Darren Criss – Goin Back To Hogwarts (Guitar Live)
Capo 3
• Video Lesson
Key
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
Chords accurate to Darren's actual playing (with minor tweaks):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-2tHGeDqXQ
See videos for strumming. Leave a comment if you have an improvement/correction.
*3rd Capo*
[Intro Verse] (Gm Eb Dm11 Cm7 Cm F7 Bb Am11 D7) - real key without capo * Em C Bm11 Am7 Am D7 G6 F#m11 B7 * e|--0---0---0---0---0---2---x---x---0--| B|--0---1---1---1---1---1---0---0---4--| G|--0---0---0---0---2---2---0---2---2--| D|--2---2---0---2---2---0---0---0---4--| A|--2---3---2---0---0---0---2---0---2--| E|--0---x---x---x---x---x---3---2---x--| [Pre-Chorus 1] (Eb Fadd11 Gm F6sus2 D11 C7) C Dadd9 Em D6sus2 B11 A7 e|--0----0----0----0----0---0--| B|--1----3----0----0----0---2--| G|--0----0----0----2----2---0--| D|--2----4----2----0----1---2--| A|--3----5----2----x----2---0--| E|--x----0----0----x----x---x--| [Chorus 1] (Eb Dm11 Cm7 F7 Gm C7 Bb Bb9) C Bm11 Am7 D7 Em A7 G G9 e|--0---x---0---2---0---0---3---1--| B|--1---1---1---1---0---2---3---0--| G|--0---0---0---2---0---0---0---0--| D|--2---0---2---0---2---2---0---0--| A|--3---2---0---0---2---0---2---0--| E|--x---x---x---x---0---x---3---3--| [Chorus 2] (Eb Bb F Gm Ebmaj7 Ab/C Eb/F) C G D Em Cmaj7 F/A C/D e|--0---3---2---0----0----x----0--| B|--1---3---3---0----0----1----3--| G|--0---0---2---0----0----2----5--| D|--2---0---0---2----2----3----5--| A|--3---2---0---2----3----x----5--| E|--x---3---x---0----0----x----x--| [Verse 1] (Bb Am11 Gm F6sus2 Ebmaj7 Bb6 Cm7 Ebm F Dm G7) G F#m11 Em D6sus2 Cmaj7 G6 Am7 Cm D Bm E7 e|--3---x---0-----0-----0-----x---0---3---2---2---0--| B|--3---0---0-----0-----0-----0---1---4---3---3---0--| G|--0---2---0-----2-----0-----0---0---5---2---4---1--| D|--0---0---2-----0-----2-----0---2---5---0---4---0--| A|--2---0---2-----x-----3-----2---0---3---0---2---2--| E|--3---2---0-----x-----0-----3---x---x---x---x---0--| [Verse 2] (C Csus G Am F Dm Fm) A Asus E F#m D Bm Dm e|--0---0---0---2---2---2---1--| B|--2---3---0---2---3---3---3--| G|--2---2---1---2---2---4---2--| D|--2---2---2---4---0---4---0--| A|--0---0---2---4---0---2---x--| E|--x---0---0---2---x---x---x--| [Verse 3] (Ab Dbsus2 Fm Db Bbm7 C#m Eb Cm7 F7) F Bbsus2 Dm Bb Gm7 Bbm C Am7 D7 e|--1----1---5---1---x----1---0---0---2--| B|--1----1---6---3---3----2---1---1---1--| G|--2----3---7---3---3----3---0---0---2--| D|--3----3---7---3---3----3---2---2---0--| A|--3----1---5---1---x----1---3---0---x--| E|--1----x---x---x---3----x---x---x---x--| [Pre-Chorus 2] (Ebadd9 F Gm D7 C7) Cadd9 D Em B7 A7 e|--0----2---0---x---0--| B|--3----3---0---0---2--| G|--0----2---0---2---0--| D|--2----0---2---1---2--| A|--3----x---2---2---0--| E|--x----x---0---x---x--| [Verse 4] (Fmaj7 Fmaj7/C Bbmaj7 Bb Gm C7b13 Bbm Dmaj7 Dmaj7/A Gmaj7 G Em A7b13 Gm e|--x-----x-----x-----x---x---x---3--| B|--7-----7-----3-----3---8---6---3--| G|--6-----6-----4-----4---9---6---3--| D|--7-----7-----4-----0---9---5---5--| A|--5-----5-----x-----2---7---0---5--| E|--x-----5-----3-----3---x---5---3--| [Verse 5] (video 1 key) [Verse 5 ver.2] (orignal musical) (Ebm Db5 Dmin B G#m Bbadd11) Cm Bb5 Bdim Ab Fm Gadd11 Dm C5 Bb5 G5 A7 e|--3---x---x---4---1---x--| --1---x-- (skip --x---x---0--| B|--4---x---3---4---1---x--| --3---x-- dim --x---x---2--| G|--5---3---1---5---1---0--| --2---5-- chord)--3---x---0--| D|--5---3---3---6---3---5--| --0---5-- --3---5---2--| A|--3---1---2---6---3---5--| --x---3-- --1---5---0--| E|--x---x---x---4---1---3--| --x---x-- --x---3---x--|
