Headcase Chords
Headcase by The Fratellis is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
(guitar 1 - Rhythm)
(guitar 2 - Lead)
(intro riff 1 - guitar 1)
E|-------------|------------|-------------|-------------------------------|
B|-------------|------------|-------------|-------------------------------|
G|-------------|------------|-------------|-------------------------------|
D|-5--5--55--5-|-5--5--55-5-|-------------|-3--3--33--3-------------------|
A|-3--3--33--3-|-3--3--33-3-|-5--5--55--5-|-5--5--55--5-------------------|
E|-------------|------------|-3--3--33--3-|-------------------------------|
(guitar 2)
E|-------------|------------|-------------|-------------------------------|
B|-------------|------------|-------------|-------------------------------|
G|--REST-------|--REST------|--REST-------|-------------5-7-5-------------|
D|-------------|------------|-------------|-----------5-------------------|
A|-------------|------------|-------------|-------6h7---------------------|
E|-------------|------------|-------------|-------------------------------|
(intro riff 2 - guitar 1)
E|-----------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|
B|O---------------------O|-------------------------|----------------------|
G|-----------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|
D|O--5--5--5--5-55------O|-------------------------|---5--5--5--5-55------|
A|---3--3--3--3-33-------|-5--5--5--5-55-----------|---3--3--3--3-33------|
E|-----------------------|-3--3--3--3-33-----------|----------------------|
(guitar 2)
E|-----------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|
B|O---------------------O|-------------------------|----------------------|
G|-----------------------|---------------------0-5-|----------------5-7-5-|
D|O--5/7-5-7--5/7-5-7-5-O|---4/5-4-3-1h2-3-1-2-----|--5/7-5-7-----5-------|
A|--3--------3-----------|-------------------------|-3--------6h7---------|
E|-----------------------|-3-----------------------|----------------------|
(verse) (guitar 1 - 3x)
E|-----------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|
B|O----(Twice)-----------|-------------------------|---------------------O|
G|-----------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|
D|O--5--5--5--5-55-------|-------------------------|---5--5--5--5-55-----O|
A|---3--3--3--3-33-------|-3--3--3--3-33-----------|---3--3--3--3-33------|
E|-----------------------|-1--1--1--1-11-----------|----------------------|
(guitar 2 - 3x)
E|-----------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|
B|O----------------------|-------------------------|---------------------O|
G|--REST-----------------|--REST-------------------|---------------5-7-5--|
D|O----------------------|-------------------------|-------------5-------O|
A|-----------------------|-------------------------|---------6h7----------|
E|-----------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|
(bridge - guitar 1)
(The 11 below isn't "eleven," it's two quick plays of the first fret.
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------1-3-33-1------1--------------1-3-33-1------1-(go-straight-back)---|
A|-3-33----------1-11---3~~~1-2-3-33----------1-11----into-verse)---------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(guitar 2)
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------4-6-66-4------4--------------4-6-66-4------4-(straight-into-verse)|
G|-5-55----------3-33---5~~~3-4-5-55----------3-33------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(verse 3x, then bridge again.)
(at end of bridge) (once again, those are "ones," not "elevens").
(guitar 1)
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------(REST-during-solo)---------------------|
D|-------1----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3~~11---3~~3-11--------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------3~~~---------------------------------------------------|
(guitar 2) (solo included, this time they are elevens )
E|--------------------------11p8h11-8-------------------------------------|
B|-------4---------6b8~~~-------------11p8--------------------------------|
G|-5~~33---5~~5-33-------------------------10p8~10p8----------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------10p8------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------10p8\6------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(Both guitars then play "intro riff 2")
(breakdown (w/ wah pedal - guitar 1 plays muted strings)
(guitar 2)
E|---------------------------------8--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------8--11-8---------------------------------|
G|------------------(rest)-------8--------10-8~~~\------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--3-3-3-3h5-3-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----REST--------------------5-7-5---------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------5---------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------6h7-----------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------8----------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------8---11-8----------------------------|
G|--3/5-5-5-5-7-5\-------(rest)------8---------10-8~~~\-------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(both guitars then play the verse again, then back to "intro riff 2")
(ending)
(guitar 1)
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---(3-times)------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------5-7-5-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|------5-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--6h7-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(guitar 2)
E|--------8-10-8----------------------------------------------------------|
B|------8-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--8h9-------------------------(END-guitar-1-finishes-song)--------------|
D|-------(3-times)--------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(guitar 1 - 4 x, end on C power chord)
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------5------------END------------------------------------------|
D|--5--5--55--5-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|--3--3--33--3-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|