9 distinct chords · 57 changes · 1:42 long
Timeline
Chord timeline
Chords in this song
- E
- A
- F♯m
- B
- G♯m
- C
- F
- A♯
- D♯
What you are playing
Chords for Kinderliedje - Sesamstraat, laid out across its 1:42 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 G Em A F♯m A♯ D♯ G♯ C♯, 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 Kinderliedje - Sesamstraat 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 | BEC♯mF♯D♯mGCFA♯ | |
| C major | CFDmGEmG♯C♯F♯B | |
| C♯ major | C♯F♯D♯mG♯FmADGC | |
| D major | DGEmAF♯mA♯D♯G♯C♯ | |
| D♯ major | D♯G♯FmA♯GmBEAD | |
| E major | EAF♯mBG♯mCFA♯D♯ | |
| F major | FA♯GmCAmC♯F♯BE | |
| F♯ major | F♯BG♯mC♯A♯mDGCF | |
| G major | GCAmDBmD♯G♯C♯F♯ | |
| G♯ major | G♯C♯A♯mD♯CmEADG | |
| A major | ADBmEC♯mFA♯D♯G♯ | |
| A♯ major | A♯D♯CmFDmF♯BEA |
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.
