Apocalypse Chords
by Sleeperstar
Apocalypse by Sleeperstar is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Tuning: Standard (EADGBe)
Light Intro (0:13)
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|--10-10-13--13--10-10--11-11-11-11-10-10-10---|
D|--11-11-11--11--11-11--11-11-11-11-11-11-11---|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------| (X4)
Intro Build-Up (00:23)
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|--10-10-13--13--10-10--11-11-11-11-10-10-10---|
D|--11-11-11--11--11-11--11-11-11-11-11-11-11---|
A|--9--9--9---9---9--9---9--9--9--9--9--9--9----|
E|----------------------------------------------| (X4)
On the 4th beat of every bar in the Verse:
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|--10h11p10------|
D|----------------|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|
Chorus (0:58)
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|--10-10-13--13--10-10--11-11-11-11-10-10-10---|
D|--11-11-11--11--11-11--11-11-11-11-11-11-11---|
A|--9--9--9---9---9--9---9--9--9--9--9--9--9----|
E|----------------------------------------------| (X2)
"Is this the way it begins..."
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13---|
D|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11---|
A|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9----|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-11-11-11-11-10-10-10---|
D|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11---|
A|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9----|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm (Played in the intro, Chorus and outro)(Sixteenth notes)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-11-------6--------4-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-11-------6--------4-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-9-(X32)--4-(X16)--2-(X16)-------------------------------------------------|
For the main riff you might find it easiest to use your pinky finger for the 13th and 11th fret
of the G string rather than a bar on the 11th.
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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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