No Surprise Chords
No Surprise by Theory of a Deadman is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D and B5. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Tuning: Drop D
INTRO (distortion on for last B5)
e|-------------|-------------|
B|-------------|-------------|
G|--4~---------|--7-7-5-7-5--|
D|--4-------2~-|--7-7-5-7-5--|
A|--2~----3~---|--5-5-3-5-3--|
E|------5~-----|-------------|
MAIN RIFF
e|--/7-7-----------------------------/7-7-------------------------|
B|------7--------------------------------7------------------------|
G|--------8-8h9p8-11-11-9-8----------------8-8h9p8-7-7-5h7p5-4v\--|
D|--------------------------------9-------------------------------|
A|--------------------------7-7h9---------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
VERSE (clean)
V V V V ^V^ V V
e|--------------------|-------------|
B|--------------------|-------------|
G|--4-4--4-4-444-5-5--|--7-7-5-7-5--|
D|--4-4--4-4-444-5-5--|--7-7-5-7-5--|
A|--2-2--2-2-222-3-3--|--5-5-3-5-3--|
E|--------------------|-------------|
repeat first part however many times, then play second part, then back to first
Chorus (Well it ain't no surprise)
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|------------------7-7------------------------|
D|-5-55-55-55-55-55-7-7-7-77-77-77-77-77-77-77-|
A|-5-55-55-55-55-55-5-5-7-77-77-77-77-77-77-77-|
E|-5-55-55-55-55-55-----7-77-77-77-77-77-77-77-| x4
MAIN RIFF
e|--/7-7-----------------------------/7-7-------------------------|
B|------7--------------------------------7------------------------|
G|--------8-8h9p8-11-11-9-8----------------8-8h9p8-7-7-5h7p5-4v\--|
D|--------------------------------9-------------------------------|
A|--------------------------7-7h9---------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
VERSE 2 (clean)
V V V V ^V^ V V
e|--------------------|-------------|
B|--------------------|-------------|
G|--4-4--4-4-444-5-5--|--7-7-5-7-5--|
D|--4-4--4-4-444-5-5--|--7-7-5-7-5--|
A|--2-2--2-2-222-3-3--|--5-5-3-5-3--|
E|--------------------|-------------|
e|-/7-7----------------------------------------7777-------------7777----------77---|
B|-----7---------------------------7777----7777-----7777----7777-----7777-77-------|
G|-------8-8h9p8-7-7-5h7p5-4v\---------8888-------------8888----------------88--88-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|------------------7-7------------------------|
D|-5-55-55-55-55-55-7-7-7-77-77-77-77-77-77-77-|
A|-5-55-55-55-55-55-5-5-7-77-77-77-77-77-77-77-|
E|-5-55-55-55-55-55-----7-77-77-77-77-77-77-77-| x4
MAIN RIFF
e|--/7-7-----------------------------/7-7-------------------------|
B|------7--------------------------------7------------------------|
G|--------8-8h9p8-11-11-9-8----------------8-8h9p8-7-7-5h7p5-4v\--|
D|--------------------------------9-------------------------------|
A|--------------------------7-7h9---------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
BRIDGE (distortion on for last B5)
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|-4~------4---------4----------4----------4\--|
D|---------4------2~-4-------2~-4-------2~-4\--|
A|---------2----3~---2-----3~---2-----3~---2\--|
E|------------5~---------5~---------5~---------|
Chorus
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|------------------7-7------------------------|
D|-5-55-55-55-55-55-7-7-7-77-77-77-77-77-77-77-|
A|-5-55-55-55-55-55-5-5-7-77-77-77-77-77-77-77-|
E|-5-55-55-55-55-55-----7-77-77-77-77-77-77-77-| x4
MAIN RIFF
e|--/7-7-----------------------------/7-7-----------------------------|
B|------7--------------------------------7----------------------------|
G|--------8-8h9p8-11-11-9-8----------------8-8h9p8-11-11-9-8----------|
D|--------------------------------9--------------------------------9--|
A|--------------------------7-7h9----------------------------7-7h9----|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
MAIN RIFF
e|--/7-7-----------------------------/7-7-------------------------|
B|------7--------------------------------7------------------------|
G|--------8-8h9p8-11-11-9-8----------------8-8h9p8-7-7-5h7p5-4v\--|
D|--------------------------------9-------------------------------|
A|--------------------------7-7h9---------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Do the final slide slowly, and you're done.
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note