Work That We Do (live) Chords

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Work That We Do (live) by Sublime is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, Dm and Am. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
D
Text
16
Speed
  			
Tuning: Standard 
Album: Stand By Your Van 

The chords for the verse are A minor and D minor. listen to the song and use 
upstrokes top 3 strings ebg when playing Am at certain parts. 

Intro 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|-----------3-5-5-3-5-3---------3-5-----------------------------------------| 
E|---5-5-5-5--------------3-5------------------------------------------------| 

e|-------------------------------------------------------5-------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------------5-7^--5-------------------| 
G|--------------------------------------5-5--------5-7^----7p5---5-7/9-------| 
D|--------------------------------5h6h7-----7~--/7-------------7-------------| 
A|-----------3-5-5-3-5-3--3h4h5----------------------------------------------| 
E|---5-5-5-5-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
                            Dm      Am    Dm Am 
e|--------------------------5-5-----5--5--5--5-------------------------------| 
B|----8-----7-----6-----5---6-6-----5--5--6--5-------------------------------| 
G|--9---9-8---8-7---7-6-----7-7-----5--5--7--5-------------------------------| 
D|--------------------------7-7-----7--7--7----------------------------------| 
A|--------------------------5-5-----7--7--5----------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------5-5-----5--5--5----------------------------------| 

Repeat Am Dm Am through the song 

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| /   slide up 
| \   slide down 
| h   hammer-on 
| p   pull-off 
| ~   vibrato 
| +   harmonic 
| x   Mute note 
| b   Bend 
| pb  Pre-bend 
| br  Bend release 
| pbr Pre-bend release 
| brb Bend release bend 

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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