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Lights Out - by Savatage
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Tabbed by: Andy (yalaki)
Email: yalaki@hotmail.com
Awesome track from Criss Oliva's final album.
High paced riffs... enjoy!
(solos not included!)
Any questions etc: yalaki@hotmail.com
(I'll do my best to answer!)
Tuning: Standard
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Intro:
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e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------5---------5----------------5---------5------------|
A|-----5-7---7~--0-5---7~-7-7-----5-7---7~--0-5---7~-7-7-----|
E|-0----------------------0-0------------------------0-0-----|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------5---------5----------------5---------5------------|
A|-----5-7---7~--0-5---7~-7-7-----5-7---7~--0-5---7~---------|
E|------------------------0-0--------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------5---------5----------------5---------5-----------|
A|------5-7---7~--0-5---7~-7-7-----5-7---7~--0-5---7~--7-7---|
E|-0-0---------------------0-0-------------------------0-0---|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------5---------5----------------5---------5------------|
A|-----5-7---7~--0-5---7~-7-7-----5-7---7~--0-5---7\---------|
E|------------------------0-0--------------------------------|
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Verse 1:
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"Squirmin' like a live wire, vaporizing hard tire..."
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B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------7~------------------------7~--------|
D|-----5---7-----5-------7~------5---7-----5-------7~--------|
A|-----5---7-----5-------5~------5---7-----5-------5~--------|
E|-0-0---0---0-0---0-0-0-----0-0---0---0-0---0-0-0-----------|
pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------5---------5----------------5---------5-----------|
A|------5-7---7~--0-5---7~---------5-7---7~--0-5---7~--------|
E|-0-0---------------------0-0-------------------------------|
"No brakes, can't stop, in a ditch to the top..."
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B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------7~------------------------7~--------|
D|-----5---7-----5-------7~------5---7-----5-------7~--------|
A|-----5---7-----5-------5~------5---7-----5-------5~--------|
E|-0-0---0---0-0---0-0-0-----0-0---0---0-0---0-0-0-----------|
pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Chorus:
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"Lights out, runnin' with the devil..."
e|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
G|----------9------------------|----------9----------------------------------|
D|----------9------------------|----------9----------------------------------|
A|----------7--------------5-7-|----------7--7-6-5---------------------------|
E|--0-0-0-0----0-3-5-0-5-7-----|--0-0-0-0----------7-6-5-3~------------------|
pm . . . . . . . .
e|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
G|----------9------------------|----------9----------------------------------|
D|----------9------------------|----------9----------------------------------|
A|----------7--------------5-7-|----------7------------------------------7---|
E|--0-0-0-0----0-3-5-0-5-7-----|--0-0-0-0----0-3-5-0-3-5-0-5-7-0-5-7-5-7-----|
pm . . . . . . . .
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------5---------5----------------5---------5-----------|
A|------5-7---7~--0-5---7~-7-7-----5-7---7~--0-5---7~--7-7---|
E|-0-0---------------------0-0-------------------------0-0---|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------5---------5----------------5---------5------------|
A|-----5-7---7~--0-5---7~-7-7-----5-7---7~--0-5---7\---------|
E|------------------------0-0--------------------------------|
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Verse 2:
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"Look (yeah look), yeah she really makes your blood cook..."
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B|-------------------------------------------------+---------|
G|-----------------------7~------------------------7~--------|
D|-----5---7-----5-------7~------5---7-----5-----------------|
A|-----5---7-----5-------5~------5---7-----5-----------------|
E|-0-0---0---0-0---0-0-0-----0-0---0---0-0---0-0-0-----------|
pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------5---------5----------------5---------5-----------|
A|------5-7---7~--0-5---7~---------5-7---7~--0-5---7~--------|
E|-0-0---------------------0-0-------------------------0-0---|
"You (you you) yeah she got you like a big fool..."
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B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------7~------------------------7~--------|
D|-----5---7-----5-------7~------5---7-----5-------7~--------|
A|-----5---7-----5-------5~------5---7-----5-------5~--------|
E|-0-0---0---0-0---0-0-0-----0-0---0---0-0---0-0-0-----------|
pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Chorus:
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"Lights out, runnin' with the devil..."
e|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
G|----------9------------------|----------9----------------------------------|
D|----------9------------------|----------9----------------------------------|
A|----------7--------------5-7-|----------7--7-6-5---------------------------|
E|--0-0-0-0----0-3-5-0-5-7-----|--0-0-0-0----------7-6-5-3~------------------|
pm . . . . . . . .
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/savatage/lights_out_tab.html ]
e|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
G|----------9------------------|----------9--------------------------------9-|
D|----------9------------------|----------9--------------------------------9-|
A|----------7--------------5-7-|----------7------------------------------5-7-|
E|--0-0-0-0----0-3-5-0-5-7-----|--0-0-0-0----0-3-5-0-3-5-0-5-7-0-5-7-5-7-----|
pm . . . . . . . .
(PAUSE) - hold last E5 chord and drop it slowly with your whammy bar
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Guitar SOlo:
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Rhythm Guitar:
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------5----------------------------5---------------------------|
A|--5-7----7---5-7---------------5-7----7--5-7--------------------|
E|-------------------0-3-0-3-0------------------0-3-0-3-0---------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------5----------------------------5---------------------------|
A|--5-7----7---5-7---------------5-7----7--7--6-5-----------------|
E|-------------------0-3-0-3-0--------------------7-6-5-3---------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------5----------------------------5---------------------------|
A|--5-7----7---5-7---------------5-7----7--7--6-5-----------------|
E|-------------------0-3-0-3-0--------------------7-6-5-3---------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------5----------------------------5---------------------------|
A|--5-7----7---5-7---------------5-7----7--7--6-5-----------------|
E|-------------------0-3-0-3-0--------------------7-6-5-3---------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------7~------------------------7~-------------|
D|-----5---7-----5-------7~------5---7-----5-------7~-------------|
A|-----5---7-----5-------5~------5---7-----5-------5~-------------|
E|-0-0---0---0-0---0-0-0-----0-0---0---0-0---0-0-0----------------|
pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
e|-----------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|----------9------------------|----------9-----------------------|
D|----------9------------------|----------9-----------------------|
A|----------7--------------5-7-|----------7--7-6-5----------------|
E|--0-0-0-0----0-3-5-0-5-7-----|--0-0-0-0----------7-6-5-3~-------|
pm . . . . . . . .
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------7~------------------------7~-------------|
D|-----5---7-----5-------7~------5---7-----5-------7~-------------|
A|-----5---7-----5-------5~------5---7-----5-------5~-------------|
E|-0-0---0---0-0---0-0-0-----0-0---0---0-0---0-0-0----------------|
pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------9----------------9------10---10---10---10--10-10-10---|
D|----------9----------------9------10---10---10---10--10-10-10---|
A|----------7----------------7------------------------------------|
E|--0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0-------0----0----0----0----------------|
pm . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Chorus:
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"Lights out, ruinning with devil..."
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B|-----------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|----------9------------------|----------9-----------------------|
D|----------9------------------|----------9-----------------------|
A|----------7--------------5-7-|----------7--7-6-5----------------|
E|--0-0-0-0----0-3-5-0-5-7-----|--0-0-0-0----------7-6-5-3~-------|
pm . . . . . . . .
e|-----------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|----------9------------------|----------9-----------------------|
D|----------9------------------|----------9-----------------------|
A|----------7--------------5-7-|----------7--7-6-5----------------|
E|--0-0-0-0----0-3-5-0-5-7-----|--0-0-0-0----------7-6-5-3~-------|
pm . . . . . . . .
"lights out running with the devil..."
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B|-----------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|----------9------------------|----------9-----------------------|
D|----------9------------------|----------9-----------------------|
A|----------7--------------5-7-|----------7--7-6-5----------------|
E|--0-0-0-0----0-3-5-0-5-7-----|--0-0-0-0----------7-6-5-3~-------|
pm . . . . . . . .
e|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
G|----------9------------------|----------9----------------------------------|
D|----------9------------------|----------9----------------------------------|
A|----------7--------------5-7-|----------7--------------------------5---5---|
E|--0-0-0-0----0-3-5-0-5-7-----|--0-0-0-0----0-3-5-0-3-5-0-5-7-0-5-7---7-----|
pm . . . . . . . .
"Yeha, Lights out..."
Repeat 3 times
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|o---------------------------------------------------------o|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------5---------5----------------5---------5-------------|
A|o---5-7---7~--0-5---7~-7-7-----5-7---7~--0-5---7~--7-7----o|
E|-----------------------0-0-------------------------0-0-----|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------5---------5----------------5---------5-------------|
A|----5-7---7~--0-5---7~-7-7-----5-7---7~--0-5---7~----------|
E|-----------------------0-0---------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------||
B|----------------------------------------------------------||
G|---------------------------------9-9-9-9------------------||
D|---------------------------------9-9-9-9------------------||
A|---------------------------5---5-7-7-7-7------------------||
E|---0-3-5-0-3-5-0-5-7-0-5-7---7----------------------------||
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend note
| r Release bend
| pb Prebend note
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