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The whole song consists of 6 chords:
Am - D9 - G - Gb7 - F7 - E7 - all play in the bar positions:
E---Am5------D95------G3------Gb72------F71------E70-------------------------------|
B---5------5------3------2------1------0-------------------------------|
G---5------5------4------3------2------1-------------------------------|
D---5------4------5------2------1------0-------------------------------|
A---6------5------5------4------3------2-------------------------------|
E---5------x------3------2------1------0-------------------------------|
Now Tom Waits never does anything straight forward.  There is a lot of
bass between these notes and it makes up the turn around between the E7
and back to the Am.  Think of it as a little 1-4 blues tune with the G
to run down to E7 break with the E7 turn around.  The bass in these tracks
is fretless and slides a lot to get a kind of crying bass sound.
Put the chords over the lyrics like so:
1st Verse
AmWell you hate those diesels D9rollin'
AmAnd those Friday nights out D9bowlin'
GWhen he's off for a Gb7twelve F7hour lE7ay over night.
The bass starts to carry the notes down into the Gb7 and the
guitar follows hitting the notes on the lyrics.
The tempo is slow blues pacing.  Enjoy!

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Semi Suite

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Gb7

The whole song consists of 6 chords:

Am - D9 - G - Gb7 - F7 - E7 - all play in the bar positions:

Am D9 G Gb7 F7 E7

E---5------5------3------2------1------0-------------------------------|

B---5------5------3------2------1------0-------------------------------|

G---5------5------4------3------2------1-------------------------------|

D---5------4------5------2------1------0-------------------------------|

A---6------5------5------4------3------2-------------------------------|

E---5------x------3------2------1------0-------------------------------|

Now Tom Waits never does anything straight forward. There is a lot of

bass between these notes and it makes up the turn around between the E7

and back to the Am. Think of it as a little 1-4 blues tune with the G

to run down to E7 break with the E7 turn around. The bass in these tracks

is fretless and slides a lot to get a kind of crying bass sound.

Put the chords over the lyrics like so:

1st Verse

Am D9

Well you hate those diesels rollin'

Am D9

And those Friday nights out bowlin'

G Gb7 F7 E7

When he's off for a twelve hour lay over night.

The bass starts to carry the notes down into the Gb7 and the

guitar follows hitting the notes on the lyrics.

The tempo is slow blues pacing. Enjoy!

About Semi Suite Chords by Tom Waits

Learn how to play Semi Suite by Tom Waits with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Semi Suite chords”, “Semi Suite guitar chords”, or “Tom Waits Semi Suite chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Semi Suite chords and for experienced players who want accurate Semi Suite lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include Am, D9, G, Gb7, F7, E7.

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What key is "Semi Suite" in?

The chords for "Semi Suite" show the original chord names (including Am, D9, G, Gb7, F7, E7). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.