The Outsider Chords & Tabs
A Perfect Circle - The Outsider
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
s = slide
x = muted strings
m = palm mute
* = harmonic
Intro/chorus : If anyone can work out that twiddly bit properly let me know!
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Verse 1 : Let ring and play Db chord a few more times before the first bridge
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Chorus 1 : Play Intro with slight distortion
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Middle 8 : Clean sound again (this has the right notes but not exact timings etc, just adlib)
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/a/a_perfect_circle/the_outsider_tab_ver_4.html ]
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