Darren Criss – Goin Back To Hogwarts (Guitar Live)

Capo 3 Video Lesson
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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 stairs
I 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!