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The 1975 - Part Of The Band Chords

ChordsD, A, G, Bm, Em, F#
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

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

  • Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram
  • Guitar A chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-2-0Guitar A chord diagram
  • Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
  • Guitar Bm chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-4-4-3-2 Barre at fret 2.Guitar Bm chord diagram
  • Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram
  • Guitar F# | G♭ chord diagram Fingering: 2-4-4-3-2-2 Barre at fret 2.Guitar F# | G♭ chord diagram


[D] [A]
[G]She was part of the [D]Air Force, I was part of the [A]band
I always used to [Bm]bust into her hand
[G] In my, my, [D]my [A]imagi[Bm]nation
[G]I was living my [D]best life, living with my [A]parents
Way before the [Bm]paying penance and verbal propellants
[G] And my, my, [D]my [A]cancellation, hm, yeah


[G] [D] [A] [Bm] [G] [D] [A]
And [G]I fell in love with a [D]boy, it was kinda lame
[A] I was Rimbaud and [Bm]he was Paul Verlaine
[G] In my, my, [D]my [A]imagination
[G] So many cringes and [D]heroin binges, [A]
I was [A]coming off the hinges, [Bm]living on the fringes
[G]Of my, my, [D]my [A]imagination, oh, yeah


[Em] [G] [A]Enough about me now
[Em] [G] “You gotta [A]talk about the people, baby”
[Em] [G] [A]But that’s kind of the idea


[Bm]At home, somewhere [A]I don’t like, [G]eating stuff off of [D]motorbikes
[G]Coming to her lookalikes, [A] [F#] [Bm]I can’t get the [A]language right
Just [G]tell me what’s [D]unladylike [G] [D] [A] [D]


I know some [G]Vaccinista [D]tote bag chic [A]baristas
Sitting in east on their [Bm]communista keisters
[G] Writing [D]about their [A]ejaculations
“I like my [G]men like I like my [D]coffee
Full of soy [A]milk and so sweet, it won’t [Bm]offend anybody”
[G]Whilst staining the [D]pages of the [A][D]nation, oh, yeah


[Em] [G] A [A]Xanax and a Newport
[Em] [G] “Well I take [A]care of my kids”, she said [Em] [G] [A]


The [Bm]worst inside of [A]us begets , that [G]feeling on the [D]internet
It’s [G]like someone intended it (Like [A]advertising [F#]cigarettes)
A [Bm]diamond in the [A]rough begets, [G]the diamond with a [D]scruff [G]you get [A]


[G] [D] [G] [D] [A] [G] [D] [A] [Bm] [G] [D] [A]
[G] [D] [A] [Bm] [G] [D] [A] [D]
Am [G]I ironically woke? The [D]butt of my joke?
Or am [A]I just some post-coke, [Bm]average, skinny bloke
[G] Calling his [D]ego [A]imagination?
I’ve not [G]picked up that in a [D]thousand four hundred [A]days
And nine hours and [Bm]sixteen minutes, babe
[G] It’s kind of my [D]daily [A]iteration [D]


[G] [D] [A] [Bm] [G] [D]

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ArtistThe 1975
AlbumBeing Funny in a Foreign Language
Year2022
KeyD

How to play Part Of The Band on Guitar (Step-by-step)

The 1975 - Part Of The Band on guitar requires 6 chords and 10 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.

Part Of The Band uses these transitions most often: G → D (31), D → A (26), and A → Bm (15). 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 - A chord transition.

1. D → A chord transition

To move from D to A;

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

2. A → G chord transition

To move from A to G;

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

3. G → D chord transition

To move from G to D;

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

4. A → Bm chord transition

To move from A to Bm;

  1. Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to B string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from B string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 4.
  4. Place pinky on G string fret 4.
A to Bm

5. Bm → G chord transition

To move from Bm to G;

  1. While playing Bm, lift your pinky from G string fret 4.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your middle finger from B string fret 3 to E string fret 3.
  4. Lift your ring finger from D string fret 4 and place it on E string fret 3.

6. A → Em chord transition

To move from A to Em;

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

7. Em → G chord transition

To move from Em to G;

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

8. A → F# chord transition

To move from A to F#;

  1. Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger on G string from fret 2 to fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from B string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 4.
  4. Place pinky on D string fret 4.

9. F# → Bm chord transition

To move from F# to Bm;

  1. Keep index finger on E string fret 2.
  2. Lift your middle finger from G string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 3.
  3. Slide your ring finger from A string fret 4 to D string fret 4.
  4. Lift your pinky from D string fret 4 and place it on G string fret 4.

10. D → Em chord transition

To move from D to Em;

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

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Part Of The Band.

  • Part Of The Band includes 139 chord transitions, 10 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.04% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Part Of The Band contains 3 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Part Of The Band connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After A, the most likely next chords across Chordier are D (29%), G (13%), and E (12%).
    • A → D: 29%
    • A → G: 13%
    After G, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (25%), D (24%), and Am (13%).
    • G → D: 24%
    • G → A: 6%