Mouthwash
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
All (power) chords used:
e|----| e|----| e|---| e|---| e|----|
B|----| B|----| B|---| B|---| B|----|
G|----| G|----| G|---| G|---| G|----|
D|----| D|----| D|---| D|---| D|-10-|
A|-13-| A|-13-| A|-8-| A|-3-| A|-8--|
E|-11-| E|-10-| E|-6-| E|-5-| E|----|
That's the entire song, just 5 power chords. I was never clasically trained or really learned chord names, but
I'm pretty certain these are all correct.
[Intro / Verses]
Note that I THINK Happy's very slightly tuned down on the record, but standard tuning is the closest you'll
reliably get.
e|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------------------------| x2
A|-13-X-13--13-13-13-|-13-X-13--13-13-13-|-13-X-13--13-13-13-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
E|-11-X-10--10-10-10-|-11-X-10--10-10-10-|-11-X-10--10-10-10-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
This is the basic tune for pretty much the whole song apart from the chorus and bridge, and from what I can
tell follows HappyHappy's tendency to use a lot of power chords.
I'd recommend listening to the song to get the strumming pattern down, but I tend to do one downstroke on the
11/13, mute a second downstroke while sliding down to the 10, then follow through with an upstroke on the
10/11, a slight pause, then three more hits on the 10/13, starting and ending with upstrokes.
On the third section just before the whole thing repeats, after the first two chords slide down to
the 6/8 shape and play one downstroke, wait a beat, then do seven more alternating strokes.
Alternatively, you can play the first two chords on the A and D string at 6/8 and 5/8, then switch to E and A
for the last 6/8. It's personal preference, but I do think it's originally all on the bottom two strings.
Starting with the line "It was the [worst day ever]" we move into the chorus, with the first chord hitting on
the word "worst":
[Chorus]
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|----------10-10-XX--------------------| x2
A|5--5-XXXX-8--8--XX-8--8-XXXX-13-13-XX-|
E|3--3-XXXX----------6--6-XXXX-11-11-XX-|
Again, listen to the track for precise strumming, but for the chorus I use entirely downstrokes for the actual
notes, and alternating for the dead ones. There's a slight pause between each of the 3/5 and 6/8's beats
whereas the 8/10 and 11/13 are played pretty close together. Repeat this twice and you've got the whole chorus
[Bridge]
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------10--10-10--10-10-10--10--10-10--10-10-10-|
A|8--8-8--8-8-8--8--8-8--8-8-8--8---8--8---8--8--8---8---8--8---8--8--8--|
E|6--6-6--6-6-6--6--6-6--6-6-6-------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|5--5-5--5-5-5--5--5-5--5-5-5--13--13-13--13-13-13--13--13-13--13-13-13-|
E|3--3-3--3-3-3--3--3-3--3-3-3--11--11-11--11-11-11--11--11-11--11-11-11-| x3
Strumming pattern here feels like a downstroke, slight pause, a down and an up, then a trio of up, down, and
up again. This whole thing plays through 3 times in the bridge, except on the last repeat you should change
the ending slighty. Instead of playing the whole 11/13 set, play this:
e|-------|
B|-------|
G|-------|
D|-------|
A|-13----|
E|-11-10-|
Let both of the chord ring for around half the total time you would have played the whole group of 11/13 for
in the last two repeats for the bridge, then do the same for the lone 10 on the low E. Then you've just got to
return to the intro/verse riff again and you're done! HappyHappy loves doing progressions that lead you right
back to the same shape you need for the next section, just like here - the end of the bridge is the same as
the start of the intro/verse.
To sum up, here's the structure of the whole song:
[Intro + Verse 1]
e|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------------------------| x4
A|-13-X-13--13-13-13-|-13-X-13--13-13-13-|-13-X-13--13-13-13-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
E|-11-X-10--10-10-10-|-11-X-10--10-10-10-|-11-X-10--10-10-10-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
[Chorus]
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|----------10-10-XX--------------------| x2
A|5--5-XXXX-8--8--XX-8--8-XXXX-13-13-XX-|
E|3--3-XXXX----------6--6-XXXX-11-11-XX-|
[Verse 2]
e|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------------------------| x4
A|-13-X-13--13-13-13-|-13-X-13--13-13-13-|-13-X-13--13-13-13-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
E|-11-X-10--10-10-10-|-11-X-10--10-10-10-|-11-X-10--10-10-10-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
[Chorus]
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|----------10-10-XX--------------------| x2
A|5--5-XXXX-8--8--XX-8--8-XXXX-13-13-XX-|
E|3--3-XXXX----------6--6-XXXX-11-11-XX-|
[Pre-Bridge]
e|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------------------------| x4
A|-13-X-13--13-13-13-|-13-X-13--13-13-13-|-13-X-13--13-13-13-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
E|-11-X-10--10-10-10-|-11-X-10--10-10-10-|-11-X-10--10-10-10-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
[Bridge]
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------10--10-10--10-10-10--10--10-10--10-10-10-|
A|8--8-8--8-8-8--8--8-8--8-8-8--8---8--8---8--8--8---8---8--8---8--8--8--|
E|6--6-6--6-6-6--6--6-6--6-6-6-------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|5--5-5--5-5-5--5--5-5--5-5-5--13--13-13--13-13-13--13--13-13--13-13-13-|
E|3--3-3--3-3-3--3--3-3--3-3-3--11--11-11--11-11-11--11--11-11--11-11-11-| x2
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------10--10-10--10-10-10--10--10-10--10-10-10-|
A|8--8-8--8-8-8--8--8-8--8-8-8--8---8--8---8--8--8---8---8--8---8--8--8--|
E|6--6-6--6-6-6--6--6-6--6-6-6-------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|5--5-5--5-5-5--5--5-5--5-5-5--13----------------------|
E|3--3-3--3-3-3--3--3-3--3-3-3--11--------10------------|
[Outro]
e|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------------------------| x3
A|-13-X-13--13-13-13-|-13-X-13--13-13-13-|-13-X-13--13-13-13-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
E|-11-X-10--10-10-10-|-11-X-10--10-10-10-|-11-X-10--10-10-10-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
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| x Dead note
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How to play Mouthwash
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 E. 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.