Be Quick or Be Dead
View chords used in this chart
Intro
x4
e:-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G:-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D:-1\5-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1\5-1-3-1-0-0-0-0-|-1\5-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1\5-3-1-0-------|
A:-------------------------------------|-----------------------------3-----|
E:-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
1.
x2
e:--------------------------|--------------------------|
B:--------------------------|--------------------------|
G:--------------------------|--------------------------|
D:--------------------7--8--|--------------3--5--8--7--|
A:-5X5X5-5X5X5-5X5X5--5--6--|-5X5X5-5X5X5--1--3--6--5--|
E:-3X3X3-3X3X3-3X3X3--------|-3X3X3-3X3X3--------------|
x2
e:-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G:-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D:--5-5-5-5--5-5--3--3-3---------|--5-5-5-5--5-5--3--3-3--8--7-8-|
A:--3-3-3-3--3-3--1--1-1--3--3-3-|--3-3-3-3--3-3--1--1-1--6--5-6-|
E:------------------------1--1-1-|-------------------------------|
x3
e:-----------------------------------------|
B:-----------------------------------------|
G:-----------------------------------------|
D:-5\7-5-0--3\5-3----1\3-1----0\1-1-0------|
A:----------------5--------3----------1----|
E:--------------------------------------3--|
e:---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G:---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D:-5\7-5-0--3\5-3----1\3-1----0\1-1-0----|----------------------------------|
A:----------------5--------3----------1--|-3----------------5---------------|
E:---------------------------------------|-1----------------3---------------|
e:-------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G:-------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D:--3----5----3--------3----5----3---7-|------------------------8--10---|
A:--1-3--3-5--1-3-5----1-3--3-5--1-3-5-|------------------------6---8---|
E:----1----3----1-3------1----3----1---|--------------------------------|
x4
e:-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G:-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D:-1\5-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1\5-1-3-1-0-0-0-0-|-1\5-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1\5-3-1-0-------|
A:-------------------------------------|-----------------------------3-----|
E:-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
2.
x2
e:--------------------------|--------------------------|
B:--------------------------|--------------------------|
G:--------------------------|--------------------------|
D:--------------------7--8--|--------------3--5--8--7--|
A:-5X5X5-5X5X5-5X5X5--5--6--|-5X5X5-5X5X5--1--3--6--5--|
E:-3X3X3-3X3X3-3X3X3--------|-3X3X3-3X3X3--------------|
x2
e:-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G:-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D:--5-5-5-5--5-5--3--3-3---------|--5-5-5-5--5-5--3--3-3--8--7-8-|
A:--3-3-3-3--3-3--1--1-1--3--3-3-|--3-3-3-3--3-3--1--1-1--6--5-6-|
E:------------------------1--1-1-|-------------------------------|
x3
e:-----------------------------------------|
B:-----------------------------------------|
G:-----------------------------------------|
D:-5\7-5-0--3\5-3----1\3-1----0\1-1-0------|
A:----------------5--------3----------1----|
E:--------------------------------------3--|
e:---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G:---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D:-5\7-5-0--3\5-3----1\3-1----0\1-1-0----|----------------------------------|
A:----------------5--------3----------1--|-3----------------5---------------|
E:---------------------------------------|-1----------------3---------------|
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e:-------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G:-------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D:--3----5----3--------3----5----3---7-|------------------------8--10---|
A:--1-3--3-5--1-3-5----1-3--3-5--1-3-5-|------------------------6---8---|
E:----1----3----1-3------1----3----1---|--------------------------------|
Rhytm Guitar (Lead Guitar - Solo)
x2
e:----------------------------------------------------------|
B:----------------------------------------------------------|
G:----------------------------------------------------------|
D:--5--3-5--3-5-3--5--3-5--8-8--5--3-5--3-5-3--5--3-5--3----|
A:--3--1-3--1-3-1--3--1-3--6-6--3--1-3--1-3-1--3--1-3--1-6--|
E:-------------------------------------------------------4--|
x2
e:----------------------------------------------------------|
B:----------------------------------------------------------|
G:----------------------------------------------------------|
D:--7--5-7--5-7-5--7--5-7-1010--7--5-7--5-7-5--7--5-7--5-3--|
A:--5--3-5--3-5-3--5--3-5--8-8--5--3-5--3-5-3--5--3-5--3-1--|
E:----------------------------------------------------------|
x2
e:-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G:-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D:--5-5-5-5--5-5--3--3-3---------|--5-5-5-5--5-5--3--3-3--8--7-8-|
A:--3-3-3-3--3-3--1--1-1--3--3-3-|--3-3-3-3--3-3--1--1-1--6--5-6-|
E:------------------------1--1-1-|-------------------------------|
Outro
e:-----------------------------------------||
B:-----------------------------------------||
G:-----------------------------------------||
D:-5\7-5-0--3\5-3----1\3-1----0\1-1-0------||
A:----------------5--------3----------1----||
E:--------------------------------------3--||.
How to play Be Quick or Be Dead
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is B. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.