Ego Death
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Afinação: E A D GCapotraste: Sem capotraste
Time signature changes from 5|4 in the intro to 4|4 at the end of the intro and then 12|8 for the rest of the
song. Listen to get the timings down, especially the outro.
Audiotree Live version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eO49Ivdr1nA&pp=ygUSZWdvIGRlYXRoIGZveHRhaWxz
Studio recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQ8KrNxTYdk&pp=ygUSZWdvIGRlYXRoIGZveHRhaWxz
[Intro] (bass part starts at 0:24)
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
E|0---0-----------------------------------|0---0-----------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 &
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
E|0---0-----------------------------------|0---0-----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
E|0---0-----------------------------------|0---0-----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|0---0-----------------------------------|
(0:46)
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|0---0---------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
[Verse 1] (0:51)
G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
E|0-----0-----0-----0-----|3-----3-3-3-2-----2-2-2-|0-----0-----0-----0-----|3-----3-3-3-2-----2-2-2-|
1 2 3 4 1 2 & a 3 4 & a
G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
E|0-----0-----0-----0-----|3-----3-3-3-2-----2-2-2-|0-----0-----0-----0-----|3-----3-3-3-2-----2-2-2-|
(Frenzied for means of escape...)
G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
E|0-----0-----0-----0-----|3-----3-3-3-2-----2-2-2-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|3-----3-3-3-2-----2-2-2-|
(Tedious flows turn to sludge...)
[Verse 2] (1:25)
G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-|3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-2-2-2-|0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-2-2-2-|------------------------|------------------------|
(Is this what it's like to grow up?..)
G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
E|3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-|3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-|0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-2-2-2-|0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-2-2-2-|
(No room for missteps...)
G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A|3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-|3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-|3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
(Yet faith is embedded and infinite...)
[Outro] (1:57)
G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|---3--2-----3--2--------|---3--2-----3--2--------|---3--2-----3--2--------|---3--2-----------3--2--|
A|2--------3--------2--3--|2--------3--------2--3--|2--------3--------2--3--|2--------2--3--2--------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
How to play Ego Death
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 E. 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.