Boys At The Beak Chords
by Spiderbait
Boys At The Beak by Spiderbait is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A5, C5, D5, E5 and B5. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Main riff
A5 C5 D5 C5 A5 C5 D5 C5
e----------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------
D--777777777777-10--12--10-777777777777-10--12--10----------
A--777777777777-10--12--10-777777777777-10--12--10----------
E--555555555555--8--10---8-555555555555--8--10---8----------
The above chords can also be played like this:
Mid song this riff is played before Janet's bass interlude
A5 C5 D5 E5(Vii)
e----------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------
G--2-------5-------7--------9------------------------------
D--2-------5-------7--------9------------------------------
A--0-------3-------5--------7------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------
Then Janet plays something like this on bass, i'm not 100%
sure on this part though.
G----------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E--3--3--5--5--3--3--5--5--3--3--5--5--8-10-8--------------
|******|
Whit plays B5 D5 B5 over The bass part that is denoted by
the stars, probably played like this.
C5 D5 C5
e----------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------5-7-5---------------
D--------------------------------------5-7-5---------------
A--------------------------------------3-5-3---------------
E----------------------------------------------------------
>From then on Whit just plays the main riff with minor
variations which should be easily worked out, just listen
to the Cd.
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