Bull Black Nova Chords

KeyG CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays543

Bull Black Nova by Wilco is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords Cmadd2, Cadd2, C, Cm, Gm, Fsus2, Dmadd2, Emadd2 and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
G
Text
16
Speed
  			
Cmadd2   Cadd2 x2 

C 
It's in my hair, it's on my clothes 
C 
It's in the river, over the road 
Cm                           C 
It's shining down, my angry star 
Cm                         Gm 
Hanging off the hood of my car 
          Fsus2 
Not going far, not going far 

riff 1 
e|-0--0--0-0-0-| 
D|-0--0--0-0-0-| 
A|-9--9--3-5-5-| 
D|-10-10-2-5-4-| 
A|-0--0--0-0-0-| 
D|-0--0--0-0-0-| 

or 

E|-0-0-0-0-0-| 
D|-0-0-0-0-0-| 
A|-3-3-3-5-5-| 
D|-4-4-2-5-4-| 
A|-0-0-0-0-0-| 
D|-0-0-0-0-0-| 

Cm                                      C II 
It's coming down, they're coming up the shoulders 
Cm                                        C II 
What have they found? I wonder if they'd know 
Cm                         C II   Cm                       C II 
I'm in a bull black Chevy Nova, silhouetted by the setting sun 
               Gm                   Fsus2 
This can't be undone, this can't be undone 

riff 1 x2 

Dmadd2   Emadd2   Dmadd2 

riff 2 
e|---------------------| 
D|---0-2-4-0-----0-----| 
A|---0-0-0---0-4-------| 
D|---0-0-0---------4-7-| 
A|-0-------------------| 
D|-0-------------------| 

Dmadd2   Emadd2   Dmadd2 

riff 3 
e|-----------------------5-| 
D|---0-2-4-------8-------5-| 
A|---0-0-0-----7-------3---| 
D|---0-0-0---5-------3-----| 
A|-0-------5-------3-------| 
D|-0-------5-------3-------| 

D 

C 
If I Gm the one, blood on the sofa 
C 
Blood in the sink, blood in the trunk 
Cm 
High at the wheel of a bull black Nova 
Cm 
And I'm sorry as a setting sun 
               Gm               Fsus2 
This can't be undone, can't be outrun 

riff 1 x2 

Cm 

C 
It's in my hair, there's blood in the sink 
C 
I can't calm down, I can't think 
Cm 
I keep calling, there's blood in the trunk 
Cm 
I can't calm down, I freak out, black out 

C 

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| /   slide up 
| \   slide down 
| h   hGmmer-on 
| p   pull-off 
| ~   vibrato 
| +   harmonic 
| x   Mute note 
| b   Bend 
| pb  Pre-bend 
| br  Bend release 
| pbr Pre-bend release 
| brb Bend release bend 

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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).
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Metronome

100 BPM Andante