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Believer - Tutorial

Table of Contents

  1. Song Audio (YouTube)
  2. Song Lyrics and Chords
  3. Keyboard
  4. Bass Tab
  5. Guitar Tab

YouTube Song Audio



Song Form

SONG FORM:

INTRO
2 slow measures of Drums/Percussion only

VERSE (add guitars)
|: Bb  /  Bb  /  | Gb  /  F  /  :| (x)

Song Lyrics and Chords

VERSE & PRE CHORUS
NORMAL Rhythm

Slow count
most of the song:

|: Bb  /  Bb  /  | Gb  /  F  /  :|



CHORUS 
has a pause and does not play on count #1
the 1st & 4th times 
but the 2nd & 3rd are Normal

new rhythm 1st & 4th times
|: -  Bb  Bb   /  | Gb  /  F  /  :|




[INTRO]
very slow 4 count on drum set
| X  X  X  X   |  X  X  X  X  |

[Verse 1]
Bbm                                                    
First thing's first: I'mma 
Bbm
say all the words inside my 
Gb                     F                                 
head I'm fired up and tired of the way that things have 
Bbm        Bbm
been Oh, Oooo 
                         
The way that things have 
Gb         F
been Oh, Oooo 

[Verse 2]
Bbm                                                                
Second thing's second: don't you 
Bbm
tell me what you think that I can 
Gb                    F                         
be I'm the one at the sail, I'm the master of my 
Bbm       Bbm
sea Oh, Oooo
                 
The master of my 
Gb        F
sea Oh, Oooo


[Pre-Chorus] - (two voices)
       Bbm
I was broken from a young age Taking my
  Bbm
 sulking to the masses Writing my
  Gb
 poems for the few That look at me,
   F
 took from me, shook at me, feelin' me Singin' from
Bbm
heartache from the pain Takin' my
  Bbm
 message from the veins Speakin' my
  Gb
 lesson from the brain Seein' the
  F
 beauty through the...

[Chorus 1]
/   Bbm
/   Pain
    Bbm                   Gb
You make a, you make a believer
   F
Believer

Bbm
/    Pain

     Bbm                               Gb
You break me down and build me up, believer
   F
Believer

Bbm
/   Pain

        Bbm                        Gb
Let the bullets fly, oh, let them rain
    F
My life, my love, my job, they came from

/   Bbm
    Pain
                                Gb
You make me a, you make me a believer
   F
Believer


[Verse 3]
Bbm                                               
Third thing's third: send a 
Bbm
prayer to the ones up 
 Gb
above All the hate that you've
  F                                                      
 heard has turned your spirit to a 
 Bbm       Bbm
dove Oh, Oooo   Your spirit up
   Gb        F
 above Oh, Oooo
    

[Pre-Chorus]
      Bbm
I was chokin' in the ground
            Bbm
Buildin' my rain up in the cloud
             Gb
Fallin' like ashes to the ground
           F
Hoping my feelings, they would drown
         Bbm
But they never did, ever lived, ebbin' and flowin'
  Bbm
Inhibited, Limited 'til it broke open

    Gb
It rained down
          F
It rained down
Like

[Chorus 2]
/   Bbm
/   Pain
    Bbm                   Gb
You make a, you make a believer
   F
Believer

Bbm
/    Pain

     Bbm                               Gb
You break me down and build me up, believer
   F
Believer

Bbm
/   Pain

        Bbm                        Gb
Let the bullets fly, oh, let them rain
    F
My life, my love, my job, they came from

/   Bbm
    Pain
                                Gb
You make me a, you make me a believer
   F
Believer



[VERSE 4]
Bbm                                                 Gb
Last thing's last: by the grace of the fire and the flames
                        F                      Bbm
You're the face of the future, the blood in my veins

Oh, Oooo
                Gb
The blood in my veins
    F
Oh, Oooo


[Pre CHORUS TAG]
         Gb        
But they never did, ever lived, ebbin' and flowin'
   Gb      
Inhibited, limited, 'til it broke open
Ab
It rained down
          F7/A
It rained down
Like


[Chorus 3]
/   Bbm
/   Pain
    Bbm                   Gb
You make a, you make a believer
   F
Believer

Bbm
/    Pain

     Bbm                               Gb
You break me down and build me up, believer
   F
Believer

Bbm
/   Pain

        Bbm                        Gb
Let the bullets fly, oh, let them rain
    F
My life, my love, my job, they came from

/   Bbm
    Pain
                                Gb
You make me a, you make me a believer
   F
Believer



Keyboards

coming soon

...a lot to discuss regarding keyboard settings and parts to play

Bass

Bass Tab

Guitar

GUITAR Tab
VERSE 
(loop the following two measures )
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-*----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2--|
G|---3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|-*-------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
     1  e  +  a  2  e  +  a  3  e  +  a  4  e  +  a  

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|----2-----2-----2-----2-----1-----1-----1-----1--*-|
G|-------------------------2-----2-----2-----2-------|
D|-4-----4-----4-----4-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------*-|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
   1  e  +  a  2  e  +  a  3  e  +  a  4  e  +  a 




CHORUS vocal melody
I would like someone to play this,
but everyone could learn it...it's easy

e|-------------------------|-9--9--8-----9--9--8-----|
B|-------------11-------11-|----------11----------11-|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
              Pain!         made   a    made   a   
                       you      me   you    me    be -
              

e|-------9--------------9--|-8-----------------------|
B|-11----------------------|-------10----------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
  liev - er             be - liev- er


SCALE set up (Descending)
e|-9--8--------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------11-9--------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------11-10-8-----|-------------------------|
D|----------------------11-|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
   Do  Ti   La   So   Fa  Mi   Re   Do




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