Song For My Sugar Spun Sister Chords

KeyG CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays367

Song For My Sugar Spun Sister by Stone Roses is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, C, Bm and F. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
G
Text
16
Speed
  			 

Tuning: Standard -  
, all chord shapes and notation relative to Capo. 

Intro/Verse: 

   G        C         G       C 
e|-X---X-X--X---X-X-|-X---X-X-X-------| 
B|-0---0-0--1---1-1-|-0---0-0-1-------| 
G|-0---0-0--0---0-0-|-0---0-0-0-----0-|  
D|-0---0-0--2---2-2-|-0---0-0-2-0-2---| 
A|-2---2-2--3---3-3-|-2---2-2-3-------| 
E|-3---3-3--X---X-X-|-3---3-3-X---X-X-| 
   1 & 2 &  3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 


Pre-Chorus (Until the sky turns green...) 

   G               Bm             |(sweep)| 
e|-3---3---------------------------2----------------------------------------------| 
B|-3-----3---3------------3/5--------3----5p3h5p3h5p3h5p3h5p3---------------------| 
G|-0-------0---0---2--2/4------4-4-----4-----------------------4-pb(2)p0----------| 
D|-0-----------------------------------------------------------------------2p0----| 
A|-2------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-3-3----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 


(Every member of Parliament) 

e|---------------------|---2------------------------------------------------------| 
B|--1-X-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|---3------------------------------------------------------| 
G|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|-2-2----pb(2)p0---------pb(2)p0---------0-----------------| 
D|--2-2-20h22-2-2-20h2-|-0-0------------pb(2)p0---------pb(2)p0-0-----------------| 
A|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|-0--------------------------------------------------------| 
E|---------------------|----------------------------------------------------------| 


(Repeat with minor changes) 
   G               Bm             |(sweep)| 
e|-3---3---------------------------2----------------------------------------------| 
B|-3-----3---3------------3/5--------3----5p3h5p3h5p3-----------------------------| 
G|-0-------0---0---2--2/4------4-4-----4---------------5p4h5p4h5h4---pb(2)p0------| 
D|-0--------------------------------------------------------------------------2p0-| 
A|-2------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-3-3----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 


    (pick the C chord) 
e|------3---3---3------|----------------------------------------------------------| 
B|--1-X-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|--8-8-8-8-------8-----------------------------------------| 
G|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|--7-7-7-7-7---7---9p7h9p7h9p7---7-------------------------| 
D|--2-2-20h22-2-2-20h2-|--7-7-7h9---7-----------------9---9-7-5-------------------| 
A|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|----------------------------------------------------------| 
E|---------------------|----------------------------------------------------------| 


Chorus ("It takes all these things") 

   G        C         G       C 
e|-X---X-X--X---X-X-|-X---X-X-X-------|-X---X-X--X---X-X-|-X----------------------| 
B|-0---0-0--1---1-1-|-0---0-0-1-------|-0---0-0--1---1-1-|-0----------------------| 
G|-0---0-0--0---0-0-|-0---0-0-0-----0-|-0---0-0--0---0-0-|-0-2/4-2-0pb2p0---0-----| 
D|-0---0-0--2---2-2-|-0---0-0-2-0-2---|-0---0-0--2---2-2-|-0--------------2-------| 
A|-2---2-2--3---3-3-|-2---2-2-3-------|-2---2-2--3---3-3-|-2----------------------| 
E|-3---3-3--X---X-X-|-3---3-3-X---X-X-|-3---3-3--X---X-X-|-3----------------------| 
   1 & 2 &  3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 &  3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3  &   4 & 

    
('Til my Sugar Spun sister...) 

   C        F         C        F         G        C         G 
e|-X---X-X--X---X-X-|-X---X-X--X---X-X-|-X---X-X--X---X-X-|-X----------------| 
B|-1---1-1--1---1-1-|-1---1-1--1---1-1-|-0---0-0--1---1-1-|-0----------------| 
G|-0---0-0--2---2-2-|-0---0-0--2---2-2-|-0---0-0--0---0-0-|-0-2-2b(4)p0---0--|  
D|-2---2-2--3---3-3-|-2---2-2--3---3-3-|-0---0-0--2---2-2-|-0-----------2----| 
A|-3---3-3--3---3-3-|-3---3-3--3---3-3-|-2---2-2--3---3-3-|-2----------------| 
E|-X---X_X--X---X-X-|-X---X_X--X---X-X-|-3---3-3--X---X-X-|-3----------------| 
   1 & 2 &  3 & 4 &   1 & 2 &  3 & 4 &   1 & 2 &  3 & 4 &   1 & 2 &  3 & 4 &  

End of Chorus:

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

--
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).
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Metronome

100 BPM Andante