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Green Day - Macy’s Day Parade Chords

ChordsG, Em, C, D
Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.

  • Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
  • Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram
  • Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
  • Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram


[G]
[G]Today’s the Macy’s Day Parade
The [Em]night of the living dead is on it’s way
[C]With a credit [D]report for duty [G]call
It’s a lifetime guarantee, [Em]stuffed in a coffin 10% more free
[C]Red light [D]special at the [G]mausoleum


[C]Give me something that I need, [D]satisfaction guaranteed to you
[C]What’s the consolation price, [D]economy sized dreams of [G]hope


[G]When I was a kid I thought, I [Em]wanted all the things that I hadn’t got
[C]Oh, but I [D]learned the hardest [G]way, then I realized what it [Em]took
To tell the [C]difference between thieves and [D]crooks
When all [C]along it was me and [G]you


[C]Give me Something that I need, [D]satisfaction guaranteed
‘Cause [G]I’m thinking about a brand new [Em]hope
The [D]one I’ve never [C]known, ’cause now I [D]know
It’s all that I [G]wanted


[G] [Em] [C] [D] [G] [Em] [C] [D]
[C]What’s the consolation price, [D]economy sized dreams of hope
[C]Give me something that I need, [D]satisfaction guaranteed
Because [G]I’m thinking about a brand new [Em]hope
The [D]one I’ve never [C]known, and where it [D]goes
And [G]I’m thinking about the only [Em]road
The [D]one I’ve never [C]known, and where it [D]goes
Because [G]I’m thinking about a brand new [Em]hope
The [D]one I’ve never [C]known, ’cause now [D]I know
It’s all that [G]I wanted.


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ArtistGreen Day
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Year2000
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How to play Macy's Day Parade on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Green Day - Macy's Day Parade on guitar requires 4 chords and 6 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.

Macy's Day Parade uses these transitions most often: C → D (15), D → G (11), and G → Em (10). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with G - Em chord transition.

1. G → Em chord transition

To move from G to Em;

  1. While playing G, lift your index finger from A string fret 2.
  2. Lift your middle finger from E string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
G to Em

2. Em → C chord transition

To move from Em to C;

  1. Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 2.
  2. Slide your ring finger from D string fret 2 to A string fret 3.
  3. Place index finger on B string fret 1.
Em to C

3. C → D chord transition

To move from C to D;

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 3.
C to D

4. D → G chord transition

To move from D to G;

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.
D to G

5. G → C chord transition

To move from G to C;

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.

6. Em → D chord transition

To move from Em to D;

  1. Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 2.
  2. Slide your ring finger from D string fret 2 to B string fret 3.
  3. Place index finger on G string fret 2.

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Macy's Day Parade.

  • Macy's Day Parade includes 57 chord transitions, 6 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Macy's Day Parade contains 5 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Macy's Day Parade connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After D, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (29%), A (17%), and Em (17%).
    • D → G: 29%
    • D → C: 14%
    After G, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (25%), D (24%), and Am (13%).
    • G → C: 25%
    • G → Em: 9%