The Whistling Song Chords

KeyE Capo1st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays435

The Whistling Song by Meat Puppets is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of E with a capo on the 1st fret. It uses the chords E, G, D, C, G#, A and F. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
E
Text
16
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E (octave higher) 

E                       G 
It's the shadow in the dark 
E                  G 
The silver in the park 
E                  G    
It's the broken, faded bird 
                   D         E 
You've learned to call your heart 

E                   G 
It's not a border you can see 
D             E                               
Plainer than you or me 
E                 G 
I don't pull the lock back 
      D     C        E 
And I don't have the key 

No key 

(Whistling Part) 
G# A  E 
E  G# D F 
E  D  A E  D A E 


E                      G 
It hovers in the living room 
E               G 
Just above the door 
E                 G 
Whistles while it hangs there 
                    D     E 
Feathers drip from every pore 


E                           G 
It shows the spectacle of falling 
D               C   E 
And settles to the floor 
E                           G 
It shows the spectacle of falling 
D               C   E 
And settles to the floor 
E 
And settles to the floor 


(Whistling Part) 
G# A  E 
E  G# D F 
E  D  A  
E  D  A  
E 
E  G E G E G D E (Same Strumming pattern as verse) 
E  G D E 
E  G D E 

(Listen for strumming pattern) 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante