Burn It To The Ground Chords
by Nickelback
Burn It To The Ground by Nickelback is a guitar song. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Tuning: Drop-D Half-Step down
/or\=slide
h=hammer
p=pull
b=bend
r=release
*=palm mute
~=vibrate
My new party anthem.
Intro part 1:
eb-------|-----------------------------------------------------|
Bb-------|-----------------------------------------------------|
Gb-------|-----------------------------------------------------|
Db-------|-----------------------------------------------------|
Ab-------|------------------------------------------8-------10-|
Db--/19\-|-0-0-15p0-0-12~0-15p0-0-12~0-15p0-0-10h12---12p10----|
Intro part 2:
eb-------------------------------------------------------|
Bb-------------------------------------------------------|
Gb-------------------------------------------------------|
Db-------------------------------------------------------|
Ab-------------------------------------------15----------|
Db--0-0-15p0-0-12~0-15p0-0-12~0-15p0-0-17/19----19\17p15-|
Intro part 3:
eb------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb------------------------------------------------------------|
Db------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab------------------------------------------------------------|
Db--0-0-0h10h12--0-0-0h10h12--0-0-0h10h12--/17p15-0-17p15-17b-|
* * *
Intro part 4:
eb-----------------------------------------------------|
Bb-----------------------------------------------------|
Gb-----------------------------------------------------|
Db-----------------------------------------------------|
Ab---------------------------------------------6-5-4-3-|
Db--0-0-0h10h12--0-0-0h10h12--0-0-0h10h12-10p0-6-5-4-3-|
* * * * * * *
Verse:
eb-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab----------------------8-------10-----------------------------------------|
Db----12----12----10h12---12p10------0-0-0h10h12--0-0-0h10h12--0-0-0h10h12-|
* * *
eb-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab----------------------------------------3--------------------------------|
Db--/17p15-0-17p15-17b----12----12----3/5---5\3p0-0-0-0h10h12--0-0-0h10h12-|
* *
eb--------------------------|
Bb--------------------------|
Gb--------------------------|
Db--------------------------| Repeat
Ab--------------------------|
Db--0-0-0h10h12-5br-3-5br-3-|
*
Chorus: (I'm not listing the number of times each chord is played)
eb------------------------|
Bb------------------------|
Gb--7----5----------------|
Db--7----5----5----3------|
Ab--5----3----5----3------|
Db------------5----3--10b-|
^slow bend
Small interlude between 2nd Chorus and solo:
Guitar 1:
eb------------------------------------------------|
Bb------------------------------------------------|
Gb----------------------10---------------------10-|
Db--12-10------------10----12-10------------10----|
Ab--------10-8-10-12-------------10-8-10-12-------|
Db------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2: (w/Wah)
eb----------------------------------------------|
Bb----------------------------------------------|
Gb----------------------------------------------|
Db-----------------------3----------------------|
Ab--5--3--------------3-----5--3-------------3/-|
Db--------5--3--5--7--------------5-3--5--7-----|
Bridge rhythm:
eb---------------------------------|
Bb---------------------------------|
Gb---------------------------------|
Db--7---5--------------10-------10-|Repeat
Ab--5---3--7---6---5---8--10----8--|
Db----0----7---6---5-0----10--0----|
* * *
solo: (w/Wah) the wah makes the solo. Chad is constantly pushing the toe
forward and back in an unorganized fashion. Just be messy with your pedal
and play something like the following and you'll do fine:
eb------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb---------------------------------------------------------------10h13p10-|
Gb----------------------------10--12br-12r-12r-12r-12r-12~~~--12b---------|
Db---------------------10-12~---------------------------------------------|
Ab--12~~~-12~-12~-12~~----------------------------------------------------|
Db------------------------------------------------------------------------|
^slowly release this bend
eb----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb----10h13p10--10h13p10--10h13p10--10h13p10h13p10--10h13p10---10h13p10-|
Gb--12--------12--------12--------12--------------12---------12---------|
Db----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db----------------------------------------------------------------------|
eb----------------13-15b-15r~-15r~-15r~-15r~-15r-15r-15\---|
Bb--13p10-13b--15------------------------------------------|
Gb---------------------------------------------------------|"hahahahahaha"
Db---------------------------------------------------------|
Ab---------------------------------------------------------|
Db---------------------------------------------------------|
^slowly release this bend
End on:
eb----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb----------------------------------------------------------------|
Db----------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab--------------------------3-6-5-4-3-0-3-6-5-4-3-0-3-6-5-4-3-0-0-|
Db--5br-3-5br-3-5br-3-5br-3---6-5-4-3-0---6-5-4-3-0---6-5-4-3-0-0-|
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