Subliminal chords by
Suicidal Tendencies (Official Version)

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Key: E majorDifficulty: Easy

Intro 1

Verse 1
E E 
 
G G 
 
F# F# 
 
F F 
 
Flashing pictures on  my screen
E E 
 
G G 
 
F# F# 
 
F F 
 
Shown too quickly to  be seen
E E 
 
Does not register
G G 
 
F# F# 
 
F F 
 
in my conscious mind
E E 
 
G G 
 
F# F# 
 
F F 
 
Propaganda of another kind
E E 
 
G G 
 
F# F# 
 
F F 
 
They're fucking with me subliminally
E E 
 
G G 
 
F# F# 
 
F F 
 
They're fucking with me subliminally
E E 
 
G G 
 
E E 
 
G G 
 
E E 
 
G G 
 
E E 
 
G G

Chorus 1
E E 
 
G G 
 
Flashing pictures on my screen
E E 
 
G G 
 
Shown too quickly to be seen
E E 
 
G G 
 
Does not register in my conscious mind
E E 
 
G G 
 
Propaganda of another kind
A A 
 
Danger-nightmare
Doomsday-nightmare
Murder-nightmare
B B 
 
Nightmare-nightmare
E E 
 
G G 
 
E E 
 
G G 
 
E E 
 
G G 
 
E E 
 
G G 
 
A A 
 
Danger-nightmare
Doomsday-nightmare
Murder-nightmare
B B 
 
Nightmare-nightmare
E E 
 
G G 
 
They're fucking with me subliminally
E E 
 
G G 
 
They're fucking with me subliminally
E E 
 
G G 
 
They're fucking with me subliminally
E E 
 
G G 
 
E E 
 
They're fucking with me subliminally
G G 
 
F# F# 
 
F F 
 
E E 
 
G G 
 
F# F# 
 
F F 
 

Verse 2
E E 
 
G G 
 
F# F# 
 
F F 
 
Watching TV, I start to cry
E E 
 
G G 
 
F# F# 
 
F F 
 
For no reason, I don't know why
E E 
 
G G 
 
F# F# 
 
F F 
 
Could it be from messages on  my TV
E E 
 
G G 
 
F# F# 
 
F F 
 
Which I'm getting subliminally?
E E 
 
G G 
 
F# F# 
 
F F 
 
They're fucking with me subliminally
E E 
 
G G 
 
F# F# 
 
F F 
 
They're fucking with me subliminally
E E 
 
G G 
 
E E 
 
G G 
 
E E 
 
G G 
 
E E 
 
G G

Chorus 2
E E 
 
G G 
 
Flashing pictures on my screen
E E 
 
G G 
 
Shown too quickly to be seen
E E 
 
G G 
 
Does not register in my conscious mind
E E 
 
G G 
 
Propaganda of another kind
A A 
 
Danger-nightmare
Doomsday-nightmare
Murder-nightmare
B B 
 
Nightmare-nightmare
E E 
 
G G 
 
E E 
 
G G 
 
E E 
 
G G 
 
E E 
 
G G 
 
A A 
 
Danger-nightmare
Doomsday-nightmare
Murder-nightmare
B B 
 
Nightmare-nightmare
E E 
 
G G 
 
They're fucking with me subliminally
E E 
 
G G 
 
They're fucking with me subliminally
E E 
 
G G 
 
They're fucking with me subliminally
E E 
 
G G 
 
E E 
 
They're fucking with me subliminally
G G 
 
F# F# 
 
F F 
 
E E 
 
G G 
 
F# F# 
 
F F 
 

Verse 3
E E 
 
G G 
 
F# F# 
 
F F 
 
Mind control the easiest way
E E 
 
G G 
 
F# F# 
 
F F 
 
Sponsored by the CI  A
E E 
 
G G 
 
F# F# 
 
F F 
 
It's a weapon you cannot see
E E 
 
G G 
 
F# F# 
 
F F 
 
It's propaganda subliminally
E E 
 
G G 
 
F# F# 
 
F F 
 
They're fucking with me subliminally
E E 
 
G G 
 
F# F# 
 
F F 
 
They're fucking with me subliminally
E E 
 
G G 
 
E E 
 
G G 
 
E E 
 
G G 
 
E E 
 
G G 
 
E E

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsE G F# F A...

Chords

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

E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
F#: 2-4-4-3-2-2
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
A: x-0-2-2-2-0
B: x-2-4-4-4-x

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

F is one of the chords beginners ask about the most. A short walkthrough on how to fret it cleanly and switch in and out of it. Learn the F chord

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

This is the definitive original version of Subliminal by Suicidal Tendencies, 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 major. It suits players who want to learn Subliminal the way Suicidal Tendencies intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

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