Big Train Chords
Big Train by Black Country Communion is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of Am. It uses the chords Am and Dm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro:
e-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5--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-|
G-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A-------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------| repeat 4 times
Directly after that comes a part that we shall title Riff 1. just play this riff
directly after the intro and each time Glenn finishes a sentence. this is also the riff that is
played during the solo
Riff 1:
e-----------|
B-----------|
G-----------|
D-----------|
A-----------|
E-5-x-x-5-3-|
after the last sentence Glenn sings (which I believe is the 8th) another riff kicks in.
the timing on this one is a bit tricky, so listen to the track carefully and figure it
out for yourself!
Riff 2:
e-5-5-5-5-5-5--0-0--1-1-|
B-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3--1-1-|
G-7-7-7-7-7-5--2-2--2-2-|
D-7-7-7-7-7-7--0-0--3-3-|
A--------------0-0--3-3-|
E-----------------------| repeat 4 times
directly after that another riff kicks in. it goes like this
Riff 3:
e-----------------|
B-----------------|
G-----------------|
D-----------------|
A---3-------3-----|
E-5---5-3-5---5-2-| repeat 4 times
directly after that, the intro riff is repeated, except 2 times instead of 4.
Intro:
e-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5--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-|
G-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A-------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------|
after that it just goes exactly like before, so 8 times riff 1, 4 times riff 2 and 4 times riff 3.
Riff 1:
e-----------|
B-----------|
G-----------|
D-----------|
A-----------|
E-5-x-x-5-3-|
Riff 2:
e-5-5-5-5-5-5--0-0--1-1-|
B-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3--1-1-|
G-7-7-7-7-7-5--2-2--2-2-|
D-7-7-7-7-7-7--0-0--3-3-|
A--------------0-0--3-3-|
E-----------------------|
Riff 3:
e-----------------|
B-----------------|
G-----------------|
D-----------------|
A---3-------3-----|
E-5---5-3-5---5-2-|
after that the intro is repeated 4 times, and after that the solo kicks in in which you
basically play riff 1 8 times.
Intro:
e-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5--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-|
G-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A-------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------|
e-----------|
B-----------|
G-----------|
D-----------|
A-----------|
E-5-x-x-5-3-|
thereafter comes a breakdown part, wich I haven't quite figured out yet.what I do know
is that the chords that are played are Am, Dm, F.
then riff 2 is repeated 4 times, riff 3 is repeated 4 times and after that the intro is
played again 4 times
Riff 2:
e-5-5-5-5-5-5--0-0--1-1-|
B-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3--1-1-|
G-7-7-7-7-7-5--2-2--2-2-|
D-7-7-7-7-7-7--0-0--3-3-|
A--------------0-0--3-3-|
E-----------------------|
Riff 3:
e-----------------|
B-----------------|
G-----------------|
D-----------------|
A---3-------3-----|
E-5---5-3-5---5-2-|
Intro:
e-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5--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-|
G-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A-------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------|