Scar Spangled Banner Chords
by Exodus
Scar Spangled Banner by Exodus is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of E. It uses the chords E5. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Riff 1 (Intro)
x3 the 4th time for intro
e|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|---8----------------5----------------5-----------|---8------------------------------|
A|------7--5--7----------7--5--7---------7--5--7---|------7--5--7-------8----(8)------|
E|---------------6p0--------------6p0--------------|---------------6p0--6----(6)------|
Repeat Riff 1 x8 times
Riff 2
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---8-------------------------5----------------8-------------------------------------| x4
A|------7--5--7-------------------7--5--7----------7--5--7----------------6/7-7-7/8---|
E|---------------6p0--0-0-0-0--------------6p0--------------6p0--0-0-0-0--4/5-5-5/6---|
Riff 3 (Verse) played x2 times
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---8-------------------------5----------------8-------------------------------------|
A|------7--5--7-------------------7--5--7----------7--5--7----------------------------|
E|---------------6p0--0-0-0-0--------------6p0--------------6p0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---8-------------------------5----------------8-------------------------------------|
A|------7--5--7-------------------7--5--7----------7--5--7----------------6/7-7-7/8---|
E|---------------6p0--0-0-0-0--------------6p0--------------6p0--0-0-0-0--4/5-5-5/6---|
Riff 4 (Chorus)
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---5------------------5------------------5------------------------------------------| x3 times
A|------7--5--7------------7--5--7------------7--5--7---------7-----------------------|
E|---------------6p0----------------6p0----------------6p0-------6--5----6--5--3------|
Riff 4a after playing riff 4 the 4th time
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---5------------------5------------------5------------------------------------------|
A|------7--5--7------------7--5--7------------7--5--7--------------8/9-------8/9------|
E|---------------6p0----------------6p0----------------6p0----0-0--6/7--0-0--6/7------|
then it leads to
Riff 5
x3 4th time leads into the solo
e|----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|---5---------------(*)------------------------|---5---------------------------------|
A|------7--5--7--------------8/9-------8/9------|------7--5--7--------------8/9-------|
E|---------------6p0----0-0--6/7--0-0--6/7------|---------------6p0----0-0--6/7-------|
Riff 1 x8 times during Solo#1 (Gary's solo)
Riff 3 (Verse) x2 times
Riff 4 (Chorus) \w Riff 4a
Riff 5 x7 times. The 8th time (*) start playing Riff 6
Riff 6
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--8/9-------8/9-----------8/9-------8/9--8/9-------8/9-----------9/10---------------| x7
A|--6/7-------6/7-----------6/7-------6/7--6/7-------6/7-----------7/8-------4/5------|
E|-------0-0-------0-0-0-0-------0-0------------0-0-------0-0-0-0-------0-0--6/7------|
Riff 6a 8th time
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--8/9-------8/9-----------8/9-------8/9--8/9-------8/9------8/9-------8/9-----------|
A|--6/7-------6/7-----------6/7-------6/7--6/7-------6/7------6/7-------6/7-----------|
E|-------0-0-------0-0-0-0-------0-0------------0-0-------0-0------0-0----------------|
Riff 7
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------(bass fill)--------------(bass fill)--------------(bass fill)-----------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----5-------------5/6-6-6-5----------------5/6-6-6-5----------------5/6-6-6-5-------|
E|--0-3-----------0-3/4-4-4-3p0------------0-3/4-4-4-3p0------------0-3/4-4-4-3p0-----|
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---(bass fill)-------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|----------------3/4-4-4-3/4-4-4--------|
E|--------------0-3/4-4-4-3/4-4-4--------|
Riff 8
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5------5------5------5/6-6-6-5------5------5------5------5/6-6-6-5----------------|
E|--3p0--0h3p0--0h3p0--0-3/4-4-4-3p0--0h3p0--0h3p0--0h3p0--0-3/4-4-4-3p0--------------|
. . . . . .
x4
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----5------5------5------5/6-6-6-5------5------5------5/6-6-6-5/6-6-6---------------|
E|--0h3p0--0h3p0--0h3p0--0-3/4-4-4-3p0--0h3p0--0h3p0--0-3/4-4-4-3/4-4-4---------------|
. . . . .
Riff 9 (played x2 times during Rick's Solo#2 and 2 times after
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5--------5--------5--------5/6-6-6-5--------5--------5--------5--------5/6-6-6-5-------|
E|--3p0--0-0h3p0--0-0h3p0--0-0-3/4-4-4-3p0--0-0h3p0--0-0h3p0--0-0h3p0--0-0-3/4-4-4-3p0-----|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------(*)-------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------5--------5--------5--------5/6-6-6-5------5----------5--------5/6-6-6-5/6-6-6------|
E|--0-0h3p0--0-0h3p0--0-0h3p0--0-0-3/4-4-4-3p0--0-0h3p0--0-0h3p0--0-0-3/4-4-4-3/4-4-4------|
Riff 9a at (*) after playing Riff 9 the 4th time
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| x3
A|--5/6-6-6-6\5-5-5-4/6-6-6-6\5-5-5-5/6-6-6-6\5-5-5-5----------------|
E|--3/4-4-4-4\3-3-3-3/4-4-4-4\3-3-3-3/4-4-4-4\3-3-3-3p0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
4th time
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5/6-6-6-6\5-5-5-4/6-6-6-6\5-5-5----3------3------3------3-------(2)---|
E|--3/4-4-4-4\3-3-3-3/4-4-4-4\3-3-3--0h1p0--0h1p0--0h1p0--0h1p0---0-(0)---|
. . . .
Intro Riff then x4 times riff 1
Riff 3 (Verse) x2
Riff 4 (Chorus) \w Riff 4a
Riff 5 x7 times.
The 8th time (*) start playing Riff 6 x3 times, then riff 6a once, then finish on E5 power chord /w pick slide
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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