Cradle Chords
Cradle by The Joy Formidable is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of E. It uses the chords E and E). Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
INTRO
A guitar just plays E, the other plays this over top
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----7--------7--------9------5---------------------------------------------|
G|9-9---9-9-9----9-9-9----9-9-9----------------------------------------------| x2
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
verse 1
Those are 3 11's not 6 1's
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| x2
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|7-7-7-77-7-77/111111-7-7-7-77-7-77-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------77--------------------------------------|
After the bass kicks in, just the 7 note over and over, until the one right before the Chorus which does the
move up to 11
Also after the verse sort of "restarts" it does power chords instead of single notes, I think.
Chorus
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|7-7-7-77-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-22/11-11-11-11--------------------------------------|
A|7-7-7-77-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-22/11-11-11-11--------------------------------------|
E|5-5-5-55-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-00/9--9--9--9---------------------------------------|
Then for only the first and end of last Chorus
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|7-7-7-77-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-22-5-55/77------------------------------------------|
A|7-7-7-77-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-22-5-55/77------------------------------------------|
E|5-5-5-55-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-00-3-33/55------------------------------------------|
POST-Chorus THING
One guitar plays:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--0--5--7--8787/5----------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| x3
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|0--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
then
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---0--5--777/8/10---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| x1
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|0--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
While the other plays
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| x4
D|2-22-2-555/77--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|2-22-2-555/77--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|0-00-0-333/55--------------------------------------------------------------|
7 on A string again (E)
Chorus again (x4)
Then, for the sort of bridge part with mostly bass, the intro is played again but without distortion and
slightly different
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----7-------7-------9-------9----------------------------------------------|
G|9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9---9--------------------------------------------| x2
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
For the final Chorus the Chorus is played with the intro part ^ played over it x3
then this is played again once
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|7-7-7-77-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-22-5-55/77------------------------------------------|
A|7-7-7-77-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-22-5-55/77------------------------------------------|
E|5-5-5-55-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-00-3-33/55------------------------------------------|
And for the very end bit just play E chords