Hellfire Chords
by Airbourne
Hellfire by Airbourne is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
########## Main Riff ##########
Used for intro, Chorus, ...
e|-------------------------3-------|
B|-------------------------3---3---|
G|-2---2-------2-----------0---2---|
D|-2---2-------2-----------0---0---|
A|-0---0-------0-----3-2-----------|
E|---3---3---3-----------3---------|
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* this note is not always played
(does not make a big difference anyway)
########## Verse ##########
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-------------------3---3-3-------|-------------------3---3-3-------|
G|-2-----2-----2-----2---2-2-------|-2-----2-----2-----2---2-2-2-----|
D|-2-----2-----2-----0---0-0-------|-2-----2-----2-----0---0-0-0-----|
A|-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0---------0-3p0-|-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-----------3-2-|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
. . . . . . . .
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-------------------3---3-3-------|-------------------3-3-3-3---3---|
G|-2-----2-----2-----2---2-2-------|-2-----2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2---|
D|-2-----2-----2-----0---0-0-------|-2-----2---2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0---0---|
A|-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0---------0-3p0-|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
. . . . . .
########## Bridge ##########
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-------3-----------------3-------|-------3-----------------3-------|
G|-------2-----------------2---2---|-------2-----------------2---2---|
D|-2-----0-----2-----------0---2---|-2-----0-----2-----------0---2---|
A|-2-----0-----2-----------0---0---|-2-----0-----2-----------0---0---|
E|-0-3p0-------0-----3-2-0---------|-0-3p0-------0-----3-2-0---------|
e|---------------------------------|-------------------3-3-3-3---3---|
B|-------3-----------------3-------|-------3-----------3-3-3-3---3---|
G|-------2-----------------2---2---|-------2-----2-----0-0-0-0---0---|
D|-2-----0-----2-----------0---2---|-2-----0-----2-----0-0-0-0---0---|
A|-2-----0-----2-----------0---0---|-2-----0-----0-------------------|
E|-0-3p0-------0-----3-2-0---------|-0-3p0-------0-----3-3-3-3---3---|
########## Solo ##########
Rhythm guitar repeats the main riff
e|----5-5------5------5---------------|---5-----5-------5-5---5---------|
B|-5--5-5-5----5-5----5-5---5-5-------|---5-5---5-5-----5-5---5---5---5-|
G|-7b9----7b9----7b9----7b9-9-9-7-5---|-5---7b9---7b9-----------7b--6---|
D|----------------------------------7-|---------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
^ ^
These 9s are bent 7s
e|-----------------------5-5-5--------|-------------17-17-----17-17-----17----------------------|
B|---------7br~--5-7-5-7-5-5-5-5------|-------17-17-17-17-----17-17-----17-20-20b22~~--r20p17---|
G|-5-7-5-7-7br~--5-7-5-7-------7b9----|-19b21-21-21------19b21-----19b21---------------------\\-|
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------\\-|
A|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
^ ^
These 21s are bent 19s
The solo ends with the rhythm guitar playing an A chord (-022--) and letting it ring,
while the lead guitar plays a variation of the main riff with some muting.
After that, both continue with the Chorus (= main riff)
The song ends with A chords, and a part with low G notes between them ...
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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