16 distinct chords · 99 changes · 4:28 long
Timeline
Chord timeline
Chords in this song
- E
- Em
- B
- Cm
- A♯
- D♯
- A
- F♯m
- G♯m
- C♯m
- F♯
- D
- Am
- C
- A♯m
- G♯
What you are playing
Chords for Che ore so' - Ferryboat, laid out across its 4:28 exactly where they fall. Most of it sits in E major. It leans on barre chords — with a capo on fret 2 the same song becomes D Dm A A♯m G♯ C♯ G Em F♯m Bm E C Gm A♯ G♯m F♯, which sits easier under the hand. Every one of its 16 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 Che ore so' - Ferryboat 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 |
|---|---|---|
| B major | BBmF♯GmFA♯EC♯mD♯mG♯mC♯AEmGFmD♯ | |
| C major | CCmGG♯mF♯BFDmEmAmDA♯FmG♯F♯mE | |
| C♯ major | C♯C♯mG♯AmGCF♯D♯mFmA♯mD♯BF♯mAGmF | |
| D major | DDmAA♯mG♯C♯GEmF♯mBmECGmA♯G♯mF♯ | |
| D♯ major | D♯D♯mA♯BmADG♯FmGmCmFC♯G♯mBAmG | |
| E major | EEmBCmA♯D♯AF♯mG♯mC♯mF♯DAmCA♯mG♯ | |
| F major | FFmCC♯mBEA♯GmAmDmGD♯A♯mC♯BmA | |
| F♯ major | F♯F♯mC♯DmCFBG♯mA♯mD♯mG♯EBmDCmA♯ | |
| G major | GGmDD♯mC♯F♯CAmBmEmAFCmD♯C♯mB | |
| G♯ major | G♯G♯mD♯EmDGC♯A♯mCmFmA♯F♯C♯mEDmC | |
| A major | AAmEFmD♯G♯DBmC♯mF♯mBGDmFD♯mC♯ | |
| A♯ major | A♯A♯mFF♯mEAD♯CmDmGmCG♯D♯mF♯EmD |
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.
