A Doomed Lover Chords & Tabs
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M Y D Y I N G B R I D E
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A D O O M E D L O V E R
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SONGS OF DARKNESS, WORDS OF LIGHT
(c) Peaceville Records - 2004
http://www.mydyingbride.org/
Tune Down 1/2 Step
Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
Tempo = 90 BPM
Time Signature = 4/4
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Transcribed by
PADDY MCMULLAN
stinkypoohpants@yahoo.co.uk
Version 1.1
(Corrections Outlined at Bottom of Tab)
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Tablature Symbols Used:
p - Pull-Off
h - Hammer-On
\ - Slide Down to/Down From
/ - Slide Up To/Up From
( / ) - Legato Slide
( ) - Ghost Note/Tied Note/Implied Note
REST - Rest and sustain rest for duration of blank space
|__3__| - Triplet notes
\___/ - Whammy Bar - Dip and return (Depth indicated above tab)
|\____ - Whammy Bar - Dive and hold (Depth indicated above tab)
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Intro 1.1: Guitars 1 and 2 with heavy distortion (Play once)
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// Fade in \\
||---------------|--------------|--------------|
||---------------|--------------|--------------|
||---------------|--------------|--------------|
||--4------------|--(4)---------|--(4)---------|
||--2------------|--(2)---------|--(2)---------|
||--0------------|--(0)---------|--(0)---------|
|----------------------|---------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|---------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|---------------|----------------------|
|--(4)--------4--------|--4------------|--(4)--------4--------|
|--(2)--------2--------|--2------------|--(2)--------2--------|
|--(0)--------2--------|--0------------|--(0)--------2--------|
|-----------|--------------|--------------|--------------||
|-----------|--------------|--------------|--------------||
|-----------|--------------|--------------|--------------||
|--4--------|--(4)---------|--(4)---------|--(4)---------||
|--2--------|--(2)---------|--(2)---------|--(2)---------||
|--3--------|--(3)---------|--(3)---------|--(3)---------||
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Intro 1.2a: Guitar 1 (Play once)
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||-------------------|----------------------|-------------------|
||-------------------|----------------------|-------------------|
||-------------------|----------------------|-------------------|
||--4----------------|--(4)--------4--------|--4----------------|
||--2----------------|--(2)--------2--------|--2----------------|
||--0----------------|--(0)--------2--------|--0----------------|
|----------------------|----------|---------|---------|---------|
|----------------------|----------|---------|---------|---------|
|----------------------|----------|---------|---------|---------|
|--(4)--------4--------|--4-------|--(4)----|--(4)----|--(4)----|
|--(2)--------2--------|----------|---------|---------|---------|
|--(0)--------2--------|----------|---------|---------|---------|
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Intro 1.2b: Guitar 2 (Play once)
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||-------------|----------------------|-------------|
||-------------|----------------------|-------------|
||-------------|----------------------|-------------|
||--4----------|--(4)--------4--------|--4----------|
||--2----------|--(2)--------2--------|--2----------|
||--0----------|--(0)--------2--------|--0----------|
|----------------------|-------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------|-------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------|-------------|-----------------------|
|--(4)--------4--------|--4----------|--(4)---------(4)(4)---|
|--(2)--------2--------|--2----------|--(2)---------(2)(2)---|
|--(0)--------2--------|--3----------|--(3)----------3--3----|
|---------------|----------------------||
|---------------|----------------------||
|---------------|----------------------||
|--(4)----------|---(4)(4)--(4)--(4)---||
|--(2)----------|---(2)(2)--(2)--(2)---||
|--(3)----------|----3--3----2b3--2----||
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Riff 1: Guitars 1 and 2 (Play twice)
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||-------------|----------------------|---------------|
||-------------|----------------------|---------------|
||-------------|----------------------|---------------|
||--4----------|--(4)--------4--------|--4------------|
||--2----------|--(2)--------2--------|--2------------|
||--0----------|--(0)--------2--------|--0------------|
|----------------------|---------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|---------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|---------------|----------------------|
|--(4)--------4--------|--4------------|--(4)--------4--------|
|--(2)--------2--------|--2------------|--(2)--------2--------|
|--(0)--------2--------|--3------------|--(3)--------2--------|
|-------------------|---------------------| |
|-------------------|---------------------| |
|-------------------|---------------------|*|
|--4----------------|--(4)----------------|*|
|--2----------------|--(2)----------------| |
|--3----------------|--(3)----------------| |
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Riff 2: Guitars 1 and 2 (Play 3 times)
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||---------------|------------------------|---------------|
||---------------|------------------------|---------------|
||--4------------|--(4)-------------------|--4------------|
||--4------------|--(4)-------------------|--4------------|
||--2------------|--(2)-------------------|--2------------|
||--2------------|--(2)--------3----2--3--|--2------------|
|------------------------|---------------|--------------|
|------------------------|---------------|--------------|
|--(4)-------------------|---------------|--------------|
|--(4)-------------------|--6------------|--(6)---------|
|--(2)-------------------|-(6)-----------|--(6)---------|
|--(2)--------3----2--3--|--4------------|--(4)---------|
|---------------|------------------| |
|---------------|------------------| |
|---------------|------------------|*|
|--6------------|--(6)-------------|*|
|--6------------|--(6)-------------| |
|--4------------|--(4)-------------| |
In bar 5, the first time it is played guitar 2 only plays the ghost note.
In bar 6, all notes become ghost notes after the first play.
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Guitars 1 and 2 play riff 1 twice, with the variations outlined below
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*First time*
||---------------|----------------------|---------------|
||---------------|----------------------|---------------|
||---------------|----------------------|---------------|
||--4------------|--(4)--------4--------|--4------------|
||--2------------|--(2)--------2--------|--2------------|
||--0------------|--(0)--------2--------|--0------------|
|----------------------|-----------|--------|--------|--------||
|----------------------|-----------|--------|--------|--------||
|----------------------|-----------|--------|--------|--------||
|--(4)--------4--------|--4--------|--(4)---|--(4)---|--(4)---||
|--(2)--------2--------|--2--------|--(2)---|--(2)---|--(2)---||
|--(0)--------2--------|--3--------|--(3)---|--(3)---|--(3)---||
*Second time*
||-----------|----------------------|------------|----------------------|
||-----------|----------------------|------------|----------------------|
||-----------|----------------------|------------|----------------------|
||--4--------|--(4)--------4--------|--4---------|--(4)--------4--------|
||--2--------|--(2)--------2--------|--2---------|--(2)--------2--------|
||--0--------|--(0)--------2--------|--0---------|--(0)--------2--------|
|---------------|----------------------|-------------------|
|---------------|----------------------|-------------------|
|---------------|----------------------|-------------------|
|--4------------|--(4)--------4--------|--4----------------|
|--2------------|--(2)--------2--------|--2----------------|
|--3------------|--(3)--------2--------|--3----------------|
|---------------------||
|---------------------||
|---------------------||
|---------------------||
|-----------2---------||
|--3---------------3--||
The following is a guitar transcription of the piano, which enters on bar 5:
||--16----17----21----17----|--------------------------|
||--------------------------|--------------------------|
||--------------------------|--19----18----------------|
||--------------------------|--------------18----19----|
||--------------------------|--------------------------|
||--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------14--|
|--------------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
|--------------11----------|-----------------------|---------------------|
|--11----12----------12----|-----------------------|--4------------------|
|--------------------------|--10----9--------5--4--|--2------------------|
|--(14)----------------------|--------------------|-------------------------|
|----------14----------------|--------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------14----13----|--13----------------|--11---------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------|--------11----7----6--7--|
|----------------------------|--------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------||
|-------------------||
|--6----------------||
|-------------------||
|-------------------||
|-------------------||
Note: the piano arrangement is to be played with the same tuning as guitars
1 & 2. If you want to play it on an actual piano/keyboard, here are the
"standard tuning" notes (the ghost note in bar 5 is unplayable on a standard
tuned 6-string guitar):
||--13----14----18----14----|--------------------------|
||--------------------------|--------------------------|
||--------------------------|--16----15----------------|
||--------------------------|--------------15----16----|
||--------------------------|--------------------------|
||--------------------------|--------------------------|
||--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------|-----------------11--|
|--------------------------|----------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------|---------------------|
|--------------13----------|----------------------|--1------------------|
|--13----14----------14----|--7----6--------2--1--|---------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------|-(4)-----------------|
|--(11)----------------------|--------------------|-----------------------|
|----------11----------------|--------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------11----10----|--10----------------|--8--------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------|-------8---------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------|------------9----8--9--|
|----------------------------|--------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------||
|-------------------||
|-------------------||
|--8----------------||
|-------------------||
|-------------------||
|-------------------||
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Riff 3: Guitars 1 and 2 (Play once through, while guitar 3 plays lead riff 1)
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||-------------|-------------|--------------|
||-------------|-------------|--------------|
||--5----------|--(5)--------|--(5)---------|
||--5----------|--(5)--------|--(5)---------|
||--3----------|--(3)--------|--(3)---------|
||--3----------|--(3)--------|--(3)---------|
|-----------------------|-------------|-------------|
|-----------------------|-------------|-------------|
|--(5)--------5----5----|--6----------|--(6)--------|
|--(5)--------5----5----|--6----------|--(6)--------|
|--(3)--------3----3----|--4----------|--(4)--------|
|--(3)--------3----3----|--4----------|--(4)--------|
|----------------------|--------------------------|-------------|
|----------------------|--------------------------|-------------|
|--(6)--------------6--|--6--9--9--9--9--8--8--5--|--5----------|
|--(6)--------------6--|--6--9--9--9--9--8--8--5--|--5----------|
|--(4)--------------4--|--4--7--7--7--7--6--6--3--|--3----------|
|--(4)--------------4--|--4--7--7--7--7--6--6--3--|--3----------|
|------------|-------------|-----------------------|
|------------|-------------|-----------------------|
|--(5)-------|--(5)--------|--(5)--------5----5----|
|--(5)-------|--(5)--------|--(5)--------5----5----|
|--(3)-------|--(3)--------|--(3)--------3----3----|
|--(3)-------|--(3)--------|--(3)--------3----3----|
|-----------|------------|------------|
|-----------|------------|------------|
|--6--------|--(6)-------|--(6)-------|
|--6--------|--(6)-------|--(6)-------|
|--4--------|--(4)-------|--(4)-------|
|--4--------|--(4)-------|--(4)-------|
|------------|----------|---------------|
|------------|----------|---------------|
|--(6)-------|--5-------|--(5)----------|
|--(6)-------|--5-------|--(5)----------|
|--(4)-------|--3-------|--(3)----------|
|--(4)-------|--3-------|--(3)----------|
|-------------|-------------------------|-----------|
|-------------|-------------------------|-----------|
|--(5)--------|--(5)--------5--5--5--5--|--6--------|
|--(5)--------|--(5)--------5--5--5--5--|--6--------|
|--(3)--------|--(3)--------3--3--3--3--|--4--------|
|--(3)--------|--(3)--------3--3--3--3--|--4--------|
|-------------|-----------|-------------------------|
|-------------|-----------|-------------------------|
|--(6)--------|--(6)------|--(6)--------5--6--6--5--|
|--(6)--------|--(6)------|--(6)--------5--6--6--5--|
|--(4)--------|--(4)------|--(4)--------3--4--4--3--|
|--(4)--------|--(4)------|--(4)--------3--4--4--3--|
|-------------|------------|--------------|
|-------------|------------|--------------|
|--5----------|--(5)-------|--(5)---------|
|--5----------|--(5)-------|--(5)---------|
|--3----------|--(3)-------|--(3)---------|
|--3----------|--(3)-------|--(3)---------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/my_dying_bride/a_doomed_lover_tab.html ]
|-----------------------|-------------|--------------|
|-----------------------|-------------|--------------|
|--(5)--------5----5----|--6----------|--(6)---------|
|--(5)--------5----5----|--6----------|--(6)---------|
|--(3)--------3----3----|--4----------|--(4)---------|
|--(3)--------3----3----|--4----------|--(4)---------|
|------------|-----------------------|--------------|
|------------|-----------------------|--------------|
|--(6)-------|--(6)------------------|--------------|
|--(6)-------|--(6)------------------|--------------|
|--(4)-------|--(4)------------4--3--|--3-----------|
|--(4)-------|--(4)------------------|--------------|
|--------------|------------------|------------------||
|--------------|------------------|------------------||
|--------------|------------------|------------------||
|--------------|------------------|------------------||
|--(3)---------|--(3)-------------|--(3)-------------||
|--------------|------------------|------------------||
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Lead Riff 1: Guitar 3 with heavy distortion (Play once through)
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|___3___|
||------------------------|-------------------------------------|
||------------------------|-------------------------------------|
||------------------------|-------------------------------------|
||-/17------------17h 18--|--17------15--17--18--17h18p(17\15)--|
||------------------------|-------------------------------------|
||------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|___3___| |___3___|
|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--17------17h18p(17\15)------15h17p(15\| 14)h 15--14h 15--(15/18)-17--(17\ 5)-|