[Pre-Chorus 3]
(basic chords)
[Verse 6] (Eb G7 F Esusb6 Dm G Am D C C7 C6sus) G E7 D C#susb6 Bm E F#m B A A7 A6sus e|--3---0---3----3----2---0---2---2---0---3---2-- (for C#susb6 reach with pinky, B|--3---0---2----2----3---0---2---4---2---2---3-- else just play C#m bar chord) G|--0---1---3----3----4---1---2---4---2---0---x-- D|--0---0---0----0----4---2---4---4---2---2---2-- A|--2---2---x----4----2---2---4---2---0---0---0-- E|--3---0---x----x----x---0---2---x---x---x---x-- (alternative break/run before final refrains) A A6sus9 A7sus2 --0----0-----0--| --2----3-----5--| --2----4-----4--| --2----4-----5--| --0----0-----0--| --x----x-----x--|
[Chorus 3 and 4]
(basic chords)
. . . . .
[Intro] e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------4-2-2-2-2---------| D|--2-2-2-5-4-4-4-5-2-2-2-----------4(x16)--| A|------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------| Repeat 5 times, then lastly: e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|--2-2-2-5-4-4-4-5-4-4-4-5-1-(let ring)--| A|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------|
[Intro Verse]
Em
Underneath these stairsI hear the sneers and feel the glares of
C My cousin, my uncle and my aunt Em Can't believe how cruel they are, and it stings my lighting scar C To know that they'll never, ever give me what I want Bm11 Am7 I know I don't deserve these D7 Stupid rules made by the Dursleys G6 F#m11 Em Here on Privet Drive Am Can't take all of these muggles C But despite all of my struggles B7 I'm still alive
[Pre-Chorus 1]
C Dadd9 Em I'm sick of summer and this waiting around D6sus2 C Dadd9 Em Man, its September, and I'm skipping this town D6sus2 C B11 Em A7 Hey Its no mystery, theres nothing here for me now
[Chorus 1]
C Bm11 Am7 I gotta get back to Hogwarts D7 Em A7 I gotta get back to school C Bm11 Am7 Gotta get myself to Hogwarts D7 G G9 Where everybody knows I'm cool
[Chorus 2]
C G D Em Back to witches and wizards and magical beasts C G D Em To goblins and ghosts and to magical feasts C G D Em It's all that I love, and it's all that I need at F/A - C F/A - C C/D Hogwarts, Hogwarts, I think I'm going back [Verse 1] G-C-G F#m11 I'll see my friends, gonna laugh 'til we cry Em D6sus2 Take my Firebolt, gonna take to the sky Cmaj7 G6 Am7 Cm No way this year anyone's gonna die D and it's gonna be totally awesome G F#m11 I'll cast some spells, with a flick of my wand Em D6sus2 Defeat the dark arts, yeah bring it on! Cmaj7 G6 Am7 Cm And do it all with my best friend Ron! D 'Cause together we're totally awesome Bm E7 Yeah, and it's gonna be totally awesome!
[Verse 2]
Did someone say Ron Weasley?
A Asus A (dialogue...) E-A F#m It's been so long, but we're going back E D Don't go for work, don't go there for class Bm As long as we're together - Dm - gonna kick some ass! E And it’s gonna be totally awesome! A F#m This year we'll take everybody by storm E D Stay up all night, sneak out of our dorm Bm Dm But let's not forget that we need to perform well in class E F If we want to pass our owls!
[Verse 3]
(dialogue...)
F Bbsus2 F
F Dm I may be frumpy but I'm super smart Bb Check out my grades, they're A's for a start Gm7 Bbm What I lack in looks I make up in heart C And well guys, that's totally awesome. F Dm This year I plan to study a lot Gm7 That would be cool if you were actually hot Bbm Hey Ron, come on, we're the only friends that she's got C And that's cool, and that's totally awesome Am7 D7 Yeah it's so cool, and it's totally awesome!
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Cadd9 D Em D We're sick of summer and this waiting around Cadd9 D Em D It's like we're sitting in the lost and found Cadd9 B7 Don't take no sorcery Em A7 For anyone to see how
[Chorus 1]
C Bm11 Am7 We gotta get back to Hogwarts D7 Em A7 We gotta get back to school C Bm11 Am7 We gotta get back to Hogwarts D7 G G9 Where everything is magic-cooooool
[Chorus 2]
C G D Em Back to witches and wizards and magical beasts C G D Em to goblins and ghosts and to magical feasts C G D Em It's all that I love, and it's all that I need at F/A C F/A C C/D Hogwarts, Hogwarts, I think we're going back
"Ro- -n!!"
(dialogue...)
G C G
[Verse 4]
"This is stupid dumb little sister Ginny..."
(dialogue...)
Dmaj7-Dmaj7/A Gmaj7 Dmaj7-Dmaj7/A
^this chord pair is always repeated twice
Dmaj7-Dmaj7/A
Cho Chang
Gmaj7 Domo arigato, Cho Chang Dmaj7 Dmaj7/A Gung Hey Fat Choy, Chang Gmaj7 Happy happy New Year, Cho Chang
(dialogue...)
Dmaj7 Dmaj7/A Gmaj7 Dmaj7 Dmaj7/A (throw in an upstroked G after Gmaj7)
Em A7b13
Dmaj7 Cho Chang Gmaj7 I am so in love, with Cho Chang Dmaj7 From Bangkok to Ding Dang
I'll sing my love aloud
Gmaj7 Gm For Cho Cha- -ang!
[Verse 5] (see chords for ver.2)
"Ugh... I hate that guy?"
(dialogue...)
Cm Bb5 Cm
Bdim Cm This year you bet, gonna get out of here Ab The reign of Malfoy is drawing near Fm I'll have the greatest wizard career Gadd11 It's gonna be totally awesome Cm Ab Look out world for the dawn of the day
(mute) Fm
When everyone will do- whatever I say!
And Potter won't be in my way
Gadd11 Then I'll be the one who is totally awesome! Gadd11 Yeah you'll be the one that is totally awesome!
(break)
A Asus A "Guys come on, we're gonna miss the train!"
[Verse 2]
E A F#m Who knows how fast this year's gonna go? D Hand me a glass, let the butterbeer flow Bm Dm Maybe at last, I'll talk to Cho! E Oh no, that'd be way too awesome! A F#m We're back to learn everything that we can D It's great to come to where we began Bm Dm And here we are, and alakazam! E Here we go, this is totally awesome!
[Pre-Chorus 3]
D E F#m E D Come on and teach us everything you know E F#m E D The summer's over and we're itching to go C E I think we're ready for, Albus Dumbledore!
[Verse 6]
G E7 Aaaaahhhh- -aaaaahh!! E7 Welcooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooome! D C#susb6 Bm All of you to Hogwarts E F#m B I welcome all of you to school D C#susb6 Bm Did you know that here at Hogwarts E A A7 We've got a hidden swimming pool? D C#susb6 Bm Welcome, welcome, welcome Hogwarts E F#m B Welcome hotties, nerds and tools D C#susb6 Bm Now that I've got you here at Hogwarts E I'd uh, like to go over just a couple of rules
(dialogue...)
A A6sus A (repeat) ... A7 (alt. without dialogue: A A6sus9 A7sus2 A)
[Chorus 3]
D A E F#m Back to witches and wizards and magical beasts D A E F#m To goblins and ghosts and to magical feasts D A E F#m It's all that I love and it's all that I need at G D G D B Hogwarts, Hogwarts
[Chorus 4]
E B F# Abm Back to spells and enchantments, potions and friends E B F# Abm To Gryffindor! Hufflepuff! Ravenclaw! SLYTHERIN! E B F# Abm Back to the place where our story begins at A E A E Hogwarts, Hogwarts
(I’m sorry, what's it's name?)
A E A E Hogwarts, Hogwarts
(I didn't hear you kids!)
A E A E Hogwarts, Hogwarts B Man I'm glad I'm back!