No Good Trying Chords

KeyG CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays400

No Good Trying by Syd Barrett is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, D, A, A#, C and E. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			G 
Its no good trying to place your hand 

                            D  
Where I can't see because I understand 

          A 
That your different from me  


Yes I can tell  

                           D 
That you can't be what you pretend 

           G 
And you're rocking me backwards 

         A#  
And your rocking towards the 

C                        D 
Red and yellow mane of a stallion horse 

E 

G 
It's no good trying to hold your love 

                            D   
Where I can't see because I understand 

            A  
That you're different from me 


Yes I can tell 

                           D  
that you can't be what you pretend  

           G                   A#  
yes you're spinning around and around in a car  

     C                             D  
with electric lights flashing very fast... 

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