Mad World
by Tears for Fears
🎤 Pop
Difficulty
★★☆☆☆
Tuning
Standard
Capo
None
The melancholic synth melody from Tears for Fears' 1982 debut hit arranged for guitar. Later covered hauntingly by Gary Jules for Donnie Darko, this Em-G-D-A pattern is beautifully sad.
e|--0-----0-----3-----3-----2-----2-----0-----0-----|
B|----0-----0-----0-----0-----3-----3-----2-----2---|
G|------0-----0-----0-----0-----2-----2-----2-----2-|
D|--2-----2-----0-----0-----0-----0-----2-----2----|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|--0-----0-----3-----3-----------------------------|.
e|--0-----0-----3-----3-----2-----2-----0-----0-----|
B|----0-----0-----0-----0-----3-----3-----2-----2---|
G|------0-----0-----0-----0-----2-----2-----2-----2-|
D|--2-----2-----0-----0-----0-----0-----2-----2----|
A|-----------------------------------0-----0--------|
E|--0-----0-----3-----3-----------------------------|