Genocide Junkies
View chords used in this chart
Tuning: down 1/2 step, drop low E to B
(Bb, Ab, Db, Gb, Bb, Eb)
Intro and verse
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|-0-2-2-5-4-2--2--5-4-2-|---2-5-4-2-0-2-2-0-2-2----|
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|-0-2-2-5-4-2---2-5-4-2-|--2-5-4-2-[5]b7r==5--0----|
P.H.
Pre-Chorus 3x
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||o---------------------|------0-------o||--------------------------|
||----------------------|---------4-----||--------------------------|
||-------4-/5-\4--2h4-2-|-(2)--2--4-----||------4-/5-\4--2h4p2------|
||o-------------------2-|-(2)--2--2----o||---------------------4----|
||--2-2-----------------|---------0-----||-2-2----------------------|
^^^^^^
notes tied
PM--| PM--|
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|------4-/5-\4--2h4p2---|------4-/5-\4--2h4p2------|
|---------------------4-|---------------------4----|
|-0--0------------------|-0--0---------------------|
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|-----------------------------|-----4-----------------------|
|-4-/5-\4-2-----4-/5-\4-2-----|-4-6---6-4-\2-4-2---2--------|
|-----------4p2-----------4p2-|------------------4---4-2----|
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Chorus 4x
||--------------------------------0--------||
||o-------------------------------0-------o||
||-----------------------------------4-----||
||--------------------------------2--4-----||
||o-----------11\-----------11\---2--2----o||
||--0-2-2-2---------0-2-2-2----------------||
4/4
PM| PM----| PM| PM| PM| ~~~
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||o---------------------|---------------------|----------------------------o||
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||--6-(6)-----6-(6)-----|---6-(6)---6-(6)-----|-6-(6)-----6-(6)-------------||
||o-4-(4)-----4-(4)-----|---4-(4)---4-(4)-----|-4-(4)-----4-(4)------------o||
||--0h=2--2-2-0h=2--2-2-|-2-0h=2--2-0h=2--2-2-|-0h=2--2-2-0h=2--2-7-(7)-----||
PM-| PM----| PM|
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||o-----------------------|---------------------|---------------------o||
||--9---9---7---7---7--7--|---------------------|----------------------||
||--9---9---7---7---7--7--|-6-(6)-----6-(6)-----|---6-(6)---6-(6)------||
||o-7---7---5---5---5--5--|-4-(4)-----4-(4)-----|---4-(4)---4-(4)-----o||
||------------------------|-0h=2--2-2-0h=2--2-2-|-2-0h=2--2-0h=2--2-2--||
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() notes are tied notes. You don't play them twice, but let them ring
(as you do the hammer-on)
the E chord played like
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How to play Genocide Junkies
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.