The Chats – Smoko Guitar Tab
This is the tab or tabulation of Smoko by The chats on Guitar.
[Intro]
e|—————————————————————————|
B|—————————————————————————|
G|-9~—-9——————————————————————-| X2
D|———9h11~————————————————————-|
A|—————————————————————————|
E|—————————————————————————|
[Verse]
e|—————————————————————————|
B|—————————————————————————|
G|-9~—-9——————————————————————-| X4
D|———9h11————————————————————–|
A|—————————————————————————|
E|—————————————————————————|
[Chorus]
e|—————————————————————————|
B|—————————————————————————|
G|—————————————————————————|
D|-11~—-xx-9~—–11~—-xx-9~———————————————|
A|-11~—-xx-9~—–11~—-xx-9~———————————————|
E|–9~—-xx-7~——9~—-xx-7~———————————————|
e|—————————————————————————|
B|—————————————————————————|
G|—————————————————9-9-9——————-|
D|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11–9-9-9-9-9-9–9-9-9–9-9-9————| x4
A|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11–9-9-9-9-9-9–7-7-7–9-9-9————|
E|–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–7-7-7-7-7-7———7-7-7————|
[Verse]
e|—————————————————————————|
B|—————————————————————————|
G|-9~—-9——————————————————————-| X4
D|———9h11————————————————————–|
A|—————————————————————————|
E|—————————————————————————|
e|—————————————————————————|
B|—————————————————————————|
G|-14-14-13-13-11-9—14–14-13-13-11-9—14-14-13-13-11-11-9-9——-9-11—| X2
D|————————————————————–11-11——–|
A|—————————————————————————|
E|—————————————————————————|
[Chorus]
e|—————————————————————————|
B|—————————————————————————|
G|—————————————————9-9-9——————-|
D|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11–9-9-9-9-9-9–9-9-9–9-9-9————| x6
A|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11–9-9-9-9-9-9–7-7-7–9-9-9————|
E|–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–7-7-7-7-7-7———7-7-7————|
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How to play Smoko: key, chords and progression
To play Smoko by The Chats, think in E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯). It takes 4 chords: B, A, E and G.
The backbone of the song is B – A – E – B (V – IV – I – V in E major). In solfa, that is soh – fah – doh – soh. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.
Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 7th fret and play the shapes E, D, A, C (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.
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Smoko chords: questions
What key is Smoko in?
Smoko by The Chats is in the key of E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯).
What chords are in Smoko?
Smoko uses 4 chords: B, A, E, G.
What is the chord progression of Smoko?
The main progression is B – A – E – B (V – IV – I – V).
Is Smoko easy to play on guitar?
Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 7th fret and play the shapes E, D, A, C (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo).