Chords for What's This?

Tempo:
160.85 bpm
Chords used:

C

Db

Fm

Bb

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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What's This? chords
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[Bb] .
[E] .
[F] .
[Bb] .
[A] .
[Bb] [Dm] .
[F] [Bb] [G] .
[F] [Gm] .
[D] [Eb] .
[G] [Cm] .
[G] .
[C] What's this?.
What's this?.
There's color [B] everywhere.
What's this?.
There's white things in [C] the air.
What's this?.
I can't believe [Em] my eyes, I must be dreaming.
Wake up, Jack, [B] this isn't fair!.
[C] What's this?.
What's this?.
What's this?.
There's something [B] very wrong.
What's this?.
There's people [C] singing songs.
What's this?.
The streets are lined with little creatures laughing.
[Db] Everybody [Eb] seems so happy.
[Em] How have I possibly [G] gone taffy?.
[Gb] What is this?.
[G] [C] What's this?.
[Am] There's children throwing snowballs [Em] inside the school.
Instead of throwing heads, [Am] they're busy building toys.
[Em] Absolutely no one's dead.
[Gm] There's frost in every window.
Oh, [Bbm] I can't believe my eyes.
[A] And in my bones, I feel the [Dbm] warmth that's coming from inside.
[Ab] [Db] Oh, look!.
What's this?.
The hanging [C] mistletoe.
They kiss?.
Why, that looks [Db] so unique.
Inspired!.
They're gathering around, hearing story, [D] roasting chestnuts [C] on a fire.
[Db] What's this?
.
What's this?.
In here, they've got a [C] little tree.
How queer!.
And who would [Db] ever think?.
And why?.
They're covering it with tiny little things.
They've got [Fm].
electric lights [C] on strings.
Now [Fm] there's a [Ab] smile in everyone.
So now [G] correct me if I'm wrong.
This looks [Db] like fun.
This looks [F] like fun.
Oh, could [Bb] it be?.
I got [A] my [Db] wish.
What's this?
.
Oh, my.
What now?.
The children are [C] asleep.
But look, there's nothing [Db] underneath.
No ghouls, no witches [Fm] here to scream and scare [Db] them or [Fm] ensnare them.
Only little [E] cozy [Fm] things secure [C].
inside their [Fm] dreamland.
.
[Ab] [Db] What's this?.
[Bbm] The monsters are all missing [Fm] and the nightmares can't be found.
[Bbm] And in their place there seems to be [Fm] good feeling all around.
[Abm] Instead of screams, I swear I [Bm] can hear music in the air.
[Bb] The smell of cakes and pies are [Dm] absolutely [A] everywhere.
[D] The sights, the sounds, they're [N] everywhere and all around.
.
Key:  
C
3211
Db
12341114
Fm
123111111
Bb
12341111
G
2131
C
3211
Db
12341114
Fm
123111111
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To start learning Danny Elfman - Whats This chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - Em, B, C, B, D, C, Db, C, A, Bb, Dm, F and Bb in sequence. Ease into the song by practicing at 80 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 161 BPM. With an eye on the song's key Db Major, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
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_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
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_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ .
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_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ .
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[F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [G] _ .
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ .
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ .
_ [G] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [C] What's this?.
What's this?.
There's color [B] everywhere.
What's this?.
There's white things in [C] the air.
What's this?.
I can't believe [Em] my eyes, I must be dreaming.
Wake up, Jack, [B] this isn't fair!.
[C] What's this?.
_ _ _ _ _ What's this?.
What's this?.
There's something [B] very wrong.
What's this?.
There's people [C] singing songs.
What's this?.
The streets are lined with little creatures laughing.
[Db] Everybody [Eb] seems so happy.
[Em] How have I possibly [G] gone taffy?.
[Gb] What is this?.
_ [G] [C] What's this?.
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] There's children throwing snowballs [Em] inside the school.
Instead of throwing heads, [Am] they're busy building toys.
[Em] Absolutely no one's dead.
[Gm] There's frost in every window.
Oh, [Bbm] I can't believe my eyes.
[A] And in my bones, I feel the [Dbm] warmth that's coming from inside.
[Ab] _ _ [Db] Oh, look!.
What's this?.
The hanging [C] mistletoe.
They kiss?.
Why, that looks [Db] so unique.
Inspired!.
They're gathering around, hearing story, [D] roasting chestnuts [C] on a fire.
[Db] What's this?
_ _ _ _ _ .
What's this?.
In here, they've got a [C] little tree.
How queer!.
And who would [Db] ever think?.
And why?.
They're covering it with tiny little things.
They've got [Fm].
electric lights [C] on strings.
Now [Fm] there's a [Ab] smile in everyone.
So now [G] correct me if I'm wrong.
This looks [Db] like fun.
This looks [F] like fun.
Oh, could [Bb] it be?.
I got [A] my [Db] wish.
What's this?
_ _ _ .
_ _ Oh, my.
What now?.
The children are [C] asleep.
But look, there's nothing [Db] underneath.
No ghouls, no witches [Fm] here to scream and scare [Db] them or [Fm] ensnare them.
Only little [E] cozy [Fm] things secure [C].
inside their [Fm] _ _ _ dreamland.
_ _ .
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] What's this?.
_ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] The monsters are all missing [Fm] and the nightmares can't be found.
[Bbm] And in their place there seems to be [Fm] good feeling all around.
[Abm] Instead of screams, I swear I [Bm] can hear music in the air.
[Bb] The smell of cakes and pies are _ [Dm] absolutely _ _ _ [A] everywhere.
_ _ [D] The sights, the sounds, they're [N] everywhere and all around.
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