engine heart chords

October 29, 2007 12:21 PM

does anyone happen to know the chords to engine heart by mirah? i think they are played on a ukelele. thank you!
posted by KaeporaGaebora to media & arts (4 comments total)

Hmm, I don't have an mp3 or anything, but cover on Youtube is basically just

Verse

G -> C

Am Bm
..even though I know they're telling lies

... and that's basically it. It seems to be played on a concert (soprano) uke.
posted by tmcw at 1:48 PM on October 29, 2007

FWIW, what the gal in the YouTube video linked above is playing sounds a little different than the original. She's singing the same melody, but what she's playing on her ukelele(I'm almost positive) is not what Mirah plays on her version. I wish I had a better ear and could tell you what Mirah is playing, but I hope someone else can -- I can play the uke a little bit and I'd love to be able to play this song.
posted by kitty teeth at 2:01 PM on October 29, 2007

Ignore the youtube video. Do you have a ukulele?


1st section: this chord:

][----[----[----[----[-o-[
][----[----[-o-[----[----[
][----[-o-[----[----[----[
][----[----[----[----[----[ alternates with

this chord:

][----[-o-[----[----[----[
][----[----[----[----[----[
][----[-o-[----[----[----[
][----[----[----[----[----[

2nd section ("even though I know...") this chord first:

][----[----[----[----[----[
][----[----[----[----[----[
][----[----[----[----[----[
][----[-0-[----[----[----[

then this:

][----[-o-[----[----[----[
][----[-o-[----[----[----[
][----[-o-[----[----[----[
][----[-0-[----[----[----[

If you want to play it in the same key as the recording, you'll have to put a capo on the second fret so the tuning is (from bottom) A, D, F#, B. (If you don't have a capo you might be able to hack it with a rubber band or something...I've done it before) Or, you can tune it up--but I don't know if the extra string tension is safe for a ukulele.
posted by Rich Smorgasbord at 6:29 PM on October 29, 2007

i have a real old banjo/uke that i wanted to play it on. thanks a lot it sounds great!
posted by KaeporaGaebora at 12:32 PM on October 30, 2007