Jamiroquai – Virtual Insanity (Guitar)
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Song: Virtual Insanity
Artist: Jamiroquai
Updated in 2025 to revert largely to a previous version of the chords. There's a descending line of notes in
the first seven chords (the notes are Db C B Bb Bb Bb Ab) that I mis-synced with the chord changes. That
caused me to screw up the 2nd 3rd and 4th chords of the verse, writing 2 majors as sus4 and D dominant 9 as a
major 9. Can't believe I let this go so long.
Good news is that the correct chords are simpler to write and to play!
[Intro and verse chords]
Ebm7 Ab7 Db9 Gbmaj7 Cm7b5 Bmaj7 Bb7#5 E 6 4 x(4) x x x x
B 7 4 4(4) 2 4 4 7
G 6 5 4(4) 3 3 3 7
D 8 4 3(6) 3 4 4 (6)
A 6 6 4(4) x 3 2 x
E x 4 x(x) 2 x x 6
Chorus chords (these voicings give you the violin notes on the
top strings, especially if you ditch the Ebm7 for the Eb5 in
brackets. The Gbmaj11 needs your thumb for the bass string.
Bmaj7 Ddim7 Ebm7 Gbmaj7 Ab7sus4 Bb7 x x 6 1 x x 7 6 7 2 7 9 8 4 6
(8) 3 6 7
8 6 8(8) 3 4 6
x 5 6(6) x 6 8
7 x x 2 4 6
Where the chord change is on a half measure, the two chords are
connected by a hyphen (with spaces), e.g. Ebm7 - Gbmaj11.
Otherwise, each chord is one measure; if a chord is played for two
measures, it's written in twice, except for the outro, where the
timing becomes fluid – you're on your own there.
[Intro]
Ebm7 Ab7 Db9 Gbmaj7 Ooh, He - ey, oh Cm7b5 Bmaj7 Bb7#5 What we're living in, let me tell ya
[Verse 1]
Ebm7 Ab7 It's a wonder man can eat at all Db9 Gbmaj7 When things are big that should be small Cm7b5 Bmaj7 Who can tell what magic spells Bb7#5 Ebm7 Will be doing for us? Ebm7 Ab7 And I'm giving all my love to this world Db9 Gbmaj7 Only to be told Cm7b5 Bmaj7 I can't see, I can't breathe, Bb7#5 Ebm7 – Gbmaj11 no more will we be Ab7 Db9 And nothing's going to change the way we live Gbmaj7 Cm7b5 Cos' we can always take but never give Bmaj7 Bb7#5 An' now that things're changing for the worse, see Ebm7 Woah, Ab7 Db9 It's a crazy world we're living in Gbmaj7 Cm7b5 And I just can't see that Bmaj7 Bb7#5 Bb7 - Dm7b5 Half of us immersed in sin is all we have to give these
[Chorus 1]
Bmaj7 Ddim7 Ebm7 - Gbmaj7 Abm7 - Bb7 Futures made of virtu - al insani - ty now Bmaj7 Ddim7 Ebm7 - Gbmaj7 Abm7 - Bb7 Always seem to be governed by this love we have for Bmaj7 Ddim7 Ebm7 - Gbmaj7 Abm7 - Bb7 Useless, twisting of the new techno - logy Bmaj7 Ddim7 Ebm7 - Gbmaj7 Abm7 – Bb7 Oh, now there is no sound, for we all live under - ground
[Verse 2]
Ebm7 Ab7 And I'm thinking what a mess we're in Db9 Gbmaj7 Hard to know where to begin Cm7b5 Bmaj7 If I could slip the sickly ties Bb7#5 - Dm7b5 Ebm7 – Gbmaj7 That earthly man has made Ab7 Db9 Gbmaj7 Cm7b5 And now every mother can choose the colour Bmaj7 Bb7#5 – Dm7b5 Ebm7 - Gbmaj7 Of her child, that's not nature's way Ab7 Db9 Well that's what they said yesterday Gbmaj7 Cm7b5 There's nothing left to do but pray Bmaj7 Bb7#5 - Dm7b5 Ebm7 – Gbmaj7 I think it's time I found a new eligion, wo - ah, Ab7 Db9 Gbmaj7 it's so insane to synthesize another strain Cm7b5 Bmaj7 Bb7#5 – Dm7b5 There's something in these futures that we have to be told
[Chorus 2]
Bmaj7 Ddim7 Ebm7 - Gbmaj7 Abm7 - Bb7 Futures made of virtu - al insani - ty now Bmaj7 Ddim7 Ebm7 - Gbmaj7 Abm7 - Bb7 Always seem to be governed by this love we have for Bmaj7 Ddim7 Ebm7 - Gbmaj7 Abm7 - Bb7 Useless, twisting of the new techno - logy Bmaj7 Ddim7 Ebm7 - Gbmaj7 Abm7 – Bb7 Oh, now there is no sound, for we all live under - ground
[Chorus 3]
Bmaj7 Ddim7 Ebm7 - Gbmaj7 Abm7 - Bb7 Now there is no sound if we all live under-ground Bmaj7 Ddim7 And now it's virtual insanity Ebm7 - Gbmaj7 Abm7 - Bb7 Forget your virtual real - ity Bmaj7 Ddim7 Ebm7 - Gbmaj7 Abm7 - Bb7 Oh, there's nothing so bad. I know ye - ah
[Interlude]
Ebm7 Ab7 Db9 Gbmaj7 Cm7b5 Bmaj7 Bb7#5
Ebm7 Ab7sus4 Dbmaj9 Gbmaj11 Cm7b5 Bmaj7 Bb7#5
[Chorus 4]
Bmaj7 Ddim7 Ebm7 - Gbmaj7 Abm7 - Bb7 Futures made of virtu - al insani - ty now Bmaj7 Ddim7 Ebm7 - Gbmaj7 Abm7 - Bb7 Always seem to be governed by this love we have for Bmaj7 Ddim7 Ebm7 - Gbmaj7 Abm7 - Bb7 Useless, twisting of the new techno - logy Bmaj7 Ddim7 Ebm7 - Gbmaj7 Abm7 – Bb7 Oh, now there is no sound, for we all live under - ground
[Chorus 5]
Bmaj7 Ddim7 Ebm7 - Gbmaj7 Abm7 - Bb7 Living, virtu - al insani – ty Bmaj7 Ddim7 Ebm7 - Gbmaj7 Abm7 - Bb7 Living, virtu - al insani – ty Bmaj7 Ddim7 Ebm7 - Gbmaj7 Abm7 - Bb7 Living, virtu - al insani – ty Bmaj7 Ddim7 Ebm7 - Gbmaj7 Abm7 - Bb7 Living, virtu - al insani – ty
[Outro]
Bmaj7 Db9
Ebm7 Cm7b5 Bmaj7 Cm7b5 Virtual insanity is what we're living in
Bmaj7 Bb7#5