Rusty Pipes Chords

by Eels
KeyBb CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays632

Rusty Pipes by Eels is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Bb. It uses the chords Bb, Gm, Bm, C, C7, Eb, Cm and Db. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
Bb
Text
16
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Intro 
(Lightly pick) 
Bb Gm Bm C C7 Eb 

Verse 
Gm 
Rattle on the rusty pipes 
Bb                                   C 
Hit 'em hard, and hit 'em bright and clear 
                     C7          Eb 
And make a noise, so everyone cannot mistake it's you 
Cm                    Db 
And let 'em know just what it's like 
Gm 
When you're not alright 


Gm 
Pray to god it won't get worse 
Bb                                   C 
That you'll be riding in a hearse to this 
                    C7              Eb 
The party that you don't want to be ever invited to 
Cm                 Db 
But you'll be goin' anyway 
Gm 
However much you pray 

Gm Bb C C7 Eb 


Cm                    Db 
Define a way, you'll find a way 
Gm 
No matter what I say 


Gm Bb C C7 Eb 

Gm 
Rattle on the rusty pipes 
Bb 
Wake 'em up give them a fright 
          C                      C7 
They can't just shake off like a scary dream 
     Eb 
They have most every night 
Cm               Db 
Don't even try I can't be saved 
Gm 
I'm beautiful and brave 


Gm Bb C C7 Eb   repeat and fade 
    	

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