I can’t remember exactly how I wrote this song but I was going through a bunch
of midis and a couple riffs were gathering dust so I messed around and finished
it off. It was by no means an accident 😛
Note that the time signature is 5/4. Uhh, for those who don’t know what that is,
it means 5 beats per bar instead of 4 (which is 4/4). It’s just what worked well
with the song.
I play second guitar because I just prefer it. If you don’t like first guitar,
then play second. Basically, lyrics are sung during the verse and the two
choruses ONLY. If you’ve written lyrics please let me read them.
ALWAYS LET ALL NOTES RING FOR AS LONG AS POSSIBLE!! Single notes honestly sound
like shit.
REMINDER: email me if you want the midi that includes drums, bass, strings and
additional guitars. This will help you understand the timing of the tune. No point
trying if you don’t have the original version. PLEASE check my website under the
Media section first. If the midi isn’t available then email me. (Contact info at
bottom of Tab)
~ – Let ring (Hold for as long as possible)
s – Slide to required note
p – Pull off
+ – Bend 1 Whole Step (2 Semitones, Eg. fret 17 to 19)
Tuning: Drop D (D;A;D;G;B;e)
Timing: 120
Time Signature: 5/4
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Intro – Double Guitars
Clean Electric – Backup (Guitar 1)
Clean Electric – Me (Guitar 2)
This is where the song originated from. Pretty much the rest of the song was
formed around this riff except the wierd ending.
0:00
Play 4x, then continue…
e|—–0——–3—3—|
B|—3—3——–3—3-|
G|————2———|
D|-0——————–|
A|———————-|
D|———————-|
Asus Dsus
Play 4x
e|—–0——–3—3—|
B|—3—3——–3—3-|
G|————2———|
D|-0——————–|
A|———————-|
D|———————-|
/// Guitar 1 (Clean)
Guitar 2 (Clean)
e|———————-|
B|———————-|
G|———————-|
D|—–7———-7—7-|
A|—5—5————–|
D|-0———-0-5—5—|
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Verse – Double Guitars
Clean Electric – Backup (Guitar 1)
Clean Electric – Me (Guitar 2)
This part is really the main rhythm of the song.
0:20
1:00
1:42.5
2:32.5
Play 8x
e|———————-|———————-|
B|———————-|———————-|
G|——-7————–|—–5—————-|
D|—–7————7—|——-5——–7—5-|
A|—5————5—5-|—3——————|
D|-0———-0-5——-|-3———-3-5—3—|
/// Guitar 1 (Clean)
Guitar 2 (Clean)
e|———————-|———————-|
B|———————-|———————-|
G|———————-|———————-|
D|—–7———-7—7-|—–5———-7—5-|
A|—5—5————–|—3—3————–|
D|-0———-0-5—5—|-3———-3-5—3—|
D5 Dsus Dm C5 DsusCsus
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Chorus #1 – Double Guitars
Clean Electric – Backup (Guitar 1)
Clean Electric – Me (Guitar 2)
The timing for this part is very strange because of the 5/4 but after some
practice you’ll get used to it. For the strumming, basically play the full
chords, what I have written is what I think sounds cool. Note the following:
— is a 1/4 note
– is an 1/8 note
0:40
Play 2x
e|-2—2-2—–2—2-2-|-0—0-0—–0-0-0-0-|
B|-3—3-3—–3—3-3-|-1—1-1—–1-1-1-1-|
G|-2—2-2—–2—2-2-|-2—2-2—2-2-2-2-2-|
D|-0—0-0—0-0—0-0-|-2—2-2—2-2-2-2-2-|
A|-0———0-0—0—|-0———0-0-0-0-0-|
D|-0———0-0—0—|-0———0-0-0-0-0-|
/// Guitar 1 (Clean)
Guitar 2 (Clean
e|-10—-10—-10—-10|-8—–8—–8—–8-|
B|—10—-10—-10—-|—8—–8—–8—–|
G|—–11—-11—-11–|—–9—–9—–9—|
D|-0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|-0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
A|———————|———————|
D|———————|———————|
D Am
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Pre-Verse – Double Guitars
Clean Electric – Backup (Guitar 1)
Clean Electric – Me (Guitar 2)
Just a bit of lead here.
