Let God Be
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E-|-------------|-------------|-------------|
B-|-------------|-------------|-------------|repeat 3x
G-|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D-|---6-5---5-4-|---4-3---3-4-|---4-5---5-6-|
A-|-5-----4-----|-3-----2-----|-3-----4-----|
D-|-------------|-------------|-------------|
mute it all
4/4
E-|-------------|-----------------|
B-|-------------|-----------------|
G-|-------------|-----------------|
D-|---6-5---6-5-|-----6-5-----6-5-|
A-|-5-----5-----|-5-5-----5-5-----|
D-|-------------|-----------------|
mute all
5/8 4/4
E-|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------------|
B-|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------------|repeat
G-|-7-7-7-6-5-|-6-6-6-5-4-|-5-5-5-4-5-|-5-5-5-4-5-5-5-4-|first 3 bars
D-|-7-7-7-6-5-|-6-6-6-5-4-|-5-5-5-4-5-|-5-5-5-4-5-5-5-4-|
A-|-5-5-5-4-3-|-4-4-4-3-2-|-3-3-3-2-3-|-3-3-3-2-3-3-3-2-|
D-|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------------|
1 2 3 4
E-|------------------|--------------|-----------------|
B-|------------------|--------------|-----------------|
G-|-5-5-5-4-5-5-5\---|--------------|-5-5-5-4-5-5-5\--|
D-|-5-5-5-4-5-5-5\---|-3--0-3--0-3--|-5-5-5-4-5-5-5\--|
A-|-3-3-3-2-3-3-3\---|-3--0-3--0-3--|-3-3-3-2-3-3-3\--|
D-|------------------|-3--0-3--0-3--|-----------------|
2/4
E-|---------------|----------------|---------------|--------|
B-|---------------|----------------|---------------|--------|
G-|---------------|----------------|---------------|-----5--|repeat line
D-|-3--0-3--0-3-0-|-4-3-0-3--0-0-0-|-3--0-3--0-3-0-|-4-3-5--|
A-|-3--0-3--0-3-0-|-4-3-0-3--0-0-0-|-3--0-3--0-3-0-|-4-3-3--|
D-|-3--0-3--0-3-0-|-4-3-0-3--0-0-0-|-3--0-3--0-3-0-|-4-3----|
x x x
6/8 4/4
E-|-------------|-----------------|---------------|
B-|-------------|-----------------|---------------|
G-|-------------|-----------------|---------------|
D-|-5-4-3-------|-----------------|---------------|
A-|-3-2-1-1-2-3-|-4-2-3-4-3-4-3-3-|-4-3-4-3--3--0-|
D-|-------1-2-3-|-4-2-3-4-3-4-3-3-|-4-3-4-3--3--0-|
E-|-----------------------|--------------------|
B-|-----------------------|--------------------|
G-|-----------------------|--------------------|
D-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----|
A-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-6-|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----|
D-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4\--|
Harmonics-- Harm-----
2/4 3/4 4/4
E-|---------|---------|----------------|------------|
B-|---------|---------|----------------|------------|repeat 3x
G-|---------|---------|----------------|------------|
D-|-------3-|--3--1-2-|-3--3--3-3-3-4--|--4-4--4-4--|
A-|---3---3-|--3--1-2-|-3--3--3-3-3-6--|--6-6--6-6--|
D-|-1---2-3-|--3--1-2-|-3--3--3-3-3-4--|--4-4--4-4--|
2/4 4/4 2/4
E-|---------|-----------------|-------|
B-|---------|-----------------|-------|
G-|---------|-----------------|-------|
D-|---------|-5-4-3-5-4-3-2-1-|-3-2---|
A-|---3-----|-5-4-3-5-4-3-2-1-|-3-2---|
D-|-1---2-3-|-5-4-3-5-4-3-2-1-|-3-2---|
2/4 4/4
E-|---------|-----------------------|---------------|
B-|---------|-----------------------|---------------|repeat
G-|---------|-----------------------|---------------|line
D-|-2-0-1-2-|-1-3-2-1-5-4-3-5-4-3-5-|-4-3-2-1-3-2---|
A-|-2-0-1-2-|-1-3-2-1-5-4-3-5-4-3-5-|-4-3-2-1-3-2---|
D-|-2-0-1-2-|-1-3-2-1-5-4-3-5-4-3-5-|-4-3-2-1-3-2---|
x x x x x x x x x x x
3/4
E-|-----------------|-----------------|------------|
B-|-----------------|-----------------|------------|
G-|-----------------|-----------------|------------|
D-|-2-0-1-2-1-3-2-1-|-1-2-1-3-2-1-1-2-|-1-2-1-2-1--|
A-|-2-0-1-2-1-3-2-1-|-1-2-1-3-2-1-1-2-|-1-2-1-2-1--|
D-|-2-0-1-2-1-3-2-1-|-1-2-1-3-2-1-1-2-|-1-2-1-2-1--|
4/4
E-|-----------------------|-------------------|--------------|
B-|-----------------------|-------------------|--------------|
G-|-----------------------|-------------------|--------------|
D-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3----|-------3------|
A-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-3-|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3----|---3---3----6-|
D-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|-1---2-3--5---|
Harm.------ Harm-----
6/8
E-|---------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
B-|---------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
G-|---------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D-|---7-----|---6-5---5-4-|---4-3---3-4-|---4-5---5-6-|
A-|---7-----|-5-----4-----|-3-----2-----|-3-----4-----|
D-|-6-7-----|-------------|-------------|-------------|
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From: Rene Jung <100613.2677@compuserve.com>
To: Olga <guitar@nevada.edu>
Subject: Let God Be Your Gardener
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Subject: Let God Be Your Gardener
by the Melvins
Album: Ozma
Comments: 6th string is D.
