The Only Thing They Fear Is You Chords
by Mick Gordon
The Only Thing They Fear Is You by Mick Gordon 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.
Intros x 2 with those synths in between each
d|-----|
A|-----|
F|-----|
C|-----|
G|-----|
C|-----|
D|0-0--|
Riff 1
The first part, palm mute the low D string
d|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|3-----------2-4-3--------4---3-----------2-4-3----1-3-2--------------------|
D|--1-1-1-11---------1-1-2---5----1-1-1-11-------1-1------0-0-0--------------|
d|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|3-----------2-4-3--------4---3-----------2-4-3----1-3-2--------------------|
D|--1-1-1-11---------1-1-2---5----1-1-1-11-------1-1------0-0-0--------------|
Here let everything ring out like an old school nu-metal riff
d|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|3-----------2-4-3--------4---3-----------2-4-3----1-3-2--------------------|
D|--1-1-1-11---------1-1-2---5---1-1-1-11-------1-1------0-0-0---------------|
d|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|3-----------2-4-3--------4---3-----------2-4-3----1-3-2-----2--------------|
D|--1-1-1-11---------1-1-2---5---1-1-1-11-------1-1------0-0---0-0-----------|
d|-----| x 2
A|-----|
F|-----|
C|-----|
G|-----|
C|3----|
D|--1--|
d|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|3-----------2-4-3--------4---3-----------2-4-3----1-3-2--------------------|
D|--1-1-1-11---------1-1-2---5----1-1-1-11-------1-1------0-0-0--------------|
d|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|3-----------2-4-3--------4---3-----------2-4-3-----2-4-3-------------------|
D|--1-1-1-11---------1-1-2---5----1-1-1-11-------1-1------1-1-1--------------|
Riff 2 x 4
The breakdown! Play this section very percussive like a djent song.
d|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|----------3--------------3-------------------------------------------------|
D|4-3-3-2-1---1--4-3--3-2----1-----------------------------------------------|
Riff 3 x 4
d|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|----3---3-------2-----------3---3-------4----------------------------------|
D|1-1---1---1-0-0---0-1b--1-1---1---1-2-2---2-5------------------------------|
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