e |————————————-|
B |————————————-|
G |————————————-|
D |—-0–5–7–0–5–8–7–8–7-7-3-3–|
A |—-0–5–7–0–5–8–7–8–7-7-3-3–|
D |—-0–5–7–0–5–8–7–8–7-7-3-3–|
e |—————————————|
B |—————————————|
G |—————————————|
D |—-0–5–7–0–5–8–7–8–10-10-7-7–|
A |—-0–5–7–0–5–8–7–8–10-10-7-7–|
D |—-0–5–7–0–5–8–7–8–10-10-7-7–|
e |————————————-|
B |————————————-|
G |————————————-|
D |—-0–5–7–0–5–8–7–8–7-7-3-3–|
A |—-0–5–7–0–5–8–7–8–7-7-3-3–|
D |—-0–5–7–0–5–8–7–8–7-7-3-3–|
e |————————————–|
B |————————————–|
G |————————————–|
D |—-0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0-0-0-0——|
A |—-0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0-0-0-0——|
D |—-0–0–0–0–0–0–0–0-0-0-0——|
Then there is this piano part with some very deep tones.
It’s basically the same as the
first part of the intro (2x):
e |————————————-|
B |————————————-|
G |————————————-|
D |————————————-|
A |————————————-|
D |—-0–5–7–0–5–8–0–8–7-7-3-3–|
e |————————————–|
B |————————————–|
G |————————————–|
D |————————————–|
A |————————————–|
D |—-0–5–7–0–5–8–0–8–10-10-7-7-|
Then the guitar comes in again and joins the piano (2x):
e |————————————-|
B |————————————-|
G |————————————-|
D |—-0–5–7–0–5–8–0–8–7-7-3-3–|
A |—-0–5–7–0–5–8–0–8–7-7-3-3–|
D |—-0–5–7–0–5–8–0–8–7-7-3-3–|
e |—————————————|
B |—————————————|
G |—————————————|
D |—-0–5–7–0–5–8–0–8–10-10-7-7–|
A |—-0–5–7–0–5–8–0–8–10-10-7-7–|
D |—-0–5–7–0–5–8–0–8–10-10-7-7–|
After that, the (I’ll just call it the second part)
of the intro starts:
Lead Guitar (4x):
e |——————————————–|
B |——————————————–|
G |—-7-9-10—-9-7—-7-9-6-6-6–6-7-9——-|
D |——————————————–|
A |—-5-7–8—-7-5—-5-7-4-4-4–4-5-7——-|
D |——————————————–|
e |—————————————————|
B |—————————————————|
G |—-7-9-10—-9-7—-7-9-10-10-10–10-12-9-9-9—–|
D |—————————————————|
A |—-5-7–8—-7-5—-5-7–8–8–8—8-10-7-7-7—–|
D |—————————————————|
Rythm Guitar (comes in after the lead guitar played the riff
two times; 2x):
e |———————————————————————–|
B |———————————————————————–|
G |———————————————————————–|
D |—-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7—-|
A |—-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7—-|
D |—-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7—-|
There is no guitar in the verse and the pre-chorus,
just some piano and background effects.
