That Golden Rule Chords & Tabs
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THAT GOLDEN RULE - Biffy Clyro
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Tuning: Drop C
Intro:
D|--------------|-----------|-------------|----------------|
A|--------------|-----------|-------------|----------------|
F|--------------|-----------|-------------|----------------|
C|--------------|----------0|-0-12--12---0|-0-12-0-14-10--0|
G|----3/7-3/7-3/|7-3/7-3/7-0|-0-12--12---0|-0-12-0-14-10--0|
C|--------------|----------0|-0-12--12---0|-0-12-0-14-10--0|
D|--------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|
A|--------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|
F|--------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|
C|-0-10--10----0|-0-10-0-8-7--0|-0-12--12---0|-0-12-0-14-10--|
G|-0-10--10----0|-0-10-0-8-7--0|-0-12--12---0|-0-12-0-14-10--|
C|-0-10--10----0|-0-10-0-8-7--0|-0-12--12---0|-0-12-0-14-10--|
^^^ Play the whole of this intro twice. ^^^
Verse:
D|--------------|-----------|-------------|--------------|
A|--------------|-----------|-------------|--------------|
F|--------------|-----------|-------------|--------5h7---|
C|--------------|----------0|-0-12--12---0|-0--5h7------0|
G|----3/7-3/7-3/|7-3/7-3/7-0|-0-12--12---0|-0-----------0|
C|--------------|----------0|-0-12--12---0|-0-----------0|
D|-------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|
A|-------------|--------------|-------------|--------------6|
F|-------------|--------5h7---|-------------|--------5h7/9-5|
C|-0-12--12---0|-0--5h7------0|-0-10--10---0|-0--5h7-------3|
G|-0-12--12---0|-0-----------0|-0-10--10---0|-0------------3|
C|-0-12--12---0|-0-----------0|-0-10--10---0|-0------------3|
D|--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
A|-6-6--6-6-6--6|-6-6--6-6-6--|-------------|--------------|
F|-5-5--5-5-5--5|-5-5--5-5-5--|-------------|--------5h7---|
C|-3-3--3-3-3--3|-3-3--3-3-3-0|-0-12--12---0|-0--5h7------0|
G|-3-3--3-3-3--3|-3-3--3-3-3-0|-0-12--12---0|-0-----------0|
C|-3-3--3-3-3--3|-3-3--3-3-3-0|-0-12--12---0|-0-----------0|
D|-------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|
A|-------------|--------------|-------------|--------------6|
F|-------------|--------5h7---|-------------|--------5h7/9-5|
C|-0-12--12---0|-0--5h7------0|-0-10--10---0|-0--5h7-------3|
G|-0-12--12---0|-0-----------0|-0-10--10---0|-0------------3|
C|-0-12--12---0|-0-----------0|-0-10--10---0|-0------------3|
D|--------------|------------|
A|-6-6--6-6-6--6|-6-6--6-6-6-|
F|-5-5--5-5-5--5|-5-5--5-5-5-|
C|-3-3--3-3-3--3|-3-3--3-3-3-|
G|-3-3--3-3-3--3|-3-3--3-3-3-|
C|-3-3--3-3-3--3|-3-3--3-3-3-|
Pre Chorus
D|--------------|------------|------------|-----------|
A|--------------|------------|------------|-----------|
F|--------------|------------|------------|-----------|
C|/8--8-8-8--8-8|--8-8-8--8-8|--8-8-8--8-8|--8-8-8--/3|
G|/8--8-8-8--8-8|--8-8-8--8-8|--8-8-8--8-8|--8-8-8--/3|
C|/8--8-8-8--8-8|--8-8-8--8-8|--8-8-8--8-8|--8-8-8--/3|
D|------------|------------|------------|-----------|
A|------------|------------|------------|-----------|
F|------------|------------|------------|-----------|
C|--3-3-3--3-3|--3-3-3--3-0|--0-0-0--0-0|--0-0-0---8|
G|--3-3-3--3-3|--3-3-3--3-0|--0-0-0--0-0|--0-0-0---8|
C|--3-3-3--3-3|--3-3-3--3-0|--0-0-0--0-0|--0-0-0---8|
D|------------|------------|------------|----------|
A|------------|------------|------------|----------|
F|------------|------------|------------|----------|
C|--8-8-8--8-8|--8-8-8--8-8|--8-8-8--8-8|--8-8-8--0|
G|--8-8-8--8-8|--8-8-8--8-8|--8-8-8--8-8|--8-8-8--0|
C|--8-8-8--8-8|--8-8-8--8-8|--8-8-8--8-8|--8-8-8--0|
D|------------|------------|------------|----------|
A|------------|------------|------------|----------|
F|------------|------------|------------|----------|
C|--0-0-0--0-0|--0-0-0--0-3|--3-3-3--3-3|--3-3-3---|
G|--0-0-0--0-0|--0-0-0--0-3|--3-3-3--3-3|--3-3-3---|
C|--0-0-0--0-0|--0-0-0--0-3|--3-3-3--3-3|--3-3-3---|
Chorus
D|------------|------------|------------|------------|
A|------------|------------|------------|------------|
F|------------|------------|------------|------------|
C|-0-----0---0|-0-----0---0|-0-----0---0|-0-----0---0|
G|12----12--12|12----12--12|12----12--12|12----12--12|
C|12----12--10|10----10---9|-9-----9---9|-9-----9---9|
D|------------|-------------|------------|------------|
A|------------|-------------|------------|------------|
F|------------|-------------|------------|------------|
C|-0-----0---0|-0-----0--/15|-\3---------|-------3-3-3|
G|12----12--12|12----12--/15|-\3---------|-------3-3-3|
C|10----10--10|10----10--/15|-\3---------|-------3-3-3|
^^^ play whole chorus twice ^^^
Verse:
D|---------------|--------------|
A|---------------|--------------|
F|---------------|--------5h7---|
C|0--0-12--12---0|-0--5h7------0|
G|0--0-12--12---0|-0-----------0|
C|0--0-12--12---0|-0-----------0|
D|-------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|
A|-------------|--------------|-------------|--------------6|
F|-------------|--------5h7---|-------------|--------5h7/9-5|
C|-0-12--12---0|-0--5h7------0|-0-10--10---0|-0--5h7-------3|
G|-0-12--12---0|-0-----------0|-0-10--10---0|-0------------3|
C|-0-12--12---0|-0-----------0|-0-10--10---0|-0------------3|
D|--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
A|-6-6--6-6-6--6|-6-6--6-6-6--|-------------|--------------|
F|-5-5--5-5-5--5|-5-5--5-5-5--|-------------|--------5h7---|
C|-3-3--3-3-3--3|-3-3--3-3-3-0|-0-12--12---0|-0--5h7------0|
G|-3-3--3-3-3--3|-3-3--3-3-3-0|-0-12--12---0|-0-----------0|
C|-3-3--3-3-3--3|-3-3--3-3-3-0|-0-12--12---0|-0-----------0|
D|-------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|
A|-------------|--------------|-------------|--------------6|
F|-------------|--------5h7---|-------------|--------5h7/9-5|
C|-0-12--12---0|-0--5h7------0|-0-10--10---0|-0--5h7-------3|
G|-0-12--12---0|-0-----------0|-0-10--10---0|-0------------3|
C|-0-12--12---0|-0-----------0|-0-10--10---0|-0------------3|
D|--------------|------------|
A|-6-6--6-6-6--6|-6-6--6-6-6-|
F|-5-5--5-5-5--5|-5-5--5-5-5-|
C|-3-3--3-3-3--3|-3-3--3-3-3-|
G|-3-3--3-3-3--3|-3-3--3-3-3-|
C|-3-3--3-3-3--3|-3-3--3-3-3-|
Pre Chorus
D|--------------|------------|------------|-----------|
A|--------------|------------|------------|-----------|
F|--------------|------------|------------|-----------|
C|/8--8-8-8--8-8|--8-8-8--8-8|--8-8-8--8-8|--8-8-8--/3|
G|/8--8-8-8--8-8|--8-8-8--8-8|--8-8-8--8-8|--8-8-8--/3|
C|/8--8-8-8--8-8|--8-8-8--8-8|--8-8-8--8-8|--8-8-8--/3|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/biffy_clyro/that_golden_rule_tab.html ]
D|------------|------------|------------|-----------|
A|------------|------------|------------|-----------|
F|------------|------------|------------|-----------|
C|--3-3-3--3-3|--3-3-3--3-0|--0-0-0--0-0|--0-0-0---8|
G|--3-3-3--3-3|--3-3-3--3-0|--0-0-0--0-0|--0-0-0---8|
C|--3-3-3--3-3|--3-3-3--3-0|--0-0-0--0-0|--0-0-0---8|
D|------------|------------|------------|----------|
A|------------|------------|------------|----------|
F|------------|------------|------------|----------|
C|--8-8-8--8-8|--8-8-8--8-8|--8-8-8--8-8|--8-8-8--0|
G|--8-8-8--8-8|--8-8-8--8-8|--8-8-8--8-8|--8-8-8--0|
C|--8-8-8--8-8|--8-8-8--8-8|--8-8-8--8-8|--8-8-8--0|
D|------------|------------|------------|----------|
A|------------|------------|------------|----------|
F|------------|------------|------------|----------|
C|--0-0-0--0-0|--0-0-0--0-3|--3-3-3--3-3|--3-3-3---|
G|--0-0-0--0-0|--0-0-0--0-3|--3-3-3--3-3|--3-3-3---|
C|--0-0-0--0-0|--0-0-0--0-3|--3-3-3--3-3|--3-3-3---|
Chorus
D|------------|------------|------------|------------|
A|------------|------------|------------|------------|
F|------------|------------|------------|------------|
C|-0-----0---0|-0-----0---0|-0-----0---0|-0-----0---0|
G|12----12--12|12----12--12|12----12--12|12----12--12|
C|12----12--10|10----10---9|-9-----9---9|-9-----9---9|
D|------------|-------------|------------|------------|
A|------------|-------------|------------|------------|
F|------------|-------------|------------|------------|
C|-0-----0---0|-0-----0--/15|-\3---------|-------3-3-3|
G|12----12--12|12----12--/15|-\3---------|-------3-3-3|
C|10----10--10|10----10--/15|-\3---------|-------3-3-3|
^^^ play whole chorus twice ^^^
Awesome bit
Break - just drums and bass. Hit some open strings
(with emphasis on the open CGC power chord)
at the start of that bit. Then, after a few bars, play:
D|12-------|
A|13b15----|
F|---------|
C|---------|
G|---------|
C|---------| and let that ring out.
