The Righteous One Chords

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The Righteous One by The Orwells is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of E. It uses the chords E, A, C and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
E
Text
16
Speed
  			
Intro:  
e|-------------------------------------------| 
B|--12----12-12---12-12---12-12-10-10-10-----| 
G|-------------------------------------------| 
D|-------------------------------------------| 
A|-------------------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------------------|x4 
Bass: 
e|----------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------| 
G|----------------------------------| 
D|----------------------4---4-------| 
A|--------0---0-3---3-5---5---------| 
E|--0---0---------------------------| 

E-A-C-D 
E-A-C 

      D      E   A   C 
Smoke in the air 
        D      E   A   C 
I don't have a care 
         D              E               A              C 
Double, double, double, double, double, double, double dare 
        D        E      A     C    D 
Falling down the stairs 
      E  
Oooh! 

              E    A    C 
But it's not fair 
      D          E    A    C 
Don't touch your hair 
         D        E      
It's not nice to stare,  
    A        C           D         E    A    C 
But it's not fair to let down your hair 
     D          E    A    C 
Oh I don't know where? 
       D             E    A    C 
Where, where, where, where? 
   D         E      A      C      D        E   A   C 
I don't know where, where, where, where to go 

      D      E   A   C 
Smoke in the air 
        D      E    A    C 
I don't have a care 
        D               E               A              C 
Double, double, double, double, double, double, double dare 
        D        E    A   C    D 
Falling down the stairs 
      E 
Oooh! 

                
             E    A    C 
But it's not fair 
      D          E    A    C 
Don't touch your hair 
         D        E      
It's not nice to stare,  
    A        C           D         E    A    C 
But it's not fair to let down your hair 
     D          E    A    C 
Oh I don't know where? 
       D             E    A    C 
Where, where, where, where? 
   D         E      A      C      D        E   A   C    D 
I don't know where, where, where, where to go 

Before solo, arpeggiate the chords x4 

Solo: 
e|---------------------------------------------------------| 
B|----------3---3-3h5p3---3------3---3---3-3h5p3---3-------| 
G|--4---------4---------4---4--4---4---4---------4---4--2--| 
D|---------------------------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------------------------| 

E-A-C 
      D      E   A   C 
Smoke in the air 
        D      E   A   C ..           
I don't have a care-care-care-care ... 
    	

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.

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante