90
Red Hot Chilli Peppers-Cant Stop
[Intro Riff - BPM 92]
A ----57-57-57-57-57-----starts on 1 - basically play this 5th to 7th fret
figure 5 times across beat with pause at end before
repeating loads louder and louder strumming
G --7-9-----7-9-------7-9----7-9---
D ---------------------------------
A 7-----777-----777s5----555-------
E ---------------------------------
G -----7-9-----7-9-------7-9----7-9------
D ---------------------------------------
A 555------------------------------------
E ---7-----777----777s8----888--------888
[Verse] (CHEAT RIFF - JUST PLAY POWERCHORDS AND THEN THAT PHRASE 7 TO 9 ON G STRING)
[Em] Can't stop addicted to the shindig
[D] Chop top he says I'm gonna win big
[Bm] Choose not a life of imitation
[C] Distant cousin to the reservation
[Em] Defunct the pistol that you pay for
[D] This punk the feeling that you stay for
[Bm] In time I want to be your best friend
[C] Eastside love is living on the westend
[Em] Knocked out but boy you better come to
[D] Don't die you know the truth as some do
[Bm] Go write your message on the pavement
[C] Burn so bright I wonder what the wave meant
[Em] White heat is screaming in the jungle
[D] Complete the motion if you stumble
[Bm] Go ask the dust for any answers
[C] Come back strong with 50 belly dancers
[Chorus]
The [G] world I love
The [D] tears I've dropped
To [Bm] be part of
the [C] wave can't stop
[G] Ever wonder [D] if it's [Bm] all for [C] you
The [G] world I love
The [D] trains I hop
To [Bm] be part of
The [C] wave can't stop
[G] Come and tell me when [D] it's [Bm] time [C] to
[Verse]
[Em] Sweetheart is bleeding in the snowcone
[D] So smart she's leading me to ozone
[Bm] Music the great communicator
[C] Use two sticks to make it in the nature
[Em] I'll get you into penetration
[D] The gender of a generation
[Bm] The birth of every other nation
[C] Worth your weight the gold of meditation
[Em] This chapter's going to be a close one
[D] Smoke rings I know you're going to blow one
[Bm] All on a spaceship persevering
[C] Use my hands for everything but steering
[Em] Can't stop the spirits when they need you
[D] Mop tops are happy when they feed you
[Bm] Jay butterfly is in the treetop
[C] Birds that blow the meaning into bebop
[Chorus]
The [G] world I love
The [D] tears I've dropped
To [Bm] be part of
the [C] wave can't stop
[G] Ever wonder [D] if it's [Bm] all for [C] you
The [G] world I love
The [D] trains I hop
To [Bm] be part of
The [C] wave can't stop
[G] Come and tell me when [D] it's [Bm] time [C] to
[Interlude]
[Em] Wait a minute I'm [D] Passing out, win or
[Bm] Lose, just like [C] you
[Em] Far more shockin' than any [D] thing I ever
[Bm] knew, how 'bout [C] you
[Em] Ten more reasons [D] why I need somebody
[Bm] new, just like [C] you
[Em] Far more shockin' than any [D] thing I ever
[Bm] knew, right on [C] cue
[Verse]
[Em] Can't stop addicted to the shindig
[D] Chop top he says I'm gonna win big
[Bm] Choose not a life of imitation
[C] Distant cousin to the reservation
[Em] Defunct the pistol that you pay for
[D] This punk the feeling that you stay for
[Bm] In time I want to be your best friend
[C] Eastside love is living on the westend
[Em] Knocked out but boy you better come to
[D] Don't die you know the truth as some do
[Bm] Go write your message on the pavement
[C] Burn so bright I wonder what the wave meant
[Em] Kick start the golden generator
[D] Sweet talk but don't intimidate her
[Bm] Can't stop the Gods from engineering
