Cifra Club

ListsSubmit chord

Dance This Mess Around

The B-52's

Chord: Principal (acoustic and electric guitars)
We Chords Seal: This chord has been reviewed to meet the official criteria of our Quality Team.
key: F 
E|-5---3---0---3---|
B|-5---3---0---3---|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-----3---0---3---|
E|-----------------|
====================

0:12 - 0:23 (1x:)

E|-5---3---0-------|
B|-5---3---0-------|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|(5)--3---0---*---|
E|-------------3---|
====================

0:23 - 0:31 (1x:)


E|------x--x--x--7----x--0--3--0--3--|
B|------x--x--x--7----x--0--3--0--3--|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-3-5-_------------3----------------|
E|-3-5-_------------3----------------|
===V=^===============================

0:31 - 0:37 (1x:)

E|-----x--x--x--7----x--5--3-*-5--3\-|
B|-----x--x--x--7----x--5--3-*-5--3\-|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-5---------------3-----------------|
E|-5---------------3-----------------|
======================================

0:37-0:44 (1x:)
 
E|------x--x--x--7-------0--0--0-0-|
B|------x--x--x--7-------0--0--0-0-|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-3-5-------------3---------------|
E|-3-5-------------3---------------|
===V=^=============================

0:44 - 0:50 (1x:)

E|----x--x--x--7-----3--3--3*-|
B|----x--x--x--7-----3--3--3*-|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|-5--------------3-----------|
E|-5--------------3-----------|
==============================

0:50 - 0:53 (1x:)

E|-------x---x---x-|
B|-------x---x---x-|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-------x---x---x-|
E|-------x---x---x-|
===================

0:53 - 0:55 (1x:)

E|-------x---x---x---x-|
B|-------x---x---x---x-|
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|-2-4-_---------------|
E|-0-2-_---------------|
===V=^=================

0:55 - 1:01 (1x:)

E|-------x--x--x--0-_----x--x-|
B|-------x--x--x--0-_----x--x-|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|-3-5-_--------------3-_-----|
E|-3-5-_----------------------|
==============================

1:01 - 1:03 (1x:)

E|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------------|
D|-------------|
F|-5-5-7-5-8-7-|
C|-------------|
================

Chorus

1:03 - 1:09:

E|---0-3---------3--3-|
B|---0-3---------3--3-|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|-5-----5-3--3--0--0-|
E|-5-----5-3--3--0--0-|
================^==^==

"WHY WON'T YOU DANCE WITH ME?"

1:09 - 1:15:

E|---0-3------x--3--3-3-|
B|---0-3------x--3--3-3-|
G|----------------------|
D|----------------------|
A|-5-----5-3--3--0--0-0-|
E|-5-----5-3--3--0--0-0-|
=========================

1:15 - 1:22:

E|---0-3--------3--3-|
B|---0-3--------3--3-|
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|-5-----5-3----0--0-|
E|-5-----5-3----0--0-|
================^==^==

1:22 - 1:28:

E|-----0-0--3-------------3--3--3--3-|
B|-------0--3-------------3--3--3--3-|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-5------------5--3---3--0--0--0--0-|
E|-5------------5--3---3--0--0--0--0-|
==========================^==^==^==^=

1:28 - 1:34:

E|------0-3-3--0-*--------------3--3--3--3-|
B|------0-3-3--0-*--------------3--3--3--3-|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-5-5------5----5--3--3--3--3--0--0--0--0-|
E|-5-5------5----5--3--3--3--3--0--0--0--0-|
====================^==^==V==V=============
                 
1:34 - 1:40:

E|--------0-3-3-----0----------------3--3--3--3-|
B|--------0-3-3-----0----------------3--3--3--3-|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|-5--5-x-------x-x------3--3--3--3--0--0--0--0-|
E|-5--5-x-------x-x------3--3--3--3--0--0--0--0-|
=========================^==^==V==V==V==V==V==V=


1:40 - 1:46:

