Chord Gitar dan Lirik Lagu Leave Oleh Barenaked Ladies

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Tuning: E Standard

Intro, also called “Riff 1”

e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------3--------3--------3--------3---------------------------|
G|----2---2----0---0----0---0----0---0-------------------------|
D|--0----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------0--------3----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------3-------------------------------|

During the verses, a second riff is played. We’ll call it “Riff 2”

e|--2-----------------3----------------------------------------|
B|--3-----------------3----------------------------------------|
G|--2-----------------0----------------------------------------|
D|--0--------0h2p0----0----------------------------------------|
A|-----0--3-----------2----------------------------------------|
E|--------------------3----------------------------------------|

You dont have to be very precise with the picking, it has a very loose feel to how it is played.

Chorus (The doo-doo-doo part) – Throw some quick palm-muted root notes before you strum
chord, except the very last chord

e|---0----3----3----0----0----3----0---------------------------|
B|---2----3----3----3----2----3----3---------------------------|
G|---0----0----0----0----0----0----2---------------------------|
D|---2----2----0----0----2----2----0---------------------------|
A|---0----3----2----2----0----3----2---------------------------|
E|-------------3----0------------------------------------------|

Bridge

e|----0-----0-----0-----3--------------------------------------|
B|----0-----8-----1-----3--------------------------------------|
G|----0-----0-----2-----0---0h2p0------------------------------|
D|----2-----7-----2-----0--------0h3p0-------------------------|
A|----2-----8-----0-----2-------------0h3p0--------------------|
E|----0-----------------3------------------0-------------------|

After the bridge, their is the “solo”. Near the end, “Riff 3” is thrown in

e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----1--1--1--1/3--------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

Order:

[Intro/Riff 1]I’ve informed you to leave…..

[Riff 2] I get ill and I get tired….

Doo-doo-doo….

[Riff 2]

[Riff 1] I’ve informed you to leave….

[Riff 2] I chew up and I choke down…

Doo-doo-doo

Apparitions still wont leave me alone…

[Riff 2 – played vigorously, end with Riff 3]

[Riff 2] I’ve informed you to leave…

Doo-doo-doo

[Riff 1]

[Riff 3]

[Riff 2 to end]

As heard live, Riff 1 and Riff 2 can be combined as the chording is the same, I’ll leave
how you play it up to you.

| / slide up
| slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note