Tidal Wave Chords

KeyG CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays434

Tidal Wave by Thee Oh Sees is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
G
Text
16
Speed
  			Tabbed by J 

Intro 
e|---3-----8------------------------------| 
B|---3-----8------------------------------| 
G|---4-----9------------------------------| x 4 
D|---5-----10-12-12-12-12-12-10-8-10-8----| 
A|---5-----10--------------------------10-| 
E|-3-3-6/8-8------------------------------| 

Verse 
Same as the intro with a slight variation  
e|---3-----8----------------------------| 
B|---3-----8----------------------------| 
G|---4-----9----------------------------| x 4 
D|---5-----10-12-12-12-12-12-8-10-------| 
A|---5-----10---------------------10-10-| 
E|-3-3-6/8-8----------------------------| 

Chorus 
Alternates between the two progressions x 4 
e|-3--6--8---10-10-10--8--3-| 
B|-3--6--8---10-10-10--8--3-| 
G|-4--7--9---11-11-11--7--4-| 
D|-5--8--10--12-12-12--8--5-| 
A|-5--8--10--12-12-12--8--5-| 
E|-3--6--8---10-10-10--6--3-| 

e|-3--6--10--8--8--8---6--3-| 
B|-3--6--10--8--8--8---6--3-| 
G|-4--7--11--9--9--9---7--4-| 
D|-5--8--12--10-10-10--8--5-| 
A|-5--8--12--10-10-10--8--5-| 
E|-3--6--10--8--8--8---6--3-| 

Outro 
For the outro it just seems like hes playing G a lot with both holding the chord and strummung through it 
e|----| 
B|-12-| 
G|-12-| 
D|-12-| 
A|-10-| 
E|----| 
Then play the verse till it fades out 
    	

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.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante