Chords for How to Play "Semi-Charmed Life" by Third Eye Blind on Guitar
Tempo:
106.35 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
C
A
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
What's up guys?
It's Thomas from the Band Radius and we are doing SimiCharm Live Third
Eye Blind, taking it back to 7th grade.
Man, stay strong.
Super easy, just chords G,
[D] D,
[C] and C.
And there's two different ways to play the C chord.
Lead singer, he plays it this
way.
Second guitarist, Mr.
Tony, plays it this way.
This is a C add 9 technically, or
I call it the cheap C because it looks just like the G, but we just move these fingers
on down.
Super easy.
[G] So, this is G.
Let's recap, it's 3rd fret, 2nd fret, open, open,
3rd fret, 3rd fret.
[D] The D is open D string, 2nd fret, 3rd fret, 2nd fret.
And then I'm
going to play a pinky, [Gm] which is [D] going to be D, open, 2nd fret, 3rd [Gm] fret, 3rd fret.
And then I'm going to keep these fingers here, [C] and then I'm almost going to do a G, but I'm
going to come up here and do 3rd fret on the A string, 2nd fret of the D [G] string, open G
string, 3rd fret, 3rd fret.
And that is our C add 9.
So, for C, sometimes you'll see me
do [C] this or this, doesn't matter, whatever [G] one's comfortable.
This one's probably a little
easier so you can transition to the G right away.
[Am] Okay, so here we go, here's the riff.
1, 2, [G] 3, 4.
[C]
[G] [D] [C]
[G] [D] [C]
[G] [D] [C]
[G] And the main thing is the strumming on this, so we're going to do like 5 times on this
G, and we're going to end on a downstroke.
And then we're going to wait a downstroke
and then do the D.
And we're going to do the D 6 [D] times.
And on the 6th time I'm going
to add my pinky, it's going to be an upstroke.
[G] Okay, so let's put that together.
[D] Wait, [G]
and
go into the C chord, we're going to wait a downstroke again, and that's just like a little
pulse to go to the C chord.
And we're going to play the C.
1, 2, 3, 4.
[C] 1, 2, 3, 4.
1, 2.
So we're going to do it 4 times, then 4 times, and then 2 times.
[G] Okay,
so let's put that together very slow for you guys.
[D] Wait,
[C] wait, [G]
okay?
So let's do that one
more time.
[D] [C]
[G] And that is the main part of this song, and it is the verse, it's also the pre-chorus,
and it's also the chorus.
So when we go into the second pre-chorus, there's going to be
a few [D] different chords.
And we're just going, it's actually the same chords, just different
sequence.
So we're going to D, which is this, open 2, 3, 2.
[C] And then C, which is 3, 2, open
1, open.
So [D] [C]
that is the [G] pre-chorus of the second one.
So let's kind of put this all together.
Start from the beginning.
1, 2, 3, 4.
[D] [C]
[G]
[D] [C]
[G] [D] [G]
[D] [G]
[D] [C]
[G] And then let's just take it to the chorus.
[D]
[C] [G] [D]
[G] [D]
[C] [D]
[C] And we're going to stop on that C.
Okay?
And then I'll take it to that [D] pre-chorus.
[C]
[D] It's just D and C.
That's the only other part of the song that's a little different, but
basically it's G, D, and C.
Okay?
And then later on he's like,
[C]
and he's doing like chord note triplets on the C.
[D] It's just the D.
[G] [C] [D]
[G] [D]
[G] [D]
[C] [G]
[A] And the [C] ending is C, third fret, second [G] fret, open G.
Then we're just going down to second
fret, [Bm] open, open.
[A] Then open A, [E] second fret, second fret.
So let's [C] put that together.
[G] [A]
And that is [G] the basis of the song.
Just three chords, G, C, and D.
And basically you can
play lots of songs using those chords.
So can you see those chord [D] changes?
[C]
[G] And it's
really just a strumming game.
Work on your strumming on this.
[D] Wait, [C] wait, wait, [G] wait.
And it's just great practice.
Okay?
So anyway, that's it guys.
Super [B] easy.
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[Dbm] [A]
[E] [B]
[Ab] [F]
[Dm]
[D] Mahalo.
[E] [A]
It's Thomas from the Band Radius and we are doing SimiCharm Live Third
Eye Blind, taking it back to 7th grade.
Man, stay strong.
Super easy, just chords G,
[D] D,
[C] and C.
And there's two different ways to play the C chord.
Lead singer, he plays it this
way.
Second guitarist, Mr.
Tony, plays it this way.
This is a C add 9 technically, or
I call it the cheap C because it looks just like the G, but we just move these fingers
on down.
Super easy.
[G] So, this is G.
Let's recap, it's 3rd fret, 2nd fret, open, open,
3rd fret, 3rd fret.
[D] The D is open D string, 2nd fret, 3rd fret, 2nd fret.
And then I'm
going to play a pinky, [Gm] which is [D] going to be D, open, 2nd fret, 3rd [Gm] fret, 3rd fret.
And then I'm going to keep these fingers here, [C] and then I'm almost going to do a G, but I'm
going to come up here and do 3rd fret on the A string, 2nd fret of the D [G] string, open G
string, 3rd fret, 3rd fret.
And that is our C add 9.
So, for C, sometimes you'll see me
do [C] this or this, doesn't matter, whatever [G] one's comfortable.
This one's probably a little
easier so you can transition to the G right away.
[Am] Okay, so here we go, here's the riff.
1, 2, [G] 3, 4.
[C]
[G] [D] [C]
[G] [D] [C]
[G] [D] [C]
[G] And the main thing is the strumming on this, so we're going to do like 5 times on this
G, and we're going to end on a downstroke.
And then we're going to wait a downstroke
and then do the D.
And we're going to do the D 6 [D] times.
And on the 6th time I'm going
to add my pinky, it's going to be an upstroke.
[G] Okay, so let's put that together.
[D] Wait, [G]
and
go into the C chord, we're going to wait a downstroke again, and that's just like a little
pulse to go to the C chord.
And we're going to play the C.
1, 2, 3, 4.
[C] 1, 2, 3, 4.
1, 2.
So we're going to do it 4 times, then 4 times, and then 2 times.
[G] Okay,
so let's put that together very slow for you guys.
[D] Wait,
[C] wait, [G]
okay?
So let's do that one
more time.
[D] [C]
[G] And that is the main part of this song, and it is the verse, it's also the pre-chorus,
and it's also the chorus.
So when we go into the second pre-chorus, there's going to be
a few [D] different chords.
And we're just going, it's actually the same chords, just different
sequence.
So we're going to D, which is this, open 2, 3, 2.
[C] And then C, which is 3, 2, open
1, open.
So [D] [C]
that is the [G] pre-chorus of the second one.
So let's kind of put this all together.
Start from the beginning.
1, 2, 3, 4.
[D] [C]
[G]
[D] [C]
[G] [D] [G]
[D] [G]
[D] [C]
[G] And then let's just take it to the chorus.
[D]
[C] [G] [D]
[G] [D]
[C] [D]
[C] And we're going to stop on that C.
Okay?
And then I'll take it to that [D] pre-chorus.
[C]
[D] It's just D and C.
That's the only other part of the song that's a little different, but
basically it's G, D, and C.
Okay?
And then later on he's like,
[C]
and he's doing like chord note triplets on the C.
[D] It's just the D.
[G] [C] [D]
[G] [D]
[G] [D]
[C] [G]
[A] And the [C] ending is C, third fret, second [G] fret, open G.
Then we're just going down to second
fret, [Bm] open, open.
[A] Then open A, [E] second fret, second fret.
So let's [C] put that together.
[G] [A]
And that is [G] the basis of the song.
Just three chords, G, C, and D.
And basically you can
play lots of songs using those chords.
So can you see those chord [D] changes?
[C]
[G] And it's
really just a strumming game.
Work on your strumming on this.
[D] Wait, [C] wait, wait, [G] wait.
And it's just great practice.
Okay?
So anyway, that's it guys.
Super [B] easy.
Make sure you
like, subscribe, comment to us.
And if you want any requests, send us an email at requests
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[Dbm] [A]
[E] [B]
[Ab] [F]
[Dm]
[D] Mahalo.
[E] [A]
Key:
D
G
C
A
E
D
G
C
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
What's up guys?
It's Thomas from the Band Radius and we are doing _ _ SimiCharm Live Third
Eye Blind, taking it back to 7th grade.
Man, stay strong.
Super easy, just chords G, _
[D] D,
_ [C] and C. _ _ _
_ And there's two different ways to play the C chord.
Lead singer, he plays it this
way.
Second guitarist, Mr.
Tony, plays it this way.
This is a C add 9 technically, or
I call it the cheap C because it looks just like the G, but we just move these fingers
on down.
Super easy.
[G] So, _ this is G.
Let's recap, it's 3rd fret, 2nd fret, open, open,
3rd fret, 3rd fret.
_ [D] The D is open D string, 2nd fret, 3rd fret, 2nd fret.
And then I'm
going to play a pinky, [Gm] which is [D] going to be _ D, open, 2nd fret, 3rd [Gm] fret, 3rd fret.
And then I'm going to keep these fingers here, [C] _ and then I'm almost going to do a G, but I'm
going to come up here and do 3rd fret on the A string, 2nd fret of the D [G] string, open G
string, 3rd fret, 3rd fret.
And that is our C add 9.
So, for C, sometimes you'll see me
do [C] this or this, doesn't matter, whatever [G] one's comfortable.
This one's probably a little
easier so you can transition to the G right away.
[Am] Okay, so here we go, here's the riff.
1, 2, [G] 3, 4.
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ And the main thing is the strumming on this, so we're going to do like 5 times on this
G, _ and we're going to end on a downstroke.
_ _ _ And then we're going to wait a downstroke
and then do the D.
And we're going to do the D 6 [D] times.
_ _ _ And on the 6th time I'm going
to add my pinky, it's going to be an upstroke. _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ Okay, so let's put that together. _
_ _ [D] Wait, _ _ _ [G]
and
_ go into the C chord, we're going to wait a downstroke again, and that's just like a little
pulse to go to the C chord.
And we're going to play the C.
1, 2, 3, 4.
[C] 1, 2, 3, 4.
1, 2.
So we're going to do it 4 times, then 4 times, and then 2 times. _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] Okay,
so let's put that together very slow for you guys.
_ _ [D] Wait, _ _
[C] wait, _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ okay?
So let's do that one
more time. _ _
[D] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ And that is the main part of this song, and it is the verse, it's also the pre-chorus,
and it's also the chorus.
So when we go into the second pre-chorus, there's going to be
a few [D] different chords.
And we're just going, it's actually the same chords, just different
sequence.
So we're going to D, which is this, open 2, 3, 2.
_ _ _ _ [C] And then C, _ _ _ which is 3, 2, open
1, open.
So _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ that _ is the [G] pre-chorus of the second one.
So let's kind of put this all together.
Start from the beginning.
1, 2, 3, 4.
_ [D] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [C] _ _
[G] And then let's just take it to the chorus.
_ [D] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[C] And we're going to stop on that C.
Okay?
And then I'll take it to that [D] pre-chorus.
_ _ _ [C] _ _
[D] It's just D and C.
That's the only other part of the song that's a little different, but
basically it's G, D, and C.
Okay?
And then later on he's like,
_ _ [C] _ _
and he's doing like chord note triplets on the C.
[D] It's just the D.
_ [G] _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [A] _ And the [C] ending is C, _ third fret, second [G] fret, open G.
Then we're just going down to second
fret, [Bm] open, open.
_ _ _ [A] Then open A, [E] second fret, second fret.
So let's [C] put that together. _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ And that is [G] the basis of the song.
Just three chords, G, C, and D.
And basically you can
play lots of songs using those chords.
So can you see those chord [D] changes?
_ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] And it's
really just a strumming game.
Work on your strumming on this.
_ _ [D] Wait, _ [C] wait, wait, [G] wait.
_ And it's just great practice.
Okay?
So anyway, that's it guys.
Super [B] easy.
Make sure you
like, subscribe, comment to us.
And if you want any requests, send us an email at requests
at mahalo.com.
_ [Dbm] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ Mahalo. _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
What's up guys?
It's Thomas from the Band Radius and we are doing _ _ SimiCharm Live Third
Eye Blind, taking it back to 7th grade.
Man, stay strong.
Super easy, just chords G, _
[D] D,
_ [C] and C. _ _ _
_ And there's two different ways to play the C chord.
Lead singer, he plays it this
way.
Second guitarist, Mr.
Tony, plays it this way.
This is a C add 9 technically, or
I call it the cheap C because it looks just like the G, but we just move these fingers
on down.
Super easy.
[G] So, _ this is G.
Let's recap, it's 3rd fret, 2nd fret, open, open,
3rd fret, 3rd fret.
_ [D] The D is open D string, 2nd fret, 3rd fret, 2nd fret.
And then I'm
going to play a pinky, [Gm] which is [D] going to be _ D, open, 2nd fret, 3rd [Gm] fret, 3rd fret.
And then I'm going to keep these fingers here, [C] _ and then I'm almost going to do a G, but I'm
going to come up here and do 3rd fret on the A string, 2nd fret of the D [G] string, open G
string, 3rd fret, 3rd fret.
And that is our C add 9.
So, for C, sometimes you'll see me
do [C] this or this, doesn't matter, whatever [G] one's comfortable.
This one's probably a little
easier so you can transition to the G right away.
[Am] Okay, so here we go, here's the riff.
1, 2, [G] 3, 4.
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ And the main thing is the strumming on this, so we're going to do like 5 times on this
G, _ and we're going to end on a downstroke.
_ _ _ And then we're going to wait a downstroke
and then do the D.
And we're going to do the D 6 [D] times.
_ _ _ And on the 6th time I'm going
to add my pinky, it's going to be an upstroke. _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ Okay, so let's put that together. _
_ _ [D] Wait, _ _ _ [G]
and
_ go into the C chord, we're going to wait a downstroke again, and that's just like a little
pulse to go to the C chord.
And we're going to play the C.
1, 2, 3, 4.
[C] 1, 2, 3, 4.
1, 2.
So we're going to do it 4 times, then 4 times, and then 2 times. _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] Okay,
so let's put that together very slow for you guys.
_ _ [D] Wait, _ _
[C] wait, _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ okay?
So let's do that one
more time. _ _
[D] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ And that is the main part of this song, and it is the verse, it's also the pre-chorus,
and it's also the chorus.
So when we go into the second pre-chorus, there's going to be
a few [D] different chords.
And we're just going, it's actually the same chords, just different
sequence.
So we're going to D, which is this, open 2, 3, 2.
_ _ _ _ [C] And then C, _ _ _ which is 3, 2, open
1, open.
So _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ that _ is the [G] pre-chorus of the second one.
So let's kind of put this all together.
Start from the beginning.
1, 2, 3, 4.
_ [D] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [C] _ _
[G] And then let's just take it to the chorus.
_ [D] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[C] And we're going to stop on that C.
Okay?
And then I'll take it to that [D] pre-chorus.
_ _ _ [C] _ _
[D] It's just D and C.
That's the only other part of the song that's a little different, but
basically it's G, D, and C.
Okay?
And then later on he's like,
_ _ [C] _ _
and he's doing like chord note triplets on the C.
[D] It's just the D.
_ [G] _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [A] _ And the [C] ending is C, _ third fret, second [G] fret, open G.
Then we're just going down to second
fret, [Bm] open, open.
_ _ _ [A] Then open A, [E] second fret, second fret.
So let's [C] put that together. _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ And that is [G] the basis of the song.
Just three chords, G, C, and D.
And basically you can
play lots of songs using those chords.
So can you see those chord [D] changes?
_ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] And it's
really just a strumming game.
Work on your strumming on this.
_ _ [D] Wait, _ [C] wait, wait, [G] wait.
_ And it's just great practice.
Okay?
So anyway, that's it guys.
Super [B] easy.
Make sure you
like, subscribe, comment to us.
And if you want any requests, send us an email at requests
at mahalo.com.
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_ _ [D] _ Mahalo. _ _ _
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