Buckle Chords

KeyC# CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays505

Buckle by We Are Scientists is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C#. It uses the chords C#, E, A, G#m, D and B. 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
  			Verse: 1 
C#                      E 
How could this take so long 
           A G#m E 
It’s been ages, dear 
C#                      E 
Through these wasted months 
         A G#m  E 
Waiting patiently 
          A   G#m C# 
‘Til you made me see 


                   D       A 
Why not make this interesting 
                C#              D      A 
I want you to buckle when you think of me 
                C#              D      A 
I wish I could bottle everything you need 
                C#              D      A 
I want you to buckle when you think of me 
                C#            B 
I want you to buckle when you see 

Verse: 2 
C#                E 
You knew me from afar 
          A   G#m E 
What you make of me 
C#                      E 
You proved that I was wrong 
       A G#m E 
About everything 
          A  G#m C# 
And you made me see 

 
                   D       A 
Why not make this interesting 
                C#              D      A 
I want you to buckle when you think of me 
                C#              D      A 
I wish I could bottle everything you need 
                C#              D      A 
I want you to buckle when you think of me 
                C#            B 
I want you to buckle when you see 

Solo 
B E 
B E 
B E 
A G#m E 
A G#m C# 

Outro 
                   D       A 
Why not keep this interesting 
                C#              D      A 
I want you to buckle when you think of me 
                C#              D      A 
I wish I could bottle everything you need 
                C#              D      A 
I promise you something that I wish you’d see 
                C#              D      A 
I want you to buckle when you think of me 
                C#            B 
I want you to buckle when you see 
    	

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