I Think I Smell a Rat Chords

KeyA CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays526

I Think I Smell a Rat by White Stripes is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A and E. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
A
Text
16
Speed
  			INTRO
E|--5--7-8-7-5--3-5-|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|
E|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|--6-6-6--4--6--|
D|--7-7-7--5--7--|
A|--7-7-7--5--7--|
E|--5-5-5--3--5--|
E|--5--7-8-7-5--3-5-|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|
E|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|--6-6-6--4--1--|
D|--7-7-7--5--2--|
A|--7-7-7--5--2--|
E|--5-5-5--3--0--|

E|------------------|
B|--5--6-8-6-5--3-5-|
G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|
E|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|--1-1-1--4--6--|
D|--2-2-2--5--7--|
A|--2-2-2--5--7--|
E|--0-0-0--3--5--|

The rest of the song is just these two chords.
A   E
 
    	

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