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Fracture

King Crimson
Tab
★4.8(14)

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

Intro

(starts extremely quietly, in 5/4, then fades in. Starts on C#.)

1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5

e|-------------------------------------9---|-----------------------------------------|
B|---------------6---8-----------8-------8-|---------------6---8-----------8---------|
G|-6---8-----6-----6---6---8---------------|-6---8-----6-----6---6---8-----------4---|
D|---5---7-5---5---------5---7-5-----------|---5---7-5---5---------5---7-5---------3-|
A|---------------------------------6-------|---------------------------------6-------|
E|-----------------------------------5-----|-----------------------------------5-----|

Then starts in D# Moves back to C#.

1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4

e|--------------------------------------7---9-|---------------------------------|
B|----------------8---10------------8-----8---|---------------6---8-------------|
G|-8---10-----8-----8----8---10-------8-------|-6---8-----6-----6---6---8-------|
D|---7----9-7---7----------7----9-7-----------|---5---7-5---5---------5---7-----|
A|--------------------------------------------|-----------------------------(5)-|
E|--------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|

1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5

e|-||--------------------------------------9---|-------------------------------------11----|
B|-||----------------6---8-----------8-------8-|---------------6---8-----------8--------10-|
G|-||*-6---8-----6-----6---6---8---------------|-6---8-----6-----6---6---8-----------------|
D|-||*---5---7-5---5---------5---7-5-----------|---5---7-5---5---------5---7-5-------------|
A|-||----------------------------------6-------|---------------------------------6---------|
E|-||------------------------------------5-----|-----------------------------------5-------|

On repeat: Sweep pick to 11th fret high E w/ slight bend^

Up again to D# Back to C#.

1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4

e|--------------------------------------7---9-|---------------------------------|
B|----------------8---10------------8-----8---|---------------6---8-------------|
G|-8---10-----8-----8----8---10-------8-------|-6---8-----6-----6---6---8-------|
D|---7----9-7---7----------7----9-7-----------|---5---7-5---5---------5---7-----|
A|--------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|

On repeat: Play 6th fret A string^

[Skip this section on repeat ................................

Goes up to A

1 2 3 4 5

e|------------------------------------------------------17----|
B|---------------------14----16----------------16----------16-|
G|-14----16-------14------14----14----16----------------------|
D|----13----15-13----13------------13----15-13----------------|
A|------------------------------------------------14----------|
E|---------------------------------------------------13-------|

.............................................................

1 2 3 4 5

e|-------------------------------------------------------19----|
B|----------------------14----16----------------16----------18-|
G|-14----16-------14-------14----14----16----------------------|
D|----13----15-13----13-------------13----15-13----------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------14----------|
E|----------------------------------------------------13-------|

.............................................................

Then up to B

1 2 3 4 5

e|----------------------------------------------------15----17-|
B|----------------------16----18----------------16-------16----|
G|-16----18-------16-------16----16----18----------16----------|
D|----15----17-15----15-------------15----17-15----------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

...............................................]

Back to A

1 2 3 4

e|------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------16------------------|
G|-14----16-------14----12-14----14----16---------|
D|----13----15-13----13-------------13----15-13---|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|

Goes down to G#

1 2 3 4 5

e|-----------------------------------------------------16----|
B|--------------------13----15----------------15----------15-|
G|-13----15------13------13----13----15----------------------|
D|----12----14------12------------12----14-12----------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------13----------|
E|-------------0------------------------------------12-------|

Kick on distortion

1 2 3 4 5

e|------------------------------------------------------18----|
B|---------------------13----15----------------15----------17-|
G|-13----15------13-------13----13----15----------------------|
D|----12----14------12-------------12----14-12----------------|
A|------------------------------------------------13----------|
E|-------------0-------------------------------------12-------|

Then up to A#

1 2 3 4 5

e|----------------------------------------------------14----16-|
B|----------------------15----17----------------15-------15----|
G|-15----17-------15-------15----15----17----------15----------|
D|----14----16-14----14-------------14----16-14----------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

Back down to G#

1 2 3 4

e|-------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------13----15-------------|
G|-13----15-------13-------13----13----15----|
D|----12----14-12----12-------------12----14-|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

SECTION [B] Double tempo ******************************************************

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

e|-------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------------|
D|-2--3--5--9--|-7--------3--5--9--|-7--------3--5--9--|-7--------------7--9--13-|
A|-2--3--5--9--|-7--------3--5--9--|-7--------3--5--9--|-7--------------7--9--12-|
E|-0--1--3--7--|-5--------1--3--7--|-5--------1--3--7--|-5--------------5--7--11-|

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

e|-------------------|------------------|---------------------------|
B|-------------------|------------------|---------------------------|
G|-------------------|------------------|---------------------------|
D|-11-------7--9--13-|-11------7--9--13-|-11-------------11--13--19-|
A|-10-------7--9--12-|-10------7--9--12-|-10-------------10--12--18-|
E|-9--------5--7--11-|-9-------5--7--11-|-9--------------9---11--17-|

[1.

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

e|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|
B|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|
G|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|
D|-17-------11--13--19-|-17-------11--13--19-|-17-------------3--5--9--|
A|-16-------10--12--18-|-16-------10--12--18-|-16-------------3--5--9--|
E|-15-------9---11--17-|-15-------9---11--17-|-15-------------1--3--7--|

]

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6

e|-------------------|--------------------||
B|-------------------|--------------------||
G|-------------------|-------------------*||   (Repeat with the
D|-7--------3--5--9--|-7--------3--5--9--*||   indicated flourishes.)
A|-7--------3--5--9--|-7--------3--5--9---||
E|-5--------1--3--7--|-5--------1--3--7---|}

[2.

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

e|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|
B|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|
G|---------------------|---------------------|----------------0--0--0--|
D|-17-------11--13--19-|-17-------11--13--19-|-17-------------3--5--9--|
A|-16-------10--12--18-|-16-------10--12--18-|-16-------------3--5--9--|
E|-15-------9---11--17-|-15-------9---11--17-|-15-------------1--3--7--|

]

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6

e|-------------------|-------------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|
G|-0--------0--0--0--|-0--------0--0--0--|
D|-7--------3--5--9--|-7--------3--5--9--|
A|-7--------3--5--9--|-7--------3--5--9--|
E|-5--------1--3--7--|-5--------1--3--7--|

SECTION [C] This is a constant pattern. Starts with G.**************

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-5-------7-------5---7---5---7---|-5-------7-------5---------------|
A|---6-4-6---6-4-6---6---6---6---6-|---6-4-6---6-4-6---6-4-------4-6-|
E|---------------------------------|-----------------------5-3-5-----|

Turn off distortion

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-5-------7-------5---7---5---7---|-5-------7-------5-----------5---|
A|---6-4-6---6-4-6---6---6---6---6-|---6-4-6---6-4-6---6-4---4-6---6-|
E|---------------------------------|-----------------------5---------|

Moves up to A.

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-7-------9-------7---9---7---9---|-7-------9-------7-----------7-9-|
A|---8-6-8---8-6-8---8---8---8---8-|---8-6-8---8-6-8---8-6---6-8-----|
E|---------------------------------|-----------------------7---------|

Up to C#

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

e|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|-6-------8-------6---8---6---8---|-10---------------------------------|
D|---7-5-7---7-5-7---7---7---7---7-|---11----------7-------9--------5-7-|
A|---------------------------------|-----12-10-6-8---8-8-10--10-6-8-----|
E|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-6-------8-------6---8---6---8---|-6-------8-------6---------------|
D|---7-5-7---7-5-7---7---7---7---7-|---7-5-7---7-5-7---7-5-------5-7-|
A|---------------------------------|-----------------------6-4-6-----|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-6-------8-------6---8---6---8---|-6-------8-------6-----------6---|
D|---7-5-7---7-5-7---7---7---7---7-|---7-5-7---7-5-7---7-5---5-7---7-|
A|---------------------------------|-----------------------6---------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

Up to D#.

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

e|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-----------------------------8-10-|
G|-8-------10------8---10--8---10--|-8-------10------8-------8-10-----|
D|---9-7-9---9-7-9---9---9---9---9-|---9-7-9---9-7-9---9-7-9----------|
A|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|

Up to a higher C#.

1 2 3 4

e|-9---------11--------9---11---9---11---|
B|--10-8-10----10-8-10--10---10--10---10-|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|

A little bridge.

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

e|-13------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|---14----------14--------10------------|---------------------------------------|
G|-----14------14--14----10--10-----10---|-----6---------2----------6--------6---|
D|-------15--11---------7---------11--11-|---7---7-----3---3------7---7----7---7-|
A|-------------------------------8-------|-4---------0----------0--------4-------|
E|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|

Play as chords, letting notes ring.............................................

SECTION [D] ************************************************************************

1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5

e|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----6---6-------6---6-------6-------6---|-----6---6-------6---6-------6-------6---|
G|---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6-|---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6-|
D|-------------3-----------5-------6-------|-5-----------3-----------5-------6-------|
A|-4---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|

Let the notes ring in this section

Slide up four frets and play previous 2 measures again.

