Chords for The Ruts "Babylon's Burning" Guitar Lesson

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Chords used:

C

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A

F

E

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The Ruts "Babylon's Burning" Guitar Lesson chords
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called ruts.
We're going to need for the verse one riff in two different places.
The riff is this.
[E] [C]
[B] [D]
[Am] [C]
[N] So we've got a low part and a high part.
Same pattern of notes in the
same order, just one octave above the other.
We're going to start with five on
the E, two strikes of that, we'll do an all alternate picking.
[B]
[D] Seven, [C] eight, up to five on the A.
[C] Seven, [F] eight, [B] seven, [Gb] eight [C] on the E.
[D] [E]
[C] [B] [D]
[C] [N] Second half the riff is quite different, the second time around.
This is the [Gb] variation we're looking at.
[D] [C]
So the [A] first one we looked at [F]
was
This time we look [Bm] [C]
[D] at
I wonder if that is
Five on the A again still.
Five, seven, eight.
Five, seven on the A string as well.
But instead of playing eight on the A, we're actually going to play eight on the E.
[C] [N] And then repeat again.
Seven on the A, eight on [C] the E.
[A] [C]
[Ab]
[B] [C]
[N] That's all we need.
For this bottom one, you use your palm to mute the sound of the strings, so you get this
Palm muted sound.
Same riff again, but an octave above.
The frets you'll need are
On the D [E] string, seven, nine, [C] ten.
On the G string, seven, [Dbm]
nine, [Dm] ten.
[Dbm] Back down to nine, [E] finishing at ten on the B.
[A]
But again, it probably will.
[D]
[N] Please note this time, no palm mute, it sounds really twangy, so if you can get that sound out of your amp for this part then, good.
That's the [C] first half of it, the [Am] second round is
[A] And so you'll need nine, that's right, seven, [B] nine, ten on [D] the D.
Nine on the G, ten on the D.
[Db] Nine on the G, ten on the D.
[B] [C]
[Gbm] Four together.
[F] [B]
[C] [A] And again, we're still alternate picking.
[B] [F] [E]
[C] [N]
So, that's the two riffs we need for Babylon's Burning.
Chorus.
The [D] goals
[F]
[E]
[D] [F]
[A] [Bm]
And [D] how many times you need.
Same thing every time.
Power chord, five on the A, seven [A] on the D, [D] seven on the G.
Up to eight, ten and ten.
[N]
And then we're going to be playing on the low E, five, seven, eight, up to five on the A, [A] and repeating.
There is two notes [Gb] each alternate picking still, so [D]
[N] again, these ones sound like they're palm muted.
So, all [D] together.
[F] [A] [D] [C]
[D] [F]
[D]
That's it.
For the bridge and the outro, we're going to be doing a lot of work with the E string, the low E string.
What you'll need is to play alternate picking quite fast the following notes.
Start at one on the low E.
[G]
Three, [Ab] four.
[N] Now, you're going to play five, but only for half the length that you played the previous notes.
And the same for seven.
So, five and seven are happening in the same space that you would give for just the first or fourth note.
Or fourth [F] fret, sorry.
[G] [Ab] [B]
[C] Eight.
[D] Normal length.
Oh, sorry, full length.
Ten.
[Ab] And then you're going to briefly hit [A] twelve.
[Bb] And come down for a power chord there.
The final power chord [E] is five on the low E, seven
[Bb] on [F] the A and D.
[G]
[Ab] [A] [D] [E]
[F] [G]
[D] [A] [N]
So, that's the notes that need to play, but what you will hear in the song is that they are alternate picking.
You can either do the alternate picking the same speed that you were doing [Bm] the
[C]
[Gb] So, it'll [G] sound like
[Ab] [Dm] [E]
[F] [Ab] [A]
[E] [N]
But I think definitely near the end, they double the number of picks that you're doing, so you're picking twice as fast.
Right before the end, but when they go a bit crazy, so you can try and join in for that as well.
It's going to sound a bit very muddy, very [G] messy, but
[Abm] [A] [E]
[F] [G] [Abm]
[Cm] [E] [N]
And again, all these notes are palm-metered along here.
Those are the three parts you need to play Babylon's Burning by
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_ _ called ruts.
We're going to need for the verse _ _ _ one riff in two different places.
The riff is this.
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [N] _ _ So we've got a low part and a high part.
Same pattern of notes in the
same order, just one octave above the other.
_ _ We're going to start with _ _ five on
the E, two strikes of that, we'll do an all alternate picking.
_ _ _ [B] _
