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Song
Artist: American Head Charge
Track: A Violent Reaction
Album: The War of Art
Written and Performed by American Head Charge
Transcribed by AJX
Tuning: Db,Ab,Db,Gb,Bb,eb
<> harmonics
p pull off
h hammer on
/ slide
x mute
intro/prechorus: Guitar one plays the chords while guitar two plays the harmonics. When the guitar two plays harmonics, guitar one plays the muted notes
eb|--------------------------------------------------------- Bb|--------------------------------------------------------- Gb|------------------<9>-<5>-<7>-----------------<9>-<5>-<7> Db|-3-6p5-6p5-6p5-6p5----xxxx---0h5h6-5h6-5h6-5h6----xxxx--- Ab|-3-6p5-6p5-6p5-6p5----xxxx---0h5h6-5h6-5h6-5h6----xxxx--- Db|-3-6p5-6p5-6p5-6p5----xxxx---0h5h6-5h6-5h6-5h6----xxxx---
last harmonics...........then
eb|---------------------|----------------------------------- Bb|---------------------|----------------------------------- Gb|-<5>--<7>--<5>--<9>--|----------------------------------- Db|---------------------|--222-/-5-------------------------- Ab|---------------------|--222-/-5-------------------------- Db|---------------------|--222-/-5--------------------------
verse
eb|--------------------------------------------------------- Bb|--------------------------------------------------------- Gb|--------------------------------------------------------- Db|-------------------xxxx------------------------xxxx------ Ab|-------------------xxxx------------------------xxxx------ Db|-3-6p5-6p5-6p5-6p5-xxxx------0h5h6-5h6-5h6-5h6-xxxx------
a violent reaction..........
eb|--------------------------------------------------------- Bb|--------------------------------------------------------- Gb|--------------------------------------------------------- Db|---2---xxx---2---xxx--2---xxx--2/6-6h7-6h7-6h7----------- Ab|---2---xxx---2---xxx--2---xxx--2/6-6h7-6h7-6h7----------- Db|---2---xxx---2---xxx--2---xxx--2/6-6h7-6h7-6h7-----------
chorus last chorus
eb|----------------------------|---------------------------- Bb|----------------------------|---------------------------- Gb|----------------------------|---------------------------- Db|--222/-5-5--111-000---------|-222/-5555-1111-0000-------- Ab|--222/-5-5--111-000---------|-222/-5555-1111-0000-------- Db|--222/-5-5--111-000---------|-222/-5555-1111-0000--------
And thats about it, just listen to the song for rhythm and timing. Enjoy quite possibly one of the best heavy metal songs ever.
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