Godsmack – Bulletproof Guitar Tab
This is the Guitar tab or tabulation of Bulletproof by Godsmack on Piano, Guitar, Ukulele and Keyboard.
Riff 1
D#|—————————————————–|
A#|—————————————————–|
F#|————————————–7–7-7-7-7-7-7-|
C#|-4-4–4-4—-7–7-7-7-7-7-2-2–2-2—-7–7-7-7-7-7-7-|
G#|-4-4–4-4—-7–7-7-7-7-7-2-2–2-2—-5–5-5-5-5-5-5-|
C#|-4-4–4-4—-7–7-7-7-7-7-2-2–2-2——————-|
D#|———————————————–|
A#|———————————–3———–|
F#|———————————–2———–|
C#|-4-4–4-4—-7–7-7-7-7-7-2-2–2-2-0—0-2-2-2-|
G#|-4-4–4-4—-7–7-7-7-7-7-2-2–2-2-0—0-2-2-2-|
C#|-4-4–4-4—-7–7-7-7-7-7-2-2–2-2-0—0-2-2-2-|
Riff 2 “Contemplating, oscillating and it’s stressin’ me out…”
D#|————————————————————————–|
A#|————————————————————————–|
F#|————————————————————-7-7–7-7-7-7-|
C#|-4-4–4-4——–4-4–4-4\———4-4–4-4\—-2-2–2-2\—-x-x–x-x-x-x-|
G#|-4-4–4-4——–4-4–4-4\———4-4–4-4\—-2-2–2-2\—-5-5–5-5-5-5-|
C#|-4-4–4-4——–4-4–4-4\———4-4–4-4\—-2-2–2-2\—————–|
D#|————————————-|
A#|————————————-|
F#|———————-7–7-7-7-7-7-7-|
C#|-4-4–4-4\—-2-2-2-2-x–x-x-x-x-x-x-|
G#|-4-4–4-4\—-2-2-2-2-5–5-5-5-5-5-5-|
C#|-4-4–4-4\—-2-2-2-2—————-|
Riff 3 “Now that you want it, now that you need it…”
D#|—————————————————–|
A#|—————————————————–|
F#|————————————–7–7-7-7-7-7-7-|
C#|-4-4–4-4—-7–7-7-7-7-7-2-2–2-2—-7–7-7-7-7-7-7-|
G#|-4-4–4-4—-7–7-7-7-7-7-2-2–2-2—-5–5-5-5-5-5-5-|
C#|-4-4–4-4—-7–7-7-7-7-7-2-2–2-2——————-|
D#|———————————————–|
A#|———————————–3———–|
F#|———————————–2———–|
C#|-4-4–4-4—-7–7-7-7-7-7-2-2–2-2-0—x-x-x-x-|
G#|-4-4–4-4—-7–7-7-7-7-7-2-2–2-2-0—x-x-x-x-|
C#|-4-4–4-4—-7–7-7-7-7-7-2-2–2-2-0—x-x-x-x-|
“You make me so bulletproof…”
D#|——————————————————-|
A#|——————————————————-|
F#|—————————————7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
C#|-4–4–4-4—7–7-7-7-7-7-2–2–2-2—-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
G#|-4–4–4-4—7–7-7-7-7-7-2–2–2-2—-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
C#|-4–4–4-4—7–7-7-7-7-7-2–2–2-2——————–|
D#|————————————————|
A#|————————————3———–|
F#|————————————2———–|
C#|-4–4–4-4—7–7-7-7-7-7-2–2–2-2-0—0-2-2-2-|
G#|-4–4–4-4—7–7-7-7-7-7-2–2–2-2-0—0-2-2-2-|
C#|-4–4–4-4—7–7-7-7-7-7-2–2–2-2-0—0-2-2-2-|
Play Riff 2 x1 “You’re addicted and so twisted…”
Riff 2 ending alteration:
D#|———————————————|
A#|———————————————|
F#|————–6-6-6-6———7–7-7-7-7-7-7-|
C#|-4-4–4-4\—-x-x-x-x-2-2-2-2-x–x-x-x-x-x-x-|
G#|-4-4–4-4\—-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-5–5-5-5-5-5-5-|
C#|-4-4–4-4\————2-2-2-2—————-|
Play Riff 3 x1 “Now that you want it, now that you need it…”
Riff 3 alteration:
D#|——————————————————|
A#|——————————————————|
F#|————————————–6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
C#|-4–4–4-4—7–7-7-7-7-7-2–2–2-2—6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
G#|-4–4–4-4—7–7-7-7-7-7-2–2–2-2—4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
C#|-4–4–4-4—7–7-7-7-7-7-2–2–2-2——————-|
Solo
D#|———————————————————————12-12-12—-|
A#|—————————–14-14-14——————————————–|
F#|-13b14r13-11-13b14r13-11–11———-11-13b14r13-11-13b14r13-11–11———-11-|
