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This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Intro

(Clean tone, fade in)

*Lightly palm-mute the notes on the G string

e|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------2--3--|
G|--2h4--4--4--2--4--|--2h4--4--4--2--4--|--2h4--4--4--2--4--|--2h4--4--4--------|
D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
A|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

Riff 1:

(Band enters here)

e|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------2--3--|
G|--2h4--4--4--2--4--|--2h4--4--4--2--4--|--2h4--4--4--2--4--|--2h4--4--4--------|
D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
A|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
e|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------------|
B|-------------2--3--|-------------2--3--|-2-3-5-7-5-3-2-3-2---2-3--|
G|--2h4--4--4--------|--2h4--4--4--------|-------------------4------|
D|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------------|
A|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------------|

Verse

(7x) (4x) (3x)

e|--------------------||-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------|
B|--------------------||-------------2--3--|------------5-3-2--|-------------2--3--|-2-----|
G|--2h4--4--4--2--4--*||--2h4--4--4-------*|--2h4--4--4--------|--2h4--4--4-------*|---4v--|
D|-------------------*||------------------*|-------------------|------------------*|-------|
A|--------------------||-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------|
E|--------------------||-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------|

Chorus

(with distortion)

(4x)

e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------*|
D|---5-5--5---7-7--7---7/9-9--9--7/9--9--*|
A|---5-5--5---7-7--7---7/9-9--9--7/9--9---|
E|---3-3--3---5-5--5---5/7-7--7--5/7--7---|

Then repeat Riff 1, and the verse

Play the chorus 8x

3rd Verse:

(clean tone, with delay or chorus)

e|--2------|--2------|--2------|--2*------|
B|--3------|--3------|--3------|----3*----|
G|--4------|--4------|--4------|------4*--|
D|---------|---------|---------|----------|
A|---------|---------|---------|----------|
E|---------|---------|---------|----------|

-This repeats a lot of times, listen to the song to get the pattern.

Bridge

(with distortion) (2x)

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------7---------------*|
D|---9--9--9--7--7--7--5--5--5--5--5--5--7--7--7--7-7--9--9--9--9-*|
A|---9--9--9--7--7--7--5--5--5--5--5--5--7--7--7--5-7--9--9--9--9--|
E|---7--7--7--5--5--5--3--3--3--3--3--3--5--5--5----5--7--7--7--7--|

Solo

(with wah)

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------12b(14)--------12b(14)-12b(14)-12b(14)-12v--|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---9b(11)---9b(11)---9b(11)----9b(11)-9v-------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------7h10p7--------7h10p7------------------------------------------------|
G|---9b(11)-----------9b(11)--------9b(11)-9-7--------7---7-------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------9v-------9---9--7--------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------9-8-7\5--7p5-------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------7v----|

(with distortion)

e|--------------16-------16-17-19b(21)------19b(21)----19b(21)--19b(21)--19b(21)v---|
B|---17b(19)-------17-19------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---19b(21)h---19b(21)---19b(21)-----19v\--------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|

Rythym Guitar: (During solo)

e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|---------------7---------------------|
D|---7/9--9--9---7-7--7--7/9--9--9--9--|
A|---7/9--9--9---5-7--7--7/9--9--9--9--|
E|---5/7--7--7-----5--5--5/7--7--7--7--|

Final chorus:

Rythym Guitar: Play chorus riff

Lead Guitar:

(7x)

e|-------------------|---------------------|
B|-------------------|---------------------|
G|---7-9--6-7-------*|---7-9--6-7--6-7-6v--|
D|-------------7-9--*|---------------------|
A|-------------------|---------------------|
E|-------------------|---------------------|

Then play the bridge

Rythym: Resume chorus riff

Lead:

(11x)

e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|---7-9--6-7-------*|
D|-------------7-9--*|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|

-There are some variations here, I'm not sure about them. Improvise.

Ending:

e|--------------------------------10-------------------------|
B|------------------7----10----------10-10--10/12v--12\------|
G|---6----7----9---------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

"And I'll tell you now..."

And that's it. If there's any comments, questions, or corrections e-mail me.

Otherwise, thanks for reading the tab, and please rate it.

-Joe.

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Symbols used:

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h = hammer-on

p = pull off

17b(19) = bend 17th fret to the pitch of the 19th

v = vibrato

/ = slide up

\ = slide down

2* = let note ring

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