Cemetry Gates Chords
by The Smiths
Cemetry Gates by The Smiths is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, D, Gmaj7, G, Bm, Gadd4, Em and F. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro
C D Gmaj7
E|------0----0--0--0----/----0-------2--2--2-----------|
B|------1----1--1--1----/----3---0---0--0--0---0-------|
G|------0----0--0--0--slide--0---0---0--0--0---0-------| x2
D|-4~---2----2--2--2----/----4---0---0--0--0---0-------|
A|-5~---3----3--3--3----/----5---2---2--2--2---2-------|
E|-------------------------------3---------------------|
C D C D G
E|--------0----0--0--0---0--/--0---0---0-----0---2---3-----3--3--3--------|
B|--------1----1--1--1---3--/--5---3---1-----1---3---3-----3--3--3--------|
G|--------0----0--0--0---0--/--0---0---0-----0---2---0-----0--0--0--------|
D|--------2----2--2--2---2--/--4---2---2-----2---0---0-----0--0--0--------|
A|--------3----3--3--3---3--/--5---3---3-----3-------2-----2--2--2--------|
E|---------------------------------------------------3-----3--3--3--------|
Verse – the rhythm for this descending guitar part is pretty hard to figure out.
The trick is to land on the D chord on the last strum of the second G chord (7th fret)
in this second “bar” and only play the D chord once, then move on to the next G chord
at the 3rd fret.
G G D
E|--10---10----10--10--10---|---7---7---7--7--7--7---5------|
B|--12---12----12--12--12---|---8---8---8--8--8--8---7------|
G|---0----0-----0---0---0---|---0---0---0--0--0--0---7------|
D|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
G D C C D
E|--3---3-----2---2---2----0---|----0---0--0--0----2---2--2--2---|
B|--3---3-----3---3---3----1---|----1---1--1--1----3---3--3--3---|
G|--4---4-----2---2---2----0---|----0---0--0--0----2---2--2--2---|
D|--5---5-----0---0---0----2---|----2---2--2--2----0---0--0--0---|
A|-------------------------3---|----3---3--3--3------------------|
E|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
Then, this very quick bright part
Gmaj7 D C D
E|----10--10--10---10---8--8--8--8--8-/--10-----------|
B|----12--12--12---10---8--8--8--8--8-/--10-----------|
G|----11--11--11---11---9--9--9--9--9-/--11-----------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
At the end of the 2nd verse, before starting the Bm-Gmaj7 section,
you play this part at the end of the above “quick, bright” part.
C D G Gadd4 G
E|----8--8--8--8--8----10--10--10--10--10-|---3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----|
B|----8--8--8--8--8----10--10--10--10--10-|---3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----|
G|----9--9--9--9--9----11--11--11--11--11-|---4--4--4--4--5--4--4--4--4--4--4----|
D|----------------------------------------|---5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5----|
A|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
Bm-Gmaj7 “You say, ‘ere thrice...” part
Bm Gmaj7
E|---2--------------------------------|----0--1--1--1---1---0---1---1---1--1----|
B|---3--------------------------------|----0--0--0--0---0---0---0---0---0--0----|
G|---4-------strum several times------|----0--0--0--0---0---0---0---0---0--0----| x2
D|---4--------------------------------|----0--0--0--0---0---0---0---0---0--0----|
A|------------------------------------|----2--2--2--2---2---2---2---2---2--2----|
E|------------------------------------|----3--3--3--3---3---3---3---3---3--3----|
Then, (you can use some hammer on notes on the C and D chords)
C D
E|----0-------------------------------|---2--------------------------------|
B|----1-------------------------------|---3--------------------------------|
G|----0------- strum several times ---|---2---------- strum several times--|
D|----2-------------------------------|---0--------------------------------|
A|----3-------------------------------|---0--------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Em F
E|---0--------------------------------|--1---------------------------------|
B|---0--------------------------------|--1---------------------------------|
G|---0--------- strum several times---|--2--------- strum several times ---|
D|---2--------------------------------|--3---------------------------------|
A|---2--------------------------------|--3---------------------------------|
E|---0--------------------------------|--1---------------------------------|
Those are all the parts.
For the outro, just play the intro over and over.