3 distinct chords · 38 changes · 2:27 long
Chord timeline
Chords in this song
- G
- C
- D
What you are playing
Chords for Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs {Stereo}, laid out across its 2:27 exactly where they fall. Most of it sits in G major. Every shape in it is an open chord, so nothing here needs a barre. Every one of its 3 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 Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs {Stereo} 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 |
|---|---|---|
| D major | DGAall open | |
| D♯ major | D♯G♯A♯ | |
| E major | EAB | |
| F major | FA♯C | |
| F♯ major | F♯BC♯ | |
| G major | GCDall open | |
| G♯ major | G♯C♯D♯ | |
| A major | ADEall open | |
| A♯ major | A♯D♯F | |
| B major | BEF♯ | |
| C major | CFG | |
| C♯ major | C♯F♯G♯ |
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.