E|------0-3-3-----0----*-----------3--3--3--3-|
B|------0-3-3-----0----*-----------3--3--3--3-|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|-5-5--------x-x---5--3--3--3--3--0--0--0--0-|
E|-5-5--------x-x---5--3--3--3--3--0--0--0--0-|
=======================^==^==V==V=============


1:46 - 1:53:

E|-----x-0-3-3-----0---*------------3--3--3--3-|
B|-----x-0-3-3-----0---*------------3--3--3--3-|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|-5-5---------x-x---5--3--3--3--3--0--0--0--0-|
E|-5-5---------x-x---5--3--3--3--3--0--0--0--0-|
========================^==^==V==V=============

1:53 - 1:59:

E|-----x-0-3-3-----0---*-------------3--3--3--3-|
B|-----x-0-3-3-----0---*-------------3--3--3--3-|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|-5-5---------x-x---5--3--3--3--3-x-0--0--0--0-|
E|-5-5---------x-x---5--3--3--3--3-x-0--0--0--0-|
========================^==^==V==V==============

1:59 - 2:05:

E|-----0-3-3--x-x-0---*-----------x-3--3--3--3-|
B|-----0-3-3--x-x-0---*-----------x-3--3--3--3-|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|-5-5-----5--5-5---5--3--3--3--3-x-0--0--0--0-|
E|-5-5-----5--5-5---5--3--3--3--3-x-0--0--0--0-|
=======================^==^==V==V==============

2:05 - 2:29;

(2:05 - 2:11, 2:11 - 2:17, 2:17 - 2:22, 2:22 - 2:28:)

E|----x-x-x-x-0-3-x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
B|----x-x-x-x-0-3-x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|-5--x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-x-5-3-x-x-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-5--x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-x-5-3-x-x-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
====================================================

2:29 - 2:35
(1x:)

E|---x-x-x-x-0-3-x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
B|---x-x-x-x-0-3-x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-5-x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-x-5-3-x-x-3\0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-5-x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-x-5-3-x-x-3\0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
===================================================

There may not be a slide there but it does sound different from the other times, IMO.

2:35 - 2:41
(1x:)

E|---x-x-x-x-0-3-x-x-x-x-----x-x---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
B|---x-x-x-x-0-3-x-x-x-x-----x-x---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-5-x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-x-5-3-x-x-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-5-x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-x-5-3-x-x-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
===================================================
 
2:41 - 2:46 
(1x:)

E|---x-x-x-x-0-3-x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
B|---x-x-x-x-0-3-x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-5-x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-x-5-3-x-x-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-5-x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-x-5-3-x-x-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
===================================================

Then it changes a bit:

2:46 - 2:50 

E|-----------0-3-*--------------|
B|-----------0-3-*--------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|-5-x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-x-5-3--x-|
E|-5-x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-x-5-3--x-|
================================

(slight pause.)

2:51 - 2:52 (1x:)

F|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-*-|
F|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-*-|
E|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
=====================

2:52 - 2:58

E|---x-x-x-x-0-3-*-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
B|---x-x-x-x-0-3-*-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-5-x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-x-5-3-x-x-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-5-x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-x-5-3-x-x-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
===================================================

2:58 - 3:04:

E|----x----0*3-0---x-x-x-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
B|----x----0*3-0---x-x-x-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|-5--x----------3-x-x-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-5--x----------3-x-x-------------------|
==========================================

(Pause between the inverted D# and the high strings.)

