My Direction Chords
by Sum 41
My Direction by Sum 41 is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
MY DIRECTION
Drop D Tuning (both guitars)
INTRO/Chorus
Guitar 1&2
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-XXXX--------------------------------------------------------|
|-XXXX--------------3-3-X----------------------3-3-x----------|
|-XXXX--3-3--1-1-X--3-3-X--3-3-X---3-3--1-1-x--3-3-x--3-3--8/-|
|-XXXX--3-3--1-1-X--1-1-X--3-3-X---3-3--1-1-x--1-1-x--3-3--8/-|
|-------3-3--1-1-x---------3-3-X---3-3--1-1-x---------3-3--8/-|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------3-3-X----------------------3-3-3----|
|3-3--1-1-X--3-3-X--3-3-X---3-3--1-1-x--3-3-3--3-|
|3-3--1-1-X--1-1-X--3-3-X---3-3--1-1-x--1-1-1--3-|
|3-3--1-1-X---------3-3-X---3-3--1-1-x---------3-|
VERSE
Guitar 1
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|-------------------| X4
|-------------------|
|---------------1-1-|
|-3-3-3-3--1-1------|
cont'd
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-10-10--10-8-7-8-| X2
|-10-10---x-x-x-x-|
|--8--8---8-6-5-6-|
|-----------------|
cont'd
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------| X2
|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------1-1-1-1-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--1-1-1-1----------|
(repeat Chorus)
BRIDGE
Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-------------33---------------3----| X2
D|-33-----11---33-----333----1--3--1-|
A|-33-----11---11-----333----1--1--1-|
E|-33-----11----------333----1-----1-|
Guitar 2
|---
|---
|--- hit this note
|-3- many times
|-x-
|-3-
VERSE 2
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|---------------3-3-| X4
|-3-3-3-3--1-1--3-3-|
|-3-3-3-3--1-1--1-1-|
|-3-3-3-3--1-1------|
(play Chorus again)
SOLO
Guitar 1 (Guitar 2 plays this along with guitar 1 second time)
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-10-10-10---8-10-8---8-8-| X2
|-10-10-10---8-10-8-8-8-8-|
|--8--8--8---6--8-6-8-6-6-|
|-------------------8-----|
INTERLUDE
Guitar 1
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|-10-10--8-10-8---8-----| X4
|-10-10--8-10-8-8-8-8-8-|
|--8--8--6--8-6-8-6-8-8-|
|---------------8---8-8-|
cont'd
Guitar 1
|----------- |------------------ |-----------------|
|----------- |------------------ |-----------------|
|-5---3---5- X2, then |-5---3---5---3---- X3, then |-5---3---5-5-5-5-|
|-5---3---5- |-5---3---5---3-3-- |-5---3---5-5-5-5-|
|-3---1---3- |-3---1---3---1-3-- |-3---1---3-3-3-3-|
|----------- |---------------3-- |-----------------|
Guitar 2
|---
|---
|-5- hit this note
|-x- many times
|-3-
|---
(play Chorus again)