Slide up ANOTHER four frets and play previous 2 measures again.

1 2 3 4 5

e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----6---6-------6---6-------6-------6---|
G|---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6-|
D|-5-----------3-----------5-------6-------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|

Second little bridge.

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

e|-----17--------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|---14--14------14---------10------10---|-----------------------------------6---|
G|-14----------14--14-----10--10--10--10-|----10---------6----------6------6---6-|
D|-----------15---------11-------7-------|--11---11----7---7------7---7--7-------|
A|---------------------------------------|-8---------4----------4----------------|
E|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|

Play as chords, letting notes ring.............................................

1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5

e|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
B|----10--10------10--10------10------10---|----10--10------10--10------10------10---|
G|--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10-|--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10-|
D|-------------7-----------9------10-------|-9-----------7-----------9------10-------|
A|-8---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|

1 2 3 4 5

e|-------------------------------------------|   Slide up four frets and play
B|----10--10------10--10------10------10-----|   previous 3 measures again.
G|--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10---|   Slide up ANOTHER four frets and play
D|-9-----------7-----------9------10---------|   previous 3 measures again.
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

e|-----17--------13----------9-------5---|-----9---------5-----------------------|
B|---14--14----14--14-----10--10---6---6-|---6---6-----6---6----------6----------|
G|-14--------14---------10-------6-------|-6---------6--------------6--------6---|
D|---------------------------------------|------------------------7--------7-----|
A|---------------------------------------|----------------------8--------8-------|
E|- --------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|

Play as chords, letting notes ring.............................................

SECTION [E] Same pattern as [C]. Starts with C#.********************

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-6-------8-------6---8---6---8---|-6-------8-------6---------------|
D|---7-5-7---7-5-7---7---7---7---7-|---7-5-7---7-5-7---7-5-------5-7-|
A|---------------------------------|-----------------------6-4-6-----|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-6-------8-------6---8---6---8---|-6-------8-------6-----------6---|
D|---7-5-7---7-5-7---7---7---7---7-|---7-5-7---7-5-7---7-5---5-7---7-|
A|---------------------------------|-----------------------6---------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

Up to D#.

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-8-------10------8---10--8---10--|-8-------10------8---------------|
D|---9-7-9---9-7-9---9---9---9---9-|---9-7-9---9-7-9---9-7-------7-9-|
A|---------------------------------|-----------------------8-6-8-----|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

Back to C#.

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

e|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|-6-------8-------6---8---6---8---|-10-------------------------------------|
D|---7-5-7---7-5-7---7---7---7---7-|---11----------7-------9----------11-13-|
A|---------------------------------|-----12-10-6-8---8-8-10--10-10-12-------|
E|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

Up to G.

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

e|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
G|-12--------14--------12--14--12--14---|-12--------14--------12--------------------|
D|---13-11-13--13-11-13--13--13--13--13-|---13-11-13--13-11-13--13-11---------11-13-|
A|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------12-10-12------|
E|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

e|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
G|-12--------14--------12--14--12--14---|-12--------14--------12--------------12----|
D|---13-11-13--13-11-13--13--13--13--13-|---13-11-13--13-11-13--13-11----11-13---13-|
A|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------12------------|
E|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|

Up to A.

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

e|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
G|-14--------16--------14--16--14--16---|-14--------16--------14------------14-16-|
D|---15-13-15--15-13-15--15--15--15--16-|---15-13-15--15-13-15--15-13--13-15------|
A|--------------------------------------|----------------------------14-----------|
E|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|

Up to higher C#.

1 2 3 4

e|--------------------------------------|
B|-14--------16--------14--16--14--16---|
G|---14-12-14--14-12-14--14--14--14--14-|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|

Third little bridge

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5

e|-13-------9---------------------|-------------------------------------------|
B|---14-----10-------10-----------|--------------------------------------6----|
G|-----14---10-----10--10----10---|-----6-------2--------6-------6-----6---6--|
D|-------15-11----7--------11--11-|---7---7---3---3----7---7---7---6----------|
A|------------------------8-------|-4-------0--------0-------4-------4--------|
E|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|

Play as chords, letting notes ring..........................................

SECTION [F]*************************************************************************

1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5

e|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----6---6-------6-------6-------6-------|-----6---6-------6-------6-------6-------|
G|---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6-|---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6-|
D|-5-----------4-------5-------4-------5---|-5-----------4-------5-------4-------5H6-|
A|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|

Let notes ring in this section.

