You can't bring me down
View chords used in this chart
intro - slow (with heaps of vibrato)
e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b--5------------12-------------8-----------15-----------11--------
g-----------------------------------------------------------------
e-----------------0-----------------
b-----------3---2---2------0---0----
g---------0---0-------0--3---3------
d-------2---------------------------
a-----2-----------------------------
e---0-------------------------------
e-----------0-------------0---------------0-----------------------
b-------0-----0---3---0-----0---------0-----0---3---1-0-----------
g-----0---0-----0---0---0-----0-----0---0-----0---0-----2-0-------
d-------------------------------2---------------------------2-0---
a---3-----------------------------0-------------------------------
e-----------------------------------------------------------------
e-----------0---5---3-2^3^2-----------------0---------------------
b---------0-----------------3-------0-3---------------------------
g-------0-----0---0---------------0-----0-------------------------
d-----2-------------------------2---------2-----------------------
a---3-------------------------0-----------------------------------
e-----------------------------------------------------------------
e-------------------------------------------0---------------------
b-----------3---2---------------------3---2---2-----0---0---------
g---------0---0---------------------0---0-------0-3---3-----------
d-------2-------------------------2-------------------------------
a-----2-------------------------2---------------------------------
e---0-------------------------0-----------------------------------
e-----------------------------------------------0---------------0-
b-----------3---2-------------------------3---2---2-----0-------0-
g---------0---0-------------------------0---0-------0-3---3-0---0-
d-------2-------------------------------------------------------2-
a-----2---------------------------------------------------------2-
e---0-----------------------------------------------------------0-
rake last Em chord from high to low
approximation to part of the slow solo at the start - most of these
notes are in the right place.
question marks indicate unknown harmonics or feedback
b--------15^(17)--13--12--13-13-12^13^12--------------------------
g---/9------------------------------------14-12\11-11^12----------
e------------------------------------------------17^(19)----------
b------------------7-8/10------15^(17)---(17)---------------------
g--/4-4^5/7/9-9-----------9---------------------------------------
b--15^(17)-15-----------------------------15^(17)^-15-------------
g-------------14^(16)-14^12-12-^14^12\9---------------------------
(hold) fdbk dive with whammy
b--15^(17)--?-----------------------------------------------------
Now some good distortion and mute those chunks
g---------------------------------------------2-------------------
d---2-------------5-------------2-------------2-------------2-----
a---2-------------5-------------2-------------0------0--0-0-2-----
e---0------0--0-0-3------3--3-3-0------0--0-0---------------0-----
d----------5-------------2-------------3--------------------------
a----------5-------------2-------------3--------------------------
e---0--0-0-3------3--3-3-0------0--0-0-1--------------------------
main riff bits
|----------------------------x2
d--------------------------------------
a--2-------------------------------3---
e--0--0-0-0-0-0-0--3^5--x-x-3^5--x-1---
g---------------------------------0-----------
d---------------------------------0-----------
a---------------------------------------3---5-
e----0-0-0-0-0-0--3^5--x-x-3^5--x-3-----1-113-
a---2-------------5-------------4-------------3-------------2-----
e---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-----
d--------------9--7--6---6-x-x--5-5---5---------------------------
a--------------7--5--4---4-x-x--3-3-x-3\2-------------------------
e--0-0-0-0-0-0----------------------------3-2-0-------------------
e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b------3-------0-------0-------0----------------------------------
g----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--------------------------------
d--2--------------------------------------------------------------
a----------5-------4-------3--------------------------------------
e-----------------------------------------------------------------
e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------------------------------
g--9-----9-----7-----7-----6-----6-----5--------------------------
d--9-----9-----7-----7-----6-----6-----5--------------------------
a--7-----7-----5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-2------------------
e----0-0---0-0-----------------------------------3-2--------------
This bit cuts in on the end of that last one
you'll figure it out.
e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------------------------------
g--5-----------------------4-----4-----4-----4-----5-5-5\4-5--8---
d--5---4-5-----5-----5-4-5-4-----4-----4-----4-----5-5-5\4-5--8---
a--3---4-5-----5-----5-4-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3\2-3--6---
e----0-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-3----------------------------------------
How to play You can't bring me down
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 Em. 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.