For The Widows In Paradise For The Fatherless In Ypsilanti Chords

KeyAm Capo3st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays437

For The Widows In Paradise For The Fatherless In Ypsilanti by Sufjan Stevens is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Am with a capo on the 3st fret. It uses the chords D, Am, F, C and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			The song is played on a banjo with these chords. If you want it to sound more like a 
hit more on the 4 high strings (EBGD) and try to stay away from the lows. To give it an 
further banjo-y sound drop the high E to a D and play as if it is a banjo, with banjo  
Good luck and enjoy. 

 

   Am  -  F  -  C  -  G 

E|--0-----1-----0-----3--| 
B|--1-----1-----1-----3--| 
G|--2-----2-----0-----0--| 
D|--2-----3-----2-----0--| 
A|--0-----3-----3-----2--| 
E|--0-----1-----0-----3--| 

Am                F         C                G 
I have called you children, I have called you son 
Am               F          C          G 
What is their to answer if I'm the only one 
Am                F         C               G 
Mourning comes in paradise, morning comes in light 
Am            F    C              G 
Still I must obey, still I must invite 

    	

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