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Ballad Of A Dead Man Tab by Powderfinger

Ballad Of A Dead Man tab by Powderfinger

Guitar Tab

Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

Key: D

Intro:

e|----------------------------|---------------------------|
B|----------------10----------|----9-----------9b10r9-----|
G|----------------------------|-9---------------------9-7-|
D|----------9--9-----------9--|---------------------------|
A|----------------------------|---------------------------|
E|-7--------------------------|---------------------------|

e|----------------------------|-----------------0---0-0---|
B|----------------10----------|----9----------7-7---7-7---|
G|-------------------------9--|---------------7-7---7-7---|
D|----------9-----------------|---------------------------|
A|----------------------------|---------------------------|
E|-7--------------------------|---------------------------|


Verse 1:

e|----------------------------|---------------------------|
B|----------------10----------|----9-----------9b10r9-----|
G|----------------------------|-----------------------9-7-|
D|----------9--9-----------9--|-9-------------------------|
A|----------------------------|---------------------------|
E|-7--------------------------|---------------------------|

e|----------------------------|---------------------------|
B|----------------10----------|----9----------/7-7---5----|
G|-------------------------9--|---------------/7-7---7----|
D|----------9-----------------|-------------------------7-|
A|----------------------------|---------------------------|
E|-7--------------------------|---------------------------|

e|----------------------------|---------------------------|
B|----------------10----------|----9-----------9b10r9-----|
G|----------------------------|-----------------------9-7-|
D|----------9--9-----------9--|-9-------------------------|
A|----------------------------|---------------------------|
E|-7--------------------------|---------------------------|

e|----------------------------|---------------0-----0-----|
B|----------------10----------|----9--------7-----7-------|
G|-------------------------9--|---------------------------|
D|----------9-----------------|---------------------------|
A|----------------------------|-----------------7-----7---|
E|-7--------------------------|---------------------------|


PreChorus:

e|----------------------------|---------------------------|
B|----------3-----------2-----|----------7----------3-----|
G|----------------------------|-------------------4-------|
D|-------0-----------2--------|-------7-------------------|
A|-------------0--------------|-5-----------2-------------|
E|-3--------------------------|---------------------------|

e|----------------------------|---------0------------------|
B|----------0-----------2-----|-------7--------------7-----|
G|-------------------------2--|-----------7p0----------7---|
D|-------0-----------2--------|-0--------------------------|
A|-------------0--------------|--------------------9-------|
E|-3--------------------------|---------------7------------|



Chorus 1:

   Main Part
e|----------------------------|-------------------------|
B|----------------------------|-------------------------|
G|----------------------------|-------------------------|
D|----------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-5-----7--------------------|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
E|-3-----5--------------------|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
 |
 | Second guitar
e|----------------------------|----5--5--5--5-----------|
B|-0-----2--------------------|----5--5--5--5--3\2---0--|
G|-0-----2--------------------|----------------------0--|
D|-0-----2--------------------|-------------------------|
A|-x-----0--------------------|-------------------------|
E|-3--------------------------|-------------------------|


e|----------------------------|-------------------------|
B|----------------------------|-------------------------|
G|----------------------------|-------------------------|
D|----------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-5--------------------------|-------------5p4---5-----|
E|-3--------------------------|-3-----5--------------5--|
 |
 | Second Guitar
e|----------------------------|-------------------------|
B|----------------------------|-------------------------|
G|----------------------------|-------------------------|
D|----------------------------|-------------------------|
A|----------------------------|----------5--5\4---4--2--|
E|------------------------3---|-3/5---5-----------------|

   Main Part
e|----------------------------|-------------------------|
B|----------------------------|-------------------------|
G|----------------------------|-------------------------|
D|----------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-7--------------------7--7--|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
E|-5--------------------5--5--|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
 |
 | Second guitar
e|----------------------------|----5--5--5--5-----------|
B|----------------------------|----5--5--5--5--3\2---0--|
G|----------------------------|----------------------0--|
D|-2--------------------2--2--|-2-----------------------|
A|-0--------------------0--0--|-0-----------------------|
E|----------------------------|-------------------------|

