The Critic (intro/baseline) Chords

KeyG CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays369

The Critic (intro/baseline) by Toby Keith is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, B, C, D, C# and A. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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G
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  			Baseline Rhythm: (played on low E string) 
 
Chord names written above note plucked on string 
 
 
  G  B  C  D    G  B  C  D    G  B  C C# 
E-3--7--8-10----3--7--8-10----3--7--8-9 
  D  D  D     D  C B A 
E-10-10-10----10-8-7-5--- 
 
*sorry y'all, couldn't get the bridge down quite yet 
 

    	

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