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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 sound)
e|---------------------------12-14---15-14---15-14---15-14--12----12---------| B|------------10-12---13-15-------------------------------------15----15-----| G|-9--11-12------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-12h15p12h15----12--15p12---------12-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------14--14----14-12---11-12---14-12--11-------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
distortion
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------7-8-10-8-7---------7-8-10-8-7-----10b----7-8-10-8-7--------------| G|-9~-9------------7----9~-------------7-9------9------------7-9/12/9~---| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------7-8-10-8-7---------7-8-10-8-7-----10b----7-8-10-8-7--------------| G|-9~-9------------7----9~-------------7-9------9------------7-9~--------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
fast
e|-----------------------------------------12----------------------------| B|-----7-8-10-8-7---------7-8-10-8-7-----------7-8-10-8-7----------------| G|-9-9------------7-9---9-------------7-9-----9------------7-9-7---------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------10-9--| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse
Near to the east...
King Darius the third....
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------9-7------------9-9-9--7-7----------------------------| D|----------------------9-7------------9-9-9--7-7---7-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5----| A|----------------------7-7------------7-7-7--5-5---5-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3----| E|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-------0--0-0-0----------------------------------------|
called Macedonia...
river Jaxartes.....
e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|-5-5-5--5-5-4---------------------------|repeat A|-3-3-3--3-3-2---------------------------| E|-----------------5-3-2~-----------------|
At the age of nineteen...
By the Tigris river...
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------9-11-12-11---------------------------------| D|----9-9-9--------------------------------------5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-4----| A|----7-7-7-------------------------7--9-10--9--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-2-----| E|-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0---------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------| E|-5-3-2~---------------------------------|
By the Aegean sea....4 B.C. he utterly....
Entering Babylon....treasures he found. took Persepolis
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7--------------------------------| D|----9-9-9-------------------------9-9-9-9-9-9--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-4----| A|----7-7-7---------------------------------------3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-2---| E|-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0---------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------| E|-5-3-2~---------------------------------|
Chorus
e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|-9----7----2----5---7----9--------------| D|-9----7----2----5---7----9-----repeat---| A|-7----5----0----3---5----7--------------| E|----------------------------------------|
Interlude
e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------7-9--10-9-7h9p7----------7-9-7----7-------|repeat A|-10-10-----------------10-10-10-------10---9~----| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|---4-5-4-7-5-4h5p4---------2------------| D|-7------------------7-3-3-5--5-3-5-2----|-repeat A|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------| A|-2--2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2---|continue pattern E|----------------------------------------| e|------------8------------------8---------11~~---| B|-11~~-9h11---11-9h11~~--9-11---11-9-11----------| G|------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-8p6---10p8----12p10----14p12------| D|-----8------10--------12-----------| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---4-3~------4-3~---3---------------4-3~--3---------------------------| D|-------------------5---5-4-1-2~----------5--5-4-2-5-4-2---5--7--------| A|---------2-----------------------2-----------------------2--3--5------| E|-0-------2-0-----------------------0----------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0--------------|continue pattern
Interlude 2
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---4-5-7-5-4-----------5-6-5---8-10-6-5-------------------------------------| G|-7-----------5/7---5-7-------7-----------7-5/4------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------7-53/5-5-3-5-3~~-3h5-3------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------3--| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Rhythym during solo
Am C G Bb5 F5
Second section:
E5 C5 G5 D5 C5 D5 E5
Last verse:
A phrygian king.....
e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|----------------------------9--7-------| D|----------------------------9--7-------| A|----------------------------7--7-------| E|-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-------------|
Alexander cut the Gordian knot....
e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|----------------------------9--7-------| D|----------------------------9--7-------| A|----------------------------7--7-------| E|-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-------------|
and legend says that...
e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------4---| D|-7---7-7-7---7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--4-----| A|-5---5-5-5---5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--2-----| E|----------------------------------------|
he would become the master...
--------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------| -4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-5---7--------------------| -2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-3---5--------------------| --------------------------------------------------|
Marching on....
e|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|-9--12--7---9-12--7-----------------------------| D|-9--12--7---9-12--7-----------------------------| A|-7--10--5---7-10--5-----------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------|
battle weary marching....
e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|----------------------------9--7-------| D|----------------------------9--7-------| A|----------------------------7--7-------| E|-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-------------| e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------4---| D|-7---7-7-7---7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--4-----| A|-5---5-5-5---5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--2-----| E|----------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|-4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-5---7---------| A|-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-3---5---------| E|---------------------------------------|
died of fever in Babylon
e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|-2---5---7--------------------------------| D|-2---5---7--------------------------------| A|-0---3---5--------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------|
outro repeat fast intro
e|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|-(9)---9-7--------------------------------------| D|-----------10-9~~--9-7-------------------9------| A|------------------------10--9--9-10--9~~-7------| E|------------------------------------------0-----|
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| (n) Ghost note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| b Bend
| / Slide up
| ~ Vibrato
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