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Ceremony chords by New Order (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

F
C
Fmaj7#11
Fmaj7
Fsus4
Cmaj7
C/F

Intro 1
F 
F 
C 
C 
 (F major)  (F major)  (C major)  (C major) 
F 
F 
C 
C 
 (F major)  (F major)  (C major)  (C major) 
F 
F 
C 
C 
 (F major)  (F major)  (C major)  (C major) 
Fmaj7#11 
Fmaj7#11 
C 
C 
 (F minoraj7#11)  (F minoraj7#11)  (C major)  (C major) 
Fmaj7#11 
Fmaj7#11 
C 
C 
 (F minoraj7#11)  (F minoraj7#11)  (C major)  (C major) 
Fmaj7#11 
Fmaj7#11 
C 
C 
 (F minoraj7#11)  (F minoraj7#11)  (C major)  (C major) 
Fmaj7 
Fmaj7 
C 
C 
 (F minoraj7)  (F minoraj7)  (C major)  (C major) 
Fsus4 
Fsus4 
Cmaj7 
Cmaj7 
 (Fsus4)  (Fsus4)  (C minoraj7)  (C minoraj7) 
Fsus4 
Fsus4 
Cmaj7 
Cmaj7 
 (Fsus4)  (Fsus4)  (C minoraj7)  (C minoraj7) 

Verse 1
Fsus4 
 (Fsus4) This is why events unnerve me
Cmaj7 
 (C minoraj7) They find it all, a different story
Fsus4 
 (Fsus4) Notice whom for wheels are turning
Cmaj7 
 (C minoraj7) Turn again and turn
towards this time
Fsus4 
 (Fsus4) All she asks is
the strength to hold me
Cmaj7 
 (C minoraj7) Then again the same old story
Fsus4 
 (Fsus4) World will travel, oh so quickly
Cmaj7 
 (C minoraj7) Travel first and lean

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Interlude 1

towards this time

Chorus 1

Oh, I'll break them down, no mercy shown

Heaven knows, it's got to be this time

Watching her, these things she said

The times she cried

Interlude 2
Too frail to wake this time
Fmaj7#11 
Fmaj7#11 
C 
C 
 (F minoraj7#11)  (F minoraj7#11)  (C major)  (C major) 
Fmaj7#11 
Fmaj7#11 
C 
C 
 (F minoraj7#11)  (F minoraj7#11)  (C major)  (C major) 
Fmaj7 
Fmaj7 
Cmaj7 
Cmaj7 
 (F minoraj7)  (F minoraj7)  (C minoraj7)  (C minoraj7) 
Fmaj7 
Fmaj7 
Cmaj7 
Cmaj7 
 (F minoraj7)  (F minoraj7)  (C minoraj7)  (C minoraj7) 
Fmaj7 
Fmaj7 
Cmaj7 
Cmaj7 
 (F minoraj7)  (F minoraj7)  (C minoraj7)  (C minoraj7) 
Fmaj7 
Fmaj7 
Cmaj7 
Cmaj7 
 (F minoraj7)  (F minoraj7)  (C minoraj7)  (C minoraj7) 
Fmaj7#11 
Fmaj7#11 
C 
C 
 (F minoraj7#11)  (F minoraj7#11)  (C major)  (C major) 

Chorus 2
Fmaj7#11 
Oh I'll  (F minoraj7#11) break        them down, no mercy shown
C 
 (C major) Heaven knows, it's got to be this time
Fmaj7#11 
 (F minoraj7#11) Ave          nues all lined with trees
C 
 (C major) Picture me and then you start watching
Fmaj7#11 
C 
 (F minoraj7#11) Watching forever  (C major) 
C/F 
C/F 
C 
C 
 (C/F)  (C/F)  (C major)  (C major) 
C/F 
For (C/F) ever
C 
C/F 
Watching love  (C major) grow, For (C/F) ever
C 
C/F 
C 
Letting me know,  (C major) For (C/F) ever   (C major) 

Outro 1
C/F 
C/F 
C 
C 
 (C/F)  (C/F)  (C major)  (C major) 
C/F 
C/F 
C 
C 
 (C/F)  (C/F)  (C major)  (C major) 
C/F 
C/F 
C 
C 
 (C/F)  (C/F)  (C major)  (C major) 
C/F 
C/F 
C 
C 
 (C/F)  (C/F)  (C major)  (C major) 
Fmaj7#11 
Fmaj7#11 
C 
C 
 (F minoraj7#11)  (F minoraj7#11)  (C major)  (C major) 
Fmaj7#11 
Fmaj7#11 
C 
C 
 (F minoraj7#11)  (F minoraj7#11)  (C major)  (C major) 
Fmaj7#11 
Fmaj7#11 
C 
C 
 (F minoraj7#11)  (F minoraj7#11)  (C major)  (C major) 
Fmaj7 
Fmaj7 
C 
 (F minoraj7)  (F minoraj7)  (C major) 

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F
C
Fmaj7#11
Fmaj7
Fsus4
Cmaj7
C/F

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: C majorBPM: 144

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

F: x-3-3-2-1-x
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
Fmaj7#11: 1-3-3-2-0-0
Fmaj7: x-x-3-2-1-0
Fsus4: x-x-3-3-1-1
Cmaj7: x-3-2-0-0-0
C/F: 1-x-x-0-1-0

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This is the definitive original version of Ceremony by New Order, 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 is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of New Order's performance.

Ceremony

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