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1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO open
Tuning: Standard
Here are the chords to the band's title track from their 2004 album. Much of this song
acoustic based, with Simon LeBon playing these chords live and Andy Taylor playing along
For the verses, this is the main riff...
Em B Asus2/Am
e|--0-0-0-0----0-2-2----0-0-0-----------------|
B|--0-0-0-0----0-2-2----0-0-1-----------------|
G|--0-0-0-0----4-4-4----2-2-2-----------------|
D|--2-2-2-2----4-4-4----2-2-2-----------------|
A|--2-2-2-2----0-2-2--------------------------|
E|--0-0-0-0-----------------------------------|
For the chorus, it's pretty simple...
e|--A5-----------D5---------E5-----------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------9-9-9----7-7-7------------------------------------------------|
D|--7-7-7-7----9-9-9----7-7-7------------------------------------------------|
A|--7-7-7-7----7-7-7----5-5-5------------------------------------------------|
E|--5-5-5-5------------------------------------------------------------------|
This is Andy's part just before the second verse. And this also comes in for the last
of the second verse as well.
e|--Em----------B(2)-----B-------Am0-0-------------------------------------------------|
B|--8--8-8-8--------------1-1-------------------------------------------------|
G|--9--9-9-9--8----4-4----2-2-------------------------------------------------|
D|--9--9-9-9--9----4-4----2-2-------------------------------------------------|
A|--7--7-7-7--9----2-2--------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------7---------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--Em----------B(2)-----B-------B----------------------------------------------------|
B|--8--8-8-8------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9--9-9-9--8----4-4----4-4-------------------------------------------------|
D|--9--9-9-9--9----4-4----2-2-------------------------------------------------|
A|--7--7-7-7--9----2-2----2-2-------------------------------------------------|
E|------------7---------------------------------------------------------------|
Be sure to catch where the down and up strokes come in... during the main riff especially.
Verse One:
EmMakes F#sus4my hair Bmstand Asus2up on eAmnd
Something alien happening
Synchronized but don't comprehend
Coz where I stop that's where you begin
EmI knoF#sus4w the momBment I Asus2commitAm
A pleasure rising when I take the hit
And I'm addicted to state you're in
Cos you're getting me out of it
Chorus:
A5WastedE5 D5
There is nothing gonna ace this
And we're gonna go to space kid
Cos I'm leaving with an astronaut
(Andy Chords Before And During The Second Verse)
Em F#sus4 Bm Asus2 Am
Em F#sus4 Bm Asus2 Am
Verse Two:
EmGroovF#sus4in-out to Bmx-raAsus2y spexAm
Something tells me you're the alien sex
I can't imagine now; what comes next
When this astronaut connects?
EmCominF#sus4g-on when BmI toAsus2uch your Amskin
A kind of strange light you emit
I feel your gravity pull me in
Now you're getting me out of it
Chorus:
A5WastedE5 D5
There is nothing gonna ace this
And we're gonna go to space kid
Cos I'm leaving with an astronaut
(Repeat Again)
Bridge:
(No Chords Played Here)
Bare-feet for quantam leap
Because space is hot and deep
And we follow giant footprints as we fall... in
falling like the twins through Saturn's holy rings
And if they can't hold us
Where it's gonna end up - anybody knows
Interlude:
A5 E5 D5
An A-stronaut
An A-stronaut
Guitar Solo:
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--1/5--3------3(h)-------4--3-----------1/5--3------3(h)-------4--3---------|
E|------------5----------2---------2--2------------5-----------2---------2(h)-|
Chorus:
A5WastedE5 D5
There is nothing gonna ace this
And we're gonna go to space kid
Cos I'm leaving with an astronaut
(Repeat Again)
Finale:
A5Boop-Boop-BooE5p-Boop-Boop-BD5oop
An A-stronaut
Boop-Boop-Boop-Boop-Boop-Boop
An A-stronaut
Boop-Boop-Boop-Boop-Boop-Boop
An A-stronaut
Boop-Boop-Boop-Boop-Boop-Boop
An A-stronaut
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Astronaut
by Duran Duran
Chords in this song · guitar
A5
D5
E5
Em
B(2)
B
Am
F#sus4
Bm
Asus2
Tuning: Standard
Here are the chords to the band's title track from their 2004 album. Much of this song
acoustic based, with Simon LeBon playing these chords live and Andy Taylor playing along
For the verses, this is the main riff...
