8 distinct chords · 204 changes · 8:16 long
Timeline
Chord timeline
Chords in this song
- F♯
- A♯m
- B
- D♯m
- D♯
- G♯m
- C♯
- A♯
What you are playing
Chords for Samuel T Michael New Amharic Mezmur, laid out across its 8:16 exactly where they fall. Most of it sits in F♯ major. It leans on barre chords — with a capo on fret 6 the same song becomes C Em F Am A Dm G E, which sits easier under the hand. Every one of its 8 chords is a plain triad, so three notes under the right hand covers the whole song.
Play it in another key
The same song, moved. Every row is Samuel T Michael New Amharic Mezmur shifted by that many semitones — useful when the recording sits too high or too low for your voice. The chords keep their relationships, so the song is unchanged apart from its pitch.
| Shift | Key | Chords |
|---|---|---|
| C♯ major | C♯FmF♯A♯mA♯D♯mG♯F | |
| D major | DF♯mGBmBEmAF♯ | |
| D♯ major | D♯GmG♯CmCFmA♯G | |
| E major | EG♯mAC♯mC♯F♯mBG♯ | |
| F major | FAmA♯DmDGmCA | |
| F♯ major | F♯A♯mBD♯mD♯G♯mC♯A♯ | |
| G major | GBmCEmEAmDB | |
| G♯ major | G♯CmC♯FmFA♯mD♯C | |
| A major | AC♯mDF♯mF♯BmEC♯ | |
| A♯ major | A♯DmD♯GmGCmFD | |
| B major | BD♯mEG♯mG♯C♯mF♯D♯ | |
| C major | CEmFAmADmGE |
On a guitar there is a shortcut in one direction: transpose down by n and put a capo on fret n, and you are back at the original pitch while playing the easier shapes. That is what the capo line above is doing.
