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Bullet In The Brain

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1/38

Tempo 80 BPMVol

Sound:

Position

Step 1 / 38Position: 7

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

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version--- bring it down two steps to Dm instead 
Em key. (So chords would be Dm G F)
Tuning:
Standard
Chords used: 
Em  barre
0-7-9-9-8-7
Em  (*) Barre
12-14-14-12-12-12
A  (variation barre played like a C chord with thumb)
5-7-7-6-5-5 
 A(*)
12-12-14-14-12-12
G (variation played like a C chord with thumb)
3-5-5-4-3-3
 G(*)
x-10-12-12-12-10
N.B. Chords with an asterix (*)are used in the chorus/verse fill and are 
Intro:       Em    A   Gx2
Em  /// /  slide to A  // / slide to G  //  (note: Dan Auerbach does some hammerons/pulloffs 
in the live version)
Chorus:
EmBullet in the brAainG  
EmI prefer than to remain the AsameG  
EmBullet in the brAainG  
EmI prefer than to remain the saAmeG  
               Em     A   Gx4 
Chorus riff 
 Em(*)                A(*)       G(*) x4
Synth riff :
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----7-----9~--------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------5-----7~-------------------------------| play this with the normal bit
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
then this part for the higher octave chorus bit
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------7---9/--11/--9----|--------7----9---------------------|
D|------9----------------------|---9--------------5/--7~-----------|x2 (play with chorus riff)
A|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Verse:
(No guitar in this verse- you can play the chords if you like but there is a bass riff)
Something like this (I'm just guessing since I'm no bassist)
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-------7-7---5--5------------------------------------|
E|--(5)---------------7--5-5---3--3----5---------------|
Looking back on where we used to be
Everything was clear, still I refuse to see
Hearts began to burst
The diamond turned to dust
You made me talk the pain all out of me
Chorus:
 Em(*)               A(*)    G(*)
Bullet in the brain
 Em(*)                        A(*)     G(*)
I prefer than to remain the same
 Em(*)            A(*)    G(*)
Bullet in the brain
 Em(*)                        A(*)     G(*)
I prefer than to remain the same
 Em(*)                A(*)       G(*) x2
Verse: 
Bass Riff:
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-------7-7---5--5------------------------------------|
E|--(5)---------------7--5-5---3--3----5---------------|
I know I share the blame for what's in store
I was in the wrong but weren't you in it more?
I let you use my gifts
To back your lying lips
I'll never know just what I did it for
Chorus:
 Em(*)               A(*)    G(*)
Bullet in the brain
 Em(*)                        A(*)     G(*)
I prefer than to remain the same
 Em(*)            A(*)    G(*)
Bullet in the brain
 Em(*)                        A(*)     G(*)
I prefer than to remain the same
 Em(*)                A(*)       G(*) x4
End on an Em barre chord.
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| pb  Pre-bend
| pbr Pre-bend release
************************************

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Bullet In The Brain

by The Black Keys

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

version--- bring it down two steps to Dm instead

Em key. (So chords would be Dm G F)

Tuning:

Standard

Chords used:

Em barre

0-7-9-9-8-7

Em (*) Barre

12-14-14-12-12-12

A (variation barre played like a C chord with thumb)

5-7-7-6-5-5

(*)

12-12-14-14-12-12

G (variation played like a C chord with thumb)

3-5-5-4-3-3

(*)

x-10-12-12-12-10

N.B. Chords with an asterix (*)are used in the chorus/verse fill and are

Em A G

Intro: x2

Em /// / slide to A // / slide to G // (note: Dan Auerbach does some hammerons/pulloffs

in the live version)

Chorus:

Em A G

Bullet in the brain

Em A G

I prefer than to remain the same

Em A G

Bullet in the brain

Em A G

I prefer than to remain the same

Em A G

Chorus riff

Em A G

(*) (*) (*) x4

Synth riff :

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------------------------------------|

G|-----7-----9~--------------------------------------------------|

D|------------------------5-----7~-------------------------------| play this with the normal bit

A|---------------------------------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

then this part for the higher octave chorus bit

e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|

B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|

G|-----------7---9/--11/--9----|--------7----9---------------------|

D|------9----------------------|---9--------------5/--7~-----------|x2 (play with chorus riff)

A|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|

Verse:

(No guitar in this verse- you can play the chords if you like but there is a bass riff)

Something like this (I'm just guessing since I'm no bassist)

e|-----------------------------------------------------|

B|-----------------------------------------------------|

G|-----------------------------------------------------|

D|-----------------------------------------------------|

A|-------7-7---5--5------------------------------------|

E|--(5)---------------7--5-5---3--3----5---------------|

Looking back on where we used to be

Everything was clear, still I refuse to see

Hearts began to burst

The diamond turned to dust

You made me talk the pain all out of me

Chorus:

Em A G

(*) (*) (*)

Bullet in the brain

Em A G

(*) (*) (*)

I prefer than to remain the same

Em A G

(*) (*) (*)

Bullet in the brain

Em A G

(*) (*) (*)

I prefer than to remain the same

Em A G

(*) (*) (*) x2

Verse:

Bass Riff:

e|-----------------------------------------------------|

B|-----------------------------------------------------|

G|-----------------------------------------------------|

D|-----------------------------------------------------|

A|-------7-7---5--5------------------------------------|

E|--(5)---------------7--5-5---3--3----5---------------|

I know I share the blame for what's in store

I was in the wrong but weren't you in it more?

I let you use my gifts

To back your lying lips

I'll never know just what I did it for

Chorus:

Em A G

(*) (*) (*)

Bullet in the brain

Em A G

(*) (*) (*)

I prefer than to remain the same

Em A G

(*) (*) (*)

Bullet in the brain

Em A G

(*) (*) (*)

I prefer than to remain the same

Em A G

(*) (*) (*) x4

End on an Em barre chord.

| h hammer-on

| p pull-off

| pb Pre-bend

| pbr Pre-bend release

************************************

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