Chords for Def Leppard's Hysteria - Guitar Lesson
Tempo:
108.45 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
C
Em
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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Hysteria by Duff Leopard.
[G]
[Em]
[G]
[D] [C]
[D] [G]
[D] [C]
[G]
[G]
[Em]
[G]
[D] [C]
[D] [G]
[D] [C]
[G]
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D
G
C
Em
E
D
G
C
Hysteria by Duff Leopard.
Here's a quick run through. _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] We're going to open A [A] for tuning. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [N] So let's start off with the fingering. _
I like to finger it this way instead of this way because we're going to be putting our index finger [E] here.
So it's just easier to start off this way.
This is your 5th fret right here for your reference point.
So we're 5th string, 5th fret, 4th string, 4th fret.
_ And as the pattern changes we're going to be putting our index finger here on the 3rd fret of the 6th string.
That's the only thing that changes.
[Eb] _ _ _ [D] So it starts off like this.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] Let's take a look at the picking hand really quick there.
_ [Em] _ _
_ _ Starting on the _ 5th [D] string.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Do that again.
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Then pick the open E string once.
_ And then fret the 3rd fret.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ So do that [D] again.
_ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Alright.
[D] Now back to the _ fretting hand.
_ We had [G] this pattern.
This is what we ended on.
[E] Now we're going to move to this.
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
Which is 2nd fret here on the 5th string.
And [N] 4th fret here on the 4th string.
And you're starting on the low E which [E] is open.
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] Then back. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ And then where we [D] started.
So let's just go ahead and run through that one more time.
_ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Now in this next part there's some subtlety going on with the chords that I may not have exactly right.
[Abm] But this is the way I'm [D] hearing it anyway.
_ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ This is the first part which is [Ab] a D.
And then you're putting your pinky here on the 3rd fret. _ _
_ _ _ _ And leave these two fingers there.
[C] _ And put this here.
3rd fret 5th string.
And this is the 2nd fret 4th string.
_ _ Don't play the low E.
_ [E] Once again. _ _ _ _
I screwed that up.
Sorry.
Once again.
_ _ [C] _ _ _
_ And you can pick the high notes again there. _ _ _
_ Now the second time through.
Instead of this chord.
[G] We're just going to play _ right there.
And leave the 3rd and 4th strings open.
[D] And let them ring out.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
Once again.
No low E.
_ _ _ _ [N] And the 3rd time through.
We're playing the same chord that we did the first time.
That same C.
_ But for some reason it sounds better if I leave that high G off.
[F] And just let that high E note ring.
_ [D] _
_ _ [C] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ [D] Okay so I'll do those all up to there. _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Okay.
And from there I go to just a regular C. _ _
A regular G.
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ _
Okay now we'll do those chords a few [D] more times.
But for now I just want to finish off the song.
[Em] Because there's only really 3 chords left.
And it's an E minor. _
This is during the chorus.
_ _ A C.
[C] _ _
And a D.
[D] _ _ And if you want you can add that _ suspended 4th on and off. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
Now if you want to you can crank on some distortion [G] there and just do the power chords.
[E] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
So let's run through those chords a few more times for [Db] some of you. _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Okay a little faster.
_ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Let's do it one more time.
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
Here's a quick run through. _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] We're going to open A [A] for tuning. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [N] So let's start off with the fingering. _
I like to finger it this way instead of this way because we're going to be putting our index finger [E] here.
So it's just easier to start off this way.
This is your 5th fret right here for your reference point.
So we're 5th string, 5th fret, 4th string, 4th fret.
_ And as the pattern changes we're going to be putting our index finger here on the 3rd fret of the 6th string.
That's the only thing that changes.
[Eb] _ _ _ [D] So it starts off like this.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] Let's take a look at the picking hand really quick there.
_ [Em] _ _
_ _ Starting on the _ 5th [D] string.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Do that again.
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Then pick the open E string once.
_ And then fret the 3rd fret.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ So do that [D] again.
_ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Alright.
[D] Now back to the _ fretting hand.
_ We had [G] this pattern.
This is what we ended on.
[E] Now we're going to move to this.
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
Which is 2nd fret here on the 5th string.
And [N] 4th fret here on the 4th string.
And you're starting on the low E which [E] is open.
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] Then back. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ And then where we [D] started.
So let's just go ahead and run through that one more time.
_ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Now in this next part there's some subtlety going on with the chords that I may not have exactly right.
[Abm] But this is the way I'm [D] hearing it anyway.
_ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ This is the first part which is [Ab] a D.
And then you're putting your pinky here on the 3rd fret. _ _
_ _ _ _ And leave these two fingers there.
[C] _ And put this here.
3rd fret 5th string.
And this is the 2nd fret 4th string.
_ _ Don't play the low E.
_ [E] Once again. _ _ _ _
I screwed that up.
Sorry.
Once again.
_ _ [C] _ _ _
_ And you can pick the high notes again there. _ _ _
_ Now the second time through.
Instead of this chord.
[G] We're just going to play _ right there.
And leave the 3rd and 4th strings open.
[D] And let them ring out.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
Once again.
No low E.
_ _ _ _ [N] And the 3rd time through.
We're playing the same chord that we did the first time.
That same C.
_ But for some reason it sounds better if I leave that high G off.
[F] And just let that high E note ring.
_ [D] _
_ _ [C] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ [D] Okay so I'll do those all up to there. _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Okay.
And from there I go to just a regular C. _ _
A regular G.
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ _
Okay now we'll do those chords a few [D] more times.
But for now I just want to finish off the song.
[Em] Because there's only really 3 chords left.
And it's an E minor. _
This is during the chorus.
_ _ A C.
[C] _ _
And a D.
[D] _ _ And if you want you can add that _ suspended 4th on and off. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
Now if you want to you can crank on some distortion [G] there and just do the power chords.
[E] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
So let's run through those chords a few more times for [Db] some of you. _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Okay a little faster.
_ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Let's do it one more time.
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _