Chords for Tenacious D -- "The Metal" -- Guitar Center Drum Off 2011
Tempo:
119.85 bpm
Chords used:
E
F
Em
G
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] [Ab] [A] [E]
[G] I want to thank Brooks [E] Wackerman for bringing [Gm] us out [E] to celebrate [Bb] drums tonight.
Hello [D]
Brooks!
[Ab] And before we [E] rock you, I just want to talk a little bit about drums.
[D] [Gm] There's a lot of [F] great [Em] drums in the world.
[E] [Gm] You got [Eb] your classic rock [C] drums, [Bb] obviously.
You [Eb] got your jazz [D] drums.
[C] [D] [G] You got [Ab] your fusion drums over [C] there, you.
I see you.
You [Db] [F]
[Eb] got your Dixieland [B] drums.
[Ab] [Db] [F] You got your [Gb] rhythm and blues [G] drums.
[Bb] You got anything to add, Cage?
[Em] Any other kind of drums?
[Bbm] [G] Did you cover fusion?
I said fusion.
[Gb] Country rock?
[Db] [C] There's one [F]
[E] drum [Ab] [Bb] that crushes all [Bbm] drums.
[C] I speak of [Gm] course, of heavy metal drums!
[E]
[C] [E] [B] [F]
[E] [B] Since the dawn of time, [Em] one genre of fusion [E] has ruled with an iron fist.
[F] I speak [E] of course, of heavy metal.
[F]
[E] New wave tried to kill the metal.
They [A] failed as they were [F] smited to the ground.
[Em] One rock tried [E] to kill the metal.
They [A] failed as they were stricken [F] down to the ground.
[E] Drums tried to kill the metal.
[Bbm] [C] They failed as they were [A] thrown to the ground.
[Em] [E] Where?
AHHHHH!
[F] [B]
[E]
[G] [E]
[B] No one can [D] destroy [C] the metal.
[Em] The metal will strike you down with a [C] vicious blow.
We are the vanquished foes [Em] of the metal.
[Am] Time to invoke what we do [Em] not know.
[E] New wave tried to destroy the metal.
[F] [A] One rock [B] tried to destroy the [E] metal.
Metal wasn't in the [A] way
[E] [Bbm] Runs and tries to dethrone [Em] the metal
Metal [F] wasn't the true scorer
[E] Jack goes trying to dethrone the metal
But Jack goes through [F] the door
[E] Yeah!
[A] [E]
Metal!
[F]
You don't speak [G] the same!
[B]
[Em]
[E] [G]
[E] [Gbm] [D]
[Dm] [A]
[E]
[D]
[Db] [E]
[G] [Db]
[G] I want to thank Brooks [E] Wackerman for bringing [Gm] us out [E] to celebrate [Bb] drums tonight.
Hello [D]
Brooks!
[Ab] And before we [E] rock you, I just want to talk a little bit about drums.
[D] [Gm] There's a lot of [F] great [Em] drums in the world.
[E] [Gm] You got [Eb] your classic rock [C] drums, [Bb] obviously.
You [Eb] got your jazz [D] drums.
[C] [D] [G] You got [Ab] your fusion drums over [C] there, you.
I see you.
You [Db] [F]
[Eb] got your Dixieland [B] drums.
[Ab] [Db] [F] You got your [Gb] rhythm and blues [G] drums.
[Bb] You got anything to add, Cage?
[Em] Any other kind of drums?
[Bbm] [G] Did you cover fusion?
I said fusion.
[Gb] Country rock?
[Db] [C] There's one [F]
[E] drum [Ab] [Bb] that crushes all [Bbm] drums.
[C] I speak of [Gm] course, of heavy metal drums!
[E]
[C] [E] [B] [F]
[E] [B] Since the dawn of time, [Em] one genre of fusion [E] has ruled with an iron fist.
[F] I speak [E] of course, of heavy metal.
[F]
[E] New wave tried to kill the metal.
They [A] failed as they were [F] smited to the ground.
[Em] One rock tried [E] to kill the metal.
They [A] failed as they were stricken [F] down to the ground.
[E] Drums tried to kill the metal.
[Bbm] [C] They failed as they were [A] thrown to the ground.
[Em] [E] Where?
AHHHHH!
[F] [B]
[E]
[G] [E]
[B] No one can [D] destroy [C] the metal.
[Em] The metal will strike you down with a [C] vicious blow.
We are the vanquished foes [Em] of the metal.
[Am] Time to invoke what we do [Em] not know.
[E] New wave tried to destroy the metal.
[F] [A] One rock [B] tried to destroy the [E] metal.
Metal wasn't in the [A] way
[E] [Bbm] Runs and tries to dethrone [Em] the metal
Metal [F] wasn't the true scorer
[E] Jack goes trying to dethrone the metal
But Jack goes through [F] the door
[E] Yeah!
[A] [E]
Metal!
[F]
You don't speak [G] the same!
[B]
[Em]
[E] [G]
[E] [Gbm] [D]
[Dm] [A]
[E]
[D]
[Db] [E]
[G] [Db]
Key:
E
F
Em
G
C
E
F
Em
[G] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _
[G] I want to thank Brooks [E] Wackerman for bringing [Gm] us out [E] to celebrate [Bb] drums tonight.