   Main Part
e|----------------------------|-------------------------|
B|----------------------------|-------------------------|
G|----------------------------|-------------------------|
D|----------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-5--------------------------|-------------5p4---5-----|
E|-3--------------------------|-3-----5--------------5--|
 |
 | Second Guitar
e|----------------------------|-------------------------|
B|----------------------------|-------------------------|
G|----------------------------|-------------------------|
D|----------------------------|-------------------------|
A|----------------------------|----------5--5\4---4-----|
E|------------------------3---|-3/5---5-----------------|


PreVerse:

   Guitar 1
e|----------------------------|---------------------------|
B|----------------10----------|----9-----------9b10r9-----|
G|----------------------------|-----------------------9-7-|
D|----------9--9-----------9--|-9-------------------------|
A|----------------------------|---------------------------|
E|-7--------------------------|---------------------------|
 |
 | Guitar 2
e|----------------------------|-------------------------|
B|----------------------------|-------------------------|
G|----------------------------|-------------------------|
D|----------------------------|-------------------------|
A|----------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-7------------------7\------|-0-----------------------|


   Guitar 1
e|----------------------------|--------------------------|
B|----------------10----------|----9---------/7-7---5----|
G|-------------------------9--|--------------/7-7---7----|
D|----------9-----------------|------------------------7-|
A|----------------------------|--------------------------|
E|-7--------------------------|--------------------------|
 |
 | Guitar 2
e|----------------------------|-------------------------|
B|----------------------------|-------------------------|
G|----------------------------|-------------------------|
D|----------------------------|-------------------------|
A|----------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-7------------------7\------|-0-----------------------|


Verse 2:

   Guitar 1
e|----------------------------|---------------------------|
B|----------------10----------|----9-----------9b10r9-----|
G|----------------------------|-----------------------9-7-|
D|----------9--9-----------9--|-9-------------------------|
A|----------------------------|---------------------------|
E|-7--------------------------|---------------------------|
 |
 | Guitar 2
e|----------------------------|-------------------------|
B|----------------------------|-------------------------|
G|----------------------------|-------------------------|
D|----------------------------|-------------------------|
A|----------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-7------------------7\------|-0-----------------------|


   Guitar 1
e|----------------------------|--------------------------|
B|----------------10----------|----9---------/7-7---5----|
G|-------------------------9--|--------------/7-7---7----|
D|----------9-----------------|------------------------7-|
A|----------------------------|--------------------------|
E|-7--------------------------|--------------------------|
 |
 | Guitar 2
e|----------------------------|-------------------------|
B|----------------------------|-------------------------|
G|----------------------------|-------------------------|
D|----------------------------|-------------------------|
A|----------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-7------------------7\------|-0-----------------------|


Continue Guitar 1 Verse ending:
e|----------------------------|---------------------------|
B|----------------10----------|----9-----------9b10r9-----|
G|----------------------------|-----------------------9-7-|
D|----------9--9-----------9--|-9-------------------------|
A|----------------------------|---------------------------|
E|-7--------------------------|---------------------------|

e|----------------------------|---------------------------|
B|----------------10----------|----9--------9-----7-------|
G|----------------------------|---------------7-----9-----|
D|----------9--------------9--|-9-----9---------9-----9---|
A|----------------------------|---------------------------|
E|-7--------------------------|---------------------------|


Prechorus:

e|----------------------------|---------------------------|
B|----------3-----------2-----|----------7----------3-----|
G|----------------------------|-------------------4-------|
D|-------0-----------2--------|-------7-------------------|
A|-------------0--------------|-5-----------2-------------|
E|-3--------------------------|---------------------------|

e|----------------------------|---------0------------------|
B|----------0-----------2-----|-------7--------------7-----|
G|-------------------------2--|-----------7p0----------7---|
D|-------0-----------2--------|-0--------------------------|
A|-------------0--------------|--------------------9-------|
E|-3--------------------------|---------------7------------|


Chorus 2:
   play this 3x

   Main Part
e|----------------------------|-------------------------|
B|----------------------------|-------------------------|
G|----------------------------|-------------------------|
D|----------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-7--------------------------|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
E|-5--------------------------|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
 |
 | Second guitar
e|----------------------------|----5--5--5--------------|
B|----------------------------|----5--5--5--2p0---2p0---|
G|-2--------------------------|-------------2p0---2p0---|
D|-2--------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-0--------------------------|-------------------------|
E|----------------------------|-------------------------|

   Main Part
e|----------------------------|-------------------------|
B|----------------------------|-------------------------|
G|----------------------------|-------------------------|
D|----------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-5--------------------------|-------------5p4---5-----|
E|-3--------------------------|-3-----5--------------5--|
 |
 | Second Guitar
e|----------------------------|-------------------------|
B|----------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-0--------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-0--------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-x--------------------------|----------5--5\4---4-----|
E|-3--------------------3--3--|-3/5---5--------------0--|


Chorus ending:

   Main Part
e|----------------------------|-------------------------|
B|----------------------------|-------------------------|
G|----------------------------|-------------------------|
D|----------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-7--------------------------|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
E|-5--------------------------|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
 |
 | Second guitar
e|----------------------------|----5--5--5--------------|
B|----------------------------|----5--5--5--2p0---2p0---|
G|-2--------------------------|-------------2p0---2p0---|
D|-2--------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-0--------------------------|-------------------------|
E|----------------------------|-------------------------|

   Main Part
e|----------------------------|-------------------------|
B|----------------------------|-------------------------|
G|----------------------------|-------------------------|
D|----------------------------|-------------------7--7--|
A|-5--------------------------|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
E|-3--------------------------|-3--3--3--3--3--3--------|
 |
 | Second Guitar
e|----------------------------|-3--3--3--3--3--3--------|
B|----------------------------|-3--3--3--3--3--3--7--7--|
G|-0--------------------0--0--|-0--0--0--0--0--0--7--7--|
D|-0--------------------0--0--|-0--0--0--0--0--0--7--7--|
A|-x--------------------x--x--|-x--x--x--x--x--x--5--5--|
E|-3--------------------3--3--|-3--3--3--3--3--3--------|


Bridge 1:

   Rhythm Part (repeated into solo):
e|----------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-7--------7--7-----------7--|----7--7-----7--7--7-----|
G|-7--------7--7-----------7--|----7--7-----7--7--7-----|
D|-7--------7--7-----------7--|----7--7-----7--7--7-----|
A|-5--------5--5-----------5--|----5--5-----5--5--5-----|
E|----------------------------|-------------------------|

e|-9--------9--9-----------9--|----9--9-----9--9--9-----|
B|-7--------7--7-----------7--|----7--7-----7--7--7-----|
G|-7--------7--7-----------7--|----7--7-----7--7--7-----|
D|-7--------7--7-----------7--|----7--7-----7--7--7-----|
A|----------------------------|-------------------------|
E|----------------------------|-------------------------|


Second Guitar:

e|----------------------------|-------------------------|
B|------------------------10--|----------10-------------|
G|-11------11-11--------------|----11----------11-------|
D|-12------12-12--------------|-------12----------12----|
A|----------------------------|-------------------------|
E|----------------------------|-------------------------|

e|-------------------------9--|-----------9-------------|
B|-10------10-10--------------|----10----------10-------|
G|-11------11-11--------------|-------11----------11----|
D|-11------11-11--------------|-------------------------|
A|----------------------------|-------------------------|
E|----------------------------|-------------------------|

e|----------------------------|-------------------------|
B|------------------------10--|----------10-------------|
G|-11------11-11--------------|----11----------11-------|
D|-12------12-12--------------|-------12----------12----|
A|----------------------------|-------------------------|
E|----------------------------|-------------------------|

e|-------------------------9--|----10--9----------------|
B|-10------10-10--------------|-----------10---10-10\---|
G|-11------11-11--------------|-------------------------|
D|-11------11-11--------------|-------------------------|
A|----------------------------|-------------------------|
E|----------------------------|-------------------------|