[C] Feel no need for any interfering
[Em] Your image in the dictionary
[D] This life is more than ordinary
[Bm] Can I get 2 maybe even 3 of these
[C] Comin' from space to teach you of the Pliedes
[N.C.] Can't stop the spirits when they need you
[N.C.] This life is more than just a read-thru
120
Avicii-Wake Me Up
[Intro - BPM 124 - Capo 2nd G* - 30XXXX]
(Strum - M = muted hit on low strings)
M-^- -v^v - repeat x 3 then for C to G ^vC- ^vG- (beat turns round during this bit)
[Note - chords in verse and chorus track when they are emphasised for the first time
- not the start of the beat - i.e. initial muted hit]
[Am] [F] [C] [(C-G)]
[Am] [F] [C] [(C-G)] - passing G bass note from Am to F if you want
[Verse 1 - No drums - Second Am to F you can play passing bass G if you want]
[Am] Feeling my way [F] through the dark [C] ness [C]
[Am] Guided by [F] a beating har [C] art [C]
[Am] I can't tell [F] where the jour [C] ney will end [C]
[Am] But I know [F] where to sta [C] a rt [C]
[Am] They tell me I'm [F] ....too young [C] to under stand [C]
[Am] They say I'm caught [F] up in a dre..[C]...eam [C]
(chords right on lyrics is no gap)
[Am] Well, life will pass [F]me by if I [C]don't open up [C]my(downstrum) eyes
[Am] Well, that's fine [F] by me [C] [C]
[Chorus - Bass drum - o'ver' and ol'der' sung right on C chord]
So wake me
Up [Am] when it's [F] all o [C]ver [C-G] When I'm
Wi [Am] ser [F] when I'm ol [C]der [C-G] All this
Time [Am] I was fin [F] ding myself [C] and I [C-G]
[Am] Didn't know [F] I was [C] lost
So wake me
Up [Am] when it's [F] all o [C]ver [C-G] When I'm
Wi [Am] ser [F] when I'm ol [C]der [C-G] All this
Time [Am] I was fin [F] ding myself [C] and I [C-G]
[Am] Didn't know [F] I was [C] lost
[Keyboard riff - Full strum version - (12x) - 4 times just bass drum - 8 with full drums]
(lick lips at start and again on each F and
whistle in middle of range - louder and easier to control pitch)
Am F C Gsus4(on snare)
e|-0---0--0-0--0-1-----0--0--0-0-0--0--0---X----|
B|-1---1--0-0--1-1-----1--1--1-1-1h31--1---1----|
G|-2---2--0-0-2--2-----0--0--0-0-0--0--0---0----|
D|-2---2--0-0-2--3-----2--2--2-2-2--2--2---0----|
A|-0---0--0-0----3-----3--3--3-3-3--3--3---x----|
E|---------------1-------------------------3----|
[Verse 2 - Just bass drum - Second Am to F you can play passing bass G if you want]
[Am] I tried car [F]rying the weight [C] of the world [C]
[Am] But I only [F] have two haa [C] ands [C]
[Am] Hope I get [F]the chance to tra [C] vel the world [C]
[Am] But I don't have [F] any plans [C] ..... [C]
[Am] Wish that I [F] could stay for ev [C] ver this young [C]
[Am] Not afraid [F]to close my [C]eyes [C]
[Am] Life's a game [F] made for ev [C] ryone [C]
[Am] And love [F] is the prize [C] (Stop)
[Chorus - Slap snare]
So wake me (drum in)
Up [Am] when it's [F] all o [C]ver [C-G] When I'm
Wi [Am] ser [F] when I'm ol [C]der [C-G] All this
Time [Am] I was fin [F] ding myself [C] and I [C-G]
[Am] Didn't know [F] I was [C] lost (Stop)
So wake me (full drums)
Up [Am] when it's [F] all o [C]ver [C-G] When I'm
Wi [Am] ser [F] when I'm ol [C]der [C-G] All this
Time [Am] I was fin [F] ding myself [C] and I [C-G]
[Am] Didn't know [F] I was [C] lost
[Am] Didn't know [F] I was [C] lost
[Am] Didn't know [F] I was [C] lost
[Am] Didn't know [F] I was [C] lost
[Am] Didn't know [F] I was [C] lost
[Keyboard Riff Out - 4 times just bass drum - 8 with full drums]
Am F C C-G
[End on Am]
[Additional Notes]
