Immigrant Song
View chords used in this chart
[Intro]
Riff 1 - Original (7x)
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------4---------------4-----------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|-2-2---2-2---2---2-2---2-2---2---------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------4---------------4-----------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|-2-2---2-2---2---2-2---2-2-------------------------|
Riff 1 - Variação da versão Ao Vivo
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------4---------------4-----------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-2---2-2---2---0-2---2-2---2---------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------4---------------4-----------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-2---2-2---2---0-2---2-2-------------------------|
Riff 1 - Final
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------4---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|-2-2---2-2---2--2-2--------------------------------|
Ah, ah
Riff 2
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------2-------------------------------|
G|-2-2-2-------------2-------------------------------|
D|-2-2-2--2-2-2---2--0-------------------------------|
A|-0-0-0--2-2-2---2----------------------------------|
E|--------0-0-0---0----------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------2-------------------------------|
G|-2-----------------2-------------------------------|
D|-2------2-------2--0-------------------------------|
A|-0------2-------2----------------------------------|
E|--------0-------0----------------------------------|
[Primeira Parte]
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------2-------------------------------|
G|-2-2-2-------------2-------------------------------|
D|-2-2-2--2-2-2---2--0-------------------------------|
A|-0-0-0--2-2-2---2----------------------------------|
E|--------0-0-0---0----------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------| (3x)
D|-----------4--------------4------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|-2-2---2-2---2--2-2---2-2---2----------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------4---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|-2-2---2-2---2-------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---2-----2-----------------------------------------|
G|---4b6---4b6---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------4---------------4-----------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|-2-2---2-2---2---2-2---2-2---2---------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------4---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|-2-2---2-2---2--2-2--------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------2-------------------------------|
G|-2-2-2-------------2-------------------------------|
D|-2-2-2--2-2-2---2--0-------------------------------|
A|-0-0-0--2-2-2---2----------------------------------|
E|--------0-0-0---0----------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------| (2x)
D|-----------4--------------4------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|-2-2---2-2---2--2-2---2-2---2----------------------|
A5 E5
We come from the land of the ice and snow
E5 A5
From the midnite sun where the hot springs blow
(Riff 1)
The hammer of the gods
Will drive our ships to new lands
To fight the horde
Singing and crying
A5 E5 E5 A5 (Riff 1)
Vahala, I am coming!
[Segunda Parte]
A
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
B
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------------|
G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
C
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------|
G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------5-7-5---5---------------------------------|
D|-----5-7-------7-----------------------------------|
A|-5-7-----------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
A5
On we sweep
B5
With treshing oar
C5
Our only goal will be the west-ern shore
(Riff 1)
Ah, ah
[Primeira Parte]
(Riff 2)
A5 E5
We come from the land of the ice and snow
E5 A5
From the midnite sun where the hot springs blow
(Riff 1)
How soft your fields so green
Can whisper tales of gore
Of how we calmed
The tides of war
[Primeira parte]
(Riff 2)
A5 E5 E5 A5 (Riff 1)
We are your over lords
[Segunda Parte]
A5
On we sweep
B5
With treshing oar,
C5
Our only goal will be the west-ern shore
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---5----5------------------------------------------|
G|---7b9--7b9----------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
(Riff 1)
[Terceira Parte:]
Riff 3
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------3------------------------|
G|--------------------------3------------------------|
D|-----------4--------------2------------------------|
A|--------------------------3------------------------|
E|-2-2---2-2---2--2-2--2-2---------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------3------------------------|
G|--------------------------3------------------------|
D|-----------4--------------2------------------------|
A|--------------------------3------------------------|
E|-2-2---2-2---2--2-2--2-----------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------3------------------------|
G|--------------------------3------------------------|
D|---4-4-4-4-4--4-4--4-4----2------------------------|
A|---x-x-x-x-x--x-x--x-x----3------------------------|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2--2-2-----------------------------|
(Riff) C7(9)
So now you'd better stop
C7(9)
And rebuild your ruins
For peace and trust
C7(9)
Can win the day despite
C7(9) C7(9)
Despite of all your losing
[Solo]
E|------2-5p2-------2-5p2----------------------------|
B|-2h5--------5-2h5-------5--------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|------2-5p2-------2-5p2----------------------------|
G|-2h5--------5-2h5-------5--------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|-----2h4-----2h4------2-4p2-------2-5p2------------|
D|-2h4-----2h4------2h4-------4-2h4-------4----------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|----5----------------------------------------------|
G|-4b6-6r4-2-2/4h6-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------4~--------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------12h14p12-------------|
B|------------------------12h14----------14p12-------|
G|------------------9h11-----------------------------|
D|------------9h11-----------------------------------|
A|------7h9------------------------------------------|
E|-7h9-----------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|-11p9---------------9h11b14~-----------------------|
D|------11p10p9h10h11--------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
Dicas e Técnicas:
Escala pentatonica Menor:
E|---------------------2-5-2-----------------------------|
B|-----------------2-5-------5-2-------------------------|
G|-------------2-4---------------4-2---------------------|
D|---------2-4-----------------------4-2-----------------|
A|-----2-4-------------------------------4-2-------------|
E|-2-5---------------------------------------5-2---------|
Escala Menor Blues (Pentatônica + Blue Note):
E|-------------------------2-5-2-------------------------|
B|---------------------2-5-------5-2---------------------|
G|---------------2-4-5---------------5-4-2---------------|
D|-----------2-4---------------------------4-2-----------|
A|-----2-3-4-----------------------------------4-3-2-----|
E|-2-5-----------------------------------------------5-2-|
Escala Menor Natural:
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------2-4-2-------------------------------------|
A|-------2-4-5-------5-4-2-------------------------------|
E|-2-4-5-------------------5-4-2-------------------------|
Ligados (Hammer-On e Pull-Off):
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|--2h5--5p2---------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
Bend:
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-2b4r2--4r2--------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
Slide:
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-2/4----4\2--------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
Vibrato:
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|--2~---------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
----------------- Acordes -----------------
A = X 0 2 2 2 0
A5 = X 0 2 X X X
B = X 2 P4 4 4 X
B5 = X 2 4 4 X X
C = X 3 P5 5 5 X
C5 = X 3 5 5 X X
C7(9) = X 3 2 3 3 X
E5 = 0 2 2 X X X
How to play Immigrant Song
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.