Bass Drum of Death - Better days
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Tuning:
"Better Days"
Bass Drum of Death
Track 9 on RIP THIS, 2014
Chords used:
Em - 0-2-2-0-0-0
B7 - x-2-1-2-0-2
Gmaj - 3-2-0-0-0-3
or 3-2-0-0-3-3
Dmaj - x-x-0-2-3-2
or 2-0-0-2-3-2
Cmaj - x-3-2-0-1-0
or 3-3-2-0-1-0
or x-3-2-0-1-3
Amaj - x-0-2-2-2-0
G5 - x-x-0-12-15-15
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[Verse I]
Em I don't wanna be there,B7 sitting on my own,
Em in defeat and despair, B7 if it's not her, 'cause
[Chorus]
GmajAll along I was Dmajkept from better
Emdays. [But CmajI don't wanna be.]
GmajAll along I was Dmajkept from better
Emdays. [But CmajI don't wanna be.]
GmajAll along I was Dmajkept from better
Emdays. [But CmajI don't wanna be.]
GmajAll along I was Dmajkept from better
[Post-Chorus]
Emdays [Aaah-aAmajah] to be with
Emyou. [AahAmaj-aah] To be with
Emyou. [AahAmaj-aah] To be with
Cmaj*you.
[Solo]
G5
e|-----------------------------------|----|------------------------15--15--15-15-12-|--15-15-15-15-15-15-15--|
B|-----------------------------8-10b-|----|-10-9-8---8--8--8-8-8--------------------|--15-15-15-15-15-15-15--|
G|-9-----9-7-9------9-7-9-9-9--------|-x4-|-----------------------------------------|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|
D|-----------------------------------|----|-----------------------------------------|---0--0--0--0--0--0-0---|
A|-----------------------------------|----|-----------------------------------------|------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|----|-----------------------------------------|------------------------|
[Verse II]
Em I'm walkin' away B7 with one right turn.
Em Took too many [k]nights B7 for me to learn that
[Chorus]
GmajAll along I was Dmajkept from better
Emdays. [But CmajI don't wanna be.]
GmajAll along I was Dmajkept from better
Emdays. [But CmajI don't wanna be.]
GmajAll along I was Dmajkept from better
Emdays. [But CmajI don't wanna be.]
GmajAll along I was Dmajkept from better
[Post-Chorus]
Emdays [Aaah-aAmajah] to be with
Emyou. [AahAmaj-aah] To be with
Emyou. [AahAmaj-aah] To be with
Cmaj*you. End on Em
* There's a little "upwards" effect here that you can get by switching from one voicing of Cmaj to a "higher"
one. For example, from 332010 to x32010 or from x32010 to x32013 or from 332010 to x32013 [my personal fav].
Also, you may find it easier [I certainly do] to make it a E-based bar chord [8-10-10-9-8-8] on the first
time around, before the solo. That way you're right in position to play the solo.
As always, remember to mix it up, experiment, find what sounds good, write your own lyrics, make it your own
song.
Cheers!