• Song:

    Hang Em High

  • Artist:

    My Chemical Romance

Song: Hang 'Em High
Band: My Chemical Romance
Album: Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge


|:| . - Palm mute
|:| h - Hammer on
|:| p - pull off
|:| * - harmonic (natural)
|:| / - slide
|:| x - mute string
|:| ~ - vibrato
|:| ^(-) - bend (to fret)
[1] - Guitar one
[2] - Guitar two


---------
- Intro -
---------


>>> Western/cowboy style intro. acoustics all round! >>>

[1]     
   e|:|----------------------------------------------------------|
   B|:|----------------------------------------------------------|
   G|:|-10-12-12h14-12-10-9-9h10-9~--10-12-12h14-12-10-------10/-|
   D|:|------------------------------------------------10h12-----|
   A|:|----------------------------------------------------------|
   E|:|----------------------------------------------------------|
    | |
[2] | | Dm		       A Am                  A
   e|:|-1----------------------0-0-------------------0-----------|
   B|:|-3----------------------2-1-------------------2-----------|
   G|:|-2----------------------2-2-------------------2-----------|
   D|:|-0----------------------2-2-------------------2-----------|
   A|:|----------------------------------------------0-----------|
   E|:|----------------------------------------------------------|

>>> Electric >>>

[1]
   e|:|----------------------|
   B|:|----------------------|
   G|:|----------------------|
   D|:|-///-----------///----|
   A|:|-///-Pickslide-///----|
   E|:|-///-----------///----|
    | |
[2] | |
   e|:|----------------------|
   B|:|----------------------|
   G|:|----------------------|
   D|:|-7-9/10/9-/3333-7/8/7-|
   A|:|-----------3333-------|
   E|:|-5-7/8-/7-/1111-5/6/5-|


-------------
- Verse One -
-------------

      "... wait until it fades to black..."
[1]
e|:|---------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
B|:|---------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
G|:|----------3-2----3-2-------3-2----3-2-------3-2----|-------------------|
D|:|---55xxxx-5-5-xx-5-5-xxxxx-5-5-xx-5-5-xxxxx-5-5-xx-|-5^(6)-3-2^(3)-----|
A|:|-5555xxxx-5-5-xx-5-5-xxxxx-5-5-xx-5-5-xxxxx-5-5-xx-|---------------4~--|
E|:|-3333xxxx-----xx-----xxxxx-----xx-----xxxxx-----xx-|-------------------|
 | | ....                                              |
 | |                                                   |                
[2]|                                                   |
e|:|---------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
B|:|------10~----------------------------6~------------|---------------10~-|
G|:|------14-----------------------------10------------|-10^(12)-12-13-----|
D|:|---------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
A|:|---------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
E|:|---------------------------------------------------|-------------------|


      "... grab your six gun from your back..."
[1]
e|:|--------------------------------------------------------|-----------|
B|:|----3----3----3----3----3----3----3----3----------------|-----------|
G|:|----3----3----3----3----3----3----3----3----------------|-----------|
D|:|----5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5--33333333-7777-|-7---------|
A|:|----5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5--33333333-7777-|-7---------|
E|:|-33---33---33---33---33---33---33---33----11111111-5555-|-5---------|
 | |  ..   ..   ..   ..   ..   ..   ..   ..                 |
 | |                                                        |
[2]|                                                        |
e|:|--------------------------------------------------------|-----------|
B|:|--------------------------------------------------------|-----------|
G|:|----7----7----7----7----7----7----7----7----------------|-----------|
D|:|-------------------------------------------/---------/--|-5~-6^(8)~-|
A|:|----5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5---/Pickslide/--|-----------|
E|:|-------------------------------------------/---------/--|-----------|


      "... shotgun sinners..."
[1]
e|:|------------------------------------|-------------------|
B|:|------------------------------------|-------------------|
G|:|-33333333-66666666-77777777---------|-33333333-22222222-|
D|:|-33333333-66666666-77777777-33333333|-33333333-22222222-|
A|:|-11111111-44444444-55555555-33333333|-11111111-00000000-|
E|:|----------------------------11111111|-------------------|
 | |                                    |
[2]|                                    |
e|:|------------------------------------|-------------------|
B|:|------------------------------------|-------------------|
G|:|-----------------------------/12-10-|-12-10-9-10-6-7-6/-|
D|:|------------------------------------|-------------------|
A|:|-----------------------------/10-8--|-10-8--7-8--4-5-4/-|
E|:|------------------------------------|-------------------|
 

      "... after all is said and done..."
[1]
e|:|---------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
B|:|---------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
G|:|----------3-2----3-2-------3-2----3-2-------3-2----|-------------------|
D|:|-----xxxx-5-5-xx-5-5-xxxxx-5-5-xx-5-5-xxxxx-5-5-xx-|-5^(6)-3-2^(3)-----|
A|:|-5555xxxx-5-5-xx-5-5-xxxxx-5-5-xx-5-5-xxxxx-5-5-xx-|---------------4~--|
E|:|-3333xxxx-----xx-----xxxxx-----xx-----xxxxx-----xx-|-------------------|
 | | ....                                              |                 
 | |                                                   |                
[2]|                                                   |
e|:|---------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
B|:|---------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
G|:|------------14-----------14-----------14-----------|------------12-14~-|
D|:|---------------14-15-14~----14-15-14-----14-15-14~-|-14^(15)-15--------|
A|:|---------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
E|:|---------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
              Use Alternate picking for guitar [2] here


       "... the angels just cut out her tongue..."
[1]
e|:|--------------------------------------------------------|-----------|
B|:|----3----3----3----3----3----3----3----3----------------|-----------|
G|:|----3----3----3----3----3----3----3----3----------------|-----------|
D|:|----5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5--33333333-7777-|-7---------|
A|:|----5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5--33333333-7777-|-7---------|
E|:|-33---33---33---33---33---33---33---33----11111111-5555-|-5---------|
 | | ..   ..   ..   ..   ..   ..   ..   ..                  |
 | |                                                        |
[2]|                                                        |
e|:|--------------------------------------------------------|-----------|
B|:|--------------------------------------------------------|-----------|
G|:|----7----7----7----7----7----7----7----7----------------|-----------|
D|:|-------------------------------------------/---------/--|-5~-6^(8)~-|
A|:|----5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5---/Pickslide/--|-----------|
E|:|-------------------------------------------/---------/--|-----------|

--------------
- Pre Chorus -
--------------


       "... mass convulsions..."
[1]
e|:|------------------------------------|-------------------|
B|:|------------------------------------|-------------------|
G|:|-33333333-66666666-77777777---------|-33333333-22222222-|
D|:|-33333333-66666666-77777777-33333333|-33333333-22222222-|
A|:|-11111111-44444444-55555555-33333333|-11111111-00000000-|
E|:|----------------------------11111111|-------------------|
 | |                                    |
[2]|                                    |
e|:|------------------------------------|-------------------|
B|:|------------------------------------|-------------------|
G|:|-----------------------------/12-10-|-12-10-9-10-6-7-6/-|
D|:|------------------------------------|-------------------|
A|:|-----------------------------/10-8--|-10-8--7-8--4-5-4/-|
E|:|------------------------------------|-------------------|


----------
- Chorus -
----------


      "... dont stop, if i fall..."
[1]
e|:|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
B|:|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
G|:|77777/1010101010-------------|77777/1010101010-121212121212121212121212|
D|:|77777/1010101010-888888888888|77777/1010101010-121212121212121212121212|
A|:|55555/8-8-8-8-8--888888888888|55555/8-8-8-8-8--101010101010101010101010|
E|:|-----------------666666666666|-----------------------------------------|
 | |                             |x 2
[2]|                             |
e|:|-----------------------------/-----------------------------------------|F
B|:|-----------------------------/-----------------------------------------|I
G|:|77777/1010101010-------------/77777/1010101010-12121212/1010/999999----|R
D|:|77777/1010101010-888888888888/77777/1010101010-------------------------|S
A|:|55555/8-8-8-8-8--888888888888/55555/8-8-8-8-8--10101010/8-8-/777777----|T
E|:|-----------------666666666666/-----------------------------------------|.
                                 /
                                 /-----------------------------------------|S
                                 /-----------------------------------------|E
                                 /777777/10101010-12121212/1010/1414141414-|C
                                 /777777/10101010--------------------------|O
                                 /555555/8-8-8-8--10101010/8-8-/1212121212-|N
                                 /-----------------------------------------|D

