Burning Pile

How to play Burning Pile by Mother Mother on guitar

Burning Pile is a great beginner play-along because it moves with a steady, driving feel and gives you a strong sense of momentum right away. You get to lock into a repeating progression that sounds full without being complicated, so it feels rewarding fast.

Most of the chart uses open shapes like Em, G, and F, with the harder barre shapes Gm and A# showing up in the opening progression. The change to watch out for is the move between Gm and A# and then into Em, since that shift can feel abrupt if your fretting hand is not ready.

Start by practicing the opening progression slowly and cleanly, one chord at a time. Once your changes feel smooth, loop the same four chords until the motion starts to feel automatic, then bring the tempo up little by little until you can stay relaxed at speed.

Use the play-along above to follow each chord change in time with the music, or learn the shapes first with the chord diagrams below.