Dead
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Intro:
e-|--------------------------------------|
B-|--------------------------------------|
G-|--------------------------------------|
D-|------------------------------------7-|
A-|---3-3-5-3----3-3-7-7-3-3---3-3-5-3-7-|
E-|-5----------5-------------5---------5-|
riff 1:
e-|----------------------------------------------------|
B-|----------------------------------------------------|
G-|----------------------------------------------------|
D-|-10-10-10-10-9-9-7--7-x-7-5-5--7-10-10-10-10-9-9-7--|
A-|-10-10-10-10-9-9-7--7-x-7-5-5--7-10-10-10-10-9-9-7--|
E-|--8--8--8--8-7-7-5--5-x-5-3-3--5--8--8--8--8-7-7-5--|
riff 2:
e-|--------------------------------|
B-|--------------------------------|
G-|--------------------------------|
D-|-7-7-10-10-7-7-10-10-12-12-10-7-|
A-|-7-7-10-10-7-7-10-10-12-12-10-7-|
E-|-5-5--8--8-5-5--8--8-10-10--8-5-|
riff 3:
e-|----------------------------------|
B-|----------------------------------|
G-|-7-7-7-10-10-7-7-10-10-12-12-10-7-|
D-|-7-7-7-10-10-7-7-10-10-12-12-10-7-|
A-|-5-5-5--8--8-5-5--8--8-10-10--8-5-|
E-|----------------------------------|
riff 4:
e-|-------------------------------------------------------------------
B-|-------------------------------------------------------------------
G-|-------------------------------------------------------------------
D-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-5-10-10-10-10-7-7-5-10-10-10-
A-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-5-10-10-10-10-7-7-5-10-10-10-
E-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-3--8--8--8--8-5-5-3--8-8-8-8-
e-|-------------------------------------------------------|
B-|-------------------------------------------------------|
G-|-------------------------------------------------------|
D-|-7-7-5-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
A-|-7-7-5-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
E-|-5-5-3--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|
riff 5:
e-|----------------------------------------------|
B-|----------------------------------------------|
G-|-9-9-9-12-9--9-9-9-12-9--9-9-9-12-9--7-9-7-9--|
D-|-9-9-9-12-9--9-9-9-12-9--9-9-9-12-9--7-9-7-9--|
A-|-7-7-7-10-7--7-7-7-10-7--7-7-7-10-7--5-7-5-7--|
E-|----------------------------------------------|
riff 6:
e-|------------------------------------|
B-|------------------------------------|
G-|------------------------------------|
D-|-7--7-7-6-6-5-5-4-4-7-7-6-6-5-5-4-4-|
A-|-7--7-7-6-6-5-5-4-4-7-7-6-6-5-5-4-4-|
E-|-5--5-5-4-4-3-3-2-2-5-5-4-4-3-3-2-2-|
riff 7:
e-|----------------------------------|
B-|----------------------------------|
G-|----------------------------------|
D-|-10-10--7-7-5-5-5-5-5-7-10-10-7-7-|
A-|-10-10--7-7-5-5-5-5-5-7-10-10-7-7-|
E-|--8--8--5-5-3-3-3-3-3-5--8--8-5-5-|
riff 8:
e-|-------------------------------------------------------|
B-|-------------------------------------------------------|
G-|-7-7-5-10-10-7-7-5-10-10-7-7-5-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
D-|-7-7-5-10-10-7-7-5-10-10-7-7-5-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
A-|-5-5-3--8--8-5-5-3--8--8-5-5-3--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|
E-|-------------------------------------------------------|
riff 9:
e-|-----------------------|
B-|-----------------------|
G-|-----------------------|
D-|-7--x--5--x--2-2-2-2-5-|
A-|-7--x--5--x--2-2-2-2-5-|
E-|-5--x--3--x--0-0-0-0-3-|
riff 10:
e-|-------------------------------------------|
B-|-------------------------------------------|
G-|-------------13-12-13-15-13-12-13--------12-
D-|-11-10-11-13----------------------10-13-----
A-|-------------------------------------------|
E-|-------------------------------------------|
e-|-------------------------------------------|
B-|-------------------------------------------|
G-|-------------12-11-12-13-12-11-12----12----|
D-|-11-10-11-13----------------------11----10-|
A-|-------------------------------------------|
E-|-------------------------------------------|
INTRO:
RIFF
1:
RIFF 2
Down at the arsenal they keep the nerve gases
RIFF 2
guarded day and night by caged white rabbits
RIFF 3
been sitting there for years I'm gonna have at it
RIFF 4
I cut through the fence run right in and grab it go crazy crazy crazy
crazy.... RIFF 1:
RIFF 2
Now I got my own mustard gas in my pocket
RIFF 2
Climb on a tree on a branch and drop it`
RIFF 3
on a country club full of saturday golfers
RIFF 4
so i can watch them die chokin shakin in convulsions go
crazy crazy crazy crazy crazy crazy crazy crazy....
RIFF 5
chemical warfare chemical warfare chemical warfare warfare warfare
RIFF 6
RIFF 2
panic in the air see the headless chickens runnin
RIFF 2
golf carts head on crashing crackin heads wide open
RIFF 3
scratch the grass mister you can't breathe
RIFF 7
and roll and writhe in a sand trap starting to heave claw those clubs
lemme see you seethe
RIFF 8
crazy crazy crazy crazy crazy crazy
RIFF 5
chemical warfare chemical warfare chemical warfare warfare warfare
RIFF 9
yellow air yellow clouds blowin down down down the fairway
sensitive to the touch mowin
down the putting green heading straight for the big club house where..
RIFF 10
the stuffed country club effervescent ladies so carefree relax
pose by the pool limber limp with a dry martini until
RIFF 5
chemical warfare chemical warfare chemical warfare warfare warfare
I hope I put the riffs in the proper places.. but if i didn't oh
well... its not hard to figure out where to put them...
How to play 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.