-------------
- Verse two -
-------------

      
[1]
e|:|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|:|-15-15-15--16^(17)--18^-18^-18^-18^-18^-18^-18^--18~-18~-18~-18~-18~----|
G|:|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|:|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|:|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|:|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[2]|
e|:|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|:|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|:|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|:|12121212-14-15-14-12-11-12121212-14-15-14-12-11-12121212-14-15-14-12-11-|
A|:|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|:|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
        Use alternate picking for guitar [2]


Harmonised guitar riff
      
       "... She wont stop me put it down..."
[1]
e|:|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|:|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|:|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|:|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|:|--5~--/5--3~-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|:|--------------6--5--3--5--5h6p5~--3--3h5p3/1--0--1--3--1~--1--0--0/5~--|
[2]|       
e|:|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|:|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|:|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|:|--3~--/3--2~-----------------------------------------------------5/7~--|
A|:|--------------5--4--2--4--4h5p4~--2--2h4p2/5~-5~----5~-----5~----------|
E|:|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|


      "... She wont stop me put it down..."
[1]
e|:|-------------|----------------------|
B|:|-------------|----------------------|
G|:|-------------|----------------------|
D|:|-/---------/-|----------------------|
A|:|-/pickslide/-|----------------------|
E|:|-/---------/-|----------------------|
[2]|             |
e|:|-------------|----------------------|
B|:|-------------|----------------------|
G|:|-------------|-14/15/17/15/14/10/12-|
D|:|-------------|----------------------|
A|:|-------------|-12/13/15/13/12/-8/10-|
E|:|-------------|----------------------| x 2
                      x8/x4/x4/x2/x8/x4/x4

---------
- Outro -
---------

       "... dont stop if i fall..."
[1]
e|:|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
B|:|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
G|:|77777/1010101010-------------|77777/1010101010-121212121212121212121212|
D|:|77777/1010101010-888888888888|77777/1010101010-121212121212121212121212|
A|:|55555/8-8-8-8-8--888888888888|55555/8-8-8-8-8--101010101010101010101010|
E|:|-----------------666666666666|-----------------------------------------|
 | |                             | x 4
[2]|                             |
e|:|-----------------------------/----------------------------------------|F
B|:|-----------------------------/----------------------------------------|I
G|:|-----------------------------/77777/1010101010-12121212/1010/999999---|R 
D|:|-----------------888888888888/77777/1010101010------------------------|S
A|:|-----------------888888888888/55555/8-8-8-8-8--10101010/8-8-/777777---|T
E|:|-----------------666666666666/----------------------------------------|.
 / /Second time [2] is not silent/ x 2                                              
e|:|-----------------------------/----------------------------------------|S
B|:|-----------------------------/----------------------------------------|E
G|:|77777/1010101010-------------/777777/10101010-12121212/1010/1414141414|C
D|:|77777/1010101010-888888888888/777777/10101010-------------------------|O
A|:|55555/8-8-8-8-8--888888888888/555555/8-8-8-8--10101010/8-8-/1212121212|N
E|:|-----------------666666666666/----------------------------------------|D
                                    x 2

[1]
e|:|-----------------|------------|
B|:|-----------------|------------|
G|:|-12^-------------|-0----------|
D|:|-12^-------------|-0----------|
A|:|-10^-------------|-0----------|
E|:|-----------------|------------|
[2]|                 |   
e|:|-----------------|------------|
B|:|-----------------|-5*---------|
G|:|--9/16-12/18-14/-|----5*---3*-|
D|:|-----------------|----5*------|
A|:|--7/14-10/16-12/-|------------|
E|:|-----------------|------------|
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