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The Cranberries - Fee Fi Fo Chords

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ChordsEm, Am, A, G, C, D
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.

  • Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram
  • Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram
  • Guitar A chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-2-0Guitar A chord diagram
  • Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
  • Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
  • Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram

[Opening]
[Em] [Am] [Em] [Am]
[Em]Fee fi fo, she smells his [Am]body, she smells his [Em]body
And it makes her [Am]sick to her [A]mind
[Em]He has got so much to [Am]answer for, to [Em]answer for
To [Am]ruin a child’s [A]mind

[chorus]
[Em]How could you touch [Am]something so innocent and [Em]pure, [Am]obscure?
[Em]How could you get [Am]satisfaction from the body of a [Em]child?
You’re [Am]vile, you’re

[verse 2]
[G]It’s true what people [C]say
God protect the [D]ones who help themselves in their [Am]own way yeah yeah
[G]It’s true what [C]people say
God protect the [D]ones who help themselves in their [Am]own way yeah yeah

[verse 3]
[Em] [Am] [Em] [Am]
[Em]He was sitting in her [Am]bedroom, in her [Em]bedroom
And now, [Am]what should she [A]do?
[Em]She’s got so much [Am]insecurity, and his [Em]impurity
It was a [Am]gathering gloom [A]

[chorus]
[Em]How could you touch [Am]something so innocent and [Em]pure, [Am]obscure?
[Em]How could you get [Am]satisfaction from the body of a [Em]child?
You’re [Am]vile, sick

[chorus]
[G]It’s true what people [C]say
God protect the [D]ones who help themselves in their [Am]own way yeah yeah
[G]And I often wonder to [C]myself:
Who protects the [D]ones who can’t protect [Am]themselves yeah yeah yeah?

[chorus]
[G]It’s true what people [C]say
God protect the [D]ones who help themselves in their [Am]own way yeah yeah
[G]And I often wonder to [C]myself:
Who protects the [D]ones who can’t protect [Am]themselves yeah yeah yeah?

[Closing]
[Em] [Am] [Em] [Am] [Em] [Am] [Em] [Am]
Fee fi fo, fee fi fo, [Em]fee fi fo, [Am]fee fi fo. [Em] [Am]

[outro]
[Em] [Am] [Em] [Am] [Em]

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ArtistThe Cranberries
AlbumBury the Hatchet
GenresAlternative, Rock
Year1999
KeyEm
DifficultyEasy

How to play Fee Fi Fo on Guitar (Step-by-step)

The Cranberries - Fee Fi Fo on guitar requires 6 chords and 7 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.

Fee Fi Fo uses these transitions most often: Em → Am (28), Am → Em (24), and Am → G (6). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with Em - Am chord transition.

1. Em → Am chord transition

Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram
Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram

To move from Em to Am;

  1. Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 2.
  2. Slide your ring finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
  3. Place index finger on B string fret 1.
Em to Am

2. Am → A chord transition

Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram
Guitar A chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-2-0Guitar A chord diagram

To move from Am to A;

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on D string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 2.
Am to A

3. A → Em chord transition

Guitar A chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-2-0Guitar A chord diagram
Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram

To move from A to Em;

  1. While playing A, lift your index finger from D string fret 2.
  2. Lift your middle finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from B string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
A to Em

4. Am → G chord transition

Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram
Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram

To move from Am to G;

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 3.
Am to G

5. G → C chord transition

To move from G to C;

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.

6. C → D chord transition

To move from C to D;

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 3.

7. D → Am chord transition

To move from D to Am;

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 2.

Fee Fi Fo chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Fee Fi Fo.

  • Fee Fi Fo includes 84 chord transitions, 7 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Fee Fi Fo contains 3 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Fee Fi Fo connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After Am, the most likely next chords across Chordier are F (26%), G (21%), and C (16%).
    • Am → G: 21%
    • Am → Em: 10%
    After Em, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (26%), G (18%), and D (18%).
    • Em → Am: 12%
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