Guitar Chords Used in the Song
"Spiderwebs" uses standard tuning and the following chords on guitar.
- How to Play a Bb Chord
- How to Play an F Chord
- How to Play a Gm Chord
- How to Play an Eb Chord
Form of the Song
"Spiderwebs" is a '90s favorite by No Doubt from their 1995 record, Tragic Kingdom. The alternative rock group provided other staple '90s singles from the same record, including "Sunday Morning" and "Sixteen."1 Leading lady, Gwen Stefani, stepped back from the back to record some solo music in early '00s. The band has gone more than a decade without new material.
The song has a power-pop sound in its guitar. The song itself is laced with bar chords, like with most No Doubt songs, so the hand positions and chord changes are simple. For the notes of the verse that are picked out, Thomas shows you a trick of "pinch harmonics" using a guitar pick. Turn up the distortion and follow along to learn the notes and octaves of the song and its structure and rhythm.
"Spiderwebs" uses the following song form:
- Intro
- Verse 1
- Pre-chorus
- Chorus
- Verse 2
- Pre-chorus
- Chorus
- Bridge/solo
- Chorus
- Outro
References
Meet Our Expert
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Thomas Gilbert
Meet Thomas, one of Mahalo's guitar experts. Thomas is an alumnus of both USC and Cal State Northridge, majoring in music education and music composition. Thomas has collaborated with composers Hans Zimmer and Mateo Messina, and worked on such film scores as "The Dark Knight," "Gladiator" and "Juno." He taught an online advanced blues guitar course for over two years with a huge online response and is a member of rock band Radius.