(12x)
Am F C - C Gsus4
e|-------------------------------------------------0------|
B|--------------1--------------1--1--1--3---1---3-----1---|
G|-2--2--0--2------2---0--2--0----------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
90
Kaiser Chiefs-Ruby
[Intro]
Opening riff - no drums
Dsus4-D x 4
(drums in - - Am and Em play the low third after playing chord to simulate riff 022 322)
Am-----Em-----Dsus4-D
Am-----Em-----D--D/C--D/B--D/A
Am-----Em-----Dsus4-D
Am-----Em-----D--D/C--D/B--D/A
--D/G--D/F#--D/E--D
[Verse 1]
Let it [Am] never be said, the [Em] romance is dead
Cause there's [Bm] so little else, occu [D] pying my head
There is [Am] nothing I need, except th [Em] e function to breathe
But I'm [Bm] not really fussed, doesn't [D] matter to me (stop)
[Chorus - Add chorus riff]
Ruby, Ruby, Ruby,
[Am] Ruby [Em] [D] I'd do ya, do ya, do ya,
[Am] do ya [Em] [D] The way you do it, do it
[Am] to me [Em] [D] Ruby, Ruby, Ruby,
[Am] [Em] [D]
[Verse 2]
Due to [Am] lack of interest, to [Em] morrow is cancelled
Let the [Bm] clock's be reset, and the [D] pendulum's held
Cause there' [Am] s nothing I'm told, except [Em] the space in between
Finding [Bm] out what you're called, and re [D] peating your name (stop)
[Chorus - Add chorus riff]
Ruby, Ruby, Ruby,
[Am] Ruby [Em] [D] I'd do ya, do ya, do ya,
[Am] do ya [Em] [D] The way you do it, do it
[Am] to me [Em] [D] Ruby, Ruby, Ruby,
[Am] [Em] [D] [D#] (drums stop)
[Bridge - No drums]
[Em] Could it be, could it be, that you're [C] joking with me
And you [Am] don't really don't see, you and [D] me [D#]
[Em] Could it be, could it be, that you're [C] joking with me
And you [Am] don't really don't see, you and [D] me [D#]
[Solo]
[Em] [C] [Am] ([D] [D#]) x 2
[Vamp]
Em (stop)
[Chorus - Add chorus riff] x2
Ruby, Ruby, Ruby,
[Am] Ruby [Em] [D] I'd do ya, do ya, do ya,
[Am] do ya [Em] [D] The way you do it, do it
[Am] to me [Em] [D] Ruby, Ruby, Ruby,
[Am] Ruby [Em] [D] I'd do ya, do ya, do ya,
[Am] do ya [Em] [D] The way you do it, do it
[Am] to me [Em] [D]
[Outro]
[D] [D#] [Em]
[Notes]
[Chorus riff - Em - fret low B and high F# with fingers 1 and 2 to allow to play figure]
---Am--Em-------D
E -0-3--2-3-2---2
B -1----0-------3
G -2----0-------2
D -2----x-------0
A -0----2---------
E -x----0---------
85
Bad Company-Feel Like Making Love
[USE DROP D - MAKES SOLO EASIER - Intro - BPM 85 - No drums]
[D] [C] [G]
E-5-5--5s3--3--7--87-7
B-7-7--7s5--5--8--88-8
G-7-7--7s5--5--7--77-7
D-0-0-(0)-------------
[D] [C] [G] [D]
E-5-5--5s3--3--7--87-2
B-7-7--7s5--5--8--88-3
G-7-7--7s5--5--7--77-2
D-0-0-(0)-------------
(drums in)
[Verse]
[D] Baby, .. when I think a [G] bout you,
I think about [D] luuuuu uh uh uh [G] ove.
[D] Darling....couldn't live with [G] out you,
and your [D] luuuuu uh uh uh [G] ove.
If I [D] had..... those golden [G] dreams, of my
[D] yesterday..... [G]
I would [D] wrap you....In the [G] heavens,
And feel it [D] dying (dying, dying) on the [G] way
I [G] feel like making
[Chorus - pattern with D - xx-D xx-D - loud on snare]
(can play SSxS as hard to play heavy mute on acoustic loud enough - or BBxS)
[D] [3x]
[G] Feel like making love [D] [3x]
[G] Feel like making love [D] [3x]
[G] Feel like making love [D] [3x]
Feel like [C] making [G] love to [D] you
(drum fill)
[Verse]
[D] Baby, .... when I think a [G] bout you,
I think about [D] luuuuu uh uh uh [G] ove.
[D] Darling, ..... couldn't live with [G] out you,
and your [D] luuuuu uh uh uh [G] ove.
