6 distinct chords · 87 changes · 3:15 long
Timeline
Chord timeline
Chords in this song
- Em
- A
- G
- C
- D
- E
What you are playing
Chords for Hard 2 Face Reality, laid out across its 3:15 exactly where they fall. Most of it sits in C major. Every shape in it is an open chord, so nothing here needs a barre. Every one of its 6 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 Hard 2 Face Reality 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 |
|---|---|---|
| G major | BmEDGAB | |
| G♯ major | CmFD♯G♯A♯C | |
| A major | C♯mF♯EABC♯ | |
| A♯ major | DmGFA♯CD | |
| B major | D♯mG♯F♯BC♯D♯ | |
| C major | EmAGCDEall open | |
| C♯ major | FmA♯G♯C♯D♯F | |
| D major | F♯mBADEF♯ | |
| D♯ major | GmCA♯D♯FG | |
| E major | G♯mC♯BEF♯G♯ | |
| F major | AmDCFGA | |
| F♯ major | A♯mD♯C♯F♯G♯A♯ |
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.
