The Riddle chords by Gigi D'Agostino (Official Version)

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F#m
E/G#
A
B
D
Bm7
C#m7
Dmaj7
E7
C#m
Bm
G
D#m7
A#m
A/B
A/C#
E
Gmaj7
Cmaj7
E#maj7
A#maj7
Am7
Bm7b5
Am
C
Csus2
D7
A#
D#
Cm
Dm
E#
Gm
F/A
Bb
Eb
Cm7
Dm7
Ebmaj7
F7

Intro 1
F#m 
E/G# 
A 
B 
F#m 
E/G# 
D 
A 
F#m 
E/G# 
A 
B 
F#m 
E/G# 
D 
A 
Bm7 
C#m7 
Dmaj7 
E7 
F#m 
E/G# 
A 
B 
F#m 
E/G# 
D 
A 
F#m 
E/G# 
A 
B 
F#m 
E/G# 
D 
A 
F#m 
E/G# 
A 
B 
F#m 
E/G# 
D 
A 
F#m 
E/G# 
A 
B 
F#m 
E/G# 
D 
A 
Bm7 
C#m7 
Dmaj7 
E7 

Verse 1
F#m 
E/G# 
A 
B 
I got two strong arms
C#m 
D 
Blessings of Babylon
Bm 
G 
Time to carry on
F#m 
And try
E/G# 
A 
B 
For sins   and false alarns
C#m 
D 
D#m7 
A#m 
So    to America the brave
A/B 
A/C# 
D 
Wise  men    save
E 
Near a

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Chorus 1
F#m 
E/G# 
tree  by a river
A 
B 
There's a hole in the ground
F#m 
E/G# 
Where an old   man of Aran
D 
A 
Goes around and around
F#m 
E/G# 
And his mind  is a beacon
A 
B 
In the veil of the night
F#m 
E/G# 
For a strange kind of fashion
D 
A 
There's a wrong and a right
F#m 
E/G# 
Near a tree  by a river
A 
B 
There's a hole in the ground
F#m 
E/G# 
Where an old   man of Aran
D 
A 
Goes around and around
F#m 
E/G# 
And his mind  is a beacon
A 
B 
In the veil of the night
F#m 
E/G# 
For a strange kind of fashion
D 
A 
There's a wrong and a right
Bm7 
C#m7 
Dmaj7 
E7 
He'll never, never  fight    over

Interlude 1
Gmaj7 
Cmaj7 
E#maj7 
A#maj7 
(you)
Am7 
Bm7 
G 
Bm7b5 
E 
Am 
G 
C 
Csus2 
D 
D7 
A# 
D# 
Cm 
Dm 
D# 
E# 
Bm7 
C#m7 
Dmaj7 
E7 
Near a

Chorus 2
F#m 
tree  by a river
There's a hole in the ground
Where an old man of Aran
Goes around and around
F#m 
And his mind  is a beacon
In the veil of the night
For a strange kind of fashion
There's a wrong and a right
F#m 
E/G# 
Near a tree  by a river
A 
B 
There's a hole in the ground
F#m 
E/G# 
Where an old   man of Aran
D 
A 
Goes around and around
F#m 
E/G# 
And his mind  is a beacon
A 
B 
In the veil of the night
F#m 
E/G# 
For a strange kind of fashion
D 
A 
There's a wrong and a right
Bm7 
C#m7 
Dmaj7 
E7 
He'll never, never  fight    over

Interlude 2
F#m 
E/G# 
A 
B 
(you)
F#m 
E/G# 
D 
A 
F#m 
E/G# 
A 
B 
F#m 
E/G# 
D 
A 
Bm7 
C#m7 
Dmaj7 
E7 
F#m 

Verse 2
F#m 
E/G# 
A 
B 
I got plans for us
C#m 
D 
Nights in the scullery
Bm 
G 
And days instead of me
F#m 
E/G# 
A 
B 
I only  know what to discuss
C#m 
D 
D#m7 
A#m 
Oh    for anything but light
A/B 
A/C# 
D 
E 
Wise  men    fighting over

Verse 3
F#m 
E/G# 
(you)
A 
B 
It's not me you see
C#m 
D 
Pieces of valentine
Bm 
G 
With just a song of mine
F#m 
E/G# 
A 
B 
To keep  from burning history
C#m 
D 
D#m7 
A#m 
Seasons of gasoline and gold
A/B 
A/C# 
D 
Wise  men    fold
E 
Near a

Chorus 3
F#m 
E/G# 
tree  by a river
A 
B 
There's a hole in the ground
F#m 
E/G# 
Where an old   man of Aran
D 
A 
Goes around and around
F#m 
E/G# 
And his mind  is a beacon
A 
B 
In the veil of the night
F#m 
E/G# 
For a strange kind of fashion
D 
A 
There's a wrong and a right
Bm7 
C#m7 
Dmaj7 
E7 
He'll never, never  fight    over

Bridge 1
Gmaj7 
Cmaj7 
E#maj7 
A#maj7 
(you)    I got time      to kill
Am7 
Bm7 
Sly looks in corridors
G 
Bm7b5 
Without a plan     of yours
E 
Am 
G 
C 
Csus2 
A blackbird sings on blue- bird hill
D 
D7 
A# 
D# 
Thanks to the calling of the wild
Cm 
Dm 
D# 
E# 
Wise men's child

Interlude 3
Gm 
F/A 
Bb 
C 
Gm 
F/A 
Eb 
Bb 
Gm 
F/A 
Bb 
C 
Gm 
F/A 
Eb 
Bb 
Cm7 
Dm7 
Ebmaj7 
F7 

Outro 1
Gm 
F/A 
Bb 
C 
Gm 
F/A 
Eb 
Bb 
Gm 
F/A 
Bb 
C 
Gm 
F/A 
Eb 
Bb 
Cm7 
Dm7 
Ebmaj7 
F7 
Gm 

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F#m
E/G#
A
B
D
Bm7
C#m7
Dmaj7
E7
C#m
Bm
G
D#m7
A#m
A/B
A/C#
E
Gmaj7
Cmaj7
E#maj7
A#maj7
Am7
Bm7b5
Am
C
Csus2
D7
A#
D#
Cm
Dm
E#
Gm
F/A
Bb
Eb
Cm7
Dm7
Ebmaj7
F7

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: AdvancedKey: F# minorBPM: 127

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

F#m: 2-4-4-2-2-2
E/G#: 4-x-2-4-0-0
A: x-0-2-2-2-0
B: x-2-4-4-4-x
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
Bm7: x-2-4-2-3-x
C#m7: x-4-6-4-5-x
Dmaj7: x-x-0-2-2-2
E7: 0-2-0-1-0-0
C#m: x-4-6-6-5-x
Bm: x-2-4-4-3-x
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
D#m7: x-6-8-6-7-x
A#m: x-1-3-3-2-x
A/B: x-2-x-2-2-0
A/C#: x-4-2-2-5-x
E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
Gmaj7: 3-x-0-0-0-2
Cmaj7: x-3-2-0-0-0
E#maj7: x-x-3-2-1-0
A#maj7: x-1-3-2-3-x
Am7: x-0-2-0-1-0
Bm7b5: x-2-3-2-3-x
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
Csus2: x-3-0-0-1-x
D7: x-x-0-2-1-2
A#: x-1-3-3-3-x
D#: x-6-8-8-8-x
Cm: x-3-5-5-4-x
Dm: x-x-0-2-3-1
E#: x-3-3-2-1-x
Gm: 3-5-5-3-3-3
F/A: x-0-3-2-1-x
Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x
Eb: x-6-8-8-8-x
Cm7: x-3-5-3-4-x
Dm7: x-x-0-2-1-1
Ebmaj7: x-x-1-3-3-3
F7: 1-3-1-2-1-1

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This is the definitive original version of The Riddle by Gigi D'Agostino, 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 F# minor. It is designed for experienced players looking to reproduce the full sonic intent and artistic expression of Gigi D'Agostino.