How to Play 1996 on Guitar?

The Wombats - 1996 can be played in the key of C using the C, G, Em, D, A, Bm chords. For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D. For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E. For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D. For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B. For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B. For Bm, To play Bm, barre fret 2 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 4, let D, B ring open, mute G. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play 1996 with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.

The Wombats - 1996 Chords

Chord reference C, G, Em, D, A, Bm

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[C]I had no cares in the [G]1990s, [Em]I knew of no down[D]falls [C]Though war was breaking out all [G]around me [Em]My concerns were with prank [D]calls

[C]She kissed me on the cheek, she kissed me on the cheek [G]Right in [Em]front of the older [D]kids [C]When our self belief, our self [G]belief Wasn’t [Em]scarred by the modern [A]itch, [A]’cos now it feels like…

[C]We kiss with one [G]eye on our TV set [Em]And the more I [D]give the less I get [C]Needing fairground [G]rides just to spark a smile [Em]There’s little here to [D]miss…

Bring back [C]1996, [G]bring back [Em]1996 [D]So hard to beat those teenage [C]kicks [G]Bring back [Em]1996 [D]

[C]We were cloning sheep in the [G]1990’s [Em]We were building teles[D]copes [C]And sugar filled the whole of my [G]body [Em]As I urged it on to [D]grow

[C]I kissed her on the cheek, I kissed her on the cheek [G]Just to [Em]impress the older [D]kids [C]When my self belief, my self [G]belief Wasn’t [Em]lost in the modern [A]glitch, [A]’cos now it feels like…

[C]We kiss with one [G]eye on our TV set [Em]And the more I [D]give the less I get [C]Needing fairground [G]rides just to spark a smile [Em]There’s little here to [D]miss… Bring back [C]1996, [G]bring back [Em]1996 [A]

[C]Stop talking, stop [G]talking [Em]I need a lover not a [D]friend tonight [C]I’m leaving, I’m [G]leaving [Em]I’m not cut out for the [A]modern life

[C] [Em] [G] [Bm] [C] [Em] [G] [Bm] [C] [Em] [G] [Bm] [C] [Em] [G] [Bm] [C] [G] [Em] [D] [C] [G] [Em] [D] [C] [G] [Em] [D]

Artist The Wombats

Album This Modern Glitch

Genres Alternative, Indie

Year 2011

Key C

The Wombats - 1996 can be played in the key of C using the C, G, Em, D, A, Bm chords.

For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B.
For Bm, To play Bm, barre fret 2 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 4, let D, B ring open, mute G.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play 1996 with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.