Next to Nothing by Mercenary Lyric and Guitar Chords

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If you are looking for Next to Nothing guitar chords, you’ve come to the right place.
You can play Next to Nothing by Mercenary using guitar or guitar.
This song by Mercenary can also be played by that instruments.
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Next to Nothing guitar chords has rhythm and included in First Breath (1998) album.
You can also find another musical genres, including jazz guitar chords, country music guitar chords, pop guitar chords, world music guitar chords, and rock guitar chords here.

Next to Nothing by Mercenary Guitar Chords


| Next to Nothing |
| By |
| Mercenary |
| From |
| First Breath “1989” |

Tuning: Tune all strings 4 halfsteps down to C, G, D#, A#, F, C.

Riff 2:

(Mute all)


E -----------------------------------------------------------------|
H -----------------------------------------------------------------|
G -----------------------------------------------------------------|
D -----------------------------------------------------------------|
A -2-2-2222-2-22-2-2-2-2222-2-22-2-2-2-2222-2-22-2-2-2-2222-2-22-2-|
E -0-0-0000-0-00-0-0-0-0000-0-00-0-0-0-0000-0-00-0-0-0-0000-0-00-0-|

Riff 3:


E ------------------------------------------------|
H ------------------------------------------------|
G ------------------------------------------------|
D ---------------------------------------------3--|
A -2-22-----22-2-2---------2-22-----22-2-2-----3--|
E -0-00-1p0-00-0-0-1p0-1p0-0-00-1p0-00-0-0-1p0-1--|


E ---------------------------------------|
H ---------------------------------------|
G ---------------------------------------|
D ---------------------------------------|
A -2-22-----22-2-2---------2-22-------2--|
E -0-00-1p0-00-0-0-1p0-1p0-0-00-1p0-0-0--|


Fill 1


E ------------------------------------------------------------|
H ------------------------------------------------------------|
G ------------------------------------------------------------|
D ------------------------------------------------------------|
A --2-------------------------2------------2-----------3------|
E --0-------------------------0------------0--00-4p3-0-1------|

> mm m

Riff 4A


E ------------------------------------------------------------|
H ------------------------------------------------------------|
G ------------------------------------------------------------|
D ------------------------------------------------------------|
A --2-----------3----------------2-----------3----------------|
E --0--00-4p3-0-1--0-3h4-4p3-1h3-0--00-4p3-0-1--0-3h4-4p3-1h3-|


E ------------------------------------------------------|
H ------------------------------------------------------|
G ------------------------------------------------------|
D ----------------------------------------------5553333-|
A --2-----------3----------------2-----------3--5553333-|
E --0--00-4p3-0-1--0-3h4-4p3-1h3-0--00-4p3-0-1--3331111-|


Riff 4B


E ------------------------------------------------------------|
H ------------------------------------------------------------|
G ------------------------------------------------------------|
D ------------------------------------------------------------|
A --2-----------3----------------2-----------3----------------|
E --0--00-4p3-0-1--0-3h4-4p3-1h3-0--00-4p3-0-1--0-3h4-4p3-1h3-|


E ------------------------------------------------------|
H ------------------------------------------------------|
G ------------------------------------------------------|
D ------------------------------------------------------|
A --2-----------3----------------2-----------3--5566335-|
E --0--00-4p3-0-1--0-3h4-4p3-1h3-0--00-4p3-0-1--3344113-|

[mmmmmmm]

Riff 4C


E ------------------------------------------------------------|
H ------------------------------------------------------------|
G ------------------------------------------------------------|
D ------------------------------------------------------------|
A --2-----------3----------------2-----------3----------------|
E --0--00-4p3-0-1----------------0--00-4p3-0-1--0-3h4-4p3-1h3-|


E ------------------------------------------------------|
H ------------------------------------------------------|
G ------------------------------------------------------|
D ----------------------------------------------5553333-|
A --2-----------3----------------2-----------3--5553333-|
E --0--00-4p3-0-1----------------0--00-4p3-0-1--3331111-|


Riff 4D


E ------------------------------------------------------------|
H ------------------------------------------------------------|
G ------------------------------------------------------------|
D ------------------------------------------------------------|
A --2-----------3----------------2-----------3----------------|
E --0--00-4p3-0-1----------------0--00-4p3-0-1----------------|


E ------------------------------------------------------|
H ------------------------------------------------------|
G ------------------------------------------------------|
D ------------------------------------------------------|
A --2-----------3----------------2-----------3----------|
E --0--00-4p3-0-1----------------0--00-4p3-0-1----------|

Riff 5A:


E -----------------------|
H -----------------------|
G -----------------------|
D --7---12--5--10--9--7--|
A -----------------------|
E --5---10--3---8--7--5--|

Riff 5B:


E -----------------------|
H -----------------------|
G --9---4--4---9--9--7---|
D -----------------------|
A --7---2--2---7--7--5---|
E -----------------------|

Riff 6A:


E ---------------------------------------------------------------|
H ---------------------------------------------------------------|
G ---------------------------------------------------------------|
D --7---12--5--10---9--7-------------------7---12--5--10---9--7--|
A ----------------------------2-------3--------------------------|
E --5---10--3---8---7--5--0134-4310134-431-5---10--3---8---7--5--|

[mmmmmmm] 


E -----------------------------------------------------------|
H -----------------------------------------------------------|
G -----------------------------------------------------------|
D --------------------7---12--5--10---9--7-------------------|
A -----2-------3--------------------------------2-------3----|
E -0134----0134-------5---10--3---8---7--5--0134-4310134-431-|

[mmmmmmm]


E ------------------------|
H ------------------------|
G ------------------------|
D --7---12--5--10---9--7--|
A ------------------------|
E --5---10--3---8---7--5--|

Riff 6B


E --------------------------------------------------------------|
H --------------------------------------------------------------|
G --9---4--4---9--9--7----------------------9---4--4---9--9--7--|
D --------------------------------------------------------------|
A --7---2--2---7--7--5--------2-------3-----7---2--2---7--7--5--|
E ------------------------0134-4310134-431----------------------|

[mmmmmmm] 


E -----------------------------------------------------------|
H -----------------------------------------------------------|
G -----7-------9------9---4--4---9--9--7---------------------|
D -----------------------------------------------------------|
A -----5-------7------7---2--2---7--7--5--------2-------3----|
E -0134----0134-----------------------------0134-4310134-431-|

[mmmmmmm]


E -----------------------|
H -----------------------|
G --9---4--4---9--9--7---|
D -----------------------|
A --7---2--2---7--7--5---|
E -----------------------|

Riff 6C


E --------------------------------------------------------------|
H --------------------------------------------------------------|
G --------------------------------------------------------------|
D --7---12--5--10---9--7------------------7---12--5--10---9--7--|
A ----------------------------2-------3-------------------------|
E --5---10--3---8---7--5--0134----0134----5---10--3---8---7--5--|


Riff 6D


E --------------------------------------------------------------|
H --------------------------------------------------------------|
G --9---4--4---9--9--7--------7-------9-----9---4--4---9--9--7--|
D --------------------------------------------------------------|
A --7---2--2---7--7--5--------5-------7-----7---2--2---7--7--5--|
E ------------------------0134----0134--------------------------|


Riff 7A:


E -----------------------------------------------------|
H -----------------------------------------------------|
G -----------------------------------------------------|
D ------7/9-9---9-7/9-97-7---7-7/10-10--10-9/10-107--|
A --2--------------------------------------------------|
E --0---5/7-7---7-5/7-75-5---5-5/8---8---8-7/8---87--|

Riff 7B:


E -----------------------------------------------------|
H -----------------------------------------------------|
G -----------------------------------------------------|
D ------------------------7---7-7/10-10--10-9/10-107--|
A --2--------------------------------------------------|
E --0---------------------5---5-5/8---8---8-7/8---87--|

Riff 7C:


E -----------------------------------------------------|
H -----------------------------------------------------|
G ------97-7---7-5/7-75-10--10-109-9---9-9/10-109--|
D -----------------------------------------------------|
A --2---75-5---5-3/5-53--8---8--87-7---7-7/8---87--|
E --0--------------------------------------------------|

Riff 7D:


