The Cranberries - Ode To My Family Chords
Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow. Using the Transpose tool, switch to C key to play this song with easier chords.
Guitar D chord diagram
Guitar Bm chord diagram
Guitar F#m | G♭m chord diagram
Guitar G chord diagram
[Opening]
[D]Do do do do, do [Bm]do do do, do [F#m]do do do, do [G]do do do
[D] [Bm] [F#m] [G] [D] [Bm] [F#m] [G]
[D] [Bm]Understand the things I [F#m]say, don’t [G]turn away from [D]me
[D]Cause I spent [Bm]half my life out [F#m]there, you [G]wouldn’t [D]disagree
[D]Do you see me[Bm], do you see, do you [F#m]like me, do you [G]like me standing [D]there
[D]Do you [Bm]notice, do you know, do you [F#m]see me, do you [G]see me, does anyone [D]care
[chorus]
[D] [Bm]Unhappiness, where’s when [F#m]I was young, and we [G]didn’t give a [D]damn
[D]’Cause we were [Bm]raised, to see [F#m]life as fun and [G]take it if we [D]can
[D]My [Bm]mother, my mother she’d [F#m]hold me, she’d [G]hold me, when I was out [D]there
[D]My [Bm]father, my father, he [F#m]liked me, oh he [G]liked me, does anyone [D]care
[Closing]
[D] [Bm]Understand what I’ve [F#m]become, it [G]wasn’t my design [D]
[D]And people [Bm]everywhere think [F#m]something [G]better than I am [D]
[D]But I miss [Bm]you, I miss ’cause I [F#m]liked it, ’cause I [G]liked it, when I [D]was out here
[D]Do you know [Bm]this, do you know, you [F#m]did not find me, [G]you did not find, does [D]anyone care
[chorus]
[D] [Bm]Unhappiness, where’s when [F#m]I was young, and we [G]didn’t give a [D]damn
[D]’Cause we were [Bm]raised, to see [F#m]life as fun and [G]take it if we [D]can
[D]My [Bm]mother, my mother she’d [F#m]hold me, she’d [G]hold me, when I was out [D]there
[D]My [Bm]father, my father, he [F#m]liked me, oh he [G]liked me, does anyone [D]care
How to play Ode To My Family on Guitar (Step-by-step)
The Cranberries - Ode To My Family on guitar requires 4 chords and 4 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.
Ode To My Family uses these transitions most often: Bm → F#m (19), D → Bm (19), and F#m → G (19). 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 D - Bm chord transition.
1. D → Bm chord transition
To move from D to Bm;
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 2 to B string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on D string fret 4.
- Place pinky on G string fret 4.
2. Bm → F#m chord transition
To move from Bm to F#m;
- While playing Bm, lift your middle finger from B string fret 3.
- Keep index finger on E string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from D string fret 4 and place it on A string fret 4.
- Slide your pinky from G string fret 4 to D string fret 4.
3. F#m → G chord transition
To move from F#m to G;
- While playing F#m, lift your pinky from D string fret 4.
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from A string fret 4 to E string fret 3.
- Place middle finger on E string fret 3.
4. G → D chord transition
To move from G to D;
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to E string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 3.
Ode To My Family chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Ode To My Family.
- Ode To My Family includes 76 chord transitions, 4 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
- Ode To My Family contains 1 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
- These transition patterns show how Ode To My Family 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 → Bm: 5%
After Bm, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (25%), A (19%), and Em (13%).- Bm → F#m: 4%