All Mod Cons Chords

by The Jam
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Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: A
Capo: no capo
Author miavaughan2004 [a] 1,167. Last edit on May 28, 2025

Chords

D5
D
B
A
E6
F#
E
A5
E7
D/A

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"All Mod Cons" off The Jam's 1978 album of the same name.
 
Note: Whenever the D sequence is written instead of D5, play riff 1.
 
[Chords]
D5 = x0023x      D  = x00232      B  = x2444x      \ = slide down
A  = x02220      E6 = x2212x      F# = 24432x
E  = 022100      A5 = x022xx      E7 = x2213x
 
[Riff 1]
   D/A   A                   D/A   A                   D/A   A                   E6       A
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-19-19\17-17~------------|-19-19\17-17~------------|-19-19\17-17~------------|\14------\10~------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-17-17\16-16~------------|-17-17\16-16~------------|-17-17\16-16~------------|\11-------12~------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
 
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[Intro]
 
N.C.
One, two, three, four
 
D5  A    D5  A    D5  A    E  A
D5  A    D5  A    D5  A    E  A
 
 
[Verse 1]
D5          A
Seen you be-fore
D5          A
I know your sort
D5            A                 E     A
You think the world awaits your every breath
D            A
You'll be my friend
D         A
Or so you say
D              A            E6   A5
You'll help me out when the time comes
 
 
[Verse 2]
E            B
And all the time
E             B
We're getting rich
F#                   B
  You hang around to help me out,
E              B
But when we're skint,
E           B
Oh, God for-bid,
F#                 B   E
  You drop us like hot bricks
 
 
[Interlude]
 
(bass only)
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-5-5-5-4---------| x3
E|---------0-3-5---|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
 
E  A
 
D  A    D  A    D  A    E6  A
 
 
[Outro]
D5       A
Artistic freedom
D5          A
Do what you want,
D5            A             E           A
But just make sure that the money ain't gone
D             A
I'll tell you what,
D            A
I've got you sussed
D               A            E6   A
You'll waste my time when my time comes
D               A            E6   A
You'll waste my time when my time comes
D               A            E    E7  A
You'll waste my time when my ti-i-ime comes
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