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Song
"The Sanity Assassin" by Bauhaus (from the album "Burning From The Inside")
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transcribed by Gilles Velay (gvelay@club-internet.fr)
Notation :
w : whole . : short note
h : half R : rest
q : quarter / : slide up
e : 8th +++ : tied notes
s : 16th \ : slide down
Riff 0 (intro riff)
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e e e e e e q q e e e e q e e e q e q q e q e q
G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A-|-R-5-5-3-3-5-3---|-5---5-3-3-5-3---|-0-0-0-3---0-3---|-0---0-3---0-3---| E-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Riff I (main riff)
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e e e e e e q q e e e e q e e e q e q q e q e q
G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A-|-5-5-5-3-3-5-3---|-5---5-3-3-5-3---|-0-0-0-3---0-3---|-0---0-3---0-3---| E-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Riff Ib
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e e e e e e q q e e e e q e e e q e q q e q e q
G-|-----------------|-----------------|-------14--------|-----------------| D-|-----------------|-----------------|---14------------|-----------------| A-|-5-5-5-3-3-5-3---|-5---5-3-3-5-3---|-12--12-----0-3--|-0---0-3---0-3---| E-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Riff Ic (one octave higher)
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e e e e e e q q e e e e q e e e q e q e e q e q
G-|-----------------|-----------------|-------14--------|-----------------| D-|-12121210101210--|-12--1210101210--|---14--------10--|-------10----10--| A-|-----------------|-----------------|-12--12----12----|-12--12----12----| E-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Riff II (chorus riff)
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q q q q q e q e q e q q q
G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D-|-----10--12--10--|-----------------|-----10--12--10--| A-|-12--------------|-12--1312--1312--|-12--------------| E-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
e e e e e e q q e e e e q
G-|------------------------|--------------------------| D-|-11-11-11-10-10-11-10---|-11----11-10-10-11-10-----| A-|------------------------|--------------------------| E-|------------------------|--------------------------|
Intro :
Riff 0
Riff I (then guitar enters)
Riff I (x2)
Riff Ib (x4)
Verses
alternate between Riff I, Ib and Ic (x4)
Choruses
Riff II
Comments
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