E -----------------------------------------------------|
H -----------------------------------------------------|
G ------------------------7---7-7/10-10--10-9/10-107--|
D -----------------------------------------------------|
A --2---------------------5---5-5/8---8---8-7/8---87--|
E --0--------------------------------------------------|

Riff 8A:


E ---------------------------------------------------|
H ---------------------------------------------------|
G ---------------------------------------------------|
D ----3/4-4----3/4-4--43-3----3/4-4----3/4-4-4/5-5--|
A --2-1/2-2--2-1/2-2--21-1--2-1/2-2--2-1/2-2-2/3-3--|
E --0-1/2-2--0-1/2-2--21-1--0-1/2-2--0-1/2-2-2/3-3--|


E -----------------------------------------------------|
H -----------------------------------------------------|
G -----------------------------------------------------|
D ----3/4-4----3/4-4--43-3----3/4-4----3/4-43-3/5-5--|
A --2-1/2-2--2-1/2-2--21-1--2-1/2-2--2-1/2-21-1/3-3--|
E --0-1/2-2--0-1/2-2--21-1--0-1/2-2--0-1/2-21-1/3-3--|


Riff 8B:


E ----------------------------------------------------|
H ----------------------------------------------------|
G ----------------------------------------------------|
D ----3/4-4----3/4-4--43-3----3/4-4----3/4-4--4/5-5--|
A ----1/2-2----1/2-2--21-1----1/2-2----1/2-2--2/3-3--|
E --001/2-2--001/2-2--21-1--001/2-2--001/2-2--2/3-3--|


E -----------------------------------------------------|
H -----------------------------------------------------|
G -----------------------------------------------------|
D ----3/4-4----3/4-4--43-3----3/4-4----3/4-43-3/5-5--|
A ----1/2-2----1/2-2--21-1----1/2-2----1/2-21-1/3-3--|
E --001/2-2--001/2-2--21-1--001/2-2--001/2-21-1/3-3--|


Riff 9A:


E ------------------------------------------------------------------|
H ------------------------------------------------------------------|
G ------------------------------------------------------------------|
D ------------------------------------------------------------------|
A -----2-------3-------2---32--2-------2-------3-------2---5---3----|
E -0134-4310134-4310134-431--43-4310134-4310134-4310134-431-310-101-|

[mmmmmmm] [mmmmmmm] [mmmmmmm] [mmmmmmm][mmmmmmm]
Riff 9C:


E ------------------------------------------------------------------|
H ------------------------------------------------------------------|
G ------------------------------------------------------------------|
D ------------------------------------------------------------------|
A -----2-------3-------2---5---3-------2-------3-------2---32--2----|
E -0134----0134----0134-----310-1010134----0134----0134------43-431-|

[mmmmmmm]
Riff 9B:


E ------------------------------------------------------------------|
H ------------------------------------------------------------------|
G -----7-------9-------7--------------------------------------------|
D -------------------------------------5-------6-------5------------|
A -----5-------7-------5---5---3---------------------------32--2----|
E -0134----0134----0134-----310-10101343---01344---01343-----43-431-|

[mmmmmmm]
Song structure:

(Where nothing else is indicated, guitar 2 dubs guitar 1)

Guitar 1: Guitar 2:

Riff 2
Riff 3
Riff 4A Fill 1
Riff 4B
Riff 4A
Riff 5A Riff 5B
Riff 4C Riff 4D
Riff 4B
Riff 4A
Riff 6A Riff 6B
Riff 7A (x10)Riff 7B (x2)
Riff 7C (x4)
Riff 7D (x4)
Riff 8A (x2)
Riff 8B (x2)
Riff 4C Riff 4D
Riff 4B
Riff 4A
Riff 6C Riff 6D
Riff 9A (x2)
RIff 9B (x2) Riff 9C (x2)

If you want to learn Mercenary Next to Nothing guitar chords, The 5 chords we’ll look at are the C major, A major, G major, E major, and D major.
The reason we use all major chords is that the minor versions of any of these chords just require tiny adjustments.
Each one of those minor chords is completely based on its major counterpart

The more you practice, the easier guitar will feel to play Next to Nothing. Guitar is hard to learn in the beginning, but gets easier the longer you stick with it.

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