Second Guitar Repeating Part, with delay:
e|----------------------------|--------------------------|
B|----------------------------|--------------------------|
G|-9h11-----------11----11----|-11----11-----11----11----|
D|----------------------------|--------------------------|
A|----------------------------|--------------------------|
E|----------------------------|--------------------------|

e|-10--9---------------------|--------------------------|
B|--------10----10----10-----|-10----10----10----10-----|
G|---------------------------|--------------------------|
D|---------------------------|--------------------------|
A|---------------------------|--------------------------|
E|---------------------------|--------------------------|


Build-up 1:
   play 2x (starts at 3:21)

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
E|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
E|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|



Second guitar adds this on bars 3-4:
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|----------------------5--|----5--4-----------------|
A|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5-----|-------------7p5---------|
E|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3-----|-------------------------|


Bridge 3:

e|---------------------------|-------------------------|
B|----------10------------10-|----------10-------------|
G|----------------11---------|----11----------11-------|
D|-12----12----------12------|-------12----------12----|
A|---------------------------|-------------------------|
E|---------------------------|-------------------------|

e|--9--------9-------------9--|-----------9-------------|
B|-10-------------10----------|----10----------10-------|
G|-11----11----------11-------|-------11----------11----|
D|----------------------------|-------------------------|
A|----------------------------|-------------------------|
E|----------------------------|-------------------------|


Build-up 2:
   play 2x (starts at 3:44)

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
E|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
E|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|



Second guitar adds this on bars 3-4:
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|----------------------5--|----5--4-----------------|
A|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5-----|-------------7p5---------|
E|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3-----|-------------------------|


Bridge 4:
   play 4x

   D
e|---------------------------|-------------------------|
B|----10----10------------10-|----------10-------------|
G|----------------11---------|----11----------11-------|
D|-12----12----------12------|-------12----------12----|
A|---------------------------|-------------------------|
E|---------------------------|-------------------------|

   F#m
e|--9--------9-------------9--|-----------9-------------|
B|-10-10----------10----------|----10----------10-------|
G|-11----11----------11-------|-------11----------11----|
D|----------------------------|-------------------------|
A|----------------------------|-------------------------|
E|----------------------------|-------------------------|


Outro:
   starts at 4:30 - basically a jam over 2 bars of D, then 2 bars of F#m

e|----------------------------|--------------------------|
B|----10----------------------|--------------------------|
G|----------11----------------|--------------------------|
D|-12----12-------------------|--------------------------|
A|----------------------------|--------------------------|
E|----------------------------|--------------------------|

e|-10p9----9------------------|--------------------------|
B|-10-----10------------------|--------------------------|
G|-11-----11------------------|--------------------------|
D|--------11------------------|--------------------------|
A|----------------------------|--------------------------|
E|----------------------------|--------------------------|

repeat similarly until end

************************************

| x   Dead note
| g   Grace note
| (n) Ghost note
| h   Hammer-on
| p   Pull-off
| r   Release
| >   Accented note
| t   Tapping
| b   Bend
| br  Bend release
| pb  Pre-bend
| pbr Pre-bend release
| /   Slide up
| \   Slide down
| ~   Vibrato
| s   Slap
| P   Pop
| PM  Palm mute
| TR  Trill
| N   Tremolo

************************************

Published: October 27, 2025

Last updated: October 27, 2025

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