Stare At The Sun Chords

KeyC CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays456

Stare At The Sun by Thrice is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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C
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By:  Gary([email protected]) 
     Greg([email protected]) 
 
DROP C TUNING!!! 
 
~  - let ring out 
>  - strumming not defined 
 
 
GUITAR 1'S PARTS: 
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Intro:  (With volume swells) 
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
F|10~----14~----12~----10~----10~----14~----12~----9~--/10~------------------| 
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
 
Verse:  "I sit here clutching..." 
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
F|10~----14~----12~----10~--\9~-----10~----14~----12~----9~--/10~------------| 
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
 
Chorus:  "Due for a miracle..."  (You figure out strumming) 
D|----------------------------------------------| 
A|----------------------------------------------| 
F|-----------5>---3>-------------5>---3>---3~---| 
C|-0>---3>---5>---3>---0>---3>---5>---3>---3~---| 
G|-0>---3>---3>---1>---0>---3>---3>---1>---1~---| 
C|-0>---3>-------------0>---3>------------------| 
 
Bridge:  (With volume swells) 
D|----------------------------------| 
A|----------------------------------| 
F|10~----14~----12~----9~--/10~-----| 
C|----------------------------------| 
G|----------------------------------| 
C|----------------------------------| 
 
Repeat Verse 
 
Repeat Chorus 
 
Bridge:  (You figure out strumming) 
D|-----------------------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------------------| 
F|-----------------------------------------| 
C|-5>---8>---3>---0>---5>---8>---3>---7>---| 
G|-5>---8>---3>---0>---5>---8>---3>---7>---| 
C|-5>---8>---3>---0>---5>---8>---3>---7>---| 
 
Bridge Cont'd:  "I know that there's..."  (You figure out strumming) 
D|------------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------------| 
F|------------------------------------| 
C|-5>---8>---3>---0>---5>---8>---8>---| 
G|-5>---8>---3>---0>---5>---8>---8>---| 
C|-5>---8>---3>---0>---5>---8>---8>---| 
 
Repeat Chorus:  (Played 4x and last 2 have ring outs/clean on the the chords) 
 
GUITAR 2'S PARTS: 
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Intro:  (2x, with volume swells) 
D|-------------------------| 
A|-------------------------| 
F|7~---10~----5~----3~-----| 
C|-------------------------| 
G|-------------------------| 
C|-------------------------| 
 
Verse:  (Repeat intro 2x) 
 
Chorus:  "Cuz I'm due for..."  (I'm not sure on this part...it's hard to hear) 
D|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------------|--(End on)-----------------------------| 
F|10---7-9---10---7-9-------10---7-9-|----3~---------------------------------| 
C|---7-----0----7-----0--------7-----|----3~---------------------------------| 
G|----------------------7-0----------|----1~---------------------------------| 
C|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------| 
 
Repeat Verse 
 
Bridge:  (Repeat lots of times) 
D|-------------5-5-5-----------------------------6-6-6-----------------------| 
A|-6-6-6-8-8-8-----------------------6-6-6-8-8-8-----------------------6-6-6-| 
F|-------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------| 
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
 
Bridge Cont'd: 
D|-------5-5-5-----------------------------10-10-10-------10-10-10-10--------| 
A|-8-8-8-----------------------6-6-6-8-8-8-----------------------------------| 
F|-------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------------------7-7-7--------------------| 
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
 
Bridge Cont'd:  (Starts when he sings "...fist but I can't help..." 
D|17-17-17----------15-15-15-13-13-13-------------17-17-17----------13-13-13-| 
A|---------15-15-15-------------------15-15-13-13----------15-15-15----------| 
F|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
 
Bridge Cont'd: 
D|---------------------17-17-17----------15-15-15----------------------------| 
A|15-15-15-13-13-11-11----------15-15-15----------15-15-15-13-13-11-11-------| 
F|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
 
Repeat Chorus 
 
End On:   
D|---------| 
A|---------| 
F|--10~----| 
C|---------| 
G|---------| 
C|---------| 
 
Rock out. 
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Chord diagrams

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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

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