{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1898863,"song":"Destroyer","artist":"Angels of Light","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11424861-destroyer-chords-by-angels-of-light/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1898863?type=chord","rating":4.51551,"votes":5,"content":"Hey, big love to CDemmings173 for the first version of this tab, upon which this is based.\r\n\r\nHaving seen Gira live, he doesn't use weird tunings: just has his guitar in D Standard, and for this song he\r\nputs his Capo on the 3rd fret (so 1st fret if your guitar is in Standard).\r\n\r\nOn record, the song is played with 3 guitars, with Gira just strumming the rhythm and 2 of Akron/Family\r\nproviding separate leads, but the overall effect can be recreated with just one guitar.\r\n\r\nThe chord progression remains the same throughout the whole song and goes as follows (relative to capo):\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]E[/ch]     B11*  [ch]Amaj7[/ch]    [ch]E[/ch]\r\ne|---0------0------0------0---|\r\nB|---0------0------2------0---|\r\nG|---1------2------1------1---|\r\nD|---2------1------2------2---|\r\nA|---2------2------0------2---|\r\nE|---0-----(0)----(0)-----0---|   *I'm not sure if that's the actual name of this chord, but it's close.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nTo recreate the effect of Akron/Family's leads, you can just play variations on the 2nd fret of the B & E\r\nstrings with your pinky. It doesn't really matter what you do specifically as the song is pretty variable.\r\nI've included the ones I use, which match up with the first 4 bars of the intro (but not the whole song,\r\nalthough I do use them for the whole song).\r\n\r\nFor the progression from E to B11:\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]E[/ch]                   [ch]B11[/ch]\r\ne|------0---2p0---0------0---0-2p0-0-0----|\r\nB|------0---0-----0------2p0-0-0---2-2s5~-|\r\nG|--1-1-1---1-----1------2---2-2---2-2----|\r\nD|--2-2-2---2-----2------1---1-1---1-1----|\r\nA|--2-2-2---------------------------------|\r\nE|--0-0-0---------------------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\nAnd from Amaj7 back to E:\r\n\r\n[tab]  [ch]Amaj7[/ch]                  [ch]E[/ch]\r\ne|------0---2p0-0-0---0--0-----2p0-0-0----|\r\nB|--2-2-2---2---2-2p0-0--2p0-0-0---2-2s5~-|\r\nG|--1-1-1---1---1-1---1--1---1-1---1-1----|\r\nD|--2-2-2---2---2-2---2--2---2-2---2-2----|\r\nA|--0-0-0----------------2---2------------|\r\nE|----------------------------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\nHope this works out well for you guys! If you don't want to play the variations, just slowly strum with smooth\r\neven downstrokes throughout the song (with more oomph on the last 2 verses) :)\r\n\r\nHere are the chords in sync with the lyrics :)\r\n\r\n[1st Verses]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]         [ch]E[/ch]                [ch]B11[/ch]\r\nHere she comes dressed in white[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Amaj7[/ch]                [ch]E[/ch]\r\nHer mouth is filled with flames[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]E[/ch]                  [ch]B11[/ch]\r\nHer skin is black, her fingers trace[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Amaj7[/ch]           [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThe diamonds in her veins[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]         [ch]E[/ch]                   [ch]B11[/ch]\r\nHere she comes down from the sun[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Amaj7[/ch]              [ch]E[/ch]\r\nTo wash this country clean[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]E[/ch]                 [ch]B11[/ch]\r\nComes down for us, down from the dust[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Amaj7[/ch]          [ch]E[/ch]\r\nTo murder what remains[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]         [ch]E[/ch]                    [ch]B11[/ch]\r\nHere she comes now dressed in red[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Amaj7[/ch]            [ch]E[/ch]\r\nTo heal this ruined race[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]E[/ch]                     [ch]B11[/ch]\r\nI know somewhere, where there's a god[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Amaj7[/ch]        [ch]E[/ch]\r\nHe's lying at her feet[/tab]\r\n\r\n[2nd Verses/Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]E[/ch]          [ch]B11[/ch]                [ch]Amaj7[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd we'll walk freely through the mountains and the trees[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]E[/ch]             [ch]B11[/ch]                  [ch]Amaj7[/ch]           [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd we'll breathe deep again where the air is pure and clean[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]E[/ch]             [ch]B11[/ch]             [ch]Amaj7[/ch]          [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd we will drink freely from the milk of our revenge[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]E[/ch]             [ch]B11[/ch]             [ch]Amaj7[/ch]               [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd we will break down the prison gates that keep you in[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]E[/ch]             [ch]B11[/ch]        [ch]Amaj7[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]\r\nSo please show no pity as we come up from the ground[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]E[/ch]       [ch]B11[/ch]           [ch]Amaj7[/ch]               [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd please remember as you kill us and cut us down[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]E[/ch]              [ch]B11[/ch]                  [ch]Amaj7[/ch]          [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThat time will not wash clean the bloody face of history[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]E[/ch]                   [ch]B11[/ch]                      [ch]Amaj7[/ch]                  [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd someone will breathe here again and they will hate you for what you leave[/tab]\r\n\r\n(lyrics from lyrics.wikia.com)\r\n\r\nThanks for reading, spread the love ♥","plain_text":"Hey, big love to CDemmings173 for the first version of this tab, upon which this is based.\n\nHaving seen Gira live, he doesn't use weird tunings: just has his guitar in D Standard, and for this song he\nputs his Capo on the 3rd fret (so 1st fret if your guitar is in Standard).\n\nOn record, the song is played with 3 guitars, with Gira just strumming the rhythm and 2 of Akron/Family\nproviding separate leads, but the overall effect can be recreated with just one guitar.\n\nThe chord progression remains the same throughout the whole song and goes as follows (relative to capo):\n\n\n\n\nTo recreate the effect of Akron/Family's leads, you can just play variations on the 2nd fret of the B & E\nstrings with your pinky. It doesn't really matter what you do specifically as the song is pretty variable.\nI've included the ones I use, which match up with the first 4 bars of the intro (but not the whole song,\nalthough I do use them for the whole song).\n\nFor the progression from E to B11:\n\n\n\nAnd from Amaj7 back to E:\n\n\n\nHope this works out well for you guys! If you don't want to play the variations, just slowly strum with smooth\neven downstrokes throughout the song (with more oomph on the last 2 verses) :)\n\nHere are the chords in sync with the lyrics :)\n\n[1st Verses]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[2nd Verses/Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n(lyrics from lyrics.wikia.com)\n\nThanks for reading, spread the love ♥","chords":["D","E","B11","Amaj7","B","G","A"],"chord_diagrams":{"Amaj7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,1,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,1,2,0]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]}}}