Amoeba chords by
The Adolescents (Official Version)

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Key: E minorDifficulty: Advanced

Chorus 1

Dsus2

Amoeba amoeba

Bsus4

Amoeba amoeba

Dsus2

Amoeba amoeba

Bsus4

Amoeba amoeba

Verse 1
B B 
 
A A 
 
We are the scientists in the lab
G# G# 
 
Looking through a microscope
B B 
 
A A 
 
The little glass slides they never lie
G# G# 
 
How can this small mind cope?
B B 
 
A A 
 
I've never seen anything like it before
G# G# 
 
This amoeba's got a mind of it's own
B B 
 
But don't turn your back you stupid
A A 
 
science world
G# G# 
 
This is reaching for the telephone

Interlude 1

Bbm

Amoe

Chorus 2

Dsus2

ba amoeba

Bsus4

Amoeba amoeba

Dsus2

Amoeba amoeba

Bsus4

Amoeba amoeba

Solo 1

Verse 2
B B 
 
A A 
 
A one celled creature a one celled thing
G# G# 
 
It hardly knows it's alive
B B 
 
A A 
 
You're better off dead if you only knew
G# G# 
 
Your growing life is taking a dive
B B 
 
A A 
 
I've never seen anything like it before
G# G# 
 
This amoeba's got a mind of it's own
B B 
 
But don't turn away you stupid
A A 
 
science world
G# G# 
 
This is reaching for the telephone

Interlude 2

Bbm

Amoe

Chorus 3

Dsus2

ba amoeba

Bsus4

Amoeba amoeba

Dsus2

Amoeba amoeba

Bsus4

Amoeba amoeba

Solo 2
Em Em 
 
Em Em 
 
D D 
 
D D 
 
C C 
 
C C 
 
B B 
 
B B 
 
G G 
 
Em Em 
 
Em Em 
 
D D 
 
D D 
 
C C 
 
C C 
 
B B 
 
B B 
 
G G 
 
Amoe

Chorus 4
Em Em 
 
Dsus2 Dsus2 
 
ba  amoeba
C C 
 
Bsus4 Bsus4 
 
B B 
 
Amoeba amoeba
G G 
 
Em Em 
 
Dsus2 Dsus2 
 
Amoeba  amoeba
C C 
 
Bsus4 Bsus4 
 
B B 
 
G G 
 
Amoeba amoeba
Em Em

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsG Em Dsus2 C Bsus4...

Chords

G
Em
Dsus2
C
Bsus4
B
A
G#
Bbm
E
D

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

G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0
Dsus2: x-x-0-2-3-0
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
Bsus4: x-2-4-4-5-x
B: x-2-4-4-4-x
A: x-0-2-2-2-0
G#: 4-6-6-5-4-4
Bbm: x-1-3-3-2-x
E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
D: x-x-0-2-3-2

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

Barre chords ask a lot of the fretting hand. The barre course walks through hand position, pressure, and the cleanest way to land each shape. Practice barre chords

Sus2 and sus4 swap the third in a chord for a second or fourth. The sus course covers the shapes and how to drop them into a progression. Practice sus chords

This is the definitive original version of Amoeba by The Adolescents, 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 E minor. It is designed for experienced players looking to reproduce the full sonic intent and artistic expression of The Adolescents.

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