6 distinct chords · 92 changes · 2:11 long
Timeline
Chord timeline
Chords in this song
- E
- F
- Em
- Dm
- D
- C
What you are playing
Chords for Devil Is a Lie, laid out across its 2:11 exactly where they fall. Most of it sits in A minor. It leans on barre chords, and no capo position opens all of them up. Every one of its 6 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 Devil Is a Lie 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 |
|---|---|---|
| E minor | BCBmAmAG | |
| F minor | CC♯CmA♯mA♯G♯ | |
| F♯ minor | C♯DC♯mBmBA | |
| G minor | DD♯DmCmCA♯ | |
| G♯ minor | D♯ED♯mC♯mC♯B | |
| A minor | EFEmDmDC | |
| A♯ minor | FF♯FmD♯mD♯C♯ | |
| B minor | F♯GF♯mEmED | |
| C minor | GG♯GmFmFD♯ | |
| C♯ minor | G♯AG♯mF♯mF♯E | |
| D minor | AA♯AmGmGF | |
| D♯ minor | A♯BA♯mG♯mG♯F♯ |
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.
