Pieces of eight Chords

by Styx
KeyAm CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays441

Pieces of eight by Styx is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Am. It uses the chords Am, G, F, C, A5, G5, F5 and C5. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
Am
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16
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  			Am                Am 
e||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
B||-------1-0-------|-------1-0-------|---0-1-0---------|-----------------| 
G|4o----2-------2---|-----2-----------|-2-------0-------|-----------------| 
D|4o--2-----------2-|---2-------------|-----------4-5-5-/-9~~~--------7\5-| 
A||-0---------------|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
 
    Am                Am 
e||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
B||-------1-0-------|-------1-0-------|---0-------------|-----------------| 
G|4-----2-------2---|-----2-----------|-2-------0-------|-----------------| 
D|4---2-----------2-|---2-------------|-----------4-5-5-/-9~~~--------7\5-| 
A||-0---------------|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
 
    Am                Am                G                 G (let ring) 
e||-------------0---|-------------0---|-------------3---|-3~--------------| 
B||---------1-----1-|---------1-----1-|---------3-----3-|-3~--------------| 
G|4-----2-----2-----|-----2-----2-----|-----0-----0-----|-0~--------------| 
D|4-------2---------|-------2---------|-------0---------|-0~--------------| 
A||-0---------------|-0---------------|-----------------|-2~--------------| 
E||-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-3~--------------| 
 
    Am                Am                G 
e||-------------0---|-------------0---|-------------3---|-----------------| 
B||---------1-----1-|---------1-----1-|---------3-----3-|-----------------| 
G|4-----2-----2-----|-----2-----2-----|-----0-----0-----|-----------------| 
D|4-------2---------|-------2---------|-------0---------|-----0-----------| 
A||-0---------------|-0---------------|-----------------|-2-3-------------| 
E||-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------| 
 
    Am                G                 F                 F (let ring)G C 
e||-------------0---|-------------3---|-------------1---|-1~--------------| 
B||---------1-----1-|---------3-----3-|---------1-----1-|-1~--------------| 
G|4-----2-----2-----|-----0-----0-----|-----2-----2-----|-2~------------5-| 
D|4-------2---------|-------0---------|-------3---------|-3~----------5-5-| 
A||-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3~----------5-3-| 
E||-----------------|-3---------------|-1---------------|-1~----------3---| 
 
    A5     G5         F5          G 
e||-----------------|-------------3~--| 
B||-----------------|-------------3~--| 
G|4-----------------|-------------0~-o| 
D|4-7------5--------|-3-----------0~-o| 
A||-7------5--------|-3-----------2~--| 
E||-5------3--------|-1-----------3~--| 
 
Chorus (All PowerChords) 
 
F5 G5 C5 
         Pieces... 
F5 G5 C5 
         The search... 
F5 G5 A5                                 G5  F5 
         Don't...                     ...gold 
F5 G5 C5 
         Pieces... 
F5 G5 C5 
         Can't ... 
F5 G5 A5                                 G5  F5 
         Don't...                     ...stone 
 
Bridge 
 
e||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
B||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
G|4-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
D|4-7~-----7--------|-----------------|---------------2-|-----------------| 
A||----------10-8-7-|-5~-----3-2~-----|-----3-------3---|-3-5.5-3-5---3-2-| 
E||-----------------|---------------3-|-5.5---5---5-----|-----------------| 
 
Interlude (Bass and Guitar play the same staccato notes) 
 
e||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
B||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
G|4-----------2-2---|-----------------|-----2-----------|-----------------| 
D|4---------2----2--|-0---------------|------2--------2-|-3-2-0-----------| 
A||-0---0-3-------3-|---3-2-0--0------|-0-----3-0---0---|-------3-2-0-----| 
E||-----------------|---------3-3-1-0-|-----------------|------------3-1-0| 
 
e||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
B||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
G|4-----------2-2---|-----------------|-----2-----------|-----------------| 
D|4---------2----2--|-0---------------|------2--------2-|-3-2-0---3---5---| 
A||-0---0-3-------3-|---3-2-0--0------|-0-----3-0---0---|---------3---5---| 
E||-----------------|---------3-3-1-0-|-----------------|---------1---3---| 
 
Guitar 2 Over Solo 
 
e||-----------------|-----------------| 
B||-----------------|-----------------| 
G|4-5---------------|-----------------| 
D|4-5------7-7-7--3-|-5---------------| 
A||-3------7-7-7--3-|-5---------------| 
E||--------5-5-5--1-|-3---------------| 
 
Solo (tab expanded for clarity) 
 
e||---------------------|---------------------| 
B||---------------------|---------------------| 
G|4---------------------|---------b-----------| 
D|4-----------5---7-9---|-10-12-12-14-12-10-9-| 
A||-----2-3-5---------7-|---------------------| 
E||-3-5-----------------|---------------------| 
 
e||---------------------|---------------------| 
B||---------------------|------------b--------| 
G||--h--p------tr-------|-----1212-12-14-12---| 
D||-9-10-9----9-10--10~-|-1212----------------| 
A||--------12-----------|---------------------| 
E||---------------------|---------------------| 
 
 
e||-12--b--r------------|---h--p--------b---r-| 
B||---15(17)15-13-12----|-12-13-12----12(13)--| 
G|4---------------------|----------14---------| 
D|4---------------------|---------------------| 
A||---------------------|---------------------| 
E||---------------------|---------------------| 
 
e||-----b----r----------|---------------------| 
B||-(12)-(13)-(12)------|---------------------| 
G||---------------------|-14-12-10-9-9--------| 
D||---------------------|---------------------| 
A||---------------------|---------------------| 
E||---------------------|---------------------| 
 
e||---------------------|---------------------| 
B||---------------------|---------------------| 
G|4----------9---b------|---b-----b-----b-----| 
D|4-12-10-12---12-(14)--|-12(14)12(14)12(14)--| 
A||---------------------|---------------------| 
E||---------------------|---------------------| 
 
e||---------------------|---------------------| 
B||---------------------|---------------------| 
G||-------------p-------|---------------------| 
D||-12-10-9---10-9-9-9--|---------------------| 
A||---------------------|-12-10-8-------------| 
E||---------------------|---------8-10-8~-----| 
 
Play Chorus Again. 
 
Fills over Chorus (tab expanded for clarity) 
 
e||-----------------b--r|------------b--3--p-h| 
B||--------------3-5-6--|-5~--------5-6---5-3-| 
G|4-----------4~--------|---------------------| 
D|4-----2-3-5-----------|---------------------| 
A||-3-5-----------------|---------------------| 
E||---------------------|---------------------| 
 
e||---------------------|---------------------| 
B||-5~----3----h-p---b-r|----------------p----| 
G|4---------5-4-5-4-2-4-|-2~------------2-0-0-| 
D|4---------------------|---------------------| 
A||---------------------|---------------------| 
E||---------------------|---------------------| 
 
        |--x4--| 
e||------------------h-r|---------------------| 
B||-----------------5-6-|-5~------------------| 
G|4-0---0-2p0000--------|-------------5-4-5-7-| 
D|4---------------------|---------------------| 
A||---------------------|---------------------| 
E||---------------------|---------------------| 
 
e||---------------------|---------------------| 
B||---------------------|-5~---------r--------| 
G|4-------------5-4-5-7-|-----------9(7)-7-7~-| 
D|4-5~------------------|---------------------| 
A||---------------------|---------------------| 
E||---------------------|---------------------| 
  
  
    
  

    	

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