Em B Asus2/Am
e|--0-0-0-0----0-2-2----0-0-0-----------------|
B|--0-0-0-0----0-2-2----0-0-1-----------------|
G|--0-0-0-0----4-4-4----2-2-2-----------------|
D|--2-2-2-2----4-4-4----2-2-2-----------------|
A|--2-2-2-2----0-2-2--------------------------|
E|--0-0-0-0-----------------------------------|
For the chorus, it's pretty simple...
A5 D5 E5
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------9-9-9----7-7-7------------------------------------------------|
D|--7-7-7-7----9-9-9----7-7-7------------------------------------------------|
A|--7-7-7-7----7-7-7----5-5-5------------------------------------------------|
E|--5-5-5-5------------------------------------------------------------------|
This is Andy's part just before the second verse. And this also comes in for the last
of the second verse as well.
Em B(2) B Am
e|------------------------0-0-------------------------------------------------|
B|--8--8-8-8--------------1-1-------------------------------------------------|
G|--9--9-9-9--8----4-4----2-2-------------------------------------------------|
D|--9--9-9-9--9----4-4----2-2-------------------------------------------------|
A|--7--7-7-7--9----2-2--------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------7---------------------------------------------------------------|
Em B(2) B B
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--8--8-8-8------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9--9-9-9--8----4-4----4-4-------------------------------------------------|
D|--9--9-9-9--9----4-4----2-2-------------------------------------------------|
A|--7--7-7-7--9----2-2----2-2-------------------------------------------------|
E|------------7---------------------------------------------------------------|
Be sure to catch where the down and up strokes come in... during the main riff especially.
Verse One:
Em F#sus4 Bm Asus2 Am
Makes my hair stand up on end
Something alien happening
Synchronized but don't comprehend
Coz where I stop that's where you begin
Em F#sus4 Bm Asus2 Am
I know the moment I commit
A pleasure rising when I take the hit
And I'm addicted to state you're in
Cos you're getting me out of it
Chorus:
A5 E5 D5
Wasted
There is nothing gonna ace this
And we're gonna go to space kid
Cos I'm leaving with an astronaut
(Andy Chords Before And During The Second Verse)
Em F#sus4 Bm Asus2 Am
Em F#sus4 Bm Asus2 Am
Verse Two:
Em F#sus4 Bm Asus2 Am
Groovin-out to x-ray spex
Something tells me you're the alien sex
I can't imagine now; what comes next
When this astronaut connects?
Em F#sus4 Bm Asus2 Am
Coming-on when I touch your skin
A kind of strange light you emit
I feel your gravity pull me in
Now you're getting me out of it
Chorus:
A5 E5 D5
Wasted
There is nothing gonna ace this
And we're gonna go to space kid
Cos I'm leaving with an astronaut
(Repeat Again)
Bridge:
(No Chords Played Here)
Bare-feet for quantam leap
Because space is hot and deep
And we follow giant footprints as we fall... in
falling like the twins through Saturn's holy rings
And if they can't hold us
Where it's gonna end up - anybody knows
Interlude:
A5 E5 D5
An A-stronaut
An A-stronaut
Guitar Solo:
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--1/5--3------3(h)-------4--3-----------1/5--3------3(h)-------4--3---------|
E|------------5----------2---------2--2------------5-----------2---------2(h)-|
Chorus:
A5 E5 D5
Wasted
There is nothing gonna ace this
And we're gonna go to space kid
Cos I'm leaving with an astronaut
(Repeat Again)
Finale:
A5 E5 D5
Boop-Boop-Boop-Boop-Boop-Boop
An A-stronaut
Boop-Boop-Boop-Boop-Boop-Boop
An A-stronaut
Boop-Boop-Boop-Boop-Boop-Boop
An A-stronaut
Boop-Boop-Boop-Boop-Boop-Boop
An A-stronaut
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