Mad World — Chords

Gary Jules
Key E minorTuning StandardCapo None

🎼 Main chord progression

Whole song
Em›G›D›A
A four-chord loop — Em–G–D–A — that never lets up, dark and hypnotic.
Chord names for the main progression — a starting point, verify by ear. No lyrics or full tab reproduced.

🎸 How to play each chord

Em23
G213
D××132
A×123
Standard fingerings (low E → high e). Numbers = which finger; × = don’t play, ○ = open string.

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