5 distinct chords · 142 changes · 4:02 long
Chord timeline
Chords in this song
- G
- D
- C
- Am
- A
What you are playing
Chords for Semi-Charmed Life, laid out across its 4:02 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 5 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 Semi-Charmed Life 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 | DAGEmEall open | |
| D♯ major | D♯A♯G♯FmF | |
| E major | EBAF♯mF♯ | |
| F major | FCA♯GmG | |
| F♯ major | F♯C♯BG♯mG♯ | |
| G major | GDCAmAall open | |
| G♯ major | G♯D♯C♯A♯mA♯ | |
| A major | AEDBmB | |
| A♯ major | A♯FD♯CmC | |
| B major | BF♯EC♯mC♯ | |
| C major | CGFDmD | |
| C♯ major | C♯G♯F♯D♯mD♯ |
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.