And if I [D] had,...... the sun and [G] moon,
and they were [D] shi........ [G] ning
I would [D] give you ...... both night and [G] day,
love satis [D] fy........ [G] ing
I [G] feel like making
[Chorus]
[D] [3x]
[G] Feel like making love [D] [3x]
[G] Feel like making love [D] [3x]
[G] Feel like making love [D] [3x]
Feel like [C] making [G] love to [D] you
[Like Galway Girl - Instrumental - Strum chords high - play high D with low E muted]
YOU CAN JUST PLAY LINES ON B STRING FOR D CHORD AND WITH FRETTED HAND MUTE THE OPEN G,
THEN MOVE TO THE HIGH E FOR THE G CHORD LINES AND MUTE THE OPEN B WITH FRETTING HAND
[Play low D for some notes, then low G for others - play around 7th fret area and down neck]
[D] [G] [D] [G] x 2 - see ideas for [Solo]
[Verse]
And if I [D] had ......those golden [G] dreams,
of my [D] yesterday...... [G]
I would [D] wrap you, ..... In the [G] heavens,
And feel it [D] dying (dying, dying) on the [G] way
I [G] feel like making
[Chorus]
[D] [3x]
[G] Feel like making love [D] [3x]
[G] Feel like making love [D] [3x]
[G] Feel like making love [D] [3x]
Feel like [C] making [G] love to [D] you
[D] x 3
I [G] feel like making
[D] [3x]
[G] Feel like making love [D] [3x]
[G] Feel like making love [D] [3x]
[G] Feel like making love [D] [3x]
Feel like [C] making [G] love to [D] you x2
[End]
[Solo - USING DROP D SO SOLO IN D WORKS BETTER IF HIT LOWER STRINGS - AND G IS GOOD AS WELL]
(when playing D - can add lots of extra runs in Bm pentatonic)
E x---X---
B 10--8---
G 7---7----
D 7---5----
A 0---5----
E 0---5----
Can also play notes whilst droning low D
E X----------------------------------- mute with finger playing B string - angle finger over
B 10-8-7--5--etc-------------------------
G 7-----------------------------------mute with finger playing B string - angle finger over
D 0-----------------------------------
A 0-----------------------------------
E 0-----------------------------------mute with thumb over top
Can also play diads as well
95
Wheatus-Teenage Dirtbag
[Intro - ring B and high E open as play power chords really]
[E] [Bsus4-x24400] [E] [Asus2-x02200] X 2
(Let top two open notes ring)
e|--------0--------0--------0-------0-|
B|--------0--------0--------0-------0-|
G|---------4-4-x-------------2-2-x----|
D|-2-2-x---4-4-x----2-2-x----2-2-x----|
A|-2-2-x---2-2-x----2-2-x----0-0-x----|
E|-0-0-x------------0-0-x-------------|
[Verse 1 - B is Bsus4, A is Asus2]
Her [E] name is Noelle [B]
[E] I have a dream [A] about her.
[E] She rings my bell [B]
I got [E] gym class in half [A] an hour.
[E] Oh, how she [B] rocks,
In [E] keds and tube [A] socks,
But [C#m] she doesn't know [A] who I am [B]
And [C#m] she doesn't give [A] a damn [B] about me.
[Chorus 1]
'Cause [E] I'm just a teenage [A] dirtbag [B] ba [C#m] by [G#m]
Yeah [E] I'm just a teenage [A] dirtbag [B] ba [C#m] by [G#m]
[E] Listen to Iron [A] Maiden [B] [C#m] baby, [G#m] with me
[E] ooh [A] ooh [B]
([C#m] [G#m] [A] [B])
[Instrumental]
[E] [Bsus4-x24400] [E] [Asus2-x02200] X 2
[Verse 2]
Her [E] boyfriend's a dick [B]
[E] and he brings a [A] gun to school,
[E] And he'd simply kick [B]
My [E] ass if he knew [A] the truth.
[E] He lives on my [B] block
[E] And he drives and I [A] rock
But [C#m] she doesn't know [A] who I am [B]
And [C#m] she doesn't give [A] a damn [B] about me.
[Chorus 2]
'Cause [E] I'm just a teenage [A] dirtbag [B] ba [C#m] by [G#m]
Yeah [E] I'm just a teenage [A] dirtbag [B] ba [C#m] by [G#m]
[E] Listen to Iron [A] Maiden [B] [C#m] baby, [G#m] with me
[E] ooh [A] ooh [B]
([C#m] [G#m] [A] [B])
[Bridge 1]
[E] [Asus2] Yeeah [E] - [Asus2] ------- Dirtba [E] g, -- [Asus2] --------
No, [C#m] she does [G#m] n't know [A] what she's [B] missing.