0:50
Play 2x (**2nd time, remove this last note**)
e|—–0——–3—3—|—–0——–3—3—|
B|—3—3——–3—3-|—3—3——–3—3-|
G|————2———|————2———|
D|-0——————–|-0——————–|
A|———————-|———————-|
D|———————-|———————-|
/// Guitar 1 (Clean)
Guitar 2 (Clean)
e|-10~~~~~~8~~~~~~~~7~8~|-7~5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~—-|
B|———————-|—————-**8**~|
G|———————-|———————-|
D|———————-|———————-|
A|———————-|———————-|
D|———————-|———————-|
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Chorus #2 – Double Guitars
Clean Electric – Backup (Guitar 1)
Clean Electric – Me (Guitar 2)
This part can be played differently, but for the proper effect, this timing
should be used. Guitar 2 strums 1/4 notes while guitar 1 has a better sense
of rhythm.
1:20
e|-2-2-2-2222-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0000-2-2-2-2-2-2-22|22-0-0-0-0-0-0-0000-2-|
B|-3-3-3-3333-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1111-3-3-3-3-3-3-33|33-1-1-1-1-1-1-1111-3-|
G|-2-2-2-2222-0-0-0-2-2-|-2-2222-2-2-2-2-2-2-22|22-0-0-0-2-2-2-2222-2-|
D|-0-0-0——2-2-2-2-2-|-2——0-0-0-0-0-0—|—2-2-2-2-2-2——0-|
A|-0-0——–3-3—0-0-|——–0-0-0-0-0—–|—3-3—0-0——–0-|
D|-0-0————–0-0-|——–0-0-0-0-0—–|———0-0——–0-|
/// Guitar 1 (Clean)
Guitar 2 (Clean)
e|-2—2—2—-0—0—|-0—0—-2—2—2—|-2—0—0—0—0—-|
B|-3—3—3—-1—1—|-1—1—-3—3—3—|-3—1—1—1—1—-|
G|-2—2—2—-0—2—|-2—2—-2—2—2—|-2—0—2—2—2—-|
D|-0—0—0—-2—2—|-2—2—-0—0—0—|-0—2—2—2—2—-|
A|-0—0—0—-3—0—|-0—0—-0—0—0—|-0—3—0—0—0—-|
D|-0—0—0——–0—|-0—0—-0—0—0—|-0——-0—0—0—-|
D C Am11 D C Am11
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
Guitar 1 strums a D chord while guitar 2 plays the part below.
1:27.5
e|-2—–2—2~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
B|-3——-3-3~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
G|-2———2~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
D|-0—0—–0~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
A|-0-0——-0~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
D|-0———0~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
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Solo – Double Guitars
Clean Electric – Backup (Guitar 1)
Clean Electric – Me (Guitar 2)
I love the way this solo starts and the way it builds up. Guitar 1 is playing
the verse piece (guitar 1’s verse bit) 6x. It’s not meant to be insanely fast.
When there’s 1 space between notes, assume the note is an 1/8 note. Listen to
the midi for referencing. Add vibrato on long notes and when moving long distances
on the neck a little bit of sliding sounds cool..
— Guitar 2 has a clean tone —
NOTE: Whenever there is a combination like 12h13p12, play it faster than
usual (1/16 notes).
