The Nightingale Song Chords

KeyC CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays429

The Nightingale Song by Toad the Wet Sprocket is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, F, Am and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
C
Text
16
Speed
  			 
Okay, the song consists of a riff over the verses and then 
a simple chord progression for the chorus.  Here's the riff: 
 
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------3---------3---------3-------3-------- 
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--0-------0-2-------2-3-------3-----0h1---- 
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it's basically a C chord with a walking bass note. 
Play the riff over the verses. 
 
{verse} 
we sing the the nightingale song alive 
streets never border further than my sight 
we sing the nightingale song alive 
we might be different but our hearts won't lie 
 
{chorus} 
F 
And little ever changes 
Am 
If anything at all 
G                         C             G 
But the song sings loudly through these halls 
 
{verse} 
we sing the nightingale song alive 
we might be different but our hearts won't lie 
 
{chorus} 
F 
And little ever changes when you 
Am 
View it from the sky 
G 
The damage we encounter 
C 
The earth just passes by 
F 
And little ever changes 
Am 
If anything at all 
G                           C        G 
And we remind ourselves how small we are 
 

    	

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