Lightning
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Tuning: Standard
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Rhythm 1 played during verse (finger pick)
B C# E
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------5---------------5---------------5---------------5-------------------|
G|---4-------4---4---4-------4---4---4-------4---4---4------4---4------------|
D|---------------------------------2---2-------2---2---2------2--------------|
A|-2---2-------2---4---4-------2---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm 2 for Pre-Chorus, same picking pattern as above
A C#m B
e|-------7---------------7---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------5---------------4-------------------|
G|---6-------6---6---6-------6---6---4-------4---4---4-------4---4-----------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7---7-------7---7---7-------7---4---4-------4---2---2-------2-------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
PLAY WITH POWER CHORDS STRUMMING MAINLY THE FIRST 3 STRINGS.
YOU CAN USE A SLIGHT PALM MUTE BUT THAT'S UP TO YOU.
STEADY DOWN STRUM.
B C# E
You know the night is our addiction
B C# E
It feels right in the blaze of the stars
B C# E
And that's cause we spend too much thinking
B C# E
Hoping to find a place better than where we are
A C#m B
They got a red flag for the beast in me
A C#m
And they're feeding fire that burns beneath my feet
B
I'll let it burn
E
Wake up
B
Come on and catch a little lightning
A
There's darker places than this
C#m B
There's darker places than this
E
Wake up
B
Come on can't you hear the thunder
A
There's darker places than this
C#m B
There's darker places than this
B C#
If they're right
E
You know the satisfying burn
B C# E
Of the fear we all grew to learn
A C#m B
And we wait for something, anything to happen at all
A C#m B
Oh we wait for something, anything to happen at all
E
Wake up
B
Come on and catch a little lightning
A
There's darker places than this
C#m B
There's darker places than this
E
Wake up
B
Come on can't you hear the thunder
A
There's darker places than this
C#m B
There's darker places than this
A C#m B
And we wait for something, anything to happen at all
A C#m B
Oh we wait for something, anything to happen at all
(Softly)
A C#m B
They got a red flag for the beast in me
A C#m B
And they're feeding fire that burns beneath my feet
E
Wake up
B
Come on and catch a little lightning
A
There's darker places than this
C#m B
There's darker places than this
E
Wake up
B
Come on can't you hear the thunder
A
There's darker places than this
C#m
There's darker places than this
OUTRO
Keep strumming E
Hey there's darker places than this....
How to play Lightning
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 B. 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.