Mystery Song Intro Chords

KeyA CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays351

Mystery Song Intro by Status Quo is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A, G and F#. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
A
Text
16
Speed
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TUNING: DGDGBD 


D|-----------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-2---2---2---2---2---22-----2---2---2---2---2---2--2-------| 
G|-14--12--9---14--12--99-----12--11--7---12--11--9--7-------| 
D|-2---2---2---2---2---22-----2---2---2---2---2---2--2-------| 
G|-14--12--9---14--12--99-----12--11--7---12--11--9--7-------| 
D|-----------------------------------------------------------| 
          THE CHORDS HAVE BEEN DONE SO I WONT BOTHER. 
  I CAN DO THE LONG VERSION INTRO SO IF YOU WANT IT E MAIL ME. 




WELL I WAS E MAILED AND HERE IT IS... 
SAME TUNING APPLIES.  CHORDS ABOVE TAB ARE  
BASS GUITAR NOTES BUT YOU CAN USE THEM ON  
YOUR GUITAR 
IF YOU WANT TO. 

   A         G 
D|---11------9------9----| 
B|------10-----10-----10-| 
G|-9-------9------9------| 
D|-----------------------|X2 
G|-----------------------| 
D|-----------------------| 

   G       F# 
D|---9-----7-----7------| 
B|-----8-----7-----7----| 
G|-7-----7-----7--------| 
D|----------------------|X2 
G|----------------------| 
D|----------------------| 


OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.  ITS THEN FOLLOWED BY THESE CHORDS 

D|---------------| 
B|---------------| 
G|-9-7-5--5555-7-| 
D|-9-7-5--5555-7-| 
G|-9-7-5--5555-7-| 
D|---------------| 

WELL YOU GET THE PICTURE... 

THERE IS ALSO A TINY RIFF THAT YOU MAY FIND HELPFUL: 






D|---------| 
B|-----7-5-| 
G|-6-7-----| 
D|---------| 
G|---------| 
D|---------| 


THE SOLO IS IN STANDARD WITH A CHUCK BERRY STYLE LICK 
A BIT FAST FOR MY LIKING 

E|----------5----5-| 
B|----------5----5-| 
G|-7b-7b-7b---7b---| 
D|-----------------| 
A|-----------------| 
E|-----------------|YOU GET THE IDEA... 

    	

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