The Game Needed Me
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5 Cheap Guitars That Are Actually Great
Afinação: D A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
DK = Dave Knudson Guitar
JS = Jake Snider Guitar
[Intro]
Dave has his samples in his DL4 looper pedal
e|-5---|
B|-6---|
G|-7---|
D|-x---|
A|-5---|
D|-----|
sample 1 for DK
e|-----|
B|-5/7-|
G|-7/9-|
D|-5/7-|
A|-7/9-|
D|-----|
sample 2 for DK
e|----------5------------5------------12-----------10-----------5------------5------------12-----------10----|
B|----------6------------6------------13-----------11-----------6------------6------------13-----------11----|
G|----------7------------7------------14-----------12-----------7------------7------------14-----------12----|
D|----------x------------x------------12-----------10-----------x------------x------------12-----------10----|
A|----------5------------5------------12-----------10-----------5------------5------------12-----------10----|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1
e|--------|
B|--------|
G|--------| DK
D|--------|
A|--------|
D|--------|
1 1 1
the numbers below the tab are the samples he plays while playing those chords
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-5-5-5-5--5--------------------------------------------------5------------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7--7-------7/9-\7------5------------------------------7-------7/9-\7------5----------------------| JS
D|-7-7-7-7--7----------------------7--5-------5h7--5-----------7----------------------7--5-------5h7--5---|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse]
Dave plays nothing other than his samples during the verse, which is kind of hard to show, so I'll try doing
it as I showed it in the intro
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------| DK
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-5--5-------5--5--5--5-------5--5--5--5-------5--5--5--5-----5-5---5-5---5--5-------5--5--5--5-------5--5--|
G|-7--7/9-----7--7--7--7/9-----7--7--7--7/9-----7--7--7--7/9---7-7---7-7---7--7/9-----7--7--7--7/9-----7--7--|
D|-7--7-------7--7--7--7-------7--7--7--7-------7--7--7--7-----7-7---7-7---7--7-------7--7--7--7-------7--7--|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------|
B|5--5-------5--5--5--5-----------|
G|7--7/9-----7--7--7--7/9--5-----5| JS
D|7--7-------7--7--7--7------5-7--|
A|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
[Chorus]
e|-5----5----5----5----12-----12----10-----10-----|
B|---6--6------6--6-------13--13-------11--11-----|
G|------7---------7-----------14-----------12-----| DK
D|------x---------x-----------12-----------10-----| x2
A|------5---------5-----------12-----------10-----|
D|------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------13-----------13------------------------------------13-----------13--13/15--------------------------|
G|----10-----------10----------5--5h7--5----3--3h5-------10-----------10---------------5--5h7------3--3h5--3-|
D|-12-----------12-----------7------------5-----------12-----------12----------------7-----------5-----------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
JS
[Verse]
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
2 2 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------| DK
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------5--5-------5--5--5--5-------5--5--5--5-------5--5--5--5-----5-5-5--5-5-5--5--5-------5--5--5--5---|
G|---------7--7/9-----7--7--7--7/9-----7--7--7--7/9-----7--7--7--7/9---7-7-7--7-7-7--7--7/9-----7--7--7--7/9-|
D|---------7--7-------7--7--7--7-------7--7--7--7-------7--7--7--7-----7-7-7--7-7-7--7--7-------7--7--7--7---|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|----5--5--5--5-------5--5--5--5----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
G|----7--7--7--7/9-----7--7--7--7/9--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| JS
D|----7--7--7--7-------7--7--7--7----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
[Bridge]
e|--------------------------12-12-15-12-12-10-10-13-10-10\-|
B|--------------------------13-13-13-13-15-11-11-11-11-13\-|
G|-whammy-bar-whistle-------14-14-14-14-14-12-12-12-12-12\-| DK
D|--------------------------12-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-10\-|
A|--------------------------12-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-10\-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
[Chorus]
this chorus is different than the previous one
e|-5--5--8--5--5--5-5--8--5--5--5-5--8--12--12--15--12--12--10--10--13--10--10\-5--5--8--5--5--5-5--8--5--5--|
B|-6--6--6--6--8--6-6--6--6--8--6-6--6--13--13--13--13--15--11--11--11--11--13\-6--6--6--6--8--6-6--6--6--8--|
G|-7--7--7--7--7--7-7--7--7--7--7-7--7--14--14--14--14--14--12--12--12--12--12\-7--7--7--7--7--7-7--7--7--7--|
D|-x--x--x--x--x--x-x--x--x--x--x-x--x--12--12--12--12--12--10--10--10--10--10\-x--x--x--x--x--x-x--x--x--x--|
A|-5--5--5--5--5--5-5--5--5--5--5-5--5--12--12--12--12--12--10--10--10--10--10\-5--5--5--5--5--5-5--5--5--5--|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|5-5--8--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-15-15-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-13-13-------------------------|
B|6-6--6--13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-15-15-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-------------------------|
G|7-7--7--14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-------------------------| DK
D|x-x--x--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-------------------------| x2
A|5-5--5--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
^ strum these chords faster and hold the whammy bar in your right hand 2 2 2 2 2 2
on the 2nd time only do sample 2 x5
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10--10--13--10--10--10-10--13--10--10--10-10--13--5--5--5----5----5--3--3--3--3-------10--10--13--10--10--|
G|-10--10--10--10--12--10-10--10--10--12--10-10--10--5--5--5h7--5h7--7--3--3--5-----5/7--10--10--10--10--12--|
D|-12--12--12--12--12--12-12--12--12--12--12-12--12--7--7--7----7----7--5--5--5----------12--12--12--12--12--|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|10-10--13--10--10--10-10--13--5--5--5----5----5--3--3--3--3--------------------------------------|
G|10-10--10--10--12--10-10--10--5--5--5h7--5h7--7--3--3--5-----5/7----7/9--7/9--7/9--7/9--7/9--7/9-| JS
D|12-12--12--12--12--12-12--12--7--7--7----7----7--5--5--5-----------------------------------------| x2
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
ring on second time^ ^ only play this one the second time and
don't play the slight to 7th fret 2nd time^ let it ring
[Outro]
e|---------5-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------6-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------7-use-whammy-bar-on-this-chord--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------x-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------5-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| DK
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
2 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------5--5------5--5--5--5------5--5--5--5------5--5--5--5------------------10--------------10----------|
G|---------7--7/9----7--7--7--7/9----7--7--7--7/9----7--7--7--7/9--------------------------------------------|
D|---------7--7------7--7--7--7------7--7--7--7------7--7--7--7----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----10--------------10----------5--5------5--5--5--5------5--5--5--5------5--5--5--5----|
G|--------------------------------7--7/9----7--7--7--7/9----7--7--7--7/9----7--7--7--7/9--| JS
D|--------------------------------7--7------7--7--7--7------7--7--7--7------7--7--7--7----|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
for the 10th fret B notes have a heavy delay effect
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| 1 Sample 1
| 2 Sample 2
| / Slide Up
| \ Slide Down
| x Dead Note
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How to play The Game Needed Me
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 D. 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.