Dharma And The Bomb Chords

KeyA CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays575

Dharma And The Bomb by Bad Religion is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A and B. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
A
Text
16
Speed
  			
Song starts with a solo: 

e|----------12-12--------12-12-12--------12-12-------12-12-12------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|---14^16--------14^16-----------14^16-------14^16----------------------------| 
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

e|----------12-12--------12-12-12----------------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|---14^16--------14^16--------------------------------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------/14--/16--/17-/19---------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|------12-12---------15-15-15-15-15--------15--------15-------15--------------| 
G|------12-12--14^16-----------------14^16-----14^16----14^16-----14^16--------| 
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|---\-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---15------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|------14^16^14--12-14--------------------------------------------------------| 
D|-----------------------14----------------------------------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

Here is the part behind the intro solo: 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------7--------------------------7------------------------| 
D|---2--5---2--5---2--5---7--7---2--5---2--5---2--5--7---7---------------------| 
A|---2--5---2--5---2--5---5--7---2--5---2--5---2--5--5---7---------------------| 
E|---0--3---0--3---0--3------5---0--3---0--3---0--3------5---------------------| 

Then to the interlude thing: 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|---/7-5-3-2-3-2-0--/7-5-3-2-3-2-0----0-2-3-5-7-5-7-8--7--5--3--2-------------| 

Now the verse comes in: 
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| x4 
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|--0--0--3--0--0--0--3--0--0--0--3--0--0--6-6-5-5-3-3--------------------------| 
       x   x    x    x    x   x    x   x    x    x    x    x   x 

Then you palm-mute on the A, but play it quickly: 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------| 
A|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------| 
E|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------| 
     x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x x  x  x  x  x  x 

Then play the B open, and still very fast: 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----------| 
A|---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----------| 
E|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------| 

Then into the chorus, which uses the chords played behind the solo in the beginning: 

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------7--------------------------7------------------------| 
D|---2--5---2--5---2--5---7--7---2--5---2--5---2--5--7---7---------------------| 
A|---2--5---2--5---2--5---5--7---2--5---2--5---2--5--5---7---------------------| 
E|---0--3---0--3---0--3------5---0--3---0--3---0--3------5---------------------| 

Then it plays the interlude and the verse once more 
Then the A muted and B open parts are exactly the same 
Play the chorus once again 
This is how the song ends: 

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------0------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------0------------| 
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------0------------| 
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------2------------| 
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------2------------| 
E|---/7-5-3-2-3-2-0--/7-5-3-2-3-2-0----0-2-3-5-7-5-7-8--7\5\3\2--0--------------| 

 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante