Wonderful World
View chords used in this chart
Intro: Acoustic with electric a la Tesla
E-|----------5--0-----------9--------7--------5-----\3------------------------|
B-|-------7--------7-----7-----7--------7--------7--\5------------------------|
G-|----7--------------7-----------7--------7----------------------------------|
D-|-0------------------------------------------------0------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|----------3--0-----------7--------5--------3-----\1------------------------|
B-|-------5--------5-----5-----5--------5--------5--\3------------------------|
G-|----5--------------5-----------5--------5----------------------------------|
D-|--------------------------------------------------0------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|----------1--0--------------------1--0-------------------------------------|
B-|-------3--------3-----3--------3--------3-----3----------------------------|
G-|----3--------------3--------3--------------3-------------------------------|
D-|-------------------------0-------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|----------3-p2---------!7!-------------------------------------------------|
B-|-------3-------3-------!7!-------------------------------------------------|
G-|----2-------------2----!7!-------------------------------------------------|
D-|-0---------------------!7!-------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 1: Acoustic and vocals only
E-|--------------0------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|------2-h3p2-----------3-\2-------2h3-2------2-----------------------------|
G-|-----2------------------------------------------4p2------------------------|
D-|----2----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|-0-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|-----------------4-----------3-----------2---------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|-4b(5)u4--2-----2-----------2-----------4----------------------------------|
D-|-------------------3-----------3-----------5-------------------------------|
A-|----------------------3-----------3-----------5----------------------------|
E-|-1-----------1-----------1----------/3-------------------------------------|
Repeat 4 times
You may ask "how the heck is it possible to play this?" I personally
think that Skeoch has evolved an extra finger to play this stuff. The way
I do it is to make use of my thumb to fret the low E string on the G and
F#, then do a painful bend with my pinky along with the F base note.
Transition Riff 1: Acoustic and electric sound again
E-|----------5--0--------------------3--0--------------------1--0-------------|
B-|-------7--------7--------------5--------5--------------3--------3----------|
G-|----7--------------7--------5--------------5--------3--------------3-------|
D-|-0--------------------0--0--------------------0--0--------------------0----|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|first:----3-p2-----------second:---------3---------------------------------|
B-|-------3--------3-----3---------------3------------------------------------|
G-|----2--------------2---------------2---------------------------------------|
D-|-0------------------------------0------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Repeats twice
Next, play verse 2 times again (Acoustic only)
Verse 2
guitar 1: (on first 1.5 times through, both acoustic and clean electric,
then just the acoustic)
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|----------1-----------0-----------1-----------0----------------------------|
G-|-------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-------------------------------|
D-|----2-----------2-----------2-----------2----------------------------------|
A-|-0-----------0-------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|-------------------------2-----------2-------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|----------2-----------0-----------2-----------0----------------------------|
D-|-------3-----------3-----------3-----------3-------------------------------|
A-|----3-----------3-----------3-----------3----------------------------------|
E-|-1-----------1-----------1-----------1-------------------------------------|
Play this a total of 6 times (twice before lyrics and guitar 2 come in)
guitar 2: switch to killer distortion
lead in riff:
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------8--8--8~~~~-------------------------|
G-|-(12)\5~~~~----5--7b(9)--7~~~~--(7)/9--9--9--9~~~~-------------------------|
D-|------------7--------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
rhythm:
Am Who knows F Am ? F G
E-|-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0------1------------0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-----1-----------|
B-|-1-1-1-1-----1-1-1-1------1------------1-1-1-1-----1-1-1-1-----1-------3---|
G-|-2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2------2-let ring.--2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-----2-------4---|
D-|-2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2------3--a while---2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-----3-------5---|
A-|-0-0-0-0-----3-3-3-3------3------------0-0-0-0-----3-3-3-3-----3-------5---|
E-|-------------2-2-2-2------1------------------------2-2-2-2-----1-------3---|
^
Nasty eh? ( you can get away with omitting the A string...)
do some creative thumb work again.
( hell to transcribe )
Repeat this twice
Transition 2:
guitar 1: (both guitars now electric distortion - tough on stage! )
C D F G Bfl A C# D
E-|-------------------------1-----1-----3-----3-------------------------------|
B-|-5-----5-----7-----7-----1-----1-----3-----3-----3-----3-----2-----6----7--|
G-|-5-----5-----7-----7-----2-----2-----4-----4-----3-----3-----2-----6----7--|
D-|-5-----5-----7-----7-----3-----3-----5-----5-----3-----3-----2-----6----7--|
A-|-3-----3-----5-----5-----3-----3-----5-----5-----1-----1-----0-----4----5--|
E-|-------------------------1-----1-----3-----3-------------------------------|
guitar 2: (still rockin distortion)
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|-5-----5-----7-----------------------------------3-------------------------|
G-|-5-----5-----7-----------------------------------3-------------------------|
D-|-5-----5-----7-----------------------------------3-------------------------|
A-|-3-----3-----5-----------------------------5~----1----3b5u3 1 0----4---/5--|
E-|------------------(10)\--1~----3-3/5-3~5/7---------------------------------|
^slow slide ^this part is real hard to hear
so I may have gotten a little creative
Verse 3 (Actually same pattern as transition 1)
both guitars: (acoustic electric combo)
E-|----------5--0--------------------3--0--------------------1--0-------------|
B-|-------7--------7--------------5--------5--------------3--------3----------|
G-|----7--------------7--------5--------------5--------3--------------3-------|
D-|-0--------------------0--0--------------------0--0--------------------0----|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|1st-4th---3-p2-----------fifth:----------3---------------------------------|
B-|-------3--------3-----3---------------3------------------------------------|
G-|----2--------------2---------------2---------------------------------------|
D-|-0------------------------------0------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
repeat 5 times
Verse 3 intro Riff: heavy distortion
E-|---------------------------------10----------------------------------------|
B-|-------------------------10b(11)-----(11)u10----------------------------------|
G-|--------7~~-(10)u9-7~~~----------------------------------------------------|
D-|--6b(7)--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
After this, play verse 1 pattern on acoustic 3 times with a little crescendo
at the end.
Explanation of Transcription:
\x slide down to fret x
/x slide up to fret x
hx hammer on to fret x
px pull off to fret x
!x! harmonic at fret x
bx bend up to equiv of fret x
ux unbend down to fret x
x~ vibrato at fret x
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(Scott Ettinger)
How to play Wonderful World
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.