Chords for Into Temptation by Crowded House - Guitar Lesson
Tempo:
152 bpm
Chords used:
Em
G
E
Bm
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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As promised, I thought I'd show you the chords to Intertemptation, live here on The Sound Den.
So the first chord is an E minor, which is very simple.
Then you take that middle finger and you put it up onto the low E [E] string.
E minor [F#] up
[Em] to
[E] [Em] [F#] the
[Em]
[F#] [Em] low E.
So the first chord is an E minor, which is very simple.
Then you take that middle finger and you put it up onto the low E [E] string.
E minor [F#] up
[Em] to
[E] [Em] [F#] the
[Em]
[F#] [Em] low E.
100% ➙ 152BPM
Em
G
E
Bm
C
Em
G
E
As promised, I thought I'd show you the _ chords to _ Intertemptation, _ live here on The Sound Den. _
_ So the first chord is an E minor, which is _ _ _ very simple. _
Then you take that middle finger and you put it up onto the low E [E] string.
So you go [Em] from the E minor _ [F#] up _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ to _
[E] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [F#] the _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ [Em] _ low E. _
_ _ [F#] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Then you move that shape to almost a G position, where you put your [G] middle finger on the _ low E string on the third fret.
_ And then you put your index finger on the _ _ _ _ A string on the second fret, where you're getting this sound.
_ _ _ _ [E] So, [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ see, this is all I'm playing two notes.
[E] These are two note chords.
_ [Em] _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ And then you move that down to an A position.
You'd normally play an A like this, or you'd play an A [N] like this, or an A like this.
You only need two notes within that A chord, _ which is a _ _ _ _ general A chord.
So you take one of the notes out [E] and it sounds like this. _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [F#] So_
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Yep, which is the main basis of the track.
But then Neil throws in a B and a C note on top of that A chord, where it _ [A] _ _ _
goes_
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] So, _ _ _ _ keep the A position, move the middle finger up to the B [A#] _ _ [Bm] string.
[A] And _ [E] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ then to almost a C position here, [C] which _ _ is_
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ So that [G] progression sounds like this from [E] the beginning.
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[F#] _ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[F#] Open [Em] up [G] your door, _
_ [E] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[E] _ couldn't do [G] me no harm. _
_ [E] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
And open _ [G] invitation. _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [D] C, _ [C] B, C.
_ _ [A] _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ Yep. _ _
[G] And then it's _ _ _ G _
_ [Gm] for the Into Temptation part. _ _
_ _ Then _ D, [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] E minor.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ _
So_
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#] E minor.
[Em] _ And then a sneaky [B] little thing that you do is suspend it and you put _ the pinky on [Em] the _ B string. _
_ So, _ watch my pinky come in, underneath, onto the second fret on the B string.
_ _ And I'm still in the E minor position.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ G.
[G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [G] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ Now, [Bm] _ _ then [N] there's the You Can't Go bit.
You can't go, cave in, [C] in, and tell me.
_ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] Okay, so that bit is B.
_ _ _ You can't go.
_ _ And then a really funny chord where you hold the bar here on [C#] the second fret,
but then you put your _ _ _ _ _ wedding finger on _ _ the fourth fret, just here. _
_ _ [E] And then you keep the bar here and then you get this beautiful chord where after the B it [B] goes_
You [Bm] can't go.
_ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] You can't _ go.
You can't go. _
[A] C.
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ G.
[G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
So, _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ the _ _ [B] change is_
You [Bm] can't go.
_ _ [C#m] _ _ You _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ can't go. [G] G. D. _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
[A] Hey! _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ Into _ temptation, _ [D] right where _ [C] you _ _ belong.
[Em] _ _ So, [G] _
into _ _ temptation, _ [D] _
G, _ [C] C, _ _ _
[Em] D minor.
So that's that progression.
It sounds like this in [B] total.
You [Bm]
can't go.
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _
Sittin' in _ [C] your _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] bed. _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ [Bm] Use _ yourself when [A] you linger on.
_ _ [G] _ G, _ _ temptation, _ _ [D] C. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
And then_
_ _ _ [B] _ _
[C] _ _ _ C, _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ D, [G] into _ _ temptation, _ [D] right where [C] you _ [Em] belong. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
That's it.
_ _ No excuses.
I want to be playing with this _ track with you and James when you get to New York in a couple of weeks.
Okay, love you.
_ So the first chord is an E minor, which is _ _ _ very simple. _
Then you take that middle finger and you put it up onto the low E [E] string.
So you go [Em] from the E minor _ [F#] up _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ to _
[E] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [F#] the _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ [Em] _ low E. _
_ _ [F#] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Then you move that shape to almost a G position, where you put your [G] middle finger on the _ low E string on the third fret.
_ And then you put your index finger on the _ _ _ _ A string on the second fret, where you're getting this sound.
_ _ _ _ [E] So, [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ see, this is all I'm playing two notes.
[E] These are two note chords.
_ [Em] _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ And then you move that down to an A position.
You'd normally play an A like this, or you'd play an A [N] like this, or an A like this.
You only need two notes within that A chord, _ which is a _ _ _ _ general A chord.
So you take one of the notes out [E] and it sounds like this. _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [F#] So_
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Yep, which is the main basis of the track.
But then Neil throws in a B and a C note on top of that A chord, where it _ [A] _ _ _
goes_
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] So, _ _ _ _ keep the A position, move the middle finger up to the B [A#] _ _ [Bm] string.
[A] And _ [E] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ then to almost a C position here, [C] which _ _ is_
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ So that [G] progression sounds like this from [E] the beginning.
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[F#] _ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[F#] Open [Em] up [G] your door, _
_ [E] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[E] _ couldn't do [G] me no harm. _
_ [E] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
And open _ [G] invitation. _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [D] C, _ [C] B, C.
_ _ [A] _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ Yep. _ _
[G] And then it's _ _ _ G _
_ [Gm] for the Into Temptation part. _ _
_ _ Then _ D, [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] E minor.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ _
So_
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#] E minor.
[Em] _ And then a sneaky [B] little thing that you do is suspend it and you put _ the pinky on [Em] the _ B string. _
_ So, _ watch my pinky come in, underneath, onto the second fret on the B string.
_ _ And I'm still in the E minor position.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ G.
[G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [G] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ Now, [Bm] _ _ then [N] there's the You Can't Go bit.
You can't go, cave in, [C] in, and tell me.
_ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] Okay, so that bit is B.
_ _ _ You can't go.
_ _ And then a really funny chord where you hold the bar here on [C#] the second fret,
but then you put your _ _ _ _ _ wedding finger on _ _ the fourth fret, just here. _
_ _ [E] And then you keep the bar here and then you get this beautiful chord where after the B it [B] goes_
You [Bm] can't go.
_ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] You can't _ go.
You can't go. _
[A] C.
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ G.
[G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
So, _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ the _ _ [B] change is_
You [Bm] can't go.
_ _ [C#m] _ _ You _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ can't go. [G] G. D. _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
[A] Hey! _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ Into _ temptation, _ [D] right where _ [C] you _ _ belong.
[Em] _ _ So, [G] _
into _ _ temptation, _ [D] _
G, _ [C] C, _ _ _
[Em] D minor.
So that's that progression.
It sounds like this in [B] total.
You [Bm]
can't go.
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _
Sittin' in _ [C] your _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] bed. _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ [Bm] Use _ yourself when [A] you linger on.
_ _ [G] _ G, _ _ temptation, _ _ [D] C. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
And then_
_ _ _ [B] _ _
[C] _ _ _ C, _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ D, [G] into _ _ temptation, _ [D] right where [C] you _ [Em] belong. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
That's it.
_ _ No excuses.
I want to be playing with this _ track with you and James when you get to New York in a couple of weeks.
Okay, love you.