
A |--------5---------------5------------5------5: 
D |--------5---------------5------------5------5: 
    Blessed are the sat upon  Spat Upon    Ratted On 

d |--------0-----0------x---x---5---0: 
A |--------0-----0------x---x---5---0: 
F#|--------3-----3------0---0---5---0: 
D |--------0-----0------0---0---5---0: 
A |--------0-----0------9---7---5---0: 
D |--------0-----0------0---0---5---0: 
   Oh Lord, Why have you forsaken me 

d |--------------------0----: 
A |--------7-----------9----: 
F#|--------6-----------8----: 
D |--------7-----------9----: 
A |--------0-----------0----: 
D |-------------------------: 
    I got no place to go i've walked round soho.... (repeat each chord for 2 
measures of 6/8 and repeat this twice) 

Riff: 
d |---------------------------: 
A |--------9-----10---9---7---: 
F#|--------8-----8----8---8---: 
D |--------0-----0----0---0---: 
A |---------------------------: 
D |---------------------------: 

 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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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).
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Metronome

100 BPM Andante