Gangsterland Chords
Gangsterland by Bluebottle Kiss is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of F. It uses the chords F, G and Em. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
by Josh Harrex
hacked around with in parts but the verse and chorus are
spot on :)
INTRO/VERSE
e--------------------------------------------
b--------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------
A-----------0h2-------0h2--------0h2---------
E--0--5~--------3~--------1~---------0-------
CHORUS
basically this is a fingerpicking thing of the chords F, G, F, Em
"julie, don't go back to gangsterland. Because they dont"
e----0---0---0---0---0-------0---0---0---0---0-----------
b-----1---1---1---1---1-------3---3---3---3---3----------
G------2---2---2---2---2-------4---4---4---4---4---------
D--------------------------------------------------------
A--3---------------------3/5-----------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------
"need you, they need me"
e----0---0---0---0---0-------0---0---0---0---0-----------
b-----1---1---1---1---1-------0---0---0---0---0----------
G------2---2---2---2---2-------0---0---0---0---0---------
D--------------------------------------------------------
A--3-----------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------0------------------------------
then repeat, at the end of the chorus strum the Eminor and maybe
give it a little whammy bar action.
BRIDGE BIT
this is just jamie's vocal melody played on guitar, happens after
"you were wrong!"
e------------------------------------------------------
b------------------------------------------------------
G------------------------------------------------------
D-------2~-----------------------------2~--------------
A-----------3-3-5--3-2--3-2---3-2-2-0-------3-3-3h5~---
E-0-0-1------------------------------------------------
e--------------------------------------------------0------
b--------------------------------------------------0------
G------0h2~----------------------------------------0------
D--5-2--------2~------------------------------2~---2------
A-------------------3-3-5--3-2--3-2--3-2-2-0-------2------
E--------------------------------------------------0------
"hey!"
e---0--0--0-0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0-0-------------
b---0--0--0-0-1-0--0--0--0-0-1-0-------------
G---2--2--2-2-2-2--2--2--2-2-2-2-------------
D---2--2--2-2-2-2--2--2--2-2-2-2-------------
A---0--0--0-0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0-0-------------
E--------------------------------------------
e---0--0--0-0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0-0-------------
b---0--0--0-0-1-0--0--0--0-0-1-0-------------
G---2--2--2-2-2-2--2--2--2-2-2-2-------------
D---2--2--2-2-2-2--2--2--2-2-2-2-------------
A---x--x--x-x-x-x--x--x--x-x-x-x-------------
E---3--3--3-3-3-3--3--3--3-3-3-3-------------
e---0--0--0-0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0-0-------------
b---0--0--0-0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0-0-------------
G---2--2--2-2-2-2--2--2--2-2-2-2-------------
D---2--2--2-2-2-2--2--2--2-2-2-2-------------
A---x--x--x-x-x-x--x--x--x-x-x-x-------------
E---1--1--1-1-1-1--1--1--1-1-1-1-------------
e---0--0--0-0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0-0-------------
b---0--0--0-0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0-0-------------
G---2--2--2-2-2-2--2--2--2-2-2-2-------------
D---2--2--2-2-2-2--2--2--2-2-2-2-------------
A---x--x--x-x-x-x--x--x--x-x-x-x-------------
E---0--0--0-0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0-0-------------
repeat this 4 time sand on the last time hold the bend
and keep plucking
e--------------------------------
b---10-----8------5----3---------
G---12B14--10B12--7B9--5B7~~-----
D--------------------------------
A--------------------------------
E--------------------------------
this is where I get lost... something like:
e--------------------------------------------------------
b--------------------------------------------------------
G--4h5p4p0-------4h5p4------4h5p4p0-----4h5p4------------
D----------5-3h5-------5-5b---------3h5-------5-5B-------
A--------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------
e-------------------------------------
b-------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------
D----7---7-5B----5---5---5-5-5B-------
A-------------------------------------
E--5---5-------5---5---5--------------
e-------------------------------------------------------
b-------------------------------------------------------
G---15-15-15--15-15--15--15/17-17-17-17-----------------
D---17-17-17--17-17--17--17/19-19-19-19----------------- repeat 3
times
A-------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------
fourth time:
e-------------------------------------------------------
b---------------------------------------19b-19b-19b-----
G---15-15-15--15-15--15--15/17-17-17-17-----------------
D---17-17-17--17-17--17--17/19-19-19-19-----------------
A-------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------
it fades out about here then you can go onto:
e--------------------------------------------------
b--------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------
D----7---7-5B----5--5-5--2/5-2-2-2/5-2-2-2/5-2-2---
A--------------------------------------------------
E--5---5-------5-----------------------------------
and keep repeating the 2/5 business, ive seen jamie finish it like
that once before :)