[E] [Asus2] Yeeah [E] - [Asus2] ------- Dirtba [E] g, -- [Asus2] --------
No, [C#m] she does [G#m] n't know [A] what she's [B] missing.
[Instrumental]
[E] [Bsus4-x24400] [E] [Asus2-x02200] X 2
[Verse 3]
[E] Man, I feel like [B] mould,
It [E] 's prom night and [A] I am lonely.
[E] Lo and behold: [B]
She's [E] walking over [A] to me.
[E] This must be [B] fake,
My [E] lip starts to [A] shake.
But [C#m] How does she know [A] who I am [B]
And [C#m] How does she give [A] a damn [B] about me.
[Chorus 3] (same chords but softer than previous choruses,
possibly pluck certain notes)
I've got two
[E] tickets to [A] Iron [B] Maiden [C#m] baby [G#m]
Come [E] with me Fri [A] day, don't [B] say ma [C#m] ybe. [G#m]
[E] I'm just a teen[A] age dirt [B] bag [C#m] baby [G#m] like
[E] you [A] ooh [B] ooh
([C#m] [G#m] [A] [B])
[Bridge 2]
[E] [Asus2] Yeeah [E] - [Asus2] ------- Dirtba [E] g, -- [Asus2] --------
No, [C#m] she does [G#m] n't know [A] what she's [B] missing.
[E] [Asus2] Yeeah [E] - [Asus2] ------- Dirtba [E] g, -- [Asus2] --------
No, [C#m] she does [G#m] n't know [A] what she's [B] missing.
[Outro]
[E] [B] [E] [A]
[E] [B] [E](stop on E and sustain)
[A] [G#m] ([F#m] [G#m] [F#m]) [E]
[Notes]
[Chorus]
e|----------------------------------------------------------|---------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|---------|
G|--------2-2---4-4-------------------2-2---4-4-------------|---------|
D|--2-2---2-2---4-4-----6-------2-2---2-2---4-4-----6-------|---------|
A|--2-2---0-0---2-2---4-----6---2-2---0-0---2-2---4-----6---|---7---9-|
E|--0-0-------------------4-----0-0-------------------4-----|-5---7---|
110
Clash-Should I Stay Or Should I Go
[Intro Riff - First 4 bars - BPM 113]
[D] [G] [D]
e |--2-2-2--3-3-3-3--|--2------X-X-X---|
B |--3-3-3--3-3-3-3--|--3------X-X-X---|
G |--2-2-2--0-0-0-0--|--2------X-X-X---|
D |--0-0-0--0-0-0-0--|--0--------------|
A |---------2-2-2-2--|-----------------|
E |---------3-3-3-3--|-----------------|
[D] [G] [D]
e |--2-2-2--3-3-3-3--|--2--------5-h8--|
B |--3-3-3--3-3-3-3--|--3--------------|
G |--2-2-2--0-0-0-0--|--2--------------|
D |--0-0-0--0-0-0-0--|--0--------------|
A |---------2-2-2-2--|-----------------|
E |---------3-3-3-3--|-----------------|
[Intro - With drums]
x [D] [D] [D] - [G] [G] [G] [G] - [D] x x x - x x x x
x B S B S B B (full drums now)
"oooowwww" - repeat once
[Verse 1]
[N.C.] Darling, you've got to let me know, [D] [G] [D]
[N.C.] Should I stay or should I go, [D] [G] [D]
[N.C.] If you say that you are mine, [G] [F] [G]
[N.C.] I'll be here 'til the end of time, [D] [G] [D]
[N.C.] So you've got to let me know... [A7]
[N.C.] ...Should I stay or should I go? [D] [G] [D]
[Verse 2]
[N.C.] It's always tease, tease, tease, [D] [G] [D]
[N.C.] You're happy when I'm on my knees, [D] [G] [D]
[N.C.] One day it's fine, and next it's black, [G] [F] [G]
[N.C.] So if you want me off your back, [D] [G] [D]
[N.C.] Well, come on, and let me know... [A7]
[N.C.] ...Should I stay or should I go? [D] [G] [D]
[Verse 3 - DOUBLE TIME - bd = bass drum - Intro drum pattern
and just keep bass drum going after B B B BS - BSBSBSBS]
[N.C.] Should(bd) I stay(bd), or should(bd) I(snare)
[D] go now? [G] [D]
Should I stay, or should I [D] go now? [G] [D]
(more bass drum) If I go there will be [G] trouble, [F] [G]
And, if I stay, it will be [D] double, [G] [D]
So, come on, and let me [A7] know... ( 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 - stop+snare)
[SNARE STOP]
[NO VOCALS - Drum figure]
Sh I St Or Sh I Go (FOR GUIDANCE BUT NO VOCALS AT THIS POINT)
[D][D] - [G][G][G][G]-[D] - stop
S S - S S S S - S
- B - B
[Verse 4 - NORMAL TIME]
N.C.
