DOWNFALL

Children of Bodom

Hatebreeder (1999)💀🔥

Key

D minor

BPM

~190

Time

4/4

Difficulty

💀💀💀💀💀

Tuning

Std D

Genre

Melodic Death MetalPower Metal

Original

CHORD DIAGRAMS

Intro

×2D D U D U D D U

DmBbCA

💡 Fast alternate picking, palm-muted. Set the aggressive tone.

Verse 1

×2D D U D U D D U

DmBbGmA

💡 Heavy palm muting on downstrokes. Let ring on transitions.

Pre-Chorus

D U D U D U D U

BbCDmA

💡 Build intensity. Accent the Bb to C movement.

Chorus

×2D D U D D U D D

DmFBbCDmA

💡 Full power! Open up the palm muting. Maximum aggression.

Verse 2

×2D D U D U D D U

DmBbGmA

💡 Same as Verse 1. Tighten the palm muting.

Pre-Chorus

D U D U D U D U

BbCDmA

💡 Build again. Lean into the drive.

Chorus

×2D D U D D U D D

DmFBbCDmA

💡 Let it rip.

Interlude

×2Arpeggiated

DmCBbA

💡 Keyboard/guitar harmony section. Clean or lightly driven tone.

Solo

Rhythm: D D D D (PM)

DmBbCADmFBbA

💡 Alexi Laiho shred solo. Rhythm guitar maintains power chords underneath. Neoclassical runs.

Bridge

×2D D U D D U

GmDmBbFCA

💡 Dramatic build. Keyboard harmony doubles the guitar line.

Final Chorus

×2D D U D D U D D

DmFBbCDmABbC

💡 Extended chorus. Everything at 11. No mercy.

Outro

Slow down... final hit

DmCBbADm

💡 Ritardando into final Dm power chord. Let it ring and feedback.