How To Play Seven Nation Army On Guitar With Pictures

G|————————————-|D|———-5—————————|A|–7–7——7-5-3-2—————–|E|–0———————————–| In the real song, this is only a bass guitar riff. But you can crank up the distortion or use an octave pedal to mimic the sound on an electric guitar.

Listen closely and you can hear Jack White sliding around the guitar. It is most pronounced right before he launches into the riff, sliding into that 7th fret note.

E (7th fret, 5th string) G (5th fret, 4th string) D (5th fret, 5th string) C (3rd fret, 5th string B (2nd fret, 5th string These can be played as straight chords or powerchords. [1] X Research source

For even bigger, better chords, add your pinky on the string and fret below your ring finger (9th fret, 3rd string), so your final chord has three notes. The note your index finger is on determines the chord. Since the note in the example is an E, this is an E power chord.

Hit a G power chord (3rd fret, 6th string) for one full measure. Switch to an A power chord (5th fret, 6th string) or an open A (2nd fret, 2nd-4th strings) for one full measure.

e|–X– B|–X– G|–X– D|-(9)- A|–9– E|–7–

e|–XX– B|–XX– G|–XX– D|-(12)- A|–12– E|–10–

e|–X– B|–X– G|–X– D|-(7)- A|–7– E|–5–

e|–X– B|–X– G|–X– D|-(5)- A|–5– E|–3–

e|–X– B|–X– G|–X– D|-(4)- A|–4– E|–2–

The Verse is only bass and drums. You can, however, play the chords of the song, or play the bass riff on guitar. The bridge is simply your way in and out of the chorus. At the end of the verse, right before jumping into the power chords, play the two chord bridge. You also play it after the chorus, right before going into the verse again. The chorus is your power chord riff. This exact same riff is also played behind the guitar solo.

If you need, review and learn the bass line before the solo. It is easy enough and will help immensely. All you’re doing is taking the following sets of notes, and putting them through the same rhythm as the bass solo. Start part one of the solo on the 9th fret, 3rd string. The solo has two parts – both of which follow the style of the bass riff. The first half starts on the 9th string, playing the 9th string repeatedly in place of the held root note in the bass riff. After leaving the 9th, keep playing the rest of the notes as if they were the bass guitar. Play this riff twice. |G|—–9~~–9-9-9-9/12b–11~—9~~-9-12-14-12–12-12/14-12-11—–

|e|—–12–12-15-12-12-15b–14~~—-12–12-15-17-15–15-15/17-15-14~~—–

|e|—–12–12-14-12-12-15b-15~~—-12–12-14-12-12-14-12.

If you know how, palm mute these last two chords for the best effect. [2] X Research source