1:52.5
e|———————-|————————-|-22——–14-15-14-|
B|———————-|————-20-18-17-18-|———15———|
G|—————-12-14-|-17—–17-17————|——————–|
D|-12——–12-15——|————————-|——————–|
A|———————-|————————-|——————–|
D|———————-|————————-|——————–|
e|——————————–|-10-8————————|
B|-15-13-12h13p12—————–|———–10-8————–|
G|—————-12-9————|——9-12——9-12-9——-|
D|———————10-12-10—|———————–12-10-|
A|—————————–12-|—————————–|
D|——————————–|—————————–|
e|—————————|——————————|
B|—————————|——————————|
G|———9–9–9–11-11-11-|–9——————0h12–12-|
D|-12——10-10-10-12-12-12-|-10————12h14—–10—|
A|—————————|———–0h12—————|
D|—————————|———–*******************|
* Played fast (1/16 notes) *
e|-15———20-19-17-19-|-15-13-15——–|-15———|————|
B|-17———————|-15-15-15——–|-17—+—+-|-+—+——|
G|————————|—————–|————|————|
D|————————|—————–|————|————|
A|————————|—————–|————|————|
D|————————|—————–|************|************|
* This is a very slow bend (whole step on the B string only)
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Interlude – Double Guitars
Clean Electric – Backup (Guitar 1)
Clean Electric – Me (Guitar 2)
This part is the lead up to the ending.
2:42.5
Play 2x
e|———————|———————|
B|———————|———————|
G|———7—0——-|———5———–|
D|—–7—–7—7—–|—–5—–5—5—–|
A|—5—5———–5-|—3—3—–3—–5-|
D|-0—————5—|-3—————5—|
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
2:52.5
Play 2x
e|———————|———————|
B|———————|———————|
G|—7———0——-|———–5———|
D|——-7—7—7—7-|—–5—5—5——-|
A|—–5—5——-5—|—3—3——-3-5—|
D|-0——————-|-3—————–5-|
/// Guitar 1 (Clean)
Guitar 2 (Clean)
e|———————|———————|
B|———————|———————|
G|———7—0——-|———5———–|
D|—–7—–7—7—–|—–5—–5—5—–|
A|—5—5———–5-|—3—3—–3—–5-|
D|-0—————5—|-3—————5—|
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Ending – Double Guitars
Clean and Distorted Electric – Backup (Guitar 1)
Clean and Distorted Electric – Me (Guitar 2)
This ending has nothing to do with the rest of the song but it somehow worked
out.
3:02.5
Play 3x (2nd time bass comes in)
e|—————–|
B|—————–|
G|—————–|
D|—0————-|
A|–0————–|
D|-0—————|
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
3:10
The bar is longer but still written in 5/4 so it’s easier to tell 1/16 notes
from 1/8 notes.
— 1/8 note
– 1/6 note
Play 4x
e|———————————————–|
B|———————————————–|
G|———————————————–|
D|—–0—————————————–|
A|—0——————————————-|
D|-0———————————————|
/// Guitar 1 (Clean)
Guitar 2 (Clean)
e|———————————————–|
B|———————————————–|
G|———————————————–|
D|—–12—10—12-13—12—10—12————|
A|————————————–12—10–|
D|-0———————————————|
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
3:20
Guitar 1 is playing at the same time as 2, because there’s —- in-between
notes, play it as if it’s — . This keeps it easier to read.
Same reason as above.
— 1/8 note
– 1/6 note
Play 4x
e|———————————————–|
B|————–(*1/8 note)———————-|
G|———————————————–|
D|-0——–0—-0——-0—-0—-0—-0—-0-0-|
A|-0——–0—-0–*-*–0—-0—-0—-0—-0-0-|
D|-0——–0—-0–*-*–0—-0—-0—-0—-0-0-|
/// Guitar 1 (Distortion)
Guitar 2 (Distortion)
e|———————————————–|
B|———————————————–|
G|———————————————–|
D|———————————————–|
A|—–17—15—17-18—17—15—17—19—17–|
D|-0————————————19—17–|
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
3:30
Guitar 1 is playing the same rhythm as above. This is a fast part, DO NOT use
hammer-ons or pull-offs or it will sound stupid.
Play 4x
e|——————————————————–|
B|——————————————————–|
G|——————————————————–|
D|——————————————————–|
A|—–17-15-17-15-18-15-18-15-19-15-19-15-20-15———-|
D|-0———————————————19—17–|
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
3:40
Both guitars fade out on this chord in distortion.
e|—————–|
B|—————–|
G|—————–|
D|-12————–|
A|-12————–|
D|-12————–|
D5
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