Meters are a bit strange, as always on that album. I chose
whatever felt right to me, but don't count on it(or better
still, count for yourself!). Anyway, the song grooves fiendishly.
6/8
E-|-------------|-------------|-------------|
B-|-------------|-------------|-------------|repeat 3x
G-|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D-|---6-5---5-4-|---4-3---3-4-|---4-5---5-6-|
A-|-5-----4-----|-3-----2-----|-3-----4-----|
D-|-------------|-------------|-------------|
mute it all
4/4
E-|-------------|-----------------|
B-|-------------|-----------------|
G-|-------------|-----------------|
D-|---6-5---6-5-|-----6-5-----6-5-|
A-|-5-----5-----|-5-5-----5-5-----|
D-|-------------|-----------------|
mute all
5/8 4/4
E-|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------------|
B-|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------------|repeat
G-|-7-7-7-6-5-|-6-6-6-5-4-|-5-5-5-4-5-|-5-5-5-4-5-5-5-4-|first 3 bars
D-|-7-7-7-6-5-|-6-6-6-5-4-|-5-5-5-4-5-|-5-5-5-4-5-5-5-4-|
A-|-5-5-5-4-3-|-4-4-4-3-2-|-3-3-3-2-3-|-3-3-3-2-3-3-3-2-|
D-|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------------|
1 2 3 4
E-|------------------|--------------|-----------------|
B-|------------------|--------------|-----------------|
G-|-5-5-5-4-5-5-5\---|--------------|-5-5-5-4-5-5-5\--|
D-|-5-5-5-4-5-5-5\---|-3--0-3--0-3--|-5-5-5-4-5-5-5\--|
A-|-3-3-3-2-3-3-3\---|-3--0-3--0-3--|-3-3-3-2-3-3-3\--|
D-|------------------|-3--0-3--0-3--|-----------------|
2/4
E-|---------------|----------------|---------------|--------|
B-|---------------|----------------|---------------|--------|
G-|---------------|----------------|---------------|-----5--|repeat line
D-|-3--0-3--0-3-0-|-4-3-0-3--0-0-0-|-3--0-3--0-3-0-|-4-3-5--|
A-|-3--0-3--0-3-0-|-4-3-0-3--0-0-0-|-3--0-3--0-3-0-|-4-3-3--|
D-|-3--0-3--0-3-0-|-4-3-0-3--0-0-0-|-3--0-3--0-3-0-|-4-3----|
x x x
6/8 4/4
E-|-------------|-----------------|---------------|
B-|-------------|-----------------|---------------|
G-|-------------|-----------------|---------------|
D-|-5-4-3-------|-----------------|---------------|
A-|-3-2-1-1-2-3-|-4-2-3-4-3-4-3-3-|-4-3-4-3--3--0-|
D-|-------1-2-3-|-4-2-3-4-3-4-3-3-|-4-3-4-3--3--0-|
E-|-----------------------|--------------------|
B-|-----------------------|--------------------|
G-|-----------------------|--------------------|
D-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----|
A-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-6-|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----|
D-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4\--|
Harmonics-- Harm-----
2/4 3/4 4/4
E-|---------|---------|----------------|------------|
B-|---------|---------|----------------|------------|repeat 3x
G-|---------|---------|----------------|------------|
D-|-------3-|--3--1-2-|-3--3--3-3-3-4--|--4-4--4-4--|
A-|---3---3-|--3--1-2-|-3--3--3-3-3-6--|--6-6--6-6--|
D-|-1---2-3-|--3--1-2-|-3--3--3-3-3-4--|--4-4--4-4--|
2/4 4/4 2/4
E-|---------|-----------------|-------|
B-|---------|-----------------|-------|
G-|---------|-----------------|-------|
D-|---------|-5-4-3-5-4-3-2-1-|-3-2---|
A-|---3-----|-5-4-3-5-4-3-2-1-|-3-2---|
D-|-1---2-3-|-5-4-3-5-4-3-2-1-|-3-2---|
2/4 4/4
E-|---------|-----------------------|---------------|
B-|---------|-----------------------|---------------|repeat
G-|---------|-----------------------|---------------|line
D-|-2-0-1-2-|-1-3-2-1-5-4-3-5-4-3-5-|-4-3-2-1-3-2---|
A-|-2-0-1-2-|-1-3-2-1-5-4-3-5-4-3-5-|-4-3-2-1-3-2---|
D-|-2-0-1-2-|-1-3-2-1-5-4-3-5-4-3-5-|-4-3-2-1-3-2---|
x x x x x x x x x x x
3/4
E-|-----------------|-----------------|------------|
B-|-----------------|-----------------|------------|
G-|-----------------|-----------------|------------|
D-|-2-0-1-2-1-3-2-1-|-1-2-1-3-2-1-1-2-|-1-2-1-2-1--|
A-|-2-0-1-2-1-3-2-1-|-1-2-1-3-2-1-1-2-|-1-2-1-2-1--|
D-|-2-0-1-2-1-3-2-1-|-1-2-1-3-2-1-1-2-|-1-2-1-2-1--|
4/4
E-|-----------------------|-------------------|--------------|
B-|-----------------------|-------------------|--------------|
G-|-----------------------|-------------------|--------------|
D-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3----|-------3------|
A-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-3-|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3----|---3---3----6-|
D-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|-1---2-3--5---|
Harm.------ Harm-----
6/8
E-|---------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
B-|---------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
G-|---------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D-|---7-----|---6-5---5-4-|---4-3---3-4-|---4-5---5-6-|
A-|---7-----|-5-----4-----|-3-----2-----|-3-----4-----|
D-|-6-7-----|-------------|-------------|-------------|
How to play Let God Be
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.