Real House
View chords used in this chart
Afinação: D A D F# A DTecla: DCapotraste: Sem capotraste
Tuning: DADF#AD
Chords used:
Gadd2/B Em11 D/F# Gadd2
D |---0------0------0------0----|
A |---0------0------0------0----|
F#|---1------1------3------5----|
D |---0------0------0------0----|
A |---2------x------x------x----|
D |---x------2------4------5----|
Picking pattern:
D |-------------X-------------X--|
A |----X-------------X-----------|
F#|---------X-------------X------|
D |----X------X------X------X----|
A |------------------------------|
D |-X-----X-------X-----X--------|
Adrianne often hammer-on's the 2nd fret on the 5th string when playing the Gadd2/B.
Something like this:
D |--------------0-------------0----| |--------------0-------------0----|
A |-------0-----------0-------------| |-------0-----------0-------------|
F#|----------1-------------1--------| or |------------------------1--------|
D |-----0------0------0------0------| |-----0------0------0------0------|
A |-0h2----2-------2-----2----------| |-0h2----0h2-----2-----2----------|
D |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|
[Intro]
Gadd2/B Em11 D/F# Em11
Gadd2/B
[Verse 1]
Gadd2/B Em11
Do you remember running?
D/F# Em11
The purity of the air around
Gadd2 D/F# Em11
Braiding willow branches into a crown
Gadd2 D/F# Em11
That love is all I want
Gadd2/B
[Verse 2]
Gadd2/B Em11 D/F#
I'm a child humming
Em11
Into the clarity of the black space
Gadd2 D/F# Em11
Where stars shine like tears on the night's face
Gadd2 D/F# Em11
With a cool wind
Gadd2/B
[Verse 3]
Gadd2/B Em11 D/F#
Mama, what happened?
Em11
Never thought we'd go this long
Gadd2 D/F# Em11
Now 31 and I don’t feel strong
Gadd2 D/F# Em11
And your love is all I want
Gadd2/B
[Verse 4]
Gadd2/B Em11 D/F#
When I was seven
Em11
I saw the first film that made me scared
Gadd2 D/F# Em11
And I thought of this whole world ending
Gadd2 D/F# Em11
I thought of dying unprepared
Gadd2/B
[Verse 5]
Gadd2/B Em11 D/F#
We moved into a real house
Em11 Gadd2/B
A wild field behind it
Em11
I wanted to be an inventor
D/F# Em11
Collected scraps to make a portal
Gadd2 D/F# Em11
I wanted so much for magic to be real
Gadd2/B
[Verse 6]
Gadd2/B Em11
So many dreams of flying
D/F# Em11
Rising high over a crowd
Gadd2 D/F# Em11
And they' go “oh man, look at her go”
Gadd2 D/F# Em11
And I'd go
Gadd2/B
[Interlude]
Gadd2/B Em11
Gadd2/B Em11
Gadd2/B
[Verse 7]
Gadd2/B Em11 D/F#
Do you remember
Em11 Gadd2/B
Coming to the hospital when I was fourteen?
Em11
My friends all left me there spinning
D/F# Em11
Dad was angry and you saw everything
Gadd2 D/F# Em11
And you made me laugh as the nurses undressed me
Gadd2 D/F# Em11
You held my hand as they put the needle in me
Gadd2/B
[Verse 8]
Gadd2/B Em11 D/F#
I never saw you cry
Em11
Not until our dog died
Gadd2 D/F# Em11
And our whole family came back together
Gadd2 D/F# Em11
We held her body as they put the needle in her
Gadd2 D/F# Em11
And then I saw you cry
Gadd2 D/F# Em11
And then I saw you cry
[Outro]
Gadd2 D/F# Em11 x3
Gadd2/B Em11
Gadd2/B
How to play Real House
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 D. 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.