I think it’s basically played like this…
Verse (2x):
e |——————————————–|
B |——————————————–|
G |——————————————–|
D |—-3——–2——–3——–3—-5–2—-|
A |——————————————–|
D |——————————————–|
Pre-chorus (2x):
e |————————————|
B |————————————|
G |————————————|
D |—-0——–2——–2——–2—-|
A |————————————|
D |————————————|
Chorus (guitar slowly fades in):
e |———————————————————————–|
B |———————————————————————–|
G |———————————————————————–|
D |—-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5—-|
A |—-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5—-|
D |—-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5—-|
e |———————————————————————–|
B |———————————————————————–|
G |———————————————————————–|
D |—-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5—-|
A |—-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5—-|
D |—-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5—-|
e |———————————————————————–|
B |———————————————————————–|
G |———————————————————————–|
D |—-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5—-|
A |—-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5—-|
D |—-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5—-|
e |—————————————————————————————|
B |—————————————————————————————|
G |—————————————————————————————|
D |—-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7—-|
A |—-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7—-|
D |—-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7—-|
Intro
Verse
Pre-Chorus (now with some guitar):
e |——————————————————————————–|
B |——————————————————————————–|
G |—-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14——|
D |—-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12——|
A |—-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12——|
D |—-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12——|
Chorus
After the chorus this little bridge kinda thing is played:
e |—————————————————————|
B |—————————————————————|
G |—————————————————————|
D |—-0—-8–7–5–7-0—8–7–5–3-0—8–7–5-3–3—6-6-7—-|
A |—-0—-8–7–5–7-0—8–7–5–3-0—8–7–5-3–3—6-6-7—-|
D |—-0—-8–7–5–7-0—8–7–5–3-0—8–7–5-3–3—6-6-7—-|
e |———————————————————-|
B |———————————————————-|
G |———————————————————-|
D |—-8–7–5–7-0—8–7–5–3-0—8–7–5-3–3—6-6-7—-|
A |—-8–7–5–7-0—8–7–5–3-0—8–7–5-3–3—6-6-7—-|
D |—-8–7–5–7-0—8–7–5–3-0—8–7–5-3–3—6-6-7—-|
e |——————————————————–|
B |——————————————————–|
G |——————————————————–|
D |—-8–7–5–7-0—8–7–5–3-0—8–7–5-3–3—6-6—-|
A |—-8–7–5–7-0—8–7–5–3-0—8–7–5-3–3—6-6—-|
D |—-8–7–5–7-0—8–7–5–3-0—8–7–5-3–3—6-6—-|
Rakim’s Verse (12x):
e |—————————————|
B |—————————————|
G |—————————————|
D |—–7-7—-8-8—-7-7——3-3-6-6—-|
A |—–7-7—-8-8—-7-7——3-3-6-6—-|
D |—–7-7—-8-8—-7-7——3-3-6-6—-|
Then:
e |—————————————————-|
B |—————————————————-|
G |—————————————————-|
D |—-7-7-7–7—-7-7-7–7—-7-7-7–7—-7-7-7–7—-|
A |—-7-7-7–7—-7-7-7–7—-7-7-7–7—-7-7-7–7—-|
D |—-7-7-7–7—-7-7-7–7—-7-7-7–7—-7-7-7–7—-|
The instrumental before the last chorus only consists of electronics,
but you can play it like this:
e |——————————–|
B |——————————–|
G |——————————–|
D |——————————–|
A |—-5-5-7–8–10–8–7–5–7—-|
D |——————————–|
e |——————————–|
B |——————————–|
G |——————————–|
D |——————————–|
A |—-5-5-7–8–10–8–7–5–7—-|
D |——————————–|
e |——————————–|
B |——————————–|
G |——————————–|
D |——————————–|
A |—-5-5-7–8–10–8–7–5–7—-|
D |——————————–|
e |——————————–|
B |——————————–|
G |——————————–|
D |——————————–|
A |—-5-5-7–8——————–|
D |——————————–|
Chorus
Bridge kinda thing
First part of the intro with effects
Solo:
e |—————————————————|
B |—-10–10–11–11–13–13–11–11–10-10-11-11—-|
G |—————————————————|
D |—————————————————|
A |—————————————————|
D |—————————————————|
e |——————————————-|
B |——————————————-|
G |—-11-12-14-11-12-14-12-13-15-12-13-15—-|
D |——————————————-|
A |——————————————-|
D |——————————————-|
e |————————————————————————–|
B |————————————————————————–|
G |—-14-15-17-14-15-17-14-15-17-14-15-17-14-15-17-14-15-17-14-15-17-14—–|
D |————————————————————————–|
A |————————————————————————–|
D |————————————————————————–|
