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Ode to Joy chords: D, A7, A, F#7, Bm. Play along in your browser: the guitar above is set up for the song and plays the picking and strumming part while you strum the strings or press the chord keys. Key of D, 120 BPM, no capo.
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Follow the chord changes, one bar at a time.
Key of D, 120 BPM, no capo. 16 bars, looped:
| Bar 1 | 4:0 1:2 | 1:2 | 4:0 1:3 | 1:5 | ||||
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| Bar 2 | 5:0 1:5 | 1:3 | 5:0 1:2 | 1:0 | ||||
| Bar 3 | 4:0 2:3 | 2:3 | 4:0 1:0 | 1:2 | ||||
| Bar 4 | 5:0 1:2 | 1:0 | 5:0 1:0 | |||||
| Bar 5 | 4:0 1:2 | 1:2 | 4:0 1:3 | 1:5 | ||||
| Bar 6 | 5:0 1:5 | 1:3 | 5:0 1:2 | 1:0 | ||||
| Bar 7 | 4:0 2:3 | 2:3 | 4:0 1:0 | 1:2 | ||||
| Bar 8 | 5:0 2:5 | 2:3 | 4:0 2:3 | |||||
| Bar 9 | 5:0 1:0 | 1:0 | 5:0 1:2 | 4:0 2:3 | ||||
| Bar 10 | 5:0 1:0 | 1:2 | 1:3 | 5:0 1:2 | 4:0 2:3 | |||
| Bar 11 | 5:0 1:0 | 1:2 | 1:3 | 5:1 1:2 | 6:2 1:0 | |||
| Bar 12 | 5:2 2:3 | 6:0 2:5 | 5:0 3:2 | 5:0 1:2 | ||||
| Bar 13 | 4:0 | 1:2 | 4:0 1:3 | 1:5 | ||||
| Bar 14 | 5:0 1:5 | 1:3 | 5:0 1:2 | 1:0 | ||||
| Bar 15 | 4:0 2:3 | 2:3 | 4:0 1:0 | 1:2 | ||||
| Bar 16 | 5:0 2:5 | 2:3 | 4:0 2:3 |
4 beats a bar in 8th notes. B the bass string of the chord, B2 the next string up, 1 to 6 the strings from high e to low E, D and U a strum, string:fret a note away from the chord shape, an empty cell a rest.
Key of D, 120 BPM, no capo. 16 bars, looped:
| Bar | D | d | D | d |
|---|
4 beats a bar in 8th notes. D down, U up, d and u light strokes, x a muted chuck, an empty cell a rest. A heavier line starts a beat.
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