#This file is the author’s own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
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From: [email protected] (Gary Chapman)
Nightrider – Queensryche – transcribed by Gary Chapman
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Only bits and pieces here.
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Intro:
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E D G G A
E ———————————————————
B ————–8———————————–8——
G —9—-7-7-7-7—-9—-12-12-12-14—-9—-7-7-7-7—9–
D —9—-7-7-7-5—-9—-12-12-12-14—-9—-7-7-7-7—9–
A —7—-5-5-5-5—-7—-10-10-10-12—-7—-5-5-5-5—7–
E —0—————0——————-0—————–
E ———————————+
B ———————————|
G ———————————| repeat. 2nd time
D –7-9-10–9-7——————–|
A ————–10–7-9-10–9-7—-|
E ——————————10-+
(palm mute)
E —————————————————————————
B —————————————————————————
G ———————————————————9–9—-7–7—10-
D ————————————————10–9—-9–9—-7–7—10-
A -7—-7–9-7-9–10-9-7–9-7—–7—————10–9—-7–7—-5–5—8–
E —10———————–10—-10-8–10-8-7–8—7———————-
Guitar 1:
E —————————————————————————–
B —————————————————————————–
G ———————————————————–9–9—-7–7—12-
D ————————————————–10–9—-9–9—-7–7—12-
A —7—-7–9-7-9–10-9-7–9-7—–7—————10–9—-7–7—-5–5—10-
E 10—10———————–10—-10-8–10-8-7–8—7———————-
Guitar 2:
E ————————————————————–7——-5——
B —————————————————————-8——-5—-
G ———————————————————–9——-7——12~
D ————7–7—9-7—-7———————–10–9—-9——-7——12~
A 9–10-9-10—10——–10—10-9–10-9-7–9-7-10–10–9—-7——-5——10~
E ————————————————–8—7———————-
Play intro chords and first riff again, then:
Guitar 1:
E —————————————
B —————————————
G –5–7–9–7–5————5———–
D —————–9—7–9—–9–7–5–
A —————————————
E —————————————
Guitar 2:
E —————————————
B —————————————
G —————————————
D –7–9–10–9–7———–7———–
A —————–10–9-10—-10–9—–
E ————————————10-
Verse:
Rhythm fig.1
E ——————–
B ——————–
G ——————–
D -7-9-10-9-7———
A ————10-9—-
E —————–10-
E D E D E D (rhythm fig.1)
Be-ware of night for we all know he’s loose again.
(can’t remember the other lyrics)
Chorus:
E D E D C E D E E D A
The night-rider sails… awayyyy…
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