Amber chords by
311 (Official Version)

2001Reggae6.4K views

Key: C majorDifficulty: Beginner

Intro 1

C

Am

Em

C

Am

Em

C

Am

Em

C

Am

Em

Verse 1
C C 
 
Am Am 
 
Em Em 
 
Brainstorm,
C C 
 
Am Am 
 
take me away from the norm'
Em Em 
 
C C 
 
Am Am 
 
Em Em 
 
I've got to tell you something
C C 
 
This phenomenom
Am Am 
 
Em Em 
 
I had to put it in a song

Chorus 1
And it goes like
C C 
 
Am Am 
 
Whoa- oh
Em Em 
 
Amber is the color of your energy
C C 
 
Am Am 
 
Whoa- oh
Em Em 
 
Shades of gold display naturally
Dm Dm 
 
G G 
 
You want to know what brings me here
Dm Dm 
 
Oh- oh
G G 
 
You glide through my head, blind to fear

Chorus 2
C C 
 
And I know I
Am Am 
 
Whoa- oh
Em Em 
 
Amber is the color of your energy
C C 
 
Am Am 
 
Whoa- oh
Em Em 
 
Shades of gold display naturally

Interlude 1

C

Am

Em

C

Am

Em

Solo 1

C

Am

Em

C

Am

Em

Dm

G

Dm

G

Chorus 3
C C 
 
Am Am 
 
Whoa- oh
Em Em 
 
Amber is the color of your energy
C C 
 
Am Am 
 
Whoa- oh
Em Em 
 
Shades of gold display naturally
C C 
 
Dm Dm 
 
Em Em 
 

Bridge 1
Am Am 
 
Em Em 
 
You live too far away
Am Am 
 
Em Em 
 
Your voice rings like a bell anyway
Fmaj7b5 Fmaj7b5 
 
Em Em 
 
Don't give up your independence
Fmaj7b5 Fmaj7b5 
 
Unless it feels alright
Em Em 
 
Nothing good comes easily
G G 
 
Sometimes you've got to

Chorus 4
C C 
 
fight
Am Am 
 
Whoa- oh
Em Em 
 
Amber is the color of your energy
C C 
 
Am Am 
 
Whoa- oh
Em Em 
 
Shades of gold display naturally
Dm Dm 
 
Lost a thousand ships
G G 
 
Dm Dm 
 
in my heart so easy
G G 
 
Still it's fine from afar

Outro 1
C C 
 
And you know that
Am Am 
 
Whoa- oh
Em Em 
 
Brainstorm,
C C 
 
take me away from the norm'
Am Am 
 
Em Em 
 
Whoa- oh
I've got to tell you something

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsC Am Em Dm G...

Chords

C
Am
Em
Dm
G
Fmaj7b5

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

C: x-3-2-0-1-0
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0
Dm: x-x-0-2-3-1
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
Fmaj7b5: x-x-3-2-0-0

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

Most chord-change problems come from the strumming hand, not the fretting hand. The basic strumming course covers the patterns and timing that make any chord progression easier to play. Practice basic strumming

This is the definitive original version of Amber by 311, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of C major. It suits players who want to learn Amber the way 311 intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

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