The World Is Flat
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Afinação: E A D GCapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Intro] bass starts at 0:31
G|-----------------|---------6-------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------| x8 (omit final note for the last rep)
E|-0-3/5-0-3/5-0-3-|/5-0-3/5---------|
[Verse 1]
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5---5-/-|
A|-3---3-3-3-3-3---|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-------5-----5h7-|---------7---5---|-------5-----5h7-|---------7---5---|
D|-7---7-----7-----|---7---7---------|-5---5-----5-----|---5---5---------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-------5-----5/7-|---7---7-7---5-\-|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-3---3-----3--p0-|---------0-------|-----------------|-----------------| (in the first bar of this line,
A|-----------------|-----------------|---------7-----7-|---------3p2-----| you slide up on the G string
E|-----------------|-----------------|-0---0---0---0---|---0-0-0-----5-3-| while pulling off the D string)
G|-----------------|---------6-------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------| x8
E|-0-3/5-0-3/5-0-3-|/5-0-3/5---------|
[Verse 2]
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|---3-3-3---3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-|-2---2-2---2-2-2-|-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-|-3---3-3---3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5---5-/-|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-------5-----5h7-|---------7---5---|-------5-----5h7-|---------7---5---|
D|-7---7-----7-----|---7---7---------|-5---5-----5-----|---5---5---------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-------5-----5/7-|---7---7-7---5-\-|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-3---3-----3--p0-|---0-----0-------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|---------7-----7-|---------3p2-----|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-0---0---0---0---|---0-0-0-----5/7-|
G|-----------------|---------6-------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------| x8
E|-0-3/5-0-3/5-0-3-|/5-0-3/5---------|
[Verse 3]
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-|-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5---5-/-|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-------5-----5h7-|---------7---5---|-------5-----5h7-|---------7---5---|
D|-7---7-----7-----|---7---7---------|-5---5-----5-----|---5---5---------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-------5-----5/7-|---7---7-7---5-\-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-3---3-----3-0---|---0-----0-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|---------7-----7-|---------3p2-----|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-0---0---0---0---|---0-0-0-----5-3-|-0---------------|
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
How to play The World Is Flat
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.