All Hell For A Basement Chords

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All Hell For A Basement by Big Sugar is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, Bb, Eb and F. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
G
Text
16
Speed
  			
Intro/Main riff x 2
 
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|---------------------3--5--3--------------3--5--3-----------------------| 
A|-------------3--5---------------5--3--5--------------5--3--5------------| 
E|---3--5--6-------------------------------------------------(6)----------| 

 

Verse 1  
 G	      Bb	 Eb                 Bb   Eb  Bb 
I'm a working man but I ain't worked for a while 

 G                Bb           Eb            Bb 
like some old tin can from the bottom of the pile 
         Eb            Bb 
From the bottom of the pile 

 
	Eb  Bb F        Bb F     Eb 
I have lost my way, but I hear a tale 

   	Bb     Eb   F 
about a heaven in Alberta 

		 Bb   F   Eb           Bb 
where they have gone all hell for a basement 


Main riff x 1 

Verse 2 

    G                 Bb          Eb                Bb    Eb Bb 
my weapons are like a rope that's wrapped around my throat 

  G                Bb       Eb             Bb 
wash my mouth with soap for words unfit to quote 




       Eb   Bb F       Bb F      Eb 
I have lost my way, but I hear a tale 

        Bb     Eb   F 
about a heaven in Alberta 

                Bb   F   Eb           Bb 
where they have gone all hell for a basement 

       Eb   Bb F      Bb F      Eb 
I have lost my way but I hear a tale 

        Bb     Eb   F 
about a heaven in Alberta 

                Bb   F   Eb           Bb 
where they have gone all hell for a basement 


Solo 

e----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G-----------------------------10--12--10--------------10--12--10-------------| 
D---------------------10--12--------------12--10--12--------------12--10--12-| 
A-13--12--10--12--13---------------------------------------------------------| 
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

e---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B-------------------------------11--------------11--------------------------| 
G----------------------------------12--10----------12--10-------------------| 
D---------------------10--12--------------12--10----------12--10------------| 
A-13--12--10--12--13---------------------------------------------13---------| 
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

Verse 3 

 G              Bb     Eb            Bb   Eb  Bb     
now I'm free to go but time cannot remove 

 G              Bb       Eb             Bb 
the only life I know now only time will prove 

     Eb             Bb 
yes, only time will prove 

 

       Eb   Bb F     Bb    F        Eb 
I have lost my way   cause I hear a tale 

        Bb     Eb   F 
about a heaven in Alberta 

                Bb   F   Eb           Bb 
where they have gone all hell for a basement 




       Eb   Bb F   Bb  F        Eb 
I have lost my way but I hear a tale 

        Bb     Eb   F 
about a heaven in Alberta 

                Bb   F   Eb           Bb 
where they have gone all hell for a basement 


Ending guitar solo 

e-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B16--15--13---15--13------------13----------------------------------------------------| 
G---------------------15--12--------15--14-------15--14--12---------------------------| 
D-------------------------------------------15---------------15--12-------------10-12-| 
A--------------------------------------------------------------------10--12--13-------| 
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
    	

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).
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Metronome

100 BPM Andante