Born On A Horse Chords & Tabs
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Born on a Horse - Biffy Clyro
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Tuning: DADGbe
It's just the notes to focus on, i've added "pm's" for Palm-muted notes to
indicate how i play it, but just focus on the change in notes and play along to the song.
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6/11--|
D|-----------------------------|
*Bass effect until 0:16*
[verse]
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|---------6-66pm-6--6-6-66pm-6--6-6-66pm--6666-6--|
A|-6-6-6-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
0:30...
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--6-66pm-6--6-66pm-6--6666-6--6666-6-x2-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------4-44pm-4-44-4-44pm-4-4-x2--|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|-888888-66-8--|
D|-666666-44-6--|
A|--------------|
D|--------------|
0:43...
[chorus]
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------888----------131313----------444---------111111------111111----|
D|---------6-----6-----11--------11-----2-----2-----9--------9--8--------8--|
A|-6-6-6--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
x4 (the last 2 tremolo-picked notes - 9/11 + 8/11 are left out on the 4th go)
[Repeat the verse again]
1:35...second time the chorus is played...
e|-----------------------------------------------------------4-2----------------------------|
B|------------------9-7------------------------9-----------------2--------------------------|
G|-----------888--------8-------131313--------9-------444---------------111111----111111----|
D|---------6-----6-----------11--------11--11-------2-----2-----------9--------9-8-------8--|
A|-6-6-6------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/biffy_clyro/born_on_a_horse_tab_ver_3.html ]
e|-----------------------------------------------------------6-4----------------------------|
B|------------------9-7------------------------9-----------------4--------------------------|
G|-----------888--------8-------131313--------9-------444---------------111111----111111----|
D|---------6-----6-----------11--------11--11-------2-----2-----------9--------9-8-------8--|
A|-6-6-6------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------9-7------------------------9-------|
G|-----------888--------8-------131313--------9--------|
D|---------6-----6-----------11--------11--11-------4--|
A|-6-6-6--------------------------------------------4--|
D|--------------------------------------------------4--|
(Not 100% on that last chord)
2:03...
[Breakdown]
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------11-11-88-66-88------------11-11-88-66-44----|
D|--9-9-11b--------------------6-6-8b-----------------6--|
A|--9-9-9-----9-9--66-44-66----6-6-6----9-9--66-44-22-6--|
D|--9-9-9----------------------6-6-6------------------6--|
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|--99-88-66-88-9--11-11-88-66-88--|
D|---------------------------------|
A|--77-66-44-66-7---9-9--66-44-66--|
D|---------------------------------| x2
In a few videos I've seen Simon sometimes throw in this variation live...
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|-----------11-11----------------------|
D|--9-9-11b--9--9--13-13--11-11--13-13--|
A|--9-9-9----9--9--9--9---9--9---9--9---|
D|--9-9-9----9--9--9--9---9--9---9--9---|
e|-----------------------|
B|----------77-----------|
G|-------------88-66-----|
D|--6-6-8b--66-66-66-99--|
A|--6-6-6---66-66-66-66--|
D|--6-6-6---66-66-66-66--|
[outro]
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|-----9--------------9----11---|
D|--6---x16--9--8--6---x8---x8--|
A|--6--7-----9--8--6--7----9----|
D|--6--------9--8--6------------|
e|-------------------------------------4--|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|--6-66pm-6-6-6-66--6-66pm-6-6-6--44-6---|
A|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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