9 distinct chords · 133 changes · 7:24 long
Timeline
Chord timeline
Chords in this song
- A
- D
- E
- C♯
- B
- F♯m
- C♯m
- G♯m
- Bm
What you are playing
Chords for Genesis Colon [TRACK 1 - EMNEP], laid out across its 7:24 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 G C D B A Em Bm F♯m Am, which sits easier under the hand. Every one of its 9 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 Genesis Colon [TRACK 1 - EMNEP] 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 | EABG♯F♯C♯mG♯mD♯mF♯m | |
| C major | FA♯CAGDmAmEmGm | |
| C♯ major | F♯BC♯A♯G♯D♯mA♯mFmG♯m | |
| D major | GCDBAEmBmF♯mAm | |
| D♯ major | G♯C♯D♯CA♯FmCmGmA♯m | |
| E major | ADEC♯BF♯mC♯mG♯mBm | |
| F major | A♯D♯FDCGmDmAmCm | |
| F♯ major | BEF♯D♯C♯G♯mD♯mA♯mC♯m | |
| G major | CFGEDAmEmBmDm | |
| G♯ major | C♯F♯G♯FD♯A♯mFmCmD♯m | |
| A major | DGAF♯EBmF♯mC♯mEm | |
| A♯ major | D♯G♯A♯GFCmGmDmFm |
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.
