Basketball Chords
by Speedy Ortiz
Basketball by Speedy Ortiz 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.
Intro/verse 1: Guitar 1 e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--3---3---x-x-x-x-1---1---x-x-x-x-6---6---x-x-x-x-4---x-x-----0------------| A|--5---3---x-x-x-x-3---1---x-x-x-x-8---6---x-x-x-x-6---x-x-1/2--------------| D|--3---3---x-x-x-x-1---1---x-x-x-x-6---6---x-x-x-x-4---x-x------------------| Guitar 2 e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--3---3---x-x-x-x-1---1---x-x-x-x-6---6---x-x-x-x-4---x-x-----0------------| A|--5---3---x-x-x-x-3---1---x-x-x-x-8---6---x-x-x-x-6---x-x-1/2--------------| D|--3---3---x-x-x-x-1---1---x-x-x-x-6---6---x-x-x-x-4---x-x------------------| verse 2: Guitar 1 e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------4-------------------------------4-----------4----------------| A|----------4h5-------------4---2-----------4h5-------4h5p4-----5------------| D|--0---0---------------4-----------0---0-----------5------------------------| Guitar 2 e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------5----------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------0------------------------| D|------------------------------7-------------------4------b5--r4------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 1 e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------4-------------------------------4-----------4----------------| A|----------4h5-------------4---2-----------4h5---------4h5-----5------------| D|--0---0---------------4-----------0---0-----------4h5----------------------| Guitar 2 e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------5----------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------7---------------------------4----------------| A|------------------------------------------------------4h5-----5------------| D|--------------------------------------------------4h5----------------------| Pre-Chorus Verse: Guitar 1 e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------4-------------------------------4---4---4---0----------------| A|----------4h5-------------4---2-----------4h5-----4---4---0----------------| D|--0---0---------------4-----------0---0-----------4---4---0----------------| Guitar 2 e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------5----------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------7-------------------4---4---0----------------| A|--------------------------------------------------4---4---0----------------| D|--------------------------------------------------4---4---0----------------| Chorus: