The Mission Chords & Tabs
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Author/Artist: Queensryche
Title: The Mission
Album: Operation: Mindcrime
Transcribed by: Raven
Email: grans@earthlink.net
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-0-----------0------1-----------1------2-----------2------1-----------1----*-|
---0----0------0------0----0------0------0----0------0------0----0------0----|
-----2----2------2------2----2------2------2----2------2------2----2------2--|
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intro riff
----0-0-0---0-0-0----7-----0-0-0----0-0-0---5--|------------------------------|
----5-5-5---5-5-5----5-----5-5-5----5-5-5---5-*|------------------------------|
----4-4-4---4-4-4----4-----4-4-4----5-5-5---2--|---5---5----------------------|
-----------------------------------------------|---5---5----------------------|
----------------------------------------------*|---3---3----------------------|
-0--------0-------0-----0--------0-------0-----|------------------------------|
can't explain . . this holy pain x2
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-----------------------------------------------|-----|--5-----7---------------|
----9--9----10-----7---------12--12-----10-----|--7--|--5-----7---------------|
----7--7-----7-----7----------9---9------7-----|--7-*|--3-----5---------------|
-0--------0------0-----0--0----------0------0--|-----|------------------------|
verse riff end#1 end#2
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-5--4--2----7--5--4----4---------2-------5--|---4\--|---7---------------------|
-3--3--3----5--5--5----2---------4-------3--|---2--*|---5---------------*-----|
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after playing that twice, the bridge end#1 end#2-- to verse riff
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----------7---5---8---5---7--5--------------------7---5---8---5---7---5----*-|
-4--5--4-------------------------5---5---4--5--4-----------------------------|
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chorus. after playing this twice, play intro riff while waiting for solo.
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-4-/-9v-----11b12r11----9-\-4---2b4r2v---------------------2-/-4-----4--------|
-----------------------------------------2--2----5--4--5----------------------|
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This solo is a perfect example of Chris DeGarmo's playing style.
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/q/queensryche/the_mission_tab_ver_3.html ]
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---------------------------------15--12------12------------------12--13--12---|
-7b9r7---/-2--4--5--4v--9-/-12-----------14------14--12--12--14---------------|
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--------------------------------------------12--14--15--12v----/12--12--14----|
-11h12--12--13--13--15--13--12--12--13--15------------------------------------|
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-15b17r15------15--12----------15p12---17b19r17--15--17v--15--19--15----------|
-----------13------------14------------------------------------------17v------|
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-/12--14--15--14--15--12v------19--22--22b24v-------15--17---20--19-17-19-17--|
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-15-17---15p14p12h14----------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------10h12h13p12p10h12h10p8h10p8-----------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------11--9v---------------------|
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vibrate until feedback
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------------------------------------12---15v----------------------------------|
-11--9--11--12--11--12--14--12--14----------------11--9--11--12--11--12--14---|
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conclusion duet w/ keyboard
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-12--14-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------9---9---9-----9--9--9--9-------------------------------------------|
-----------7---7---7-----7--7--7--7--\----------------------------------------|
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h - hammer on
p - pull off
* - trill
b - bend (use tremolo bar for downbend)
r - release bend
/ - slide up
\ - slide down
v - vibrato
t - tap (with strumming hand)
x - fret-hand muting
^ - natural harmonics
ph- artificial (pinch) harmonics
PM palm mute
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Lines going diagonally up and down --\--------/-------------|
These mean whammy bar --\------/----------|
- --\----/-------|
\ - bar down
/- bar up
