Illusion Chords

KeyA CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays403

Illusion by The Cranberries is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A, Asus2, Asus4, D and C#m. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
A
Text
16
Speed
  			
Intro 
A 
Ah Ah-ah 

A  Asus2  Asus4  (x2) 

verse 1 
           A 
This is a story 
               D 
Of failure and glory 
         A 
Based in town 
                      D 
In the south in the 1980s 
                 A 
Where should I begin? 
                              D 
Please come in where were you lately? 
                A 
He said with a smile 
                       D 
"In a while it's an illusion" 

C#m            D 
It's all an illusion 
C#m             D 
This is my conclusion 
    A 
For now 
C#m            D 
It's all an illusion 
C#m            D 
This is my conclusion 
C#m            D 
This is my conclusion 
    A 
For now 

       D 
Ah  Ah-ah 
A      D 
Ah  Ah-ah 


verse 2 
               A 
I remember the crowd 
                          D 
They were loud and it was something 
                 A 
When you took control 
                       D 
Of my soul then it was nothing 


C#m            D 
It's all an illusion 
C#m            D 
This is my conclusion 
    A 
For now 
C#m            D 
It's all an illusion 
C#m            D 
This is my conclusion 
C#m            D 
This is my conclusion 
     A 
For now 

Instrumental 
D  A  D 

verse 2 
                 A 
Where should I begin? 
                              D 
Please come in where were you lately? 
                A 
He said with a smile 
                       D 
"In a while it's an illusion" 

C#m            D 
It's all an illusion 
C#m            D 
This is my conclusion 
    A 
For now 
C#m            D 
It's all an illusion 
C#m            D 
This is my conclusion 
C#m            D 
This is my conclusion 
    A 
For now 

Outro 
D  A  D  A  D  A  D 
    	

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