Chords + Lyrics | Song 2 (tune down 1/2 step)
Intro
||: N.C :|| x4
||: F#5 E5 | A5 B5 C#5 :|| Clean
||: F#5 E5 | A5 B5 C#5 :|| x4 Distorted
||: Woo-hoo :|| x4
Verse 1
||: F#5 E5 | A5 B5 C#5 | F#5 E5 | A5 B5 C#5 :||
I got my head checked, by a jumbo jet.
It wasn’t easy, but nothing is. No.
Chorus 1
||: F#5 E5 | A5 B5 C#5 :||
(Woo-hoo) When I feel heavy metal.
(Woo-hoo) and I’m pins and I’m needles.
(Woo-hoo) well I lie and I’m easy.
| F#5 | A | D5 | D5 |
All of the time but I’m never sure why I need you. Pleased to meet you!
Instrumental
||: F#5 E5 | A5 B5 C#5 :||
Verse 2
I got my head done, when I was young.
It’s not my problem, it’s not my problem.
Chorus 2
(Woo-hoo) When I feel heavy metal.
(Woo-hoo) and I’m pins and I’m needles.
(Woo-hoo) well I lie and I’m easy.
All of the time but I’m never sure why I need you. Pleased to meet you!
Outro
||: F#5 E5 | A5 B5 C#5 :||
||: Yeah, yeah :|| x3
| F#5 N.C |
Oh, yeah.
Song 2 Backing Tracks | Chord Analysis
Above, you’ll find backing tracks to use when learning Song 2. I’ve used stem separation to extract the guitar while keeping the drums, bass, and vocals intact.
To play this accurately you must tune down a semitone, which is always annoying ss to avoid this, I’ve tuned on of the backing tracks above up a semitone so you can try it without the hassle of tuning down.
After studying the chords and TAB, use my backing tracks to prepare for playing this tune with a band.
Chord Progressions – What’s Going On?
Blur’s Song 2 relies almost entirely on five power chords, looping in a way that never quite resolves. By placing the I and VI chords at the end of each bar, the progression drives forward with raw energy.
The two-bar loop runs F#5 (II) → E5 (I), then A5 (IV) → B5 (V) → C#5 (VI). Because these are all power chords, the major/minor quality is left ambiguous, further fuelling the song’s edge.
At the end of the chorus, Blur break outside the key: F#5 (II) to A (IV), landing on D5 (bVIIx). That D5 piles on tension before the loop kicks back in with huge release.
To get the chords right, you’ll need the TAB, keep scrolling to find it.
Once you know exactly how to play Song 2’s chords, use this chord chart as a guide:
Song 2 Chord Chart | PDF + iReal Pro Download
You can download my chord chart as a PDF or in the iReal pro format:
Song 2 | TAB
We need to tune down a semitone so the guitar and bass player can hit that low Eb. Since this is so essential, many bands either tune their guitars down permanently or play this tune a semitone higher.
It’s not just the bass that benefits—thinking in F#m makes the guitar parts more powerful in a live setting, especially when hammering that low E power chord. But before we get ahead of ourselves, let’s start with the clean intro and verse part.
Intro + Verse
Notice the open strings included in the riff purely to make chord switches smoother.
When practising lines like this, focus on the fine details. Getting it tight and natural here pays off massively once the riffs become second nature.
Chorus
There’s an argument for playing F#5 and E5 an octave up, leaving space for the bass fuzz to dominate the low end.
However, most bassists won’t have that monstrous tone live, so help them out—drop low and lock in with the rhythm section.
Chorus Tag
The chorus tag works on the same concept as the chorus but applied to a slightly different set of chords. Notice how the D5 acts as a bVIIx chord, giving the section extra tension before looping back.
Octaves
Of course, you can’t cover every layer of the record live. But with a loop pedal, you could capture the octave riff and layer it in—if your timing is on point!
Here’s how it works in the chorus: the A note outlines the m3rd over F#m, becomes a 4th over E, then moves through root, b7, and b6 against the final chords.
In the chorus tag, the intervals shift to m3rd, root, and 5th.
Here’s how it works for the chorus using TAB:
Here’s the chorus tag:
When you can pay all this TAB, put it all together using the backing tracks and chord chart.
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