Slave to the Grind Chords

KeyD CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays468

Slave to the Grind by Skid Row is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, F5, C5, G5, D5 and A5. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
D
Text
16
Speed
  			 
Tempo - 134  
 
All guitars in dropped D tuning  
 
 
Intro  
 
 
A|-0-------------------------------|(0)------------------------------|  
D|-0-------------------------------|(0)------------------------------|                                                                      
 
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|  
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|  
   |--------------------------Palm Mute----------------------------|  
 
D|---------------------------------|-5-------------------------------|  
A|-3-------------------------------|-3-------------------------------|  
D|-3-------------------------------|---------------------------------I   
 
3,4  
 
G|-10------------------------------|-5-------------------------------|  
D|-10------------------------------|-5-------------------------------|  
A|-8-------------------------------|-3-------------------------------|  
D|---------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|  
           |---------P.M.--------|           |---------P.M.--------|  
 
G|-----------------------------7---|---------------------------------|  
D|-7-------------------------------|-7-------------------------------|  
A|-5-------------------------------|-5-----------------------2-------|  
D|---------------------------------|-------------------------2-------|  
                                                                 
 
5,6  
 
G|-7-\-----------------------------|-------------------------9-------|  
D|-7-\-----------------------------|-------------------------9-------|  
A|-5-\-----------------------------|-------------------------7-------|  
D|---------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------|  
           |---------P.M.--------|   |---------P.M.--------|  
 
D|---------------------------------|-5-------------------------------|  
A|-3-------------------------------|-3-------------------------------|  
D|-3-------------------------------|---------------------------------|  
 
                                                                   |   
 
7,8  
 
G|-10-\----------------------------|-5-------------------------------|  
D|-10-\----------------------------|-5-------------------------------|  
A|-8--\----------------------------|-3-------------------------------|  
D|---------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|  
           |---------P.M.--------|           |---------P.M.--------|  
 
 
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|  
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|  
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|  
| |--------------------------Palm Mute----------------------------| |   
 
 
9,10  
 
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|  
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|  
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-10\-----|  
  |----------------------Palm Mute-------------------------|  
 
 
Verse  
 
 
Both guitars:  
 
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|  
A|-3---------------3---------------|-3-------------------------------|   
D|-3---0-0---0-0-0-3---0-0---0-0-0-|-3---0-0---0-0-0-3-0-5-0-3-0-0-0-|  
       |---P.M.--|     |---P.M.--|       |-----------P.M.----------|  
 
 
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|  
A|-3---------------3---------------|-3-----------------------5h7-\---|   
D|-3---0-0---0-0-0-3---0-0---0-0-0-|-3---0-0---0-0-0-3-0-5-0---------|  
       |---P.M.--|     |---P.M.--|       |-------P.M.------|  
 
 
Pre-chorus  
 
Both guitars:  
 
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|  
G|-5-----5-\-----------------------|---------------------------------|  
D|-5-----5-\-----------------------|-5-----5-\-----------------------|   
A|-3-----3-\-----------------------|-5-----5-\-----------------------|  
D|---------------------------------|-5-----5-\-----------------------|  
 
 
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|  
G|-5-----5-\-----------------------|---------------------------------|  
D|-5-----5-\-----------------------|-5-----5-\---------------2---3---|   
A|-3-----3-\-----------------------|-5-----5-\-------0-------2---3---|  
D|---------------------------------|-5-----5-\---------3-----2---3---|  
 
 
Chorus  
 
Both guitars:  
 
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|  
B|---------------------------------|-6-------------------------------|  
G|---------------------------------|-5-------------------------------|   
D|-0-------------------------------|-3-------------------------------|  
A|-0-------------------------------|-3-------------------------------|  
D|-0-------------------------------|-3-------------------------------|  
 
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|  
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|  
G|-4-------------------------------|---------------------------------|   
D|-5-------------------------------|-5-----3-----0-------3---3p0-----|  
A|-5-------------------------------|-5-----3-----0---------------3p0-|  
D|-5-------------------------------|-5-----3-----0-------------------|  
 
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|  
B|---------------------------------|-6-------------------------------|  
G|---------------------------------|-5-------------------------------|   
D|-0-------------------------------|-3-------------------------------|  
A|-0-------------------------------|-3-------------------------------|  
D|-0-------------------------------|-3-------------------------------|  
 
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|  
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|  
G|-4-------------------------------|-------------------------5-5-----|   
D|-5-------------------------------|-5-----3-----0-----------5-5-----|  
A|-5-------------------------------|-5-----3-----0-----------3-3-----|  
D|-5-------------------------------|-5-----3-----0-------------------|  
 
1st Bridge  
 
Both guitars:  
 
F5 C5 G5 D5  
F5 C5 G5 A5 (slide down)  
 
F5 333xxx  
C5 x355xx  
G5 555xxx 
D5 x577xx  
A5 777xxx  
 
Solo  
Guitar II plays this:  
 
e|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|  
B|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|  
G|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|  
D|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|  
A|-8---------------8---------------|-8--------------------------------|  
D|-8---5-5---5-5-5-8---5-5---5-5-5-|-8---5-5---5-5-5-8-5-10-5-8-5-5-5-|  
       |---P.M.--|     |---P.M.--|       |-----------P.M.-----------|  
 
 
over and over again while guitar I plays this:  
 
e|-22b2T---------------|----AH--------------------------------------|  
B|---------18~~~~~~-17-|-15-17--15----------------------------17p15-|  
G|---------------------|------18--18-15-17p15-17p15-----15~~~-------|  
D|---------------------|---------------------------17-17------------|  
A|---------------------|--------------------------------------------|  
D|---------------------|--------------------------------------------|  
 
e|------------------------------------------|  
B|-17p15--15--------------------------------|  
G|------17--17-15-17p15-17p15--17-15h16--15-|  
D|---------------------------17--------17---|  
A|------------------------------------------|  
D|------------------------------------------|  
 
e|-------------------------------------|-/15------15------15----15-15\-----|  
B|-------------------------------------|---------x-------x-----------------|  
G|-------------------------------------|--------x-------x---------------10/|  
D|-17-15-17p15--17-17-15-15bZ---17-15\-|-------x-------x-------------------|  
A|------------17------------------x----|-----------------------------------|  
D|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|  
 
e|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|  
B|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|  
G|/15--17--18--17--17-17-17b1-15---|------------------------------------|  
D|---15--15--15--15-------------17-|-3/5-5-5--3/5-5-5--3/5-5-5--3/5-5-5-|  
A|------------------------------AH-|------------------------------------|  
D|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|  
 
e|--------------------------17-16-15------------------|  
B|-17-17p15--15-18p15-18p15----------18~~~~~~~~-(18)\-|  
G|---------15-----------------------------------------|  
D|----------------------------------------------------|  
A|----------------------------------------------------|  
D|----------------------------------------------------|  
 
 
2nd Bridge  
 
 
Both guitars:  
 
G|---------------------------------|-5-----5-----5---5-----5-----5---|  
D|-3-----3-----3---3---------------|-5-----5-----5---5-----5-----5---|  
A|-3-----3-----3---3---------------|-3-----3-----3---3-----3-----3---|  
D|-3-----3-----3---3-----2-----0---|---------------------------------|  
 
 
G|---------------------------------|-7-----5-----4---2-----4-----5---|  
D|-5---5-5---5-5---5---5-5---5-5---|-7-----5-----4---2-----4-----5---|  
A|-5---5-5---5-5---5---5-5---5-5---|-5-----3-----2---0-----2-----3---|  
D|-5---5-5---5-5---5---5-5---5-5---|---------------------------------|  
 
 
G|---------------------------------|-5-----5-----5---5-----5-----5---|  
D|-3-----3-----3---3---------------|-5-----5-----5---5-----5-----5---|  
A|-3-----3-----3---3---------------|-3-----3-----3---3-----3-----3---|  
D|-3-----3-----3---3-----2-----0---|---------------------------------|  
 
 
G|---------------------------------|-2---2-2---2-2---2---2-2---2-2---|  
D|-5---5-5---5-5---5---5-5---5-5---|-2---2-2---2-2---2---2-2---2-2---|  
A|-5---5-5---5-5---5---5-5---5-5---|-0---0-0---0-0---0---0-0---0-0---|  
D|-5---5-5---5-5---5---5-5---5-5---|---------------------------------|  
 
 
G|-2-------------------------------|  
D|-2-----------------------(pick---|  
A|-0-----------------------scrape)-|  
D|---------------------------------|  
 
 
Outro  
 
G5 F5 D5  
 
G5 555xxx  
F5 333xxx  
D5 000xxx  
  
  
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Contribuição: Fabio Rodrigues Bernardo Ferreira([email protected]) 

    	

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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