Normal tuning - E A D G B E
Riff A - 8x 8th time play Fill 1
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|-5h7--7--5h7--7--5h7--7--5h7--7--5h7--7--7-|-5h7--7--5^7--7--7--5------------|
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Fill 1 PM PM
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|--5h7--7--5^7--7--7--5------------------|
|------------------------7--5--3~--3--2--|
1st Verse
Riff B
PM PM------| PM------| PM------| PM PM
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|.-2--2--0-2-2-0-2-----0-2-2-0-2-----0-2-2-0-2----0---0---0---0---0---0-0--1-.|
|--2--2--0-2-2-0-2-----0-2-2-0-2-----0-2-2-0-2----0---0---0---0---0---0-0--1--|
|--0--0----------0-------------0-------------0--------------------------------|
PM PM------| PM--| PM--|
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|.-2--2--0-2-2-0-2----0---2-0-2----0---2-0-2-------5-----0----0----0---0-0-1-.|
|--2--2--0-2-2-0-2----0---2-0-2----0---2-0-2---5h7---7\5-0----0----0---0-0-1--|
|--0--0----------0------------0------------0----------------------------------|
Between verses 1 & 2 play Riff A 4x
2nd Verse - play Riff B
I'm working on the solo - here's the rhythm underlying it:
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|--2------------------------------1--2----------------------------------0--1--|
|--2------------------------------1--2----------------------------------0--1--|
|--0---------------------------------0----------------------------------------|
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|--2-------------1--2-------------1--2------1--2--------------------------|
|--2-------------1--2-------------1--2------1--2------4--4/5---5---5---5--|
|--0----------------0----------------0---------0------2--2/3---3---3---3--|
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|--4/5---5---5---5--4/5---5---5---5--4/5---5---5---5--4/5---5---5---5--|
|--2/3---3---3---3--2/3---3---3---3--2/3---3---3---3--2/3---3---3---3--|
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|--6/7---7---7---7--6/7---7---7---7--6/7---7---7---7--6/7---7---7---7--|
|--4/5---5---5---5--4/5---5---5---5--4/5---5---5---5--4/5---5---5---5--|
Riff C
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|--7------5------7------5---7---5--|
|--5------3------5------3---5---3--|
Riff D
e |-----------------------------------------------------------|
B |-----------------------------------------------------------|
G |-----------------------------------------------------------|
D |------5-------------3--------------------------------------|
A |--5h7---7\------3h5---5\----------7-------------2----------|
E |------------------------------5h7---7\------0h2---2-3---4--|
then play Riff C again and follow it with a fading E5
Interlude - Acoustic
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|---------------8-------8----------------|------------6--5---6----------------|
|------------9------9------9p0--0--------|---------7-------------7p0--0-------|
|---------9------------------------------|------7-----------------------------|
|------7---------------------------------|-5----------------------------------|
|-0--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
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|---------------8-------8----------------|------------6--5---6----------------|
|------------9------9------9p0--0--------|---------7-------------7p0--0-------|
|---------9------------------------------|------7-----------------------------|
|------7---------------------------------|-5--------------------------------6-|
|-0--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
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|---------------8-------8----------------|------------6--5---6----------------|
|------------9------9------9p0--0--------|---------7-------------7p0--0-------|
|---------9------------------------------|------7-----------------------------|
|-7----7-------------------------------6-|-5--------------------------------6-|
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|---------------8-------8----------------|------------6--5---6----------------|
|------------9------9------9p0--0--------|---------7-------------7p0--0-------|
|---------9------------------------------|------7-----------------------------|
|-7----7-------------------------------6-|-5--------------------------------4-|
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|---------------0------------------------|-------------------0----------------|
|------------3------3--------------------|------------0--3-------3p0--0-------|
|---------0-------------0----------------|------------------------------------|
|------5--------------------5------------|---------2--------------------------|
|-3--------------------------------------|------2-----------------------------|
|--------------------------------------1-|-0--------------------------------1-|
e |--------------------0------------------|
B |-------------0--3-------3p0--0---------|
G |---------------------------------------|
D |----------2----------------------------|
A |-------2-------------------------------|
E |--0---------------------------------1--|
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|---------------8-------8----------------|------------6--5---6----------------|
|------------9------9------9p0--0--------|---------7-------------7p0--0-------|
|---------9------------------------------|------7-----------------------------|
|------7-------------------------------6-|-5--------------------------------6-|
|-0--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------8-------8----------------|------------6--5---6----------------|
|------------9------9------9p0--0--------|---------7-------------7p0--0-------|
|---------9------------------------------|------7-----------------------------|
|-7----7-------------------------------6-|-5--------------------------------4-|
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|---------------0------------------------|-------------------0----------------|
|------------3------3--------------------|------------0--3-------3p0--0-------|
|---------0-------------0----------------|------------------------------------|
|------5--------------------5------------|---------2--------------------------|
|-3--------------------------------------|------2-----------------------------|
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5x - 2nd through 5th play with Riff E
e |--------------------0------------------|
B |-------------0--3-------3p0--0---------|
G |.-------------------------------------.|
D |.---------2---------------------------.|
A |-------2-------------------------------|
E |--0---------------------------------1--|
Riff E - Distortion
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|-------/5--5--5--5---4---2------------|-------/5--5--5--5---4---5------------|
|-------/7--7--7--7---5---2------------|-------/7--7--7--7---5---7------------|
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|-------/4--4--4--4--5p4--4------------|-------/4--4--4--4---2---4------------|
|-------/5--5--5--5-------5------------|-------/5--5--5--5---4---5------------|
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then play:
E5 palm muted 10x and open 2x
Riff C
Riff A 4x w/ Fill 2 on the fourth time 'round
Fill 2
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e |----------------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------------|
G |----------------------------------------|
D |--2-2----2-2----2-2----2-2----2----2----|
A |--2-2----2-2----2-2----2-2----2----2----|
E |--0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0----0----0----|
3rd Verse - Riff B
Riff A 4x
E5 - let ring
Fill 2 - all palm muted
Closing Riff
e |--------------------------|
B |--------------------------|
G |--------------------------|
D |--4/5--5--4/5--5--4/5--2--|
A |--5/7--7--5/7--7--5/7--2--|
E |-----------------------0--|