This indecision's (BS pickup) buggin' me,
[D] (Esta inde - [G] cision me mo - [D] lesta)
[N.C]If you don't want me, set me free!
[D] (Si no me [G] quieres, libra - [D] me!)
[N.C]Exactly whom I'm supposed to be?
( [G] Digame [F] ...quein [G] tengo ser!)
[N.C] Don't you know which clothes even fit me?
( [D] No sabes que [G] ropas me que - [D] da?)
[N.C]Come on, and let me know...
[A7] (Me tienes que decir...)
[N.C]Should I cool it, or should I blow?
[D] (Me debo [G] ir o quedar - [D] me?)
[Break - NORMAL TIME]
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrggggggggh!!!!!!!!
[D][G][D]SPLIT!
[D][G][D]
[G] (Yo me en - [F] frio o lo [G] soplo?)
[D][G][D]
[A7]
[D][G][D]
[Verse 5 - DOUBLE TIME]
[N.C.] Should(bd) I stay(bd), or should(bd) I(snare) [D]go now?
(Yo me en - [G] frio o lo [D] soplo?)
Should I stay, or should I [D] go now?
(Yo me en - [G] frio o lo [D] soplo?)
If I go there will be [G] trouble,
(Si me [F] voy va a haber pel - [G] igro!)
And if I stay it will be [D] double,
(Si me [G] quedo sera el [D] doble!)
So you gotta let me [A7] know...
[A7] (Me tienes que decir...)
[A7] Should I cool it, or should I [D] blow?
(Yo me en - [G] frio o lo [D] soplo?)
[Verse 6]
[D] Should I stay, or should I go now?
(Yo me en - [G] frio o lo [D] soplo?)
If I go there will be [G] trouble,
(Si me [F] voy va a haber pel - [G] igro!)
And if I stay it will be [D] double,
(Si me [G] quedo sera el [D] doble!)
So you gotta let me [A7] know...
[A7] (Me tienes que decir...)
(snare on all chords to finish)
[D] Should I [G] stay, or should I [D] go? (stop)
[End]
120
Metallica-Enter Sandman
[Intro- No drums]
[E]
[Chug section - Just bass drum]
[E5] Random stabs then build on bass drum to riff
[Riff 1 - Full drums]
[E5] [E5] ([A#]) [Asus2] x 3
[G Riff 1]
(repeat)
[Verse 1]
[E5/Em]
Say your prayers, little one
Don't forget, my son
To include everyone [G Riff 1]
Tuck you in, warm within
Keep you free from sin
'Til the sandman, he comes [G Riff 2]
[Prechorus - Bass drum is on offbeat but the F#5 is on the offbeat 3 times]
[F#m] [B5] Sleep with [F#m] one eye [B5] open
[F#m] [B5] Gripping your pillow [F#m] tight
[Chorus]
[F#m] Ex [B5]it light [F#m] [B5]
En [F#m] [B5] ter [E5]night
[F#m] Take [B5] my
Hand [E5] (stop)
Off to never never land
[Riff 1]
[E5] [E5] ([A#]) [Asus2] x 3
[G Riff 1]
(repeat)
[Verse + Verse Riff]
[E5] Somethings wrong, shut the light
Heavy thoughts tonight
And they aren't of Snow White [G Riff 1]
[E5] Dreams of war, dreams of liars
Dreams of dragon's fire
And of things that will bite [G Riff 2]
[Prechorus]
[F#m] [B5] Sleep with [F#m] one eye [B5] open
[F#m] [B5] Gripping your pillow [F#m] tight
[Chorus]
[F#m] Ex [B5]it light [F#m] [B5]
En [F#m] [B5] ter [E5]night
[F#m] Take [B5] my
Hand [E5] (stop)
Off to never never land
[Bridge - over E riff - played lightly?]
Now I lay me down to sleep
Now I lay me down to sleep
I pray the Lord my soul to keep
I pray the Lord my soul to keep
If I die before I wake
If I die before I wake
I pray the Lord my soul to take
I pray the Lord my soul to take
[F#m Riff]
Hush, little baby, don't say a word
And never mind that noise you heard
It's just the beasts under your bed
In your closet, in your head
[Chorus]
[F#m] Ex [B5]it light [F#m] [B5]
En [F#m] [B5] ter [E5]night
[F#m]Grain [B5] of [E5]sand [B5]
[F#m] Ex [B5]it light [F#m] [B5]
En [F#m] [B5] ter [E5]night
[F#m] Take [B5] my
Hand [E5]
[Riff and then repeat chorus until you end it]
[E5] (stop)
Off to never never land
[End]
[Notes]
[Intro - BPM 123 - No drums for first 4 then bass drum on all beats for next 4]
e|---0------------------------------------------------------|
B|---0------------------------------------------------------|
G|---0------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------5~~~~~~~----------------5----------------------| x 8 total
A|-------7----------0------------7-----------0--7-----------|
E|---0----------6~~~~~-------0-----------6(ring)------------|
[Then variation on intro riff with bass drum - fuller riff - with random stabs]
[FULL DRUMS - Full intro riff with G to F# section with full drums x 2]
[Full Intro Riff - Fuller chords for acoustic]
<-------3x------------->
e|-0----0-----0--------0-|----------------------------------|
B|-0----0-----0--------x-|----------------------------------|
G|-x----x-----0---3----2-|----------------------------------|
D|-2----2-----2---x----2-|----------------------------------|
A|-2----2-----2---1----0-|-----5------4-------4---5---4-----|
E|-0----0----(3)--0----x-|-----3---0--2---0---2---3---2-----|
[Verse Riff]
e|-0--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-0--------------------------------------------------------|
G|-x--------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2--------------------------------------------------------|
A|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--3------2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--3----|
E|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--1------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--1----|
[G Riff 1]
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--5--X-----4-----4--5--4--2--|
E|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--3--X--0--2--0--2--3--2--0--|
[G Riff 2]
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--5--X-----4-----4--5--4--5--|
E|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--3--X--0--2--0--2--3--2--3--|
[Prechorus - Bass drum is on offbeat but the F#5 is on the offbeat 3 times]
[F#m]
Sleep with one eye open etc
e|--------------- ---------------
B|--------------- ---------------
G|---------5s4--- --------------
D|--4------5s4--- x 3 4--------------
A|--4------3s2--- 4--4--4--4--2--3--4-
E|--2------------ 2--2--2--2--0--1--2-
Dr B xxS S S S S S S B S B B - F#5 starts on offbeat but bass drum does not follow
[Chorus - F# with some E5 at end of some phrases - Play 355 with upstroke so can really hammer this]
[use fretting finger to mute any string as necessary above the fretted string]
[F#m]Exit light
e|--2------------------|
B|--2------------------|
G|--x----------5-s-4---|
D|--4----------5-s-4---|
A|--4----------3-s-2---|
E|--2------------------|
Enter [E5]night
e|--2-----------------0|
B|--2-----------------0|
G|--x----------5-s-4--x|
D|--4----------5-s-4--2|
A|--4----------3-s-2--2|
E|--2-----------------0|
[F#m] Take my [E5]hand
e|--2-----------------0|
B|--2-----------------0|
G|--x----------5-s-4--x|
D|--4----------5-s-4--2|
A|--4----------3-s-2--2|
E|--2-----------------0|
[Drums and music stop]
We're off to never-never land
75
Foo Fighters-My Hero
[Drum Intro - HALF TIME FEEL ON HI HAT - PLAY NICE AND SLOW]
B x bS Bb - x bB S x
B x bS Bb - x bB S S