3:04 - 3:10;
3:10 - 3:16;
3:16 - 3:22;
(3x:)
 
E|-------0*3-0--*--x-x-x-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
B|-------0*3-0--*--x-x-x-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|-5--*----------3-x-x-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-5--*----------3-x-x-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
=======================^=^=V=^=V=^=V=^=V==

3:22 - 3:28, 
3:28 - 3:33 
3:34 - 3:40, 
3:40 - 3:46, 
3:46 - 3:52,

E|------------0-3--------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
B|------------0-3--------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5--5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-5-5--3--3--3--3--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-5--5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-5-5--3--3--3--3--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
===============================^==^==V==V===================

3:28 - 3:33

E|------------0-3-(3)-----------------------(x)3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
B|------------0-3-(3)-----------------------(x)3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5--5-5-5-5--------5-5-5-5-5-5--3--3--3--3(x)0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-5--5-5-5-5--------5-5-5-5-5-5--3--3--3--3(x)0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
==================================^==^==V==V===================

3:34 - 3:40, 
3:40 - 3:46, 
3:46 - 3:52:

E|------------0-3-_-----------------------x-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
B|------------0-3-_-----------------------x-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5--5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-5-5--3--3--3--3-x-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-5--5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-5-5--3--3--3--3-x-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
===============================^==^==V==V===================

3:40 - 3:46
(1x:)

E|-------(0)--0-3(0)-_--------------------x-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
B|-------(0)--0-3(0)-_--------------------x-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5--5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-5-5--3--3--3--3-x-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-5--5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-5-5--3--3--3--3-x-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
===============================^==^==V==V====================

3:46 - 3:52
(1x:)

E|------------0-3-_-----------------------x-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
B|------------0-3-_-----------------------x-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5--5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-5-5--3--3--3--3-x-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-5--5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-5-5--3--3--3--3-x-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
===============================^==^==V==V====================


3:52 - 3:55

E|------------0-3----------------*-|
B|------------0-3----------------*-|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-5--5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-5-5-3--*-|
E|-5--5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-5-5-3--*-|
====================================

3:56 - 3:58

F|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-*-|
F|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-*-|
E|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
======================

3:58 - 4:03

E|-----------0-3-*-----------x-x-x-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
B|-----------0-3-*-----------x-x-x-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-5-x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-x-5-3-x-x-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-5-x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-x-5-3-x-x-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
====================================================

4:04 - 4:10,
4:10 - 4:16,
4:16 - 4:22,
4:22 - 4:27: (4x:)

E|-----0*3-0--*--x-x-x--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
B|-----0*3-0--*--x-x-x--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|-5-*---------3-x-x-3--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-5-*---------3-x-x-3--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
=========================================

End on F:

F|-0-|
F|-0-|
E|---|
B|---|
G|---|
D|---|
======
Other videos of this song
    Composed by Cindy Wilson / Fred Schneider / Kate Pierson / Keith Strickland / Rickey Wilson
    Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
    40 views
      • ½ Key
      • A
      • Bb
      • B
      • C
      • Db
      • D
      • Eb
      • E
      • F
      • F#
      • G
      • Ab
    • Add to the list
    • 1
    • 2
    • 3
    • 4
    • 5
    • 6
    • 7
    • 8
    • 9
    • 10
    • 11
    • 12

      Afinação da cifra

        Afinador online

          The B-52's most accessed

          1. Rock Lobster Intro
          2. Rock Lobster
          3. Roam
          4. Private Idaho
          5. Love Shack
          6. Good Stuff Intro
          7. Legal Tender
          8. 53 Miles West Of Venus
          9. Meet The Flinstones
          10. 52 Girls
          11. 6060-842
          12. Channel Z
          13. Dance This Mess Around
          14. Deadbeat Club
          15. Devil In My Car
          16. Dirty Back Road
          17. Downtown
          18. Follow Your Bliss
          19. Give Me Back My Man
          20. Good Stuff
          See more

          Were you able to play?

          0Played0Not yet

          Record a video playing the Dance This Mess Aroundongand send it to us!

          Play too

          1. Artist's image The CarsDrive The Cars
          2. Artist's image BlondieHeart Of Glass Blondie
          3. Artist's image Tom Tom ClubGenius Of Love Tom Tom Club
          4. Artist's image Oingo BoingoDead Man's Party Oingo Boingo
          This chord version is not used in the video lesson. Go to the correct chord version.
            Ops (: Content available only in Portuguese.
            OK