Killing In The Name Chords
by Guitar Hero
Killing In The Name by Guitar Hero is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Tuning: Drop D
Intro:
e|------------------
B|-3----3----3----3-
G|-2----2----2----2-
D|-0----0----0----0-
A|-0----0----0----0-
D|-0----0----0----0-
Bass Part
Second Part of Intro:
e|--------x3-----------|--------x1----------
B|---------------------|--------------------
G|--------------11-12--|--------------12b---
D|--------11-12--------|--------11-12------- x2
A|---------------------|--------------------
D|-0-0-0---------------|-0-0-0--------------
e|--------------| |-----------
B|--------------| |-----------
G|-------8-8-8--| |--------8~-
D|-------x-x-x--| x3|--------x~- x1
A|-------6-6-6--| |--------6~-
D|-0-0-0--------| |--0-0-0----
Verse:
e|---------------------
B|---------------------
G|--------------------- x4
D|--------3/4----------
A|----3/5------0-2-3-2-
D|-0-----------0-2-3-2-
e|---------------------
B|---------------------
G|--------------------- x8 palm muted
D|--------3/4----------
A|----3/5------0-2-3-2-
D|-0-----------0-2-3-2-
Pre-Chorus:
e|---------------------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------------------
G|---------------------------------------------------
D|------------9------------8------------7------------ x2
A|----3/5-x---------3/5-x--------3/5-x-----0-2-3-2-0- second time
D|-0-------------0------------0------------0-2-3-2-0- through do this
Ending |
e|---------- |
B|---------- |
G|-55555555- <-------
D|-55555555- p.m
A|-33333333-
D|----------
Chorus:
e|-------------------------
B|-------------------------
G|--7-7---7----------------
D|--x-x---x--------x4------
A|--5-5---5----------------
D|--0-0---0----------------
e|---------------------------
B|---------------------------
G|--7-7-x-7-7-xxxxxxxxxxxxxx-
D|--x-x-x-x-x-xxxxxxxxxxxxxx- x8
A|--5-5-x-5-5-xxxxxxxxxxxxxx-
D|--0-0-x-0-0-xxxxxxxxxxxxxx-
“Those who die...” part
e|-------------------------
B|-------------------------
G|--7-7-x-7-7-x-7-x-----5--
D|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-3-5-x—-- x8
A|--5-5-x-5-5-x-5-x-3-5-3--
D|--0-0-x-0-0-x-0-x-3-5----
Verse:
e|---------------------
B|---------------------
G|--------------------- x8 Palm Muted
D|--------3/4----------
A|----3/5------0-2-3-2-
D|-0-----------0-2-3-2-
Pre-Chorus:
e|---------------------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------------------
G|---------------------------------------------------
D|------------9------------8------------7------------ x2
A|----3/5-x---------3/5-x--------3/5-x-----0-2-3-2-0- second time
D|-0-------------0------------0------------0-2-3-2-0- through do this
Ending |
e|---------- |
B|---------- |
G|-55555555- <-------
D|-55555555- p.m
A|-33333333-
D|----------
Chorus:
e|-------------------------
B|-------------------------
G|--7-7---7----------------
D|--x-x---x--------x4------
A|--5-5---5----------------
D|--0-0---0----------------
e|---------------------------
B|---------------------------
G|--7-7-x-7-7-xxxxxxxxxxxxxx-
D|--x-x-x-x-x-xxxxxxxxxxxxxx- x8
A|--5-5-x-5-5-xxxxxxxxxxxxxx-
D|--0-0-x-0-0-xxxxxxxxxxxxxx-
“Those who die...” part
e|------------------------
B|-------------------------
G|--7-7-x-7-7-x-7-x-----5--
D|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-3-5-x—- x8
A|--5-5-x-5-5-x-5-x-3-5-3--
D|--0-0-x-0-0-x-0-x-3-5----
Solo:
Solo (use a whammy and wah, sorry know the settings)
E|---------------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------------
G|--17----14----12----10----7----5-----14~~~~--
D|---------------------------------------------
A|----15----12----10----8----5----3------------
D|---------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------
B|--------------------------------------------
G|--17----14----12----10----7----5-----7~~~~--
D|--------------------------------------------
A|----15----12----10----8----5----3-----------
D|--------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------
B|--/10~~~-/10~~~-------------/14~~~-/16~~~-/8~~~---
G|--------------------------------------------------
D|--------------------------------------------------
A|----------------/10~~-/10~~-----------------------
D|--------------------------------------------------
“*** you I won’t do what you tell me!”
*Strum each chord about 24 times*
e|------------------------
B|------------------------
G|--7-9-10-12-14-15-17-19-
D|—-x-x—x—-x--x--x--x--x--
A|--5-7-8--10-12-13-15-17-
D|--0-0-0--0--0—-0--0—-0--
e|-------------------------
B|-------------------------
G|--7-7-x-7-7-x-7-x-----5--
D|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-3-5-x—-- x8
A|--5-5-x-5-5-x-5-x-3-5-3--
D|--0-0-x-0-0-x-0-x-3-5----
e|-------------------------------------------
B|-------------------------------------------
G|-10-10-x-x-10-10-10-10-x-x-10-10-10-10-x-x-
D|-10-10-x-x-10-10-10-10-x-x-10-10-10-10-x-x- x4
A|-10-10-x-x-10-10-10-10-x-x-10-10-10-10-x-x-
D|-------------------------------------------
e|-----------------------------------------------
B|-----------------------------------------------
G|--7777777777777777777777777777-----------------
D|--xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-----------------
A|--5555555555555555555555555555----------6-6-6--
D|--0000000000000000000000000000----0-0-0--------