|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------|----------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|----------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|----------------------|--------------------|
|--6-----------------|-------------------6--|--6--------------6--|
|-----------8--------|--(8)-----------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|----------------------|--------------------|
|------------------------------|--------------------|
|------------------------------|--------------------|
|------------------------------|--------------------|
|--(6/ 9)--9--9--9--8--(8\ 6)--|--17h |
|------------------------------|--------------------|
|------------------------------|--------------------|
|___3___| |___3___| |___3___|
|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| 18p 17h 18p 17--17h18p(17\15)----|--17------17h18p(17\15)------15h17p(15\|
|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|---------------|----------------------|
|------------------------------------|---------------|----------------------|
|------------------------------------|---------------|-------------6--------|
| 14)h 15--14h 15--14--15--(14\ 5)--|--6------------|--(6)-----------------|
|------------------------------------|---------------|----------------------|
|------------------------------------|---------------|----------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
|--6-----------------|---------------------|-/17----------------|
|-----------8--------|--(8)----------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
|___3___|
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|----------15--------------|
|--(17)--------17--18--17h18p(17\15)--|--17------------17----18--|
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------|--------------------------|
|----------15---------------|---------------|--------------------------|
|----17----------(17\ 5)--|--6------------|--(6)--------(6\ 5)----5--|
|---------------------------|---------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------|--------------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------|--------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------|--------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------|--------------------|
|--(5/ 6)------6------8--|----6----5----6----5--|-/17----------------|
|------------------------|----------------------|--------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------|--------------------|
|___3___| |___3___| |___3___|
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--(17)--------17--18--17h18p(17\15)--|--17------17h18p(17\15)------15h17p15-|
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------------------------|----------6-------|--(6)--------------|
|--15h 17--(17/ 18)--(18\ 17)--(17\ 6)--|--6---------------|------------6------|
|---------------------------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------------------------|------------------|-------------------|
1/2 2 (Gradual)
\___/ |\_______
|---------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
|--6------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
|-----------6---------|-----------*--------|--------------------|
|------------------8--|--8--------8--------|--7--------7--------|
|---------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
____________________________________________
--------------|--------------|--------------||
--------------|--------------|--------------||
--------------|--------------|--------------||
--------------|--------------|--------------||
--(7)---------|--(7)---------|--(7)---------||
--------------|--------------|--------------||
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Riff 4: Guitars 1 and 2 (Play 10 times) [Tempo = 110 BPM]
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||--------------------------|--------------------------|
||--------------------------|--------------------------|
||--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|--5--5--5--5--------------|
||--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|--5--5--5--5--6--6--6--6--|
||--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|--3--3--3--3--6--6--6--6--|
||--------------------------|--------------4--4--4--4--|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--5--5--5--5--3--3--3--3--|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
|--5--5--5--5--3--3--3--3--|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
|--3--3--3--3--1--1--1--1--|--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------8--8--|
|--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|--6--6--6--6--5--5--8--8--|
|--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|--6--6--6--6--5--5--6--6--|
|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|--4--4--4--4--3--3--------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------| |
|--------------------------|--------------------------| |
|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|*|
|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|*|
|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--| |
|--------------------------|--------------------------| |
At alternate intervals the 4th bar is doubled in length, making the overall riff
9 bars long, rather than 8.
Hold the following chord after playing the riff 10 times:
|----------|
|----------|
|--5-------|
|--5-------|
|--3-------|
|----------|
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Lead Riff 2.1: Guitar 3 (Play 10 times)
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||---------------|----------------------|--------------------|
||---------------|----------------------|--------------------|
||--5------------|--(5)--------7--------|--4--------5--------|
||---------------|----------------------|--------------------|
||---------------|----------------------|--------------------|
||---------------|----------------------|--------------------|
|--------------|--------------|----------------------|
|--------------|--------------|----------------------|
|--(5)---------|--(5)---------|--(5)--------7--------|
|--------------|--------------|----------------------|
|--------------|--------------|----------------------|
|--------------|--------------|----------------------|
*Additional bar*
|--------------------|--------------| |--------------| |
|--------------------|--------------| |--------------| |
|--4--------5--------|--(5)---------|*|--(5)---------|*|
|--------------------|--------------|*|--------------|*|
|--------------------|--------------| |--------------| |
|--------------------|--------------| |--------------| |
Play the first 8 bars, and then play them again with the additional bar, and
repeat this pattern each time the part is played.
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Lead Riff 2.2: Guitar 4 with heavy distortion (Play 9 times)
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|------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------------|
|--5--4---------------4--|--5--4--5--4--7--4--5--4--|
|--------6--5------6-----|--------------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------------|
|--5--4---------------4--|--5--4--5--4--7--4--5--4--|
|--------6--5------6-----|--------------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------|
|--5--4--5--4--5--7--5--7--|--5--4---------------4--|
|--------------------------|--------6--5------6-----|
|--------------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------| |
|--------------------------|------------------------| |
|--5--4--5--4--7--4--5--4--|--5--4---------------4--|*|
|--------------------------|--------6--5------6-----|*|
|--------------------------|------------------------| |
|--------------------------|------------------------| |
*Additional bar*
|--------------------------| |
|--------------------------| |
|--5--4--5--4--5--4--5--4--|*|
|--------------------------|*|
|--------------------------| |
|--------------------------| |
This part enters on the second repeat of riff 4. Play the first 8 bars, then
play them again with the additional bar added to the end to make 9 bars, and
alternate between these patterns until the song ends.
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Lead Riff 2.3: Guitar 5 with heavy distortion (Play 8 times)
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*Enter on the second repeat of riff 4*
||---------------|-----------------------|--------------------|
||---------------|-----------------------|--------------------|
||---------------|-----------------------|--------------------|
||--5------------|--(5)--------5h 6------|--5--------3--------|
||---------------|-----------------------|--------------------|
||---------------|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|--(3)--------|--(3)--------3--6------|--(6)--------6--8------|
|-------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------|----------------------|--------------------|
|---------------|----------------------|--------------------|
|---------------|----------------------|--------------------|
|--5------------|--(5)--------------8--|--10----------------|
|---------------|----------------------|--------------------|
|---------------|----------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------|--------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------|--------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------|--------------|
|--(10)------10--12------13--|--12--------10--------|--(10)--------|
|----------------------------|----------------------|--------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------|--------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------|----------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------|----------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------|----------------------|
|--(10)------10--13--------|--(13)--------------13--|--15--------10--------|
|--------------------------|------------------------|----------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------|----------------------|
|------------------| |
|------------------| |
|------------------|*|
|--(10)------------|*|
|------------------| |
|------------------| |
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End
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Tab summary: Intro 1.1 X 1
Intro 1.2a + Intro 1.2b X 1
Riff 1 X 2
Riff 2 X 3
Riff 1 X 2 (With Variations)
Riff 3 + Lead Riff 1 X 1
Riff 4 X 10 + Lead Riff 2.1 X 10, 2.2 X 9, 2.3 X 8
END
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Corrections (15/12/07):
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* Minor adjustments to text
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Corrections (26/01/06):
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* Corrected the piano arrangement, and added a standard tuning transcription
