transcribed by: Russ Elton : [email protected]
Langus : [email protected]
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Date last modified: 02-08-01
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Tuning: Standard
Intro
e|–0-7p0-8p0-7p0-10p0-8p0-7p0-8p0-7p0-|
B|————————————-|
G|————————————-|
D|————————————-|
A|————————————-|
E|————————————-|
e|–7p0-8p0-7p0-10p0-8p0-7p0-8p0-7p0-|
B|———————————–|
G|———————————–|
D|———————————–|
A|———————————–|
E|———————————–|
Riff 1
Guitar 1
e|–7p0-8p0-7p0-10p0-8p0-7p0-8p0-7p0-|
B|———————————–|
G|———————————–|
D|———————————–|
A|———————————–|
E|———————————–|
Guitar 2 x2
e|———————–|
B|———————–|
G|———————–|
D|———————–|
A|—————2—–1-|
E|–0——————–|
x2
e|———————–|
B|———————–|
G|———————–|
D|—————4—–3-|
A|–2————2—–1-|
E|–0——————–|
Riff 2
Guitar 1
e|–7p0-8p0-7p0-10p0-8p0-7p0-8p0-7p0-|
B|———————————–|
G|———————————–|
D|———————————–|
A|———————————–|
E|———————————–|
Guitar 2
e|——————————|
B|——————————|
G|——————————|
D|——————————|
A|——————————|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0000-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
* * * * * * **** * * * * * *
e|—————————————-|
B|—————————————-|
G|—————————————-|
D|—————————————-|
A|-2222-1-1-1-1-1-1-1111-1-1-1-1-1-1——|
E|———————————–1111-|
**** * * * * * * **** * * * * * * ****
Riff 3
Guitar 1
e|–7p0-8p0-7p0-10p0-8p0-7p0-8p0-7p0-|
B|———————————–|
G|———————————–|
D|———————————–|
A|———————————–|
E|———————————–|
Guitar 2
e|——————————-|
B|——————————-|
G|——————————-|
D|————————-4–3–|
A|—2–2——–2–2——2–1–|
E|—0–0——–0–0————|
Lead into next section:
e|————————–|
B|–12-11——————-|
G|————–14-13–9-10-|
D|——–11-12————-|
A|————————–|
E|————————–|
Riff 4
Guitar 1
e|–7p0-8p0-7p0-10p0-8p0-7p0-8p0-7p0-|
B|———————————–|
G|———————————–|
D|———————————–|
A|———————————–|
E|———————————–|
Guitar 2
e|——————————|
B|——————————|
G|————————-9-10-|
D|——————————|
A|————————-7–8-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0——|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 5
Guitar 1
e|–7p0-8p0-7p0-10p0-8p0-7p0-8p0-7p0-|
B|———————————–|
G|———————————–|
D|———————————–|
A|———————————–|
E|———————————–|
Guitar 2
e|——————————————————-|
B|——————————————————-|
G|——————————————————-|
D|——————————————————-|
A|——————————————————-|
E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Guitar 3 x2
e|————————–|
B|–12-11——————-|
G|————–14-13–9-10-|
D|——–11-12————-|
A|————————–|
E|————————–|
Play Riff 4
Play Riff 5
Play Riff 4
Play Riff 5
Riff 6
Guitar 1
e|–7p0-8p0-7p0-10p0-8p0-7p0-8p0-7p0-|
B|———————————–|
G|———————————–|
D|———————————–|
A|———————————–|
E|———————————–|
Guitar 2
e|—————————————|
B|—————————————|
G|—————————————|
D|———————————-4–3-|
A|–2–2—-2–2—-2–2—-2–2—-2–1-|
E|–0–0—-0–0—-0–0—-0–0———|
Guitar 3 (Comes in after awhile) x2
e|———————————–|————|
B|–7p0-8p0-7p0-10p0-8p0-7p0-8p0-7p0-|———17-|
G|———————————–|—–16—–|
D|———————————–|-14———|
A|———————————–|————|
E|———————————–|————|
Play Riff 4
Play Riff 5
Play Riff 4
Play Riff 5
Play Riff 4
Play Riff 5
Riff 7 (Play twice)
Guitar 1
e|–7p0-8p0-7p0-10p0-8p0-7p0-8p0-7p0-|
B|———————————–|
G|———————————–|
D|———————————–|
A|———————————–|
E|———————————–|
Guitar 2
e|——————————-|
B|——————————-|
G|——————————-|
D|————————-4–3–|
A|—2–2——–2–2——2–1–|
E|—0–0——–0–0————|
Guitar 3
e|————————–|
B|–12-11——————-|
G|————–14-13–9-10-|
D|——–11-12————-|
A|————————–|
E|————————–|
Riff 8
Guitar 1
e|–7p0-8p0-7p0-10p0-8p0-7p0-8p0-7p0-|
B|———————————–|
G|———————————–|
D|———————————–|
A|———————————–|
E|———————————–|
Guitar 2
e|———————–|
B|———————–|
G|———————–|
D|———————–|
A|—2–2——–2–2—-|
E|—0–0——–0–0—-|
Guitar 3
e|————————–|
B|–12-11——————-|
G|————–14-13–9-10-|
D|——–11-12————-|
A|————————–|
E|————————–|
Ending (not sure about this part):
Guitar 1
e|——-|
B|——-|
G|——-|
D|——-|
A|–8—-|
E|–6—-|
Guitar 2
e|——-|
B|——-|
G|——-|
D|–8—-|
A|–7—-|
E|——-|
Then this comes in again:
Guitar 1
e|–7p0-8p0-7p0-10p0-8p0-7p0-8p0-7p0-|
B|———————————–|
G|———————————–|
D|———————————–|
A|———————————–|
E|———————————–|
Guitar 2
e|————————–|
B|–12-11——————-|
G|————–14-13–9-10-|
D|——–11-12————-|
A|————————–|
E|————————–|
End.
notation:
^ = bend [ ^ = half, ^^ = whole, etc. ]
^r = bend and release
x = mute with fret-hand
* = mute with palm-hand
X = pick slide
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
~ = vibrato
t = tap-on
/ = slide up
= slide down
h. = harmonics
ah = artificial harmonic
(9) = ghost note
tm = trem picking
tr = trill