Mandinka Chords

KeyE CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays589

Mandinka by Sinéad O'Connor is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of E. It uses the chords E, B, A, C, D and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
E
Text
16
Speed
  			

Intro: E   B   A 

       E         B      A 
I'm dancing the seven veils 
E           B          A             B 
Want you to pick up my scarf 
E           B          A            B 
See how the black moon fades 
E          B           A               B 
Soon I can give you my heart 
C                  D                   E 
                  I do?.. 
C                  D                   E 
                  yeeeeee 
 
        G 
I don't know no shame 
I feel no pain 
A                        E 
I can't see the flame 
    A                 E  
But I do know Man-din-ka 
   A              E  
I do know Man-din-ka 
  A               E 
I do know Man-din-ka 
  A               E 
I do 

       E         B      A 
They're throwing it all this way 
 E          B           A             B     
Dragging it back to the start 
              E           B         A             B 
And they say, "See how the glass is raised?" 
E              B      A             B 
I have refused to take part 
C           D                E 
I told them "drink something new" 
     C       D               E 
Please let me pull something through 


  A                               E 
I do 
  A                               E 
I do 
 A 
I say I do 
                      E 
Soon I can give you my heart 
A 
I swear I do 

                      E 
Soon I can give you my heart 
A            E 
I do?.Mandinka 
A                      E 
Soon I can give you my heart 
A                      E 
Soon I can give you my heart 
A                      E 
Soon I can give you my heart 
    	

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.

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante