My Favorite Thing (acoustic) Chords

KeyD CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays408

My Favorite Thing (acoustic) by Tonight Alive is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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Tabbed by: Dana 
E-mail: [email protected] 

Tuning: Drop D 

Lyrics are underneath their corresponding tabs. Listen to this to get a good idea of the  
strumming patterns: 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xddiIl43JD8 

Intro/1st Verse: 

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|--10------10-------------------10------------------------------------------| 
G|-----7-------7-----7----7---7-----7---7------------------------------------| 
D|-------7-------7---9------9---------9--------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|--10------10-------------------10------------------------------------------| 
G|-----9-------9-----9----9---9-----9---9------------------------------------| 
D|-------7-------7---7------7---------7--------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

x6 

I fall at the thought, 
Of us falling apart 
But I swore never to use my head, 
Before I use my heart 

And you'll keep me breathing, 
Grant me peace through the night 
My dear, I hope your dreams are sweet as real life 

Chorus (Listen to get the strumming patterns): 

e|--x-------x----------x-------------------x---------------------------------| 
B|--x-------x----------x-------------------x---------------------------------| 
G|--7-------7----------7-------------------6---------------------------------| 
D|--7-------7----------7-------------------7---------------------------------| 
A|--4-------5----------0-------------------0---------------------------------| 
E|--4-------5----------0-------------------7---------------------------------| 

x2 

   This....is.....my favorite thing....by far 
And you....defy.......everything I've.....ever known 


e|--x-x--x-x---x-----x-x--x-x---x--------------------------------------------| 
B|--x-x--x-x---x---- x-x--x-x---x--------------------------------------------| 
G|--7-7--7-7---x-----x-x--x-x---x--------------------------------------------| 
D|--9-9--9-9---7-----5-5--5-5---5--------------------------------------------| 
A|--9-9--9-9---7-----5-5--5-5---5--------------------------------------------| 
E|--9-9--9-9---7-----5-5--5-5---5--------------------------------------------| 

But why, do you believe in fate? 

e|--x-x--x-x---x------x-x--x-x---x-------------------------------------------| 
B|--x-x--x-x---x------x-x--x-x---x-------------------------------------------| 
G|--7-7--7-7---x------4-4--4-4---4-------------------------------------------| 
D|--9-9--9-9---7------5-5--5-5---5-------------------------------------------| 
A|--9-9--9-9---7------5-5--5-5---5-------------------------------------------| 
E|--9-9--9-9---7------5-5--5-5---5-------------------------------------------| 

Do you believe in destiny? 
Would you believe me, if I told you 
You, complete me? 

e|--x-------x--------x----------x-x------------------------------------------| 
B|--x-------x--------x----------x-x------------------------------------------| 
G|--7-------7--------7----------x-x------------------------------------------| 
D|--7-------7--------7----------7-7------------------------------------------| 
A|--4-------5--------4----------7-7------------------------------------------| 
E|--4-------5--------4----------7-7------------------------------------------| 


Woah oh oh oh oh oh oh oh 
I don't take this lightly 
Woah oh oh oh oh oh oh oh 
So don't take this lightly 

Chorus:

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