For The First Time - Black Country, New Road

For The First Time

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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
Instrumental
 
[Main riff]
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|--9---9---9-10-9---9---9-7---------|
A|7---7---7--------7---7-----10-10-9-|
E|-----------------------------------|
 
[Breakdown]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|7--9--10-7--9--10-7--9--10-7--9--10-6--7--9-6--7--9--6--7--9-6--7--9-|
E|0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--8--8--8-8--8--8--8--8--8-8--8--8-|
 
Athens, France
 
[Verse 1]
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------0-------------0-------------0-------------0-----|
D|----7h8---0-------7h8---0-------7h8---0-------7h8---0---|
A|6-----------5-6-----------5-6-----------5-6-----------5-|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------0-------------0-------------0-------------0-----|
D|----7h8---0-------7h8---0-------7h8---0-------7h8---0---|
A|------------5-------------5-------------5-------------5-|
D|0-------------0-------------0-------------0-------------|
 
[Pre-chorus]
Guitar 1
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----5-----5---5-----5-----5---5-----5-----5---5-----5-----5---5-| x2
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|5-5---5-5---5---4-4---4-4---4---0-0---0-0---0-------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------4-4---4-4---4---|
 
Guitar 2
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|5-------5-------5-------5-------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|5-------4-------0---------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------|
D|------------------------4-------------------------------------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
 
[Chorus]
Both guitars
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------| x4
D|7-7--7-7-9---9-------|
A|7-7--7-7-9---7-------|
D|7-7--7-7-9---8-------|
 
[Post-chorus]
Both guitars
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|----------------9/10--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
G|10-10--10-10-9--8/9---9--9--9--9--9--9--9--| x4
D|7--7---7--7--7--9/10--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
A|7--7---7--7--7-----------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
 
[Soft section part 1]
Both guitars just riff around on this chord, there's not really a set rhythm I find
e|----|
B|----|
G|4---|
D|2---|
A|3---|
D|----|
 
[Soft section part 2]
Both guitars play this, but only Isaac's guitar plays the little riff at the end
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|2---------------0------------0-----|
A|0---------------0--------4h5---0---|
D|3---------------0------------------|
 
[Chorus]
Both guitars
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------| x4
D|7-7--7-7-9---9-------|
A|7-7--7-7-9---7-------|
D|7-7--7-7-9---8-------|
 
[Post-chorus]
Both guitars
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|----------------9/10--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
G|10-10--10-10-9--8/9---9--9--9--9--9--9--9--| x4
D|7--7---7--7--7--9/10--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
A|7--7---7--7--7-----------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
 
[Outro]
Guitar 1
e|---13p12-------------13p12----------| e|---13p12----15p12-|
B|13-------13-15-13-13-------13-15-13-| B|13-------13-------|
G|------------------------------------| Mix in with this occasionally G|------------------|
D|------------------------------------| D|------------------|
A|------------------------------------| A|------------------|
D|------------------------------------| D|------------------|
 
Guitar 2
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|4-4-x-x-4---4-4-x-x-4---|
D|2-2-x-x-2---2-2-x-x-2---|
A|3-3-x-x-3---3-3-x-x-3---|
D|------------------------|
 
[Chorus]
Both guitars
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------| x1
D|7-7--7-7-9---9-------|
A|7-7--7-7-9---7-------|
D|7-7--7-7-9---8-------|
 
Science Fair
The distorted parts are (from what I understand) mainly improvised
 
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D|--------------------------------|
 
Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------|
B|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
G|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
D|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
 
[Breakdown]
 
Guitar 1
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|4-4---4-4-4-4-4---|
A|4-4---4-4-4-4-4---|
D|4-4---4-4-4-4-4---|
 
Guitar 2
e|0---0-0-0-0---0---0---0-0-0-|
B|7h8-8-8-8-5/7-7---5/7-7-7-7-|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
 
Sunglasses
 
[Intro]
A lot of the intro is improvised in terms of timing
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------9---------------9/11-11--------6-----6-6-6-6/7---7p6/4----------------|
D|0---------------0---------------0----0---------0-----0-0-0-0----------------4------0--|
A|0---------------0---------------0----0---------0-----0-0-0-0-------------------0---0--|
D|0---------------0---------------0----0---------0-----0-0-0-0-------------4---------0--|
 
[Part 1]
Guitar 1
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|--7h6---4----4---4---------4--4-4--4--4-|
A|----------------------------------------|
D|0-----0----0---4---4-0---0---0-0-0---0--|
 
Guitar 2
This part is also just up to improvisation I assume
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|4-------4-----4-------|
A|----------------------|
D|0---0h4-------0-------|
 
[Pre-chorus]
Both guitars
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A|--------------------------------|
D|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
 
[Chorus]
Strike the same chords as the Pre-chorus
 
[Part 2]
[Verse 1]
Guitar 1
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|7-7--7--7-7--7--7-7-7--|
D|-----------------------|
A|5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5-5--|
D|6-6--6--6-6--6--6-6-6--|
 
[Pre-chorus, Chorus, and Post-chorus]
Guitar 1 (Guitar 2 comes in only for the Pre-chorus and Chorus)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|7-7--7--7-7--7--7-7-7--7-7--7--7-7--7--7-7-7--7-7--7--7-7--7--7-7-7--7-7--7--7-7--7--7-7-7--|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5-5--5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5-5--5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5-5--5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5-5--|
D|0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0-0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0-0--6-6--6--6-6--6--6-6-6--6-6--6--6-6--6--6-6-6--|
 
[Breakdown and Outro]
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----7-------7--------------7-------7--------------7-------7--------------7-------7---------|
G|----------------7-7-7------------------7-7-7------------------7-7-7------------------7-7-7--|
D|7-7-----7-7------------7-7-----7-7------------7-7-----7-7------------7-7-----7-7------------|
A|5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5-5--5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5-5--5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5-5--5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5-5--|
D|0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0-0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0-0--6-6--6--6-6--6--6-6-6--6-6--6--6-6--6--6-6-6--|
 
Track X
[Verses]
Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------7p6---4---|
A|--0h2---2-----2h4---4-----0h2---2--------------|
D|0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----0-----0-----|
 
[Choruses]
Both guitars
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---2------2-----2------2-----4------4-----4------4-----4------4-----4------4--|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|2----2--2----2----2--2----5----5--5----5----5--5----0----0--0----0----0--0----|
 
Opus
[Verses and Outro]
Guitar 1
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------5-5-5-5-x-x-|
D|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-x-x-|
A|------------------------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------------------|
E|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-x-x-|
 
[Chorus 1]
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7h8p7---7h8p7---7h8p7---7h8p7---7h8p7---7h8p7---7h8p7-------|
A|0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------8-8-8-|
 
[Chorus 2]
Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--6h7p6---6h7p6---6h7p6---6h7p6---6h7p6---6h7p6---6h7p6-------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------8-8-8-|
A|0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 
[Outro]
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--7h8p7---7h8p7---7h8p7---7h8p7-|
A|0-------0-------0-------0-------|
E|--------------------------------|
 
Guitar 2
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7h8p7---7h8p7---7h8p7---7h8p7---7h8p7---7h8p7---7h8p7-10-10-10-|
A|0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0----------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------3--3--3--|
 
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| h Hammer-on
| / Slide up
| p Pull-off
| x Dead note
 
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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.

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