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Mother Mother - Burning Pile Chords

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ChordsBb, Gm, F, E7, Am, Gb, C, Eb, D, G
Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.

BbGmBbGm
BbAllmystyle,allmygrace,BballItriedtosavemyface
GmAllmyguts,trytospill,Gmallmyholes,trytofill
BbAllmymoneybeenalongtimespent,Bbonmydrugs,onmyrent
GmOnmysavingphilosophy,itgoes,Gmoneinthebank,andtherestforme
Itgoes,FallmytroublesonaE7burningpile
BbAlllitupandIFstarttosmile
IfE7I,catchfirethenIBbchangemyaim
FThrowmytroublesattheE7pearlygates
BbOhohohoh,Bbohoh-oh,ohoh-uh
Gmohhh-oh,Gmuhohhh-oh
BbMymama,lonelymaid
BbGotherbunsintheoven,andshenevergotlaid
GmMypapa,renaissanceman
Sailedawayandhenevercameback BbagainAmGmFBbAmGmGb
FAllmytroublesonaE7burningpile
BbAlllitupandIFstarttosmile
IfE7I,catchfirethenIBbchangemyaim
FThrowmytroublesattheE7pearlygates
GmOhohohoh,Cohohohoh
FAllyouEbwoebegonesbegone
IsaidGmallyoutroubles,Cyoudon’tmeanathing
FAllmytroublesonaE7burningpile
BbAlllitupandIFstarttosmile
IfE7I,catchfirethenIBbchangemyaim
GThrowmytroublesattheGbworldagain
Itgoes,FallmytroublesonaE7burningpile
BbAlllitupandIFstarttosmile
IfE7I,catchfirethenI’llBbtakemyturn
ToGburnandburn,andGbburnandburn
FBah,bupbupE7bah
BbBah,bupbupFbah
Bup-bahE7bahbah,Bbbahbah
BbGm
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ArtistMother Mother
AlbumO My Heart
GenresIndie, Rock
Year2008
KeyBb
DifficultyAdvanced

How to play Burning Pile on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Mother Mother - Burning Pile on guitar requires 10 chords and 17 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.

Burning Pile uses these transitions most often: F → E7 (12), E7 → Bb (11), and Bb → F (7). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with Bb - Gm chord transition.

1. Bb → Gm chord transition

Guitar A# | B♭ chord diagram Fingering: x-1-3-3-3-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar A# | B♭ chord diagram
Guitar Gm chord diagram Fingering: 3-1-0-0-3-3Guitar Gm chord diagram

Switching from Bb to Gm:

  1. Keep index finger on A string fret 1.
  2. Lift your middle finger from D string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.
  3. Slide your ring finger from G string fret 3 to B string fret 3.
  4. Lift your pinky from B string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 7 times.

Bb to Gm

2. Gm → F chord transition

Guitar Gm chord diagram Fingering: 3-1-0-0-3-3Guitar Gm chord diagram
Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram

To move from Gm to F:

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to G string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.
  4. Slide your pinky from E string fret 3 to D string fret 3.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

Gm to F

3. F → E7 chord transition

Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram
Guitar E7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-0-1-0-0Guitar E7 chord diagram

Switching from F to E7:

  1. While playing F, first lift your ring finger and pinky.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to A string fret 2.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 12 times.

F to E7

4. E7 → Bb chord transition

Guitar E7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-0-1-0-0Guitar E7 chord diagram
Guitar A# | B♭ chord diagram Fingering: x-1-3-3-3-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar A# | B♭ chord diagram

Here's how to move from E7 to Bb:

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to D string fret 3.
  3. Place ring finger on G string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on B string fret 3.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 11 times.

E7 to Bb

5. Bb → F chord transition

Here's how to move from Bb to F:

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 3 to G string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.
  4. Slide your pinky from B string fret 3 to D string fret 3.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 7 times.

6. Bb → Am chord transition

Switching from Bb to Am:

  1. While playing Bb, lift your pinky from B string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from A string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger on D string from fret 3 to fret 2.
  4. Slide your ring finger on G string from fret 3 to fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

7. Am → Gm chord transition

Here's how to move from Am to Gm:

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on E string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

8. Gm → Gb chord transition

To move from Gm to Gb:

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to G string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 4.
  4. Slide your pinky from E string fret 3 to D string fret 4.

This transition appears in the verse.

9. Gb → F chord transition

Switching from Gb to F:

  1. Slide your index finger on E string from fret 2 to fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger on G string from fret 3 to fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger on A string from fret 4 to fret 3.
  4. Slide your pinky on D string from fret 4 to fret 3.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 3 times.

10. E7 → Gm chord transition

To move from E7 to Gm:

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Place ring finger on B string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on E string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse.

11. Gm → C chord transition

To move from Gm to C:

  1. While playing Gm, lift your pinky from E string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from A string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
  4. Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

12. C → F chord transition

Switching from C to F:

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
  3. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on D string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

13. F → Eb chord transition

Here's how to move from F to Eb:

  1. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on D string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 3.
  4. Slide your pinky from D string fret 3 to B string fret 4.

This transition appears in the verse.

14. Eb → D chord transition

To move from Eb to D:

  1. While playing Eb, lift your pinky from B string fret 4.
  2. Lift your index finger from D string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 2.
  3. Slide your middle finger on E string from fret 3 to fret 2.
  4. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse.

15. D → Gm chord transition

Switching from D to Gm:

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Keep ring finger on B string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on E string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse.

16. Bb → G chord transition

To move from Bb to G:

  1. While playing Bb, lift your pinky from B string fret 3.
  2. Slide your index finger on A string from fret 1 to fret 2.
  3. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 3 to E string fret 3.
  4. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

17. G → Gb chord transition

Here's how to move from G to Gb:

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to G string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 4.
  4. Place pinky on D string fret 4.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

Burning Pile chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Burning Pile.

  • Burning Pile includes 65 chord transitions, 17 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Burning Pile contains 1 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Burning Pile connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After Bb, the most likely next chords across Chordier are F (34%), C (20%), and Dm (9%).
    • Bb → F: 34%
    • Bb → Gm: 6%
    After Gm, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (15%), F (12%), and Dm (10%).
    • Gm → C: 15%
    • Gm → F: 12%
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