Hello _ [D]
Brooks!
_ [Ab] And before we [E] rock you, I just want to talk a little bit about drums.
[D] _ _ [Gm] There's a lot of [F] great [Em] drums in the world. _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [Gm] You got [Eb] your classic rock [C] drums, [Bb] obviously.
You [Eb] got your jazz [D] drums. _
[C] _ [D] [G] You got [Ab] your fusion drums over [C] there, you.
I see you.
You _ [Db] _ [F]
[Eb] got your Dixieland [B] drums.
[Ab] _ _ [Db] [F] You got your [Gb] rhythm and blues [G] drums.
_ [Bb] You got anything to add, Cage?
[Em] Any other kind of drums?
[Bbm] [G] Did you cover fusion?
I said fusion.
[Gb] Country rock?
[Db] _ _ [C] There's one [F] _ _
[E] drum [Ab] _ [Bb] that crushes all [Bbm] drums.
_ [C] I speak of [Gm] course, of heavy metal drums!
[E] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [B] _ _ [F] _
_ _ [E] _ [B] Since the dawn of time, [Em] one genre of fusion [E] has ruled with an iron fist.
[F] I speak [E] of course, of heavy metal. _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ New wave tried to kill the metal.
_ _ They [A] failed as they were [F] smited to the ground.
_ [Em] _ One rock tried [E] to kill the metal.
_ _ They [A] failed as they were stricken [F] down to the ground.
_ [E] _ Drums tried to kill the metal.
_ _ [Bbm] _ [C] They failed as they were [A] thrown to the ground.
[Em] _ _ _ [E] Where?
_ _ _ _ AHHHHH! _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [B] _ No one can [D] destroy [C] the metal.
_ [Em] The metal will strike you down with a [C] vicious blow.
_ _ We are the vanquished foes [Em] of the metal.
_ [Am] Time to invoke what we do [Em] not know.
_ _ [E] New wave tried to destroy the _ _ _ _ metal.
[F] _ _ [A] _ One rock [B] tried to destroy the [E] metal.
Metal wasn't in the [A] way
_ [E] _ [Bbm] Runs and tries to dethrone [Em] the metal
Metal [F] wasn't the true scorer
_ _ [E] Jack goes trying to dethrone the metal
But Jack goes through [F] the door
_ [E] Yeah!
[A] _ _ [E] _
_ _ Metal!
_ _ _ [F] _
You don't speak [G] the same! _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [Gbm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] I want to thank Brooks [E] Wackerman for bringing [Gm] us out [E] to celebrate [Bb] drums tonight.
Hello _ [D]
Brooks!
_ [Ab] And before we [E] rock you, I just want to talk a little bit about drums.
[D] _ _ [Gm] There's a lot of [F] great [Em] drums in the world. _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [Gm] You got [Eb] your classic rock [C] drums, [Bb] obviously.
You [Eb] got your jazz [D] drums. _
[C] _ [D] [G] You got [Ab] your fusion drums over [C] there, you.
I see you.
You _ [Db] _ [F]
[Eb] got your Dixieland [B] drums.
[Ab] _ _ [Db] [F] You got your [Gb] rhythm and blues [G] drums.
_ [Bb] You got anything to add, Cage?
[Em] Any other kind of drums?
[Bbm] [G] Did you cover fusion?
I said fusion.
[Gb] Country rock?
[Db] _ _ [C] There's one [F] _ _
[E] drum [Ab] _ [Bb] that crushes all [Bbm] drums.
_ [C] I speak of [Gm] course, of heavy metal drums!
[E] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [B] _ _ [F] _
_ _ [E] _ [B] Since the dawn of time, [Em] one genre of fusion [E] has ruled with an iron fist.
[F] I speak [E] of course, of heavy metal. _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ New wave tried to kill the metal.
_ _ They [A] failed as they were [F] smited to the ground.
_ [Em] _ One rock tried [E] to kill the metal.
_ _ They [A] failed as they were stricken [F] down to the ground.
_ [E] _ Drums tried to kill the metal.
_ _ [Bbm] _ [C] They failed as they were [A] thrown to the ground.
[Em] _ _ _ [E] Where?
_ _ _ _ AHHHHH! _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [B] _ No one can [D] destroy [C] the metal.
_ [Em] The metal will strike you down with a [C] vicious blow.
_ _ We are the vanquished foes [Em] of the metal.
_ [Am] Time to invoke what we do [Em] not know.
_ _ [E] New wave tried to destroy the _ _ _ _ metal.
[F] _ _ [A] _ One rock [B] tried to destroy the [E] metal.
Metal wasn't in the [A] way
_ [E] _ [Bbm] Runs and tries to dethrone [Em] the metal
Metal [F] wasn't the true scorer
_ _ [E] Jack goes trying to dethrone the metal
But Jack goes through [F] the door
_ [E] Yeah!
[A] _ _ [E] _
_ _ Metal!
_ _ _ [F] _
You don't speak [G] the same! _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [Gbm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _