Ritual Dance
View chords used in this chart
This is meant as a guide as the strummings are difficult to write out.
TUNING: DADGCC, low to high (The two C's are the same pitch.)
SYMBOLS:
^ = Harmonic
h = hammer
s = slide
p = pull off
S = knock side (left hand)
T = knock top (right hand)
Intro:
S T S T
C||-^3---------------------------^5---------------------------|
C||-^3---------------------------^5---------------------------|
G||-----------------------------------------------------------|
D||--------h3-3s5-5-5-5-12p0-0-0--------h3-3-3-3s5-5-5-5p0-0--|
A||--------h3-3s5-5-5-5-12p0-0-0--------h3-3-3-3s5-5-5-5p0-0--|
D||--------h3-3s5-5-5-5-12p0-0-0--------h3-3-3-3s5-5-5-5p0-0--|
| |_| | |_| | |_| |_|_|_| | |_|_| |_|_|_| |_|_|_| |
S T T T
|-^9---------------------------^12-----------------------------|
|-^9---------------------------^12-----------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------h3-3-3-3s5-5-5-5p0-0---------h3-3-3-3s5-5-/-12--0-----|
|--------h3-3-3-3s5-5-5-5p0-0---------h3-3-3-3s5-5-/-12--0-----|
|--------h3-3-3-3s5-5-5-5p0-0---------h3-3-3-3s5-5-/-12--0-----|
| |_|_| |_|_|_| |_|_|_| | |_|_| | |_|_|_| | | |
fig. A
|-2-/5-5-7-0-------------------2-/5-5-7-0--------------------|
|-2-/5-5-7-0-------------------2-/5-5-7-0--------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------h3--3-3s5-5-5--0-------------h3-3-3s5-5-5--0----|
|------------h3--3-3s5-5-5--0-------------h3-3-3s5-5-5--0----|
|------------h3--3-3s5-5-5--0-------------h3-3-3s5-5-5--0----|
| |_|_|_| | | |_| |_| | | |_|_|_| | | |_| |_| |
fig. b |-9----12-0-2-4----------0-0-2---0-0-2--------2--5-5-7-0---------------|
|-9----12-0-2-4----------0-0-2---0-0-2--------2--5-5-7-0---------------|
|---10------------------------0h3----------------------------2p0--0----|
|----------------2-2-2-2s0--------------0--0-------------h3-3-s-5-5--0-|
|----------------0-0-0-0-0-1------------0--0-------------h3-3-s-5-5--0-|
|----------------------------------0----0--0-------------h3-3-s-5-5--0-|
|-2--5-5-7-0-----------------9----12-0-2-4---------0-0-2---0-0-2--|
|-2--5-5-7-0-----------------9----12-0-2-4---------0-0-2---0-0-2--|
|----------------2p0--0--------10-----------------------0h3-------|
|------------h3-3-s-5-5--0-----------------2-2-2-2s0--------------|
|------------h3-3-s-5-5--0-----------------0-0-0-0-0-1------------|
|------------h3-3-s-5-5--0-----------------------------------0----|
fig. c (play twice)
||------5-4-2-0-------------------------------------------5-4-2-0------------|
||------5-4-2-0-------------------------------------------5-4-2-0------------|
||-------------0-2-2-2-2-0---0-2-2-2-2-0----2-2-2----------------0-2-2-2-2-0-|
||-0--0--------3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3--2-3-3-3-3-2-0-0--------3-3-3-3-3-3-|
||-0--0--------3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3--0-3-3-3-------0--------3-3-3-3-3-3-|
||-0--0--------3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3--0-3-3-3-------0--------3-3-3-3-3-3-|
fig. d (not quite right but similar)
|---------------------0--2--||----------------------0------------------------|
|---------------------0--2--||----------------------0------------------------|
|-0-2-2-2-0----2-2-2--------||------------------------4-0--------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3--2-3-3-3--2--0--||-h1-1-1-1s3-3-3-3s5-5-------h1-1-1-1s3-3-3-3s5-|
|-3-3-3-3-3--0-3-3-3--------||-h1-1-1-1s3-3-3-3s5-5-------h1-1-1-1s3-3-3-3s5-|
|-3-3-3-3-3--0-3-3-3--------||-h1-1-1-1s3-3-3-3s5-5-------h1-1-1-1s3-3-3-3s5-|
|---0---------------------------0------h7-7-7-------7-7-7------------|
|---0---------------------------0------h7-7-7-------7-7-7------------|
|-----4-0-------------------------4-0--h7-7-7-------9-9-9------------|
|-5--------h1-1-1-1s3-3-3-3s5-5--------h7-7---7-7-7--------0-0-------|
|-5--------h1-1-1-1s3-3-3-3s5-5--------h7-7---7-7-7--------0-0-------|
|-5--------h1-1-1-1s3-3-3-3s5-5--------h7-7-- 7-7-7--------0-0-------|
After playing up to this point, play: fig. a, fig.c, fig. d (change the last
three strums of C-C from 7th to 9th), fig. b (play the part starting at
the 9th fret twice), then the ending:
|---------0-0--2-2------------------0-0--2-2--------------------------------|
|---------0-0--2-2------------------0-0--2-2--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-h3-3-3s5-5--0------0-0-0-0h3-3-3s5-5--0------0-0-0-0h3-3-3s5-5-5-5--0-0-0-|
|-h3-3-3s5-5--0------0-0-0-0h3-3-3s5-5--0------0-0-0-0h3-3-3s5-5-5-5--0-0-0-|
|-h3-3-3s5-5--0------0-0-0-0h3-3-3s5-5--0------0-0-0-0h3-3-3s5-5-5-5--0-0-0-|
S T S T
|-^3------------------------------^5-------------------------------|
|-^3------------------------------^5-------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------h3-3-3-3s5-5-5-5p0-0-0-0---------h3-3-3-3s5-5-5-5p0-0-0-0-|
|--------h3-3-3-3s5-5-5-5p0-0-0-0---------h3-3-3-3s5-5-5-5p0-0-0-0-|
|--------h3-3-3-3s5-5-5-5p0-0-0-0---------h3-3-3-3s5-5-5-5p0-0-0-0-|
S T T T
|-^9-------------------------------^12-----------------x--||
|-^9-------------------------------^12-----------------x--||
|------------------------------------------------------x--||
|--------h3-3-3-3s5-5-5-5p0-0-0-0---------h3--3-3s5-5--x--||
|--------h3-3-3-3s5-5-5-5p0-0-0-0---------h3--3-3s5-5--x--||
|--------h3-3-3-3s5-5-5-5p0-0-0-0---------h3--3-3s5-5--x--||
How to play Ritual Dance
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 C. 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.