Mardi Gras Beads
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Intro
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F#m E E6 D7
e|2--2-----------0-0-0-------|-2-2-2-3-4-7-5---|----5-----7-----9------12----------|
B|2----2---------0-2-2-0-----|-1-1-----------5-|-----------------------------------|
G|2------2--0h1--1-1-1---1---|-2-2-------------|5/6---6/7---7/9---9/12-------------|
D|4---------0h2--2-2-2-----2-|-0-0-------------|-----------------------------------|
A|4---------0h2--2-2-2-------|-----------------|-----------------------------------|
E|2--------------0-0-0-------|-----------------|-----------------------------------|
Verse
A A
Your mind sings some lyrics like we're memory
A7 F#m
Your sad our goodbyes sound nostalgy
E E6
Your chords swung me from idolatry
D7 D7
I'm living like a vagabond, I just can't decide
A A
When to leave
A A
But it's roots are in the river to my mood it swings
A7 F#m
A vow even is impossible to keep
E E6
Every day is starting on the balance beam
D7 D7
Still you're standing with me, always carrying
A
The melody
G G
Smiling all the while, the paint chips off
G D A
Of my Mardi Gras beads
D D A A
D D A A
D D A A
D D A A
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e|------------------------|---------------------|------------------------------|
B|--3-----3-----3-----3---|----7-----5-----5----|-5-----5-----5----------------|
G|----4-----4-----4-----4-|------7-----6-----6--|---6-----6-----6--------------|
D|5-----5-----5-----5-----|5/7-----7-----7-----7|-----7-----7-----7------------|
A|------------------------|---------------------|------------------------------|
E|------------------------|---------------------|------------------------------|
[Refrão] A A
It's the images contained not the lens or frames
A7 F#m
Recalled to my mind before I fall asleep
E E6
A list of regrets is no place to be
D7 D7
I'm coming in late but I'll never modulate us
A A
To a minor key
G G
Smiling all the while, the paint chips off
G D A
Of my Mardi Gras beads
D D A A
D D A A
D D A A
D D A A
e|------------------------|--------------------|-------------------------------|
B|--3-----3-----3-----3---|----7-----5-----5---|--5-----5-----5----------------|
G|----4-----4-----4-----4-|------7-----6-----6-|----6-----6-----6--------------|
D|------5-----5-----5-----|5/7-----7-----7-----|7-----7-----7-----7------------|
A|------------------------|--------------------|-------------------------------|
E|------------------------|--------------------|-------------------------------|
Solo
e|----5-5-----------|5-7/9-7-9---12-12-9-7-9-9-7-5----------7/9-7-9-----------|
B|5-7-----7-5---5-7-|------------------------------7-7b8r7-5------------------|
G|------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
Outro
F#m E E6 D7
e|2--2-----------0-0-0-------|-2-2-2-3-4-7-5--------------------------------------|
B|2----2---------0-2-2-0-----|-1-1-----------5------------------------------------|
G|2------2--0h1--1-1-1---1---|-2-2------------------------------------------------|
D|4---------0h2--2-2-2-----2-|-0-0------------------------------------------------|
A|4---------0h2--2-2-2-------|----------------------------------------------------|
E|2--------------0-0-0-------|----------------------------------------------------|
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| h Hammer-on
| / Slide up
| r Release
| b Bend
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How to play Mardi Gras Beads
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 F#m. 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.