Open Eyes Chords
by The XX
Open Eyes by The XX is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, E and F#. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro and Verse
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|---7----4----4--------------------|
A|-5----2----0------5---------------|
E|----------------3-----------------|
Chorus
G E G are repeated about 16 times each, and F# once
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|-3-0-3-2--------------------------|
And the melody breakdown
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|-7-7-7/9-9-7--7--7-7--7-7-|-7-7-7/9-9-7--4--4-4--4-4-|
A|--------------5--5-5--5-5-|--------------2--2-2--2-2-|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|-7-7-7/9-9-7--------------|-7-7-7/9-9-7--------------|
A|--------------5--5-5--5-5-|--------------5--5-5--5-5-|
E|--------------3--3-3--3-3-|--------------3--3-3--3-3-|