4 distinct chords · 40 changes · 3:33 long
Chord timeline
Chords in this song
- Am
- C
- Em
- F
What you are playing
Chords for I Got Better, laid out across its 3:33 exactly where they fall. Most of it sits in C major. It leans on barre chords, and no capo position opens all of them up. Every one of its 4 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 I Got Better 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 | EmGBmC | |
| G♯ major | FmG♯CmC♯ | |
| A major | F♯mAC♯mD | |
| A♯ major | GmA♯DmD♯ | |
| B major | G♯mBD♯mE | |
| C major | AmCEmF | |
| C♯ major | A♯mC♯FmF♯ | |
| D major | BmDF♯mG | |
| D♯ major | CmD♯GmG♯ | |
| E major | C♯mEG♯mA | |
| F major | DmFAmA♯ | |
| F♯ major | D♯mF♯A♯mB |
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.
