song: flashpoint
album: DEMANUFACTURE
Dropped-D tuning (D, A, D, G, B, E)
LEGEND:
* — palm-mute
H — hit-on
P — pull-off
~~~~ — vibrato
A.H. — Artificial Harmonic
N.H. — Natural Harmonic
Upbeat, faster speed
Intro with studio sounds, drums, bass, and then guitar comes in doubled
by sythnthesizers
Riff A:
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|———-6———–6-6———–6———–6-6–|
|–0-0—0-6—0-0—0-6-6—0-0—0-6—0-0—0-6-6–|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
Riff B:
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|———-6———–6-6———–6———–6-6–|
|–0-0—0-6———–6-6—0-0—0-6———0-6-6–|
* * * * * * *
Riff C:
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|———————-6-6———————–6-6–|
|———————-6-6———————–6-6–|
* * * *
Riff D:
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|-1–1–1–1–1–1–1–111–1–1–1–1–1–1–1–111–|
|-1–1–1–1–1–1–1–111–1–1–1–1–1–1–1–111–|
Riff E:
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|-0–0–0–0–0–0–0–000–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0—1—3|
|-0–0–0–0–0–0–0–000–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0—1—3|
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|-0–0–0–0–0–0–0–000–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0—1—3|
|-0–0–0–0–0–0–0–000–0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0—1—3|
|————-|
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|–1—3—4–|
|–1—3—4–|
Riff F:
Let chords ring out
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|-6—-8-5—-8-4—-8-3—-1—-6—-8-10—-9—-(6)–(5)-|
|-6—-8-5—-8-4—-8-3—-1—-6—-8-10—-9—-(6)–(5)-|
|-6—-8-5—-8-4—-8-3—-1—-6—-8-10—-9—-(6)–(5)-|
Song Structure:
Riff A 2 times
Riff B 2 times
Riff A 2 times
Riff C 2 times
Riff A 2 times
Riff A 2 times
Riff D 2 times
Riff E 1 time
Riff A 4 times
Riff F 1 time
(bass then plays harmony in Riff F under Burton’s soaring vocals)
Riff F 1 time (doubled by another track of guitar playing the same
harmony only set to the snare drum’s rhythm)
Riff D 2 times
Riff E 1 time
Riff A 2 times, ending on two blunt D5 chord hits
