Fuel
View chords used in this chart
Db | ----------------------------------------------
Ab | -2---2-2---2-2---2---2-2---2-2---5/7-7-7-7\5-5
Eb | -3p0-0-3p0-0-3p0-3p0-0-3p0-0-3p0-3/5-5-5-5\3-3
pm...........................................
intro
"Gimme Fuel, Gimme Fire, Gimme that which I desire"
2)
Db | -------7-7-7-5--------7-7-7-5
Ab | -0h5h7----------0h5h7--------
Eb | -----------------------------
lead fill
3)
F# | -------------12-14-14-14-12--------12-14-14-14-12--------------
Db | -2-----12-14-----------------12-14-----------------2--4--3--2-- riff
Ab | -2--5----------------------------------------------2--2--1--0-- 2)
Eb | -0--3----------------------------------------------0-----------
Let ring.. .............
verse
4a)
Db | -7p5-----7-----7p5-----7-----7p5-----7-----7p5-----7----
Ab | -7p5-----7-----7p5-----7-----7p5-----7-----7p5-----7----
Eb | -----0-0---0-0-----0-0---0-0-----5-5---5-5-----5-5---5-5
Db | -7p5-----7-----7p5-----7-----7p5-----7-----7p5-----7----
Ab | -7p5-----7-----7p5-----7-----7p5-----7-----7p5-----7----
Eb | -----3-3---3-3-----3-3---3-3-----5-5---5-5-----5-5---5-5
4c)
Db | -7p5-----7-----7p5-----7-----7p5-----7-----7p5-----7----
Ab | -7p5-----7-----7p5-----7-----7p5-----7-----7p5-----7----
Eb | -----0-0---0-0-----0-0---0-0-----5-5---5-5-----5-5---5-5
4d)
Db | -7p5-----7-----7p5-----7-----9p7-------9-------9p7-------9
Ab | -7p5-----7-----7p5-----7-----9p7-------9-------9p7-------9
Eb | -----8-8---8-8-----8-8---8-8-----10-10---10-10-----10-10--
Chorus riffs (all four)
This is tough to learn, especially since it's so fast, but this is how
Kirk plays it.
5)
Db | -7-7-7--5---------7-7-7--5------
Ab | -7-7-7--5---------7-7-7--5-----5
Eb | ----------0-0-0-0----------0-0-3
pm...... ... ring
pre-solo and solo
6)
eb------------------------------------------
Bb | -----------------------------------------
F# | -9--11/12\9--11/12/14\9--11/12/14\12\11\9
Db | -----------------------------------------
Ab | -----------------------------------------
Eb | -----------------------------------------
post solo (played over riff 4)
----------------------------------------------------------------
solo by: Jake Horbol
E||----------------------|--12------12--------------15b-|
B||--15b-----15b---------|------15b-----15b-----12------|
G||----------------------|------------------------------|
D||----------------------|------------------------------|
A||----------------------|------------------------------|
E||----------------------|------------------------------|
------15p-14--15p---14----------|----------------------------------|
--------------------------15----|----------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--14----12\---11------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------12~---12--12--|
--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
----------------------------15--|--15p-14------14----------14--15--|
--------12------12--14/-16------|----------16------14h-16----------|
--14--------14------------------|----------------------------------|
--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
------14----15----17----17b-|----17--15----------------|--9------7----------|
--17------------------------|------------17--17~-------|--------------------|
----------------------------|--------------------------|--9------7----------|
----------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------|
----------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------|
----------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------|
--9------7----------|---------------------|-----------------------|
--------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
--9------7----------|--2r-----2r-----2r---|--2r-0-----------------|
--------------------|---------------------|--------2--0--2/-------|
--------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
--------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
--9------7----------|--9------7------9----|--12~---------------|
--------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
--9------7----------|--9------7------9----|--12~---------------|
--------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
--------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
--------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
--16~-----16~-----16\---|-------0----------0--------|
------------------------|----------3--3b------3p-0--|
--16~-----16~-----16\---|--2b-----------------------|
------------------------|---------------------------|
------------------------|---------------------------|
------------------------|---------------------------|
-------0----------0--------|-------0----------0--------|
----------3--3b------3p-0--|----------3--3b------3p-0--|
--2b-----------------------|--2b-----------------------|
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--12--------------------------||
------14--12--14--12----12----||
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----------------- Acordes -----------------
A = X 0 2 2 2 0
Ab = 4 3 1 1 1 4
Bb = X 1 3 3 3 1
D = X X 0 2 3 2
Db = X 4 6 6 6 4
E = 0 2 2 1 0 0
Eb = X 6 5 3 4 3
F# = 2 4 4 3 2 2
G = 3 2 0 0 0 3
How to play Fuel
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 Db. 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.