_ [D] Seven, [C] eight, up to five on the A.
_ [C] _ Seven, _ _ [F] eight, _ [B] seven, [Gb] _ _ eight [C] on the E.
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _
_ _ [C] _ _ [B] _ _ [D] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [N] _ _ Second half the riff is _ _ _ quite different, the second time around.
_ This is the [Gb] variation we're looking at. _
[D] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
So the [A] first one we looked at _ [F] _ _
was_
This time we look [Bm] _ _ _ [C] _ _
[D] at_
I wonder if that is_
Five on the A again still.
Five, seven, eight.
_ Five, seven _ on the A string as well.
But instead of playing eight on the A, we're actually going to play eight on the E.
_ _ _ [C] _ [N] And then repeat again.
Seven on the A, _ _ eight on [C] the E.
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
[B] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [N] _ _ That's all we need.
For this bottom one, _ you use your palm to mute the sound of the strings, so you get this_
Palm muted sound. _ _ _
Same riff again, but an octave above.
The frets you'll need are_
On the D [E] string, seven, _ nine, [C] ten.
_ On the G string, seven, [Dbm] _
nine, [Dm] ten.
_ [Dbm] Back down to nine, _ [E] finishing at ten on the B. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
But again, it probably will.
[D] _ _ _
_ _ [N] _ _ _ Please note this time, no palm mute, it sounds really twangy, so if you can get that sound out of your amp for this part then, good.
_ That's the [C] first half of it, the _ [Am] second round _ is_
_ _ [A] And so you'll need nine, that's right, seven, [B] nine, ten on [D] the D.
Nine on the G, ten on the D.
[Db] _ Nine on the G, ten on the D.
[B] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [Gbm] Four together.
[F] _ _ _ [B] _
[C] _ _ _ _ [A] And again, we're still alternate picking.
[B] _ [F] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ So, that's the two riffs we need for Babylon's Burning.
_ _ _ Chorus. _ _
_ The _ [D] goals_
_ [F] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
And [D] how many times you need.
Same thing every time.
Power chord, five on the A, _ seven [A] on the D, _ [D] seven on the G. _
_ _ _ _ Up to eight, _ ten and ten.
_ _ _ [N] _
And then we're going to be playing _ on the low E, five, seven, _ _ eight, _ up to five on the A, [A] and repeating. _
_ _ _ There is two notes [Gb] each alternate picking still, so _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [N] again, these ones sound like they're palm muted.
_ So, all [D] together. _ _ _
[F] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _
[D] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
That's it.
_ _ _ For the bridge and the outro, we're going to be doing a lot of work with the E string, the low E string.
_ What you'll need is to play _ _ alternate picking quite fast the following notes.
Start at one on the low E.
_ _ [G] _
Three, [Ab] four.
_ [N] _ Now, you're going to play five, but only for half the length that you played the previous notes.
And the same for seven.
So, five and seven are happening in the same space that you would give for just the first or fourth note.
Or fourth [F] fret, sorry. _
[G] _ _ [Ab] _ [B] _ _ _ _
[C] Eight.
_ _ [D] Normal length.
Oh, sorry, full length.
Ten.
_ [Ab] And then you're going to briefly hit [A] twelve.
_ _ _ _ [Bb] And come down for a power chord there.
The final power chord [E] is five on the low E, seven _
[Bb] on [F] the A and D.
_ _ [G] _ _
[Ab] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _
_ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [N] _
_ So, that's the notes that need to play, but what you will hear in the song is that they are alternate picking.
You can either do the alternate picking the same speed that you were doing [Bm] the_
_ _ [C] _ _ _
[Gb] So, it'll [G] sound like_ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [F] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
But I think definitely near the end, they _ double the number of picks that you're doing, so you're picking twice as fast.
_ Right before the end, but when they go a bit crazy, so you can try and join in for that as well.
It's going to sound a bit very muddy, very [G] messy, _ but_ _ _
[Abm] _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[F] _ _ [G] _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [N]
And again, all these notes are palm-metered along here.
Those are the three parts you need to play Babylon's Burning by

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