How to Play Empty on Guitar?

The Cranberries - Empty can be played in the key of G# using the Am, E, G#m, A, C, G, Em chords. For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G. For E, To play E, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, let low E, B, high E ring open, mute A, D. For G#m, To play G#m | Abm, barre fret 1 from the D string to the G string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let B ring open, mute low E, high E. For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B. For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D. For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E. For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play Empty with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.

The Cranberries - Empty Chords

Chord reference Am, E, G#m, A, C, G, Em

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[E]Something [G#m]has left my life And [A]i don’t know where it went to (oh oh ooh)

[E] [G#m]Somebody caused me strife And [A]it’s not what I was seeking Didn’t [E]you see me, didn’t [G#m]you hear me Didn’t [A]you see me standing there (oh [E]oh ooh)

Why did you [G#m]turn of the lights Did [A]you know that I was sleeping?

[Am]Say [C]a prayer for [G]me (eh) Help me [Em]to feel the strength I did

[Am]My [C]identity has it [G]been taken Is my heart [Em]breaking on me [Am](eh) all my [C]plans Fell through [G]my hands, they fell trough [Em]my hands

Only [Am]he (eh) all [C]my dreams It [G]suddenly seems, it [Em]suddenly seems

Empty [Am]hie hie [C]hie hie [G]hie hie [Em] Empty [Am]hie hie [C]hie hie [G]hie hie [Em]

Artist The Cranberries

Album No Need to Argue

Genres Rock

Year 1994

Key G#

The Cranberries - Empty can be played in the key of G# using the Am, E, G#m, A, C, G, Em chords.

For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
For E, To play E, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, let low E, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
For G#m, To play G#m | Abm, barre fret 1 from the D string to the G string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let B ring open, mute low E, high E.
For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B.
For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Empty with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.