Burn In Hell
View chords used in this chart
Intro pattern (play four times)
Em D C D G F#
|--------------------|--------------------|
|---------------3----|--------------------|
|---------------2----|5----7--7-----------|
|2--------2-2---0----|5----7--7---5--4----|
|2--------2-2--------|3----5--5---5--4----|
|0--------0-0--------|------------3--2----|
First verse pattern
Em Em G F#
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|2-----2--2----------|2----2--2---5--4----|
|2-----2--2----------|2----2--2---5--4----|
|0-----0--0----------|0----0--0---3--2----|
Em Em F#
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|2-----2--2----------|2----2--2---2--4----|
|2-----2--2----------|2----2--2---2--4----|
|0-----0--0----------|0----0--0---0--2----|
G Em
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|5-----5--5----------|2----2--2---2--4----|
|5-----5--5----------|2----2--2---2--4----|
|3-----3--3----------|0----0--0---0--2----|
G Em
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|5-----5--5----------|2----2--2---2--4----|
|5-----5--5----------|2----2--2---2--4----|
|3-----3--3----------|0----0--0---0--2----|
G F# F
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|5-----4----3--------|--------------------|
|5-----4----3--------|--------------------|
|3-----2----1--------|--------------------|
"Welcome to the abandoned land
Come on in child, take my hand
Here there's no work or play
Only one bill to pay
There's just five words to say
As you go down, down, down . . . .
You're gonna burn in hell."
Build pattern (play two times)
B Em C Em
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|4-------------------|5-------------------|
|4------2---2---2-2-2|5------2--2----2-2-2|
|2------2---2---2-2-2|3------2--2----2-2-2|
|-------0---0---0-0-0|-------0--0----0-0-0|
^ ^ ^
Second verse and guitar solo pattern
B Em G F# Em G F# Em
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|4-------------------|--------------------|
|4------2---2---2-2-2|5--4--2----5--4--2--|
|2------2---2---2-2-2|5--4--2----5--4--2--|
|-------0---0---0-0-0|3--2--0----3--2--0--|
^ ^ ^ ^
B Em C Em
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|4-------------------|5-------------------|
|4------2---2---2-2-2|5------2--2----2-2-2|
|2------2---2---2-2-2|3------2--2----2-2-2|
|-------0---0---0-0-0|-------0--0----0-0-0|
^ ^ ^
B Em B A G B A G
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|4-------------------|4--2-------4--2-----|
|4------2---2---2-2-2|4--2--5----4--2--5--|
|2------2---2---2-2-2|2--0--5----2--0--5--|
|-------0---0---0-0-0|------3----------3--|
^ ^ ^ ^
B Em C Em
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|4-------------------|5-------------------|
|4------2---2---2-2-2|5------2--2----2-2-2|
|2------2---2---2-2-2|3------2--2----2-2-2|
|-------0---0---0-0-0|-------0--0----0-0-0|
^ ^ ^
"I can't believe all the things
I've done wrong in my life
Without even knowing I've lived
On the edge of a knife"
Pre-chorus pattern
A G/A
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|2-------------------|0-------------------|
|2-------------------|0-------------------|
|0-------------------|0-------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
E5
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|9----9-9-9----------|9-----9---9--9------|
|9----9-9-9----------|9-----9---9--9------|
|7----7-7-7---------9|7-----7---7--7------|
|0-------------7-10--|0-------------------|
A G/A
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|2-------------------|0-------------------|
|2-------------------|0-------------------|
|0-------------------|0-------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
B5
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
". . . and then you'll burn in hell."
Chorus pattern
B Em C Em
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|4-------------------|5-------------------|
|4------2---2---2-2-2|5------2--2----2-2-2|
|2------2---2---2-2-2|3------2--2----2-2-2|
|-------0---0---0-0-0|-------0--0----0-0-0|
^ ^ ^
B Em F# B
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|4-------------------|--------4-----------|
|4------2---2---2-2-2|4-------4-----------|
|2------2---2---2-2-2|4-------2-----------|
|-------0---0---0-0-0|2-------------------|
^ ^
"Speak no evil, don't you
See no evil, don't you
Lay no evil down on me
You're gonna burn in hell."
How to play Burn In Hell
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 Em. 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.