[Intro - C#m on offbeat after snare]
[E] [C#m] x4
[F#5] [A] (Drums stop)
[Verse 1 - C#m comes in ahead of beat - lyrics straight to start but start on second note]
[E] Too a [C#m]larming now, to [E] talk about [C#m]
[E] Take your [C#m]pictures down, and [E] shake it out [C#m]
[E] Truth or [C#m]con sequence, [E] say it a [C#m]loud
[E] Use that [C#m]e vidence, [E] race it a [C#m]round
[Chorus - Backward drums for As]
[A] There goes my hero, watch him as he [E]goes
[A] There goes my hero, he's ordinary [E]
[riff - 2 climbs]
[F#5] [A] (Drums stop)
[Bendy riff - 1 bar - bend prompts the snare pickup FBF]
[Drums back in - Verse 2 - C#m on offbeats]
[E] Don't the [C#m]best of them, [E] bleed it out [C#m]
[E] While the [C#m]rest of them, [E] peter out [C#m]
[E] Truth or [C#m]con sequence, [E] say it a [C#m]loud
[E] Use that [C#m]e vidence, [E] race it a [C#m]round
[Chorus - Backward drums for As]
[A] There goes my hero, watch him as he [E] goes
[A] There goes my hero, he's ordinary [E]
[riff - 2 climbs]
[F#5] [A] (Drums stop)
[Bendy riff - x2 - Main drums stop - Crashes on chords below]
[E] x x x x x x x - [E] x x [C#m] x x x x x - repeat
[Build - 8 bars - Strum chord louder louder]
[E]
[Bridge]
[E] Ku dos my [C#m] hero, [E]leaving all [C#m] the best
[E] You know my [C#m] hero, the [E]one that's ooooooooon [C#m]
[Chorus - Backward drums for As]
[A] There goes my hero, watch him as he [E] goes
[A] There goes my hero, he's ordinary [E]
[riff - 2 climbs]
[A] There goes my hero, watch him as he [E] goes
[A] There goes my hero, he's ordinary [E]
[riff - 2 climbs]
[F#5] [A] (Stop)
[Bit of guitar waffle :-)]
[END]
[Riff for chorus]
[A] [Fm/A] [E][Emj7] [Eadd9]
E -------2-----------0-0-0----0-----
B -2-2-2-2-----------0-0-0----0-----
G -2-2-2-2--(repeat)-1-1-1----x-----
D -2-1-2-2-----------2-1-2----4-----
A -0-----0-----------2-2-2----2-----
E -------------------0-0-0----0-----
90
Muse-Hysteria
[Intro]
(NO DRUMS - JUST BASS - CHORDS JUST FOR GUIDANCE)
Am E Dm Am
(DRUMS F - snare flam B F x F - STILL NO CHORDS)
Am E Dm Am
(FULL DRUMS - CHORDSIN) (PLAY CHORDS ON OFFBEATS TO SIMULATE DRUMS)
Am E Dm Am x 2
[Verse 1 - Prep for high A - Play chords quite straight - Melody tends to go up at end of each line]
It's
[Am]bug.....gin' me, [E7]gra.....ting me and
[Dm]twisting me [Am] a ro ound .. yes I'm
[Am]end.....lessly [E7]ca.....ving in
and [Dm] turnin' inside out [Am]
[Chorus]
'cause I want it
[C]now .... I want it [G7] now
[Dm] give me your heart and your
[Am] soul ... and I'm breakin
[C]out ........ I'm breakin [G7] out
[Dm] last chance to lose control [E7] (drum fill SBB SBB SBB SBB S)
[Interlude] (PLAY CHORDS ON OFFBEATS TO SIMULATE DRUMS)
Am E Dm Am
[Verse 2 - Play chords quite straight]
It's [Am]hol .... din' me, [E7] mor .... phin' me
and [Dm]forcin' me to str [Am] rive .. to be
[Am]end .... lessly [E7]cold within
and [Dm]dreaming I'm [Am] alive
[Chorus]
'cause I want it
[C]now .... I want it [G7] now
[Dm] give me your heart and your
[Am] soul ... and I'm breakin
[C]out ........ I'm breakin [G7] out
[Dm] last chance to lose [E7] control
[Interlude]
E (4 measures)
[Riff - try to keep high strings ring out to fill out]
E -0------------
B -0------------
G xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
D xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
A 2-5-57--5-54-43-
E 0---------------
Dr B S B S
[Solo] (PLAY CHORDS ON OFFBEATS TO SIMULATE DRUMS)
Am E Dm Am
Am E Dm Am
(Play drums straighter - but cheeky offbeat
(1) 2 (3) 4(&) sustain chord - then slap snare roll)
C G Dm Am
C G Dm Am
[Chorus]
'cause I want you
[C]now .... I want you [G7] now
[Dm] I feel my heart im
[Am] plode ... and I'm breakin
[C] out ........ escaping [G7] now
[Dm] feelin' my faith erode [E7]
[Outro]
E (6 times - follow riff on final one Xx Xx XX xX - xX Xx XXXX
Possible drums part - B S b - bB SS - small bs are offbeats