A Gentle Disease
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capo 2
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The picking pattern for most of the song is:
e------------0-------------
B---0--0----------0-----0--
G---0-----0----------0-----
D---2----------------------
A---2----------------------
E---0----------------------
And for the sections beginning "I'm the worst..." and "step outside..." I think it goes:
e---------------0-----------
B---0-----0-----------0-----
G---0--0-----0-----0-----0--
D---2-----------------------
A---2-----------------------
E---0-----------------------
Em Em Em Em
Em E E E
The gift of poison
Em B Em Em
I'm the right mistake
G F#m } Em Em
Cruel words can heal me
E Em Em Bm
Touch - a gentle disease
Em E E E
Where skies are green
G A E E
The grass burns red
E Em Em Bm
Terminal youth outlives me
E E E E
Sight - an abstract sense
Am Em F#m } B C
I'm the worst theory
C Em Em C E
Your downfall, my majesty
A (let ring)
E E E E
In this restless syndrome
E E E E
I'll drown the flavours
G A E E
Such an innocent crime
E E G F#m }
Taste - my ascending demise
Em Em Em Em
C G D B F
Step outside your comfort zone
Am Em C E
Come to meet your best down
F (let ring)
fall
How to play A Gentle Disease
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is B. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.