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Bmajor

90BPM

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1/36

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Position

Step 1 / 36Position: 4

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

100% correct.  standard eadgbe tuning.
Chords Used
e|-G#-4---|---F#2---|--E0--|---B2---|
B|--4---|---2---|--0--|---3---|
G|--5---|---3---|--1--|---4---|
D|--6---|---4---|--2--|---4---|
A|--6---|---4---|--2--|---2---|
E|--4---|---2---|--0--|---2---|
Intro --> E chord strummed lightly back and forth
Verse ( Tell me im dreaming...)
         G#        F#      E(E) (let ring)
e|--4------2-------0----(0)---|
B|--4------2-------0----(0)---|
G|--5------3-------1----(1)---|
D|--6------4-------2----(2)---|
A|--6------4-------2----(2)---|
E|--4------2-------0----(0)---|
Pre-Chorus ( Whatever happened...)
e|------F#2-------B2-----|
B|------2-------3-----|
G|------3-------4-----|
D|------4-------4-----|   2X
A|------4-------2-----|
E|------2-------2-----|
Verse ( spent the night out on the hill...)
         G#        F#      E(E) (let ring)
e|--4------2-------0----(0)---|
B|--4------2-------0----(0)---|
G|--5------3-------1----(1)---|
D|--6------4-------2----(2)---|  4X
A|--6------4-------2----(2)---|
E|--4------2-------0----(0)---|
Chorus (Its been a long way back...)
e|---E0-----F#2-----G#4-----F2--|
B|---0-----2-----4-----2--|
G|---1-----3-----5-----3--|     2X
D|---2-----4-----6-----6--|
A|---2-----4-----6-----6--|
E|---0-----2-----4-----4--|
Verse (City gates of rusted iron...)
         G#        F#      E(E) (let ring)
e|--4------2-------0----(0)---|
B|--4------2-------0----(0)---|
G|--5------3-------1----(1)---|
D|--6------4-------2----(2)---|    4X
A|--6------4-------2----(2)---|
E|--4------2-------0----(0)---|
Chorus (Its been a long way back...)
e|---E0-----F#2-----G#4-----F2--|
B|---0-----2-----4-----2--|
G|---1-----3-----5-----3--|     2X
D|---2-----4-----6-----6--|
A|---2-----4-----6-----6--|
E|---0-----2-----4-----4--|
Outro
Verse  2X
Chorus  till the end
-JKJ

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Whatever Happened

by O.A.R.

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Chords in this song · guitar

100% correct. standard eadgbe tuning.

Chords Used

G# F# E B

e|--4---|---2---|--0--|---2---|

B|--4---|---2---|--0--|---3---|

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

D|--6---|---4---|--2--|---4---|

A|--6---|---4---|--2--|---2---|

E|--4---|---2---|--0--|---2---|

Intro --> E chord strummed lightly back and forth

Verse ( Tell me im dreaming...)

G# F# E E

() (let ring)

e|--4------2-------0----(0)---|

B|--4------2-------0----(0)---|

G|--5------3-------1----(1)---|

D|--6------4-------2----(2)---|

A|--6------4-------2----(2)---|

E|--4------2-------0----(0)---|

Pre-Chorus ( Whatever happened...)

F# B

e|------2-------2-----|

B|------2-------3-----|

G|------3-------4-----|

D|------4-------4-----| 2X

A|------4-------2-----|

E|------2-------2-----|

Verse ( spent the night out on the hill...)

G# F# E E

() (let ring)

e|--4------2-------0----(0)---|

B|--4------2-------0----(0)---|

G|--5------3-------1----(1)---|

D|--6------4-------2----(2)---| 4X

A|--6------4-------2----(2)---|

E|--4------2-------0----(0)---|

Chorus (Its been a long way back...)

E F# G# F

e|---0-----2-----4-----2--|

B|---0-----2-----4-----2--|

G|---1-----3-----5-----3--| 2X

D|---2-----4-----6-----6--|

A|---2-----4-----6-----6--|

E|---0-----2-----4-----4--|

Verse (City gates of rusted iron...)

G# F# E E

() (let ring)

e|--4------2-------0----(0)---|

B|--4------2-------0----(0)---|

G|--5------3-------1----(1)---|

D|--6------4-------2----(2)---| 4X

A|--6------4-------2----(2)---|

E|--4------2-------0----(0)---|

Chorus (Its been a long way back...)

E F# G# F

e|---0-----2-----4-----2--|

B|---0-----2-----4-----2--|

G|---1-----3-----5-----3--| 2X

D|---2-----4-----6-----6--|

A|---2-----4-----6-----6--|

E|---0-----2-----4-----4--|

Outro

Verse 2X

Chorus till the end

-JKJ

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