Intro
( starts roughly 40 seconds into the song , has the delay effect on)
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g---14----------------------------14-------------------
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(delay off)
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g--10-hold------------12--hold------------14--hold------
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Main Riff
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b--5-5-5-------------------------------5-5-5-------------------------------
g---------7-------------------------------------7--------------------------
d------------7---7---7---7---7---7---7---------7---7---7---7---7---7---7---
a---------------7---7---7---7---7---7-------------7---7---7---7---7---7----
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b--5-5-5-------------------------------------------------------------
g--------7-----------------------------------------------------------
d----------5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-----
a------------5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-------
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g--------5----7>9---------------------------------
d---7-7---7------------7---7---7---7---7---7---7--
a---------------------7---7---7---7---7---7-------
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Riff C
(this is played 1 time after solo 1 to take the place of riff A. But only the first time!)
(also the delay effect is on 4 this)
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g--14--------------14-----------------------------
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Chorus
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a--3---5---3---1---------1---3---1---3---5---3---1-------------
g---------------------2---------------------------------2-0-2--
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b--3---5---3---1---------1---3---1---3---5--5---3------3----
g---------------------2----------------------------------5--
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Solo 1
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b--10-10-10-10--8--10--8--10--
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b-10-10-10-10--8--8---------8----
g---------------------------9----
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b-11^-11^-11^--10--10--8--10-----
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b-10--10--10--10--8--8-----8--------
g------------------------------9----
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e------------------10-8-8--------8------8-12-12-10-10-8-10--
b-----------------------------10----10----------------------
g-----------------------------------------------------------
d--9--/--15-------------------------------------------------
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e--10-12-10-8---------8-10-8-10-12-12-10-10-8-10-----
b-------------------10-------------------------------
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Solo 2/outro
(Do this part 12x)
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b-17-18-18-17-17-15-hold last-----
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a---------------------------------
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(on the 13th time,play this)
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b-17-18-18-17-17-15----15----15-17-17-15---15-----------
g---------------------------17----17-------------17-----
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(echo effect back on 4 this part)
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g---14----------------
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order of the song
intro
Main riff
Chorus
Solo 1
riff C
Main Riff
Chorus
Chorus
solo 2/outro