Seven Nation Army - easy tutorial

Page updated Oct. 7, 2017


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Table of Contents

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

Practice Audio

Follow along easy guitar with Andy and Student--breaking down how to practice.

YouTube Song Audio

Song Form


SONG FORM

INTRO
| E / / / | C / B / | E / / / | C / B / |


VERSE 1
| E / / / | C / B / | E / / / | C / B / | (x8)

PRE CHORUS 1
| G / / / | A / / / | 

CHORUS 1
| E / / / | C / B / | E / / / | C / B / | (x)

POST CHORUS 1
| G / / / | A / / / |


VERSE 2
PRE CH 2
CHORUS 2
CHORUS 3
POST CH 2

VERSE 3
PRE CH 3
CHORUS 4
POST CH 3

Song Lyrics and Chords

I'm gonna fight 'em all
A seven nation army couldn't hold me back
They're gonna rip it off
Taking their time right behind my back

And I'm talking to myself at night
Because I can't forget
Back and forth through my mind
Behind a cigarette
And the message coming from my eyes
Says leave it alone

Don't want to hear about it
Every single one's got a story to tell
Everyone knows about it
From the Queen of England to the hounds of hell

And if I catch it coming back my way
I'm gonna serve it to you
And that ain’t what you want to hear
But thats what I'll do
And the feeling coming from my bones
Says find a home

I'm going to Wichita
Far from this opera for evermore
I'm gonna work the straw
Make the sweat drip out of every pore

And I'm bleeding, and I'm bleeding, and I'm bleeding
Right before the lord
All the words are gonna bleed from me
And I will sing no more
And the stains coming from my blood
Tell me go back home



Drums

coming soon

Keyboards

stay tuned

Bass

Bass Tab
Verse
|------------------|----------------|
|--------5---------|----------------|
|-7----7----7---5--|----------------|
|------------------|-8-------7------| repeat

Pre Chorus
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

Chorus
|------------------|------------------|
|--------5---------|------------------|
|-7----7----7---5--|----5-------------|
|------------------|-8-----8----7-----| repeat

Guitar

GUITAR Tab

The following is an easy approach to playing

VERY SIMPLE APPROACH TO THE RIFF
Verse
|------------------|----------------|
|------------------|----------------|
|------------------|----------------|
|------------------|----------------|
|-7----------------|----------------|
|------------------|-8-------7------| repeat
  1   2   3   4      1   2   3   4

PRE & POST Chorus
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3---------------|-5---------------|
  1   2   3   4      1   2   3   4

----------------------------------------

NORMAL APPROACH TO THE RIFF
Verse
|------------------|----------------|
|------------------|----------------|
|------------------|----------------|
|--------5---------|----------------|
|-7----7----7---5--|----------------|
|------------------|-8-------7------| repeat


PRE & POST Chorus
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

Chorus
|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|
|--------5---------|------------------|
|-7----7----7---5--|----5-------------|
|------------------|-8-----8----7-----| repeat


----------------------------------------

GUITAR SOLO
not too hard
(I simplified and removed the string bends)

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-9-----------9-----------|-12----------11----------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-----------------10------|-----10------------------|
G|-9--------9--12------12--|-12------12--11----------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
   1  +  2  +  3  trip let   1  trip let 3  +  4  +

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-9--------9--9---12--9---|-12----------11----------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
   1  +  2  +  3  trip let   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-----------------10------|-----10------------------|
G|-9--------9--12------12--|-12------12--11----------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
   1  +  2  +  3  trip let   1  trip let 3  +  4  +



e|-12-------12-15--12--12--|-15----------14----------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
   1  +  2  +  3  trip let   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +

e|-12-------12-15--17--15--|-15--17--15--14----------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
   1  +  2  +  3  trip let   1  trip let 3  +  4  +

e|-12-------12-14--12--12--|-17----------14----------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
   1  +  2  +  3  trip let   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +

e|-12-------12-14--12--12--|-14--12------------------|
B|-------------------------|---------13--12----------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
   1  +  2  +  3  trip let   1  trip let 3  +  4  +

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
D|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +








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