Burden Of The Captain Chords
by The Growlers
Burden Of The Captain by The Growlers is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, B, Am, Bm and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
RIFF 1 RIFF 2
e|-7-7-7-7-7---7-7------------|-7-7-7-10p7-7-7------------|
B|-8-8-8-8-8\7/8-8-10/12-10\8-|-8-8-8-8--8-8-8-10/12-10\8-|
G|-9-9-9-9-9\8/9-9------------|-9-9-9-9--9-9-9------------|
D|----------------------------|---------------------------|
A|----------------------------|---------------------------|
E|----------------------------|---------------------------|
C B
e|-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
B|-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
G|-9-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
D|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|
Chorus - strumming isn't perfect but just listen along.
Am Bm G Bm Am
e|-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7p5-3-3-5p3-3-5/7-7-7-7p5-5-|
B|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3/5-5-5-5-5-5-|
G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4/5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
LEAD INTO SOLO/BRIDGE
C B C
e|-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
B|-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
G|-9-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
SOLO/BRIDGE
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-8-7------------8-10/12-12-10--12-12-10-12-|
G|-----9-8-9-8-9-----------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-8-7------------8-10/12-12-10--12-12-10-12-12~-|
G|-----9-8-9-8-9---------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
e|----12-10----------------------------------|
B|-12-------12--10-10-8-8-10-8--8-10-10/12~--|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
e|----12-10----------------------------------|
B|-12-------12--10-10-8-8-10-8--8-7-7--------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-8-7------------8-10/12-12-10--12-12-10-12-|
G|-----9-8-9-8-9-----------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-8-7------------8-10/12-12-10-10-8-8-7-7-------|
G|-----9-8-9-8-9---------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
| TREMELO PICK
e|---------------------|---------------------|
B|-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-|-12---10---8---7-----|
G|-9-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-8-|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|
A|---------------------|---------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|
That should be about it. Enjoy los growlers