Beautiful chords
by Christina Aguilera
- Beautiful was written by Linda Perry and originally recorded by Christina Aguilera in 2001 with the single release on Nov 16, 2002 from the album Stripped.
- Music: Key of E♭ Major in 4/4 time at 77 bpm (♩)
- Chords: E♭, E♭7, Cm, Cm7, A♭m, Fm
- Easier in D Major: Easier chords to play on guitar
- Chords in D Major: D, D7, Bm, Bm7, Gm, Em
Chart Legend
Numbered Circles: Fingers used to play chords O: Optional Note
Barre Line: One finger holds down multiple strings R: Root Note
Unmarked strings: Play open X: Don't play string B: Bass Note
Barre Line: One finger holds down multiple strings R: Root Note
Unmarked strings: Play open X: Don't play string B: Bass Note
Chord Charts: number=fret, x= don't play, 0=play open, (B)=barre chord
| Chord | Guitar | Piano | Chord | Guitar | Piano |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | xx0232 | D-F#-A | Gm | 355333 (B) | G-Bb-D |
| D7 | xx0232 | D-F#-A | Em | 022000 | E-G-B |
| Bm | xx4432 | B-D-F# | Bm | x24432 (B) | B-D-F# |
| Bm7 | x20202 | B-D-F#-A | Bm7 | x24432 (B) | B-D-F#-A |
Beautiful by Christina Aguilera
Capo on 1 if playing with the videoSong Key is highlighted - Transpose to any other key
D D7 Bm7 Gm Intro: 4/4 ‖: | mmm... | mmm... | :‖ D D7 1. Ev'-ry day is so won-der-ful Bm7 Gm And sud-den-ly it's hard to breathe D D7 Now and then I get in-se-cure Bm7 Gm From all the pain, I'm so a-shamed G Em Chorus: I am beau-ti-ful no mat-ter what they say D D7 Bm7 Words can't bring me down G Em I am beau-ti-ful in ev'-ry sin-gle way D D7 Bm Bm7 Yes, words can't bring me down Oh no-o Em D D7 Bm7 Gm So don't you bring me down to-day... Mmm... Mmm... D D7 2. To all your friends you're de-li-ri-ous Bm7 Gm So con-sumed in all your doom D D7 Try-in' hard to fill the emp-ti-ness, Bm7 Gm The piece is gone Let the puzzle un-done, That's the way it is? G Em Chorus: 'Cause you are beau-ti-ful no mat-ter what they say D D7 Bm Bm7 Words can't bring you down Oh no-o G Em You are beau-ti-ful in ev'-ry sin-gle way D D7 Bm Bm7 Yes, words can't bring you down... oh no... Em D So don't you bring me down to-day D7 Bridge: No mat-ter what we do (No mat-ter what we do) Bm7 No mat-ter what we say (No mat-ter what we say) Gm We're the song that's out-ta tune (Yeah eh-eh...) Full of beau-ti-ful mis-takes D D7 And ev'-ry-where we go (And ev'-ry-where we go) Bm7 The sun will al-ways shine (The sun will al-ways shine) Gm And to-mor-row we might a-wake On the o-ther side G Em Chorus: We are beau-ti-ful no mat-ter what they say D D7 Bm Bm7 Yes, words won't bring us down... oh no... G Em We are beau-ti-ful in ev'-ry sin-gle way D D7 Bm Bm7 Words can't bring us down... oh no... Em D D7 Bm7 Gm So don't you bring me down to-day... Oh... Yeah-eh... D D7 Bm7 Gm Don't you bring me down Yeah... D D Don't you bring me down mm-mm-mm to-day | 𝄑 |
PS. The alternative Bm and Bm7 chords are both open chords that can be played if you haven't learned barre chords yet. Bm7 (open) is played just like a B7 chord without the first finger.
- Help on reading the song charts
- Sheet Music at MusicNotes.Com - Piano/Vocal/Guitar
Notes:
- Level Of Ease: Fairly easy in D Major - you will need to know a few barre chords, but they are fairly easy to play.
- Song Key : E♭ Major (3 flats - B♭, E♭, and A♭)
- This is a piano-based song so for pianists, the key doesn't matter. Whatever notes you play, the sound is clean and each note rings true (as long as you play the right notes). On a guitar, the key of the song does matter, especially if you are looking for a clean crisp sound which is requibrown for this song. Enter the capo.
- This song is in the key of E♭major, which makes it a little hard for beginners to play, so we have placed a capo on the first fret, and play in the key of D major... much easier. To the ear, it is still in the key of E♭ major. We have kept the arrangement as simple as possible, so that beginners can play along.
If you choose to play in the original key without a capo, it becomes a little harder as most of the chords will be barre chords. It sounds better with a capo as the chords sound crisp and clean, as opposed to some barre chords that can sound slightly muffled if not played well, e.g., E♭, E♭7. The capo is only requibrown if playing with the video. - You can play around a little with the D & D7 chord, playing a Dsus4 and D7sus4 on the last beat of their respective bars... adds color. Simply add your little finger to the 1st string, 3rd fret. Instead of |D / / / | you could play |D / / Dsus4|. The same goes with D7 (x00213).
- If you can't play barre chords:
For Bm, simply use your first finger on the 1st string 2nd fret as the diagram shows, but make sure you don't play strings 5 & 6.
For Bm7 you can try an alternative position which is very similar to a B7 chord without the first finger... x20202
For Gm, you will have to try a mini barre where your first finger will have to cover the first 3 strings on the 3rd fret, and don't play string 6 (bottom E)... if you do manage to play the mini barre successfully, you will have no problems playing a full barre. - If you don't want to use a Capo:
The chord progression in the intro, verses, and bridge is | E♭ | E♭7 | Cm7 | A♭m |
The chord progression in the choruses is | A♭ | Fm | E♭ / E♭7 / | Cm7 |
The outro is the same as the intro | E♭ | E♭7| Cm7 | A♭m | ending on | E♭ | - Guitarists will find it much easier to play with a capo. For all transpositions, use the Transposer above.
