Playing By The Rules
View chords used in this chart
Tablatura interativa
5 Guitar Amps for Beginners That Are Actually Great
Afinação: E A D GTecla: GmCapotraste: Sem capotraste
Red Vox - Playing By The Rules
Tuning - Standard (EADG)
I'm not a bass player so this probably isn't perfect.
[Verse 1] [0:05]
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----8-------8---|-----5-------5---|---------5-5-----|--------5-5------|
A|-6-----6-6-6---6-|-3-3---3-3-3---3-|-----5-------5---|-----5-------5---|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3---3-------3-|-3-3---3-------3/|
G|-----------------|---------5-5-----|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----8-------8---|-----5-------5---|---------5-5-----|--------5-5------|
A|-6-6---6-6-6---6-|-3-3---3-------3-|-----5-------5---|-----5-------5---|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3---3-------3-|-3-3---3-------3/|
[0:19]
G|-----------------|---------5-5-----|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----8-------8---|-----5-------5---|---------5-5-----|---------8-8-----|
A|-6-6---6-6-6---6-|-3-3---3-------3-|-----5-------5---|-----8-------8---|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3---3-------3/|-6-6---6-------6-|
G|---------8-8-7-5-|-----------------|----7--7---------|---7-------------|
D|-----8-8---------|-----------------|-5--------5--5---|-5-------5---5---| Not sure about
A|-6-6-------------|---3-3-5-5-6-8---|-----------------|-----------------| the last two bars.
E|-----------------|-----------------|---------3--3----|-------3---3-----|
[Chorus 1] [0:33]
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----5-5-8-8-5---|-----1-1-3-3-4-5-|---------0-0-----|-----0-0-3-3-0---|
A|-6-6-----------6-|-3-3-------------|-----2-2-----2---|-1-1-----------1-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-----------3-|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----5-5-8-8-5/--|-----1-1-3-3-4-5-|---------0-0-----|---------0-------|
A|-6-6-------------|-3-3-------------|-----2-2-----2---|-----2-2---3-2---|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-------------|-3-3-----------3-|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----5-5-8-8-5-5-|-----1-1-3-3-4-5-|---------0-0-----|-----0-0-3-3-0---|
A|-6-6-------------|-3-3-------------|-----2-2-----2---|-1-1-----------1-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-----------3-|-----------------|
[Post-Chorus 1] [0:55]
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-6---------------|-----------------|-6---------------|-----------------|
E|-------6-----8---|-----8---8-8-8/6-|-----x-6-----8---|-----8---8-8-8-0-|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
E|-----------------|---------------0-|
[Verse 2] [1:05]
G|-----------------|---------5-5-----|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----8-------8---|-----5-------5---|---------5-5-----|---------5-5-----|
A|-6-6---6-6-6---6-|-3-3---3-------3-|-----5-------5---|-----5-------5---|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3---3-------3-|---3---3-------3/|
G|-----------------|---------5-5-----|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----8-------8---|-----5-------5---|---------5-5-----|---------5-5-----|
A|-6-6---6-6-6---6-|-3-3---3-------3-|-----5-------5---|-----5-------5---|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3---3-------3-|-3-3---3-------3/|
[1:20]
G|-----------------|---------5-5-----|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----8-------8---|-----5-------5---|---------5-5-----|---------8-8-----|
A|-6-6---6-6-6---6-|-3-3---3-------3-|-----5-------5---|-----8-------8---|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3---3-------3/|-6-6---6-------6-|
G|-----------------|---------5-5-----|
D|-----8-------8---|-----5-------5---|
A|-6-6---6-6-6---6-|-3-3---3-------3-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|
[Chorus 2] [1:34]
G|----------------|
D|----------------| Plays just before
A|------------5---| the chorus starts.
E|----------3---3/|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----5-5-8-8-5---|-----1-1-3-3-4-5-|---------0-0-----|-----0-0-3-3-0---|
A|-6-6-----------6-|-3-3-------------|-----2-2-----2---|-1-1-----------1-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-----------3-|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----5-5-8-8-5---|-----1-1-3-3-4-5-|---------0-0-----|---------0-------|
A|-6-6-----------6-|-3-3-------------|-----2-2-----2-2-|-----2-2---3-2---|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-------------|-3-3-------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----5-5-8-8-5---|-----1-1-3-3-4-5-|---------0-0-----|-----0-0-3-3-0---|
A|-6-6-----------6-|-3-3-------------|-----2-2-----2---|-1-1-----------1-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-----------3-|-----------------|
[Post-Chorus 1] [1:56]
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-6---------------|-----------------|-6---------------|-----------------|
E|-------6-----8---|-----8---8-8-8-6-|-----x-6-----8---|-----8---8-8-8-0-|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
E|-----------------|---------------0-|
[Solo] [2:06]
G|-----------------|---------5-5-----|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----8-------8---|-----5-------5---|---------5-5-----|---------5-5-----|
A|-6-6---6-6-6---6-|-3-3---3-------3-|-----5-------5---|-----5-------5---|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3---3-------3-|-3-3---3-------3/|
G|-----------------|---------5-5-----|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----8-------8---|-----5-------5---|---------5-5-----|---------5-5-----|
A|-6-6---6-6-6---6-|-3-3---3-------3-|-----5-------5---|-----5-------5---|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3---3-------3-|-3-3---3-------3/|
[2:21]
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----5-5-8-8-5---|-----1-1-3-3-4-5-|---------0-0-----|-----0-0-3-3-0---|
A|-6-6-----------6-|-3-3-------------|-----2-2-----2---|-1-1-----------1-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-----------3-|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----5-5-8-8-5---|-----1-1-3-3-4-5-|---------0-0-----|---------0-------|
A|-6-6-----------6-|-3-3-------------|-----2-2-----2-2-|-----2-2---2/----|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-------------|-3-3-------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----5-5-8-8-5---|-----1-1-3-3-4-5-|---------0-0-----|-----0-0-3-3-0---|
A|-6-6-----------6-|-3-3-------------|-----2-2-----2---|-1-1-----------1-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-----------3-|-----------------|
[Outro] [2:42]
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-Let-Last-Note---|
A|-6---------------|-----------------|-6---------------|-Ring-Out--------|
E|-----x-6-----8---|-----8---8-8-8-8-|-----x-6-----8---|-----------------|
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How to play Playing By The Rules
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.