C#|———————————————————————————|
G#|———————————————————————————|
C#|———————————————————————————|
D#|—————————————————————————————–|
A#|—————————–14-14-14—-12-12-12—————————————-|
F#|-13b14r13-11-13b14r13-11–11———-11———-14-14-14-13-13-13——————-11-|
C#|——————————————————————–14-14-14-14-14-14—-|
G#|—————————————————————————————–|
C#|—————————————————————————————–|
D#|———————————————————————12-12-12—-|
A#|—————————–14-14-14——————————————–|
F#|-13b14r13-11-13b14r13-11–11———-11-13b14r13-11-13b14r13-11–11———-11-|
C#|———————————————————————————|
G#|———————————————————————————|
C#|———————————————————————————|
D#|————————————————–|
A#|—————————–14-14-14—-14b15r14-|
F#|-13b14r13-11-13b14r13-11–11———-11———-|
C#|————————————————–| keep bending and releasing the last bend
G#|————————————————–|
C#|————————————————–|
Solo rhythm (just the chords)
D#|—————————–|
A#|—————————–|
F#|-7—————————|
C#|-7——2—-2—–2—–2/4-| x3
G#|-5——2——————–|
C#|——–2——2-2—2-2—–|
D#|—————————–|
A#|—————————–|
F#|-7——6——————–|
C#|-7——6——————–|
G#|-5——4——————–|
C#|—————————–|
Fill 1 (very light distortion)
D#|———————————————0-|
A#|———————————————3-|
F#|———————————————2-|
C#|-4–4–4-4-/7–7-7–7-7-7-7-2–2–2-2-2——0-|
G#|-4–4–4-4-/7–7-7–7-7-7-7-2–2–2-2-2——0-|
C#|-4–4–4-4-/7–7-7–7-7-7-7-2–2–2-2-2——0-|
Final chorus:
D#|———————————————–|
A#|———————————–3———–|
F#|———————————–2———–|
C#|-4-4–4-4—-7–7-7-7-7-7-2-2–2-2-0—x-x-x-x-|
G#|-4-4–4-4—-7–7-7-7-7-7-2-2–2-2-0—x-x-x-x-|
C#|-4-4–4-4—-7–7-7-7-7-7-2-2–2-2-0—x-x-x-x-|
D#|——————————————————-|
A#|——————————————————-|
F#|—————————————7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
C#|-4–4–4-4—7–7-7-7-7-7-2–2–2-2—-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| x4
G#|-4–4–4-4—7–7-7-7-7-7-2–2–2-2—-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
C#|-4–4–4-4—7–7-7-7-7-7-2–2–2-2——————–|
How to play Bulletproof: key, chords and progression
To play Bulletproof by Godsmack, think in A♭ major (four flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭). It takes 5 chords: D#, A#, F#, C# and G#.
The progression the song keeps returning to is D# – A# – F# – D# (V – II – ♭VII – V in A♭ major). Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.
Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 6th fret and play the shapes A, E, C, G, D (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.
Chord diagrams
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Bulletproof chords: questions
What key is Bulletproof in?
Bulletproof by Godsmack is in the key of A♭ major (four flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭).
What chords are in Bulletproof?
Bulletproof uses 5 chords: D#, A#, F#, C#, G#.
What is the chord progression of Bulletproof?
The main progression is D# – A# – F# – D# (V – II – ♭VII – V).
Is Bulletproof easy to play on guitar?
Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 6th fret and play the shapes A, E, C, G, D (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo).