Payment
View chords used in this chart
Intro:
E A let ring... E A let ring...
e ------------------------------------------------------
B ---------2------------------------2-------------------
G ---1-----2------------------1-----2-------------------
D ---2-----2------------------2-----2-------------------
A ---2-----0------------------2-----0-------------------
E ---0------------------------0-------------------------
E A E A E A E E let ring...
e ------------------------------------------------------
B ---------2-----------2-----------2--------------------
G ---1-----2-----1-----2-----1-----2--------------------
D ---2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----------2--------
A ---2-----0-----2-----0-----2-----0-----0-----2--------
E ---0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----0--------
Play 4x, soft, slight rake with pick
E A E A E A E E
e ------------------------------------------------------
B ------------------------------------------------------
G ---------2-----------2-----------2--------------------
D ---------2-----------2-----------2------------2-------
A ---------0-----------0-----------0------------2-------
E ---0-----------0-----------0------------0-----0-------
Play twice, soft rake with pick
F# B F# B F# B F# F#
e -------------------------------------------------------
B -------------------------------------------------------
G ---------4-----------4-----------4---------------------
D ---------4-----------4-----------4-------------4-------
A ---------2-----------2-----------2-------------4-------
E ---2-----------2-----------2------------2------2-------
Play twice, soft rake with pick
A D A D A D A A
e --------------------------------------------------------
B --------------------------------------------------------
G ---------7-----------7------------7---------------------
D ---------7-----------7------------7-------------7-------
A ---------5-----------5------------5-------------7-------
E ---5-----------5------------5------------5------5-------
Play 8x, with feeling :^)
B E B E B E B B
e ------------------------------------------------------
B ------------------------------------------------------
G ---------9-----------9------------9-------------------
D ---9-----9-----9-----9------9-----9------------9------
A ---9-----7-----9-----7------9-----7------9-----9------
E ---7-----------7------------7------------7-----7------
The rest of the song continues with the same chord patterns
in the following order (listen to the record to note the
variations in striking the chords):
B E B E B E B B
A D A D A D A A
E A E A E A E E etc...
Extro: (there's a little riff before this but I haven't been
able to figure it out yet...):
slight bend on these notes
e ------------------------------------------------------
B ------------------------------------------------------
G ---2-----2-----------0--------------------------------
D ---2-----2-----4-----5-----5-----4-----5-----4--------
A ---0-----0-----------0--------------------------------
E ------------------------------------------------------
How to play Payment
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.