D|-------|-------|-------|------|-------|-------|-------|----------|
A|-------|-------|-------|------|-------|-------|-------|----------|
F|-------|-------|-------|------|-------|-------|-------|----------|
C|------2|3------|------7|8-----|------2|3------|------7|8---------|
G|-------|-------|-------|------|-------|-------|-------|----------|
C|-------|-------|-------|------|-------|-------|-------|----------|
D|-------|-------|-------|--------|--------|
A|-------|-------|-------|--------|--------|
F|-------|-------|-------|--------|--------|
C|------2|3------|------7|8---2-3-|--5---0-|
G|-------|-------|-------|--------|--------|
C|-------|-------|-------|--------|--------|
D|-------|-------|-------|--------|--------|
A|-------|-------|-------|--------|--------|
F|-------|-------|-------|--------|--------|
C|------2|3------|------7|8---2-3-|--5-----|
G|-------|-------|-------|--------|--------|
C|-------|-------|-------|--------|--------|
"The Riff"
D|---------------|---------------|
A|---------------|---------------|
F|---------------|---------------|
C|0--0---2-3--0--|0--7-8--2-3--5-|
G|0--0---2-3--0--|0--7-8--2-3--5-|
C|0--0---2-3--0--|0--7-8--2-3--5-|
^^^ play 4 times, staccato first twice times round, then let ring second two times ^^^
e|-----------|-----------|
B|-----------|-----------|
G|-----------|-----------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-55-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-55-|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-55-|
"The Next Riff, with the melody on the strings and that"
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
F|-----7--7------7--7/14-14-14-14|-----7--7------7--7/14-14-14-14|
C|0--0------0--0-----/-----------|0--0------0--0-----/-----------|
G|0--0-5--5-0--0-5--5/12-12-12-12|0--0-5--5-0--0-5--5/12-12-12-12|
C|0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0--0--0--0--0|0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0--0--0--0--0|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
F|-----5--5------5--5/12-12-12-12|-----5--5------5--5/12-12-12-12|
C|0--0------0--0-----/-----------|0--0------0--0-----/-----------|
G|0--0-3--3-0--0-3--3/10-10-10-10|0--0-3--3-0--0-3--3/10-10-10-10|
C|0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0--0--0--0--0|0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0--0--0--0--0|
^^^ play that whole thing twice ^^^
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|----------------------------|
F|----------------------------|----------------------------|
C|0--0-8--8-0--0-8--8--8-8-8-8|0--0-8--8-0--0-8--8--8-8-8-8|
G|0--0-8--8-0--0-8--8--8-8-8-8|0--0-8--8-0--0-8--8--8-8-8-8|
C|0--0-8--8-0--0-8--8--8-8-8-8|0--0-8--8-0--0-8--8--8-8-8-8|
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
C|0--0-10--10-0--0-10--10--10-10-10-10|0--0-10--10-0--0-10--10--10-10-10-10|
G|0--0-10--10-0--0-10--10--10-10-10-10|0--0-10--10-0--0-10--10--10-10-10-10|
C|0--0-10--10-0--0-10--10--10-10-10-10|0--0-10--10-0--0-10--10--10-10-10-10|
^^^ play all that twice then ^^^
"Outro"
(the bars alternate between 4/4 and 3/4)
D|----------------------|-------------------|
A|----------------------|-------------------|
F|----------------------|-------------------|
C|0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0------|0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0---|
G|0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0------|0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0---|
C|0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0------|0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0---|
D|------------------------------|---------------------------|
A|------------------------------|---------------------------|
F|------------------------------|---------------------------|
C|10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10------|10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10---|
G|10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10------|10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10---|
C|10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10------|10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10---|
D|----------------------|-------------------|
A|----------------------|-------------------|
F|----------------------|-------------------|
C|8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8------|8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8---|
G|8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8------|8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8---|
C|8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8------|8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8---|
D|------------------------------|---------------------------|
A|------------------------------|---------------------------|
F|------------------------------|---------------------------|
C|10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10------|10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10---|
G|10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10------|10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10---|
C|10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10------|10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10---|
and kapow.
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off