Dido singing into a microphone at Hammersmith in 2019

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Dido

Key: E minor / G majorNo capo4/4~79 BPM

Standard tuning

Em: low to high 0, 2, 2, 0, 0, 0viEmC: low to high muted, 3, 2, 0, 1, 0IVC×D: low to high muted, muted, 0, 2, 3, 2VD××G: low to high 3, 2, 0, 0, 0, 3IGD/F#: low to high 2, 0, 0, 2, 3, mutedV6D/F#×Em/B: low to high muted, 2, 2, 0, 0, 0vi6/4Em/B×Bm: low to high muted, 2, 4, 4, 3, 2iiiBm×Am: low to high muted, 0, 2, 2, 1, 0iiAm×

Verse opening · bass + treble study · suggested picking, not a recorded riff

Verse opening · bass + treble study · suggested picking, not a recorded riffeBGDAE0000301012340232321234

Intro / between versesRepeating cycle

Em → C vamp; light bass and treble. Degrees here: E minor.

1 bars
Progression bars 1–1iEmVIC1234

Verses 1 & 2Repeating cycle

Keep the descending G–F#–E bass audible. Degrees: E minor.

8 bars
Progression bars 1–2iEmVICVIIDIIIGVII6D/F#12341234Progression bars 3–4iEmVICVIIDIIIGVII6D/F#12341234Progression bars 5–6iEmVICVIIDIIIGVII6D/F#12341234Progression bars 7–8iEmVICi6/4Em/BVIC12341234

Chorus / verse 3Repeating cycle

Also the instrumental. Broader strokes; degrees now refer to G major.Relaxed eighths · suggested accompaniment

8 bars
Progression bars 1–8IGIVCIGIVCIGIVCiiiBmiiAm1&2&3&4&1&2&3&4&1&2&3&4&1&2&3&4&1&2&3&4&1&2&3&4&1&2&3&4&1&2&3&4&Relaxed eighths · suggested accompanimentSTRUMone full bar · repeat as needed1&2&3&4&

Additional tips

No capo, same shapes Standard EADGBE. This Em / G version sounds four semitones below the studio recording. Header degrees use G major; verse degrees use E minor.

A quiet pocket Pick the bass, then lightly brush the upper strings. Keep eighth notes even and the thumb gentle; let the chorus open up without rushing.

Minor verse · start small E minor pentatonic: E G A B D. Try a two-beat answer, then silence. Land on E or G over Em, E over C, and F# over D when you add the full scale.

One collection, two homes E natural minor / G major: E F# G A B C D. Aim toward E in the early verses and G or B in the chorus. Em/B keeps E minor above a B bass; it is not B major.

Chorus landings G major pentatonic: G A B D E. Add C for C and Am, and F# for Bm. Over C, resolve B to C or E; over Bm, aim for B, D or F#.

Leave a complete return The chorus ends Bm → Am before returning to G. Keep those last two bars in a chorus loop. An Em–C vamp suits minor-key phrases; the major chorus asks for different landing notes.