Ricochet Chords
Ricochet by Faith no More is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Ricochet
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Transcribed by : Lanex13
Tab is for two guitars; where parts for each guitar differ, separate tab lines are shown.
Legend:
P.M. = palm mute
/=slide up
\=slide down
String tuning:
E |------------------------|
B |------------------------|
G |------------------------|
D |------------------------|
A |------------------------|
E |------------------------|
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play 4X
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|-------0---0------------|
Gtr 1 |-------3---3------------|
|-------2---2------------|
|-------0---0------------|
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Let ring-------->
Verse 1: "All of that thick time without you ..." - play 2X
Verse 2: "Runnin' twice as fast to stay in the same place ..." - play 2X
Verse 3: "You beat me every time you blink..." - play 2X
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|-------0-------0---------------------------0----0---------|
Gtr 1 |-------3-------3---------------------------3----3---------|
|-------2-------2---------------------------2----2---------|
|-------0-------0---------------------------0----0---------|
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| Let ring----------------------------------------->
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|----------11---12--12---12/14-14---11--11-----------------|
Gtr 2 |-------------0--------0----------0------------------------|
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Let ring-------------------------------------->
Verse 1: " 'and it's okay to laugh about it ...' " - play 2X
Verse 2: "And I'd rather be shot in the face ..." - play 2X
Verse 3: "Think about you crackin' a smile ..." - play 2X
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|-------0--------0--------------------------------------0--------0----------------------------------------|
Gtr 1 |-------3--------3--------------------------------------3--------3----------------------------------------|
|-------2--------2--------------------------------------2--------2----------------------------------------|
|-------0--------0--------------------------------------0--------0----------------------------------------|
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| Let ring---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------->
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Gtr 2 |------/11-11-11-12-12-12-12-12/14\11-11-11--11-11-11--/14-14-14-15-15-15-15-15-/17--\14-14-14-14-14------|
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|------/9--9--9--10-10-10-10-10/12\9--9--9---9--9--9---/12-12-12-13-13-13-13-13-/15--\12-12-12-12-12------|
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This part follows 1st verse only, then starts 2nd verse:
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Gtr 1 |--------------------------------------------|
and 2 |--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------|
|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------|
|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----------|
P.M.---------->
Pre-chorus - follows 2nd verse:
"One day the wind will come up ..." - play 2X
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Gtr 1 |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
and 2 |--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|
|--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|
|--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-|
"No reason- no explanation- so play the violins."
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Gtr 1 |--------------------------------------------------------------|
and 2 |--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--------|
|--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--------|
|--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--------|
Break - play 2X
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Gtr 1 |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--5----------------3----------------7----------------------------------|
|--5----------------3----------------7----------------------------------|
|--3----------------1----------------5----------------------------------|
| Let ring------------------------------------------------------------>
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|------3-----3----------3-----3----------3-----3---3------2-----2---2---|
Gtr 2 |----2-----2---2------2-----2---2------2-----2---2------2-----2---2-----|
|--5-----5-------5--3-----3-------3--2-----2----------2-----2-----------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Let ring----------------------------------------------------------->
Chorus
First chorus: "It's always funny until someone gets hurt ..." - play 2X, go to beginning for 3rd verse.
Second chorus: "On the ricochet -- it's gonna hit you ..." play 4X, then end on the opening D chord).
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Gtr 1 |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
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|------3-----3----------3-----3----------3-----3---3------2-----2---2---|
Gtr 2 |----2-----2---2------2-----2---2------2-----2---2------2-----2---2-----|
|--5-----5-------5--3-----3-------3--2-----2----------2-----2-----------|
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Let ring----------------------------------------------------------->