Songs of note¶
A Forest -- The Cure¶
```text Verse Am C F Dm
Interlude B C F# F ```text
Lullaby -- The Cure¶
```text Verse C#m7 C#m7 C#m7 C#m7 Amaj7 Amaj7 Amaj7 Amaj7
Interlude F#m F#m F#m F#m Amaj7 Amaj7 Amaj7 Amaj7 ```text
Road To Nowhere -- Talking Heads¶
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E E E E
C#m C#m C#m C#m
A A A A
B B E Etext
Drive -- Aimee Mann¶
```text Verse C Cmaj7 C C C Cmaj7 C C
Chorus Am D Am D C Cmaj7 C C
Bridge C Am C Am Em F C G ```text
She's Always A Woman -- Billy Joel¶
```text Verse A D A D D D G D G G
Chorus A D A F# F# Bm Bm/A G A
Interlude D G D ```text
Mystify Me -- INXS¶
```text Verse Dm Am G F Dm Am G F
Chorus Am C G G Am C G G ```text
Your Song -- Elton John¶
Capo on 1st fret.
```text Interlude D G A G
Verse D G A F#m Bm Bm/A Bm/G# G D A F# Bm D Em G A A
D G A F#m Bm Bm/A Bm/G# G D A F# Bm D Em G D D
Pre-chorus A Bm Em G A Bm Em G
Chorus Bm Bm/A Bm/G# G D Em G A
Interlude D G A G
Verse D G A F#m Bm Bm/A Bm/G# G D A F# Bm D Em G A A
D G A F#m Bm Bm/A Bm/G# G D A F# Bm D Em G D D
Pre-chorus A Bm Em G A Bm Em G
Chorus Bm Bm/A Bm/G# G D Em G A
Chorus 2 (ends on D) Bm Bm/A Bm/G# G D Em G D
Outro D G A G D ```text
Outdoor Type -- Lemonheads¶
With capo on fret 2.
```text Intro C C/B Am Am C C/B Am Am
Verse C C/B Am Am C C/B Am Am F G C C/B Am F G F
Intro C C/B Am Am C C/B Am Am
Verse C C/B Am Am C C/B Am Am F G C C/B Am F G F
Interlude Em F F G Em F F G F G C C/B Am F F F G ```text
Cosmic Dancer -- T. Rex¶
```text Verse G Em G Em F C F C
Chorus Am Am D D ```text
Push & Pull -- Nikka Costa¶
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C Am Em Gtext
Songbird -- Oasis¶
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G G G F#m
Em Em Em F#mtext
Enjoy the silence -- Depeche Mode¶
Note the D# amd D#m in the intro and verse.
```text Intro Cm D# Cm D#
Verse Cm D#m G# G#
Chorus Fm G# Cm A# Fm G# Cm B ```text
Where the wild roses grow - Nick Cave and Kylie Minogue¶
```text Chorus Gm Gm Cm Gm Gm Gm A# A# D D Gm Gm Cm Gm Gm Gm Gm F Gm Gm
Verse Gm Gm A# A# Cm Cm D D Gm Gm A# A# Cm Cm D D Gm Gm A# A# Cm Cm D D Gm Gm A# A# Cm Cm D D D7 D7 ```text
Memorial -- Devendra Banhart¶
```text Verse A Bm D A
Chorus E E F#m F#m ```text
Toothpaste kisses -- The Maccabees¶
```text Verse A C#m7 A C#m7 D7 D7 G F#
Chorus Bm Bm E E ```text
Your love is weird -- Beck¶
| string | E | E7 | A | Fm7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | 0 | |||
| B | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| G | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| D | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| A | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| E | 0 | 0 |
With capo on fret 2.
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E E E E7
A Fm A Fmtext
Hurt -- Nine Inch Nails (Johnny Cash version)¶
```text Verse Am Am C D
Chorus G Am F C ```text
Please Please Please -- The Smiths¶
Capo on fret 2. Let the high E string ring throughout.
```text Verse C G C G Em F G G
Chorus F G C B F F G Am Am7 F G C C7 ```text
Stronger -- Sugababes¶
Note the interesting Am to A change and then back again. You can also play around with Am7 and F7. The interlude is a Dm but with a descending root and an extra bar just for fun.
Repeat the first block twice, then the interlude, followed by two more choruses and finish on the A.
```text Intro Am
Verse F Am F Am F Am F Am
Bridge Dm F E E7
Chorus F Dm A A F Dm A A ```text
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Interlude
Dm C# C B
Dm C# C E E7text
Don't Think Twice -- Bob Dylan¶
Essential finger picking classic. Capo on 4th fret. See Gareth Evans's lesson.
```text Intro C G Am Am F G C C
Verse C G Am Am F F C G C G Am Am D7 D7 G G7
Chorus C G C7 C7 F F D7 D7 C G Am F C G C C ```text
Hallelujah -- Jeff Buckley¶
Not such a weird progession but it wanders around enough to need to write it down. Repeat four times.
```text Intro C Am C Am
Verse C Am C Am F G C G C F G Am F G E7 Am Am
Chorus F F Am Am F F C G ```text
Freedom -- George Michael¶
The song revolves around C but the bridge takes it to Cm! With a descending bassline before ultimately resolving back to C.
```text Chorus C A# F C C A# F C
Verse G F C C G F C C G F C C G F C C
Bridge Cm B A# A Cm B A# G7 ```text