Although Paramore have been together for about six years, with three albums under their belts, "The Only Exception" ( which I worked out last month and posted to my Pop Songs guitar chords page ) was the first of their songs I'd ever heard, and it pretty much got me hooked!
On "Brick by Boring Brick", also from the latest album "Brand New Eyes", Hayley Williams shows that as well as the silky, sultry vocals she treated us with on "The Only Exception", she can really rock out the vocals when she wants to. It's a great rock song, I need to dig deeper into this album and the band's older work.
The song is in the key of A major, but I've transposed it down to G ( partly as this creates an easier set of chords, but mainly because I couldn't reach the high notes! ). If you want to play along with the song on CD or on the video below, you'll need to put a capo on the 2nd fret to bring the key back up from G to A.
The chords ( after transposition ) are Em, C, G and D through most of the song, with an A minor thrown in during the bridge. If you want to play without the capo, these will be F#m, D, A, E and B minor.
My interpretation of "Brick by Boring Brick" is now on Rock Songs Guitar Chords page of my website, at the link below:
Guitar Chords and Lyrics to Paramore - Brick by Boring Brick
When you've had a few practice runs, try playing along with the song above, or at YouTube - Paramore "Brick by Boring Brick". Remember that I've transposed the song from A down to G, so you'll need to either transpose back up to the A major set of chords, or just put a capo on the 2nd fret.
The official Paramore web site is at: Paramore - Home Page.
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Monday, November 01, 2010
Tuesday, June 08, 2010
Paramore "The Only Exception" Guitar Chords and Lyrics
Yet another debut band ( for my Blog and Website, that is! ). Paramore are a Tennessee, USA band who have been around since 2004, have released 3 hit albums and been nominated for numerous Grammy and other awards - I just somehow haven't gotten round to listening to their songs that much, so this is my first attempt to work out an easy, chords and lyrics version of "The Only Exception", the third single from their 2009 album "Brand New Eyes". Lovely song, with gorgeous lyrics from Hayley Williams.
The song is in the somewhat tricky key of B major, and doesn't exactly use a standard pop/rock sequence of chords, but I think I've come up with a very playable version, even for early learning guitarists. I've changed the key from B major to G major - if you put your capo on the 4th fret this will bring your sound back to the original key. Intro, verses and chorus are all: G, Dm and Cmaj7 ( 332000 ), there is a Bridge which uses Am, G, and D, and an Outro with F, C, and G.
My guitar chords version of "The Only Exception" has been uploaded to my Pop songs chords page, you can find it at the link below:
Pop Guitar chords and lyrics to "The Only Exception" by Paramore
Play along with the video above, or on Youtube at Paramore "The Only Exception" on YouTube
Go to CDUniverse to browse the album and singles from the band: Paramore music at CD Universe
If you're looking to improve your guitar playing, check out my list of cool and useful guitarist resources on my Online Guitarist Resources page
Enjoy your music!
P.J. Murphy
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The song is in the somewhat tricky key of B major, and doesn't exactly use a standard pop/rock sequence of chords, but I think I've come up with a very playable version, even for early learning guitarists. I've changed the key from B major to G major - if you put your capo on the 4th fret this will bring your sound back to the original key. Intro, verses and chorus are all: G, Dm and Cmaj7 ( 332000 ), there is a Bridge which uses Am, G, and D, and an Outro with F, C, and G.
My guitar chords version of "The Only Exception" has been uploaded to my Pop songs chords page, you can find it at the link below:
Pop Guitar chords and lyrics to "The Only Exception" by Paramore
Play along with the video above, or on Youtube at Paramore "The Only Exception" on YouTube
Go to CDUniverse to browse the album and singles from the band: Paramore music at CD Universe
If you're looking to improve your guitar playing, check out my list of cool and useful guitarist resources on my Online Guitarist Resources page
Enjoy your music!
P.J. Murphy
webmaster: PJ's Guitar Chords & Lyrics - http://www.guitarsongs.info/
Guitar Chords Blog: http://www.guitar-chords.blogspot.com/
Guitar Tips Blog: http://www.guitar-tips.blogspot.com/
Squidoo Lens: http://www.squidoo.com/guitarsongs/
Facebook Page: P.J. Murphy on Facebook
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