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

e|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|-----6---6-------6-------6-------|-----6---6-------8---8-------10---|
G|---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6-|---6---6---6---8---8---8---10--10-|
D|-5-----------4-------5-------4---|----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-4-----------6-----------8--------|
E|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|

Slide up four frets and play previous 4 measures again.

Slide up ANOTHER four frets and play previous 4 measures

again (except for last beat).

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5

e|-----17-------13---------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|---14--14---14--14-----14-------10---|----10----------------------------------|
G|-14-------14---------14--14---10--10-|--10--10----10------6-------2-------6---|
D|-------------------15-------11-------|-7--------11--11--7---7---3---3---7---6-|
A|-------------------------------------|---------8-------4------0-------0-------|
E|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5

e|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----6---6-------6-------6-------6-------|-----6---6-------6-------6-------6-------|
D|---7---7---7---7---6---7---7---7---7---7-|---7---7---7---7---6---7---7---7---7---7-|
A|-6-----------4-------6-------4-------6---|-6-----------4-------6-------4-------6H7-|
E|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|

1 2 3 4

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-----------------4---4-------6---|
G|-----6---6-------6-------6-------|-----6---6-----4---4---4---6---6-|
D|---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-|---7---7---7---------------------|
A|-6-----------4-------6-------4---|-0-----------2-----------4-------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5

e|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----6---6-------6-------6-------6-------|-----6---6-------6-------6-------6-------|
G|---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6-|---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6-|
D|-5-----------4-------5-------4-------5---|-5-----------4-------5-------4-------5H6-|
A|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

e|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|-----6---6-------6-------6-------|-----6---6-------8---8-------10---|
G|---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6-|---6---6---6---8---8---8---10--10-|
D|-5-----------4-------5-------4---|----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-4-----------6-----------8--------|
E|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|

Slide up four frets and play previous 4 measures

again (except for last beat).

Distortion fades in here.

Fourth little bridge.

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

e|-----17-------13--------9-------5---|-11----------15-----17----|
B|---14--14---14--14---10--10---6---6-|-X--10-------X--14--X-----|
G|-14-------14-------10-------6-------|-8-----------12-----14----|
D|------------------------------------|--------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|--------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|--------------------------|

Play as chords, letting notes ring..............................

SECTION [G] Same pattern as [C]. Starts with low C#. ***************

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-----------------------------5---|
A|-4-------6-------4---6---4---6---|-4-------6-------4-------4-6---6-|
E|---5-3-5---5-3-5---5---5---5---5-|---5-3-5---5-3-5---5-3-5---------|

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-----------------------------5---|
A|-4-------6-------4---6---4---6---|-4-------6-------4-------4-6---6-|
E|---5-3-5---5-3-5---5---5---5---5-|---5-3-5---5-3-5---5-3-5---------|

Up to D#.

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-----------------------------5-7-|
A|-6-------8-------6---8---6---8---|-6-------8-------6-------6-8-----|
E|---7-5-7---7-5-7---7---7---7---7-|---7-5-7---7-5-7---7-5-7---------|

Up to higher C#.

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

e|---------------------------------|-5---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---6--------------------------8-10-|
G|-6-------8-------6---8---6---8---|-----6---------------8---8-10------|
D|---7-5-7---7-5-7---7---7---7---7-|-------7-----7---7-9---9-----------|
A|---------------------------------|---------6-8---8-------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

Up to higher C#.

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

e|--9---------11---------9---11---9--11---|--9---------11---------9-----------------|
B|----10-8-10----10-8-10---10--10--10--10-|----10-8-10----10-8-10---10-8-------8-10-|
G|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------10-8-10-----|
D|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

e|-9---------11---------9---11---9--11---|-9---------11---------9----------------9-|
B|---10-8-10----10-8-10---10--10--10--10-|---10-8-10----10-8-10---10-8-8-8-10-12---|
G|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|

Up to D#.

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

e|-11--------13--------11--13--11--13---|-11--------13--------11-----------11-13-15-|
B|---12-10-12--12-10-12--12--12--12--12-|---12-10-12--12-10-12--12-10-12-14---------|
G|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|

Faster Tempo (about double)

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

e|-17---------19---------17--19--17--19---|-21--------------------|
B|---18-16-18---18-16-18---18--18--18--18-|-----------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|-------2-----2-----2---|
D|----------------------------------------|-------2-----2-----2---|
A|----------------------------------------|-------0-----0-----0---|
E|----------------------------------------|-----------------------|

SECTION [H] *************************************************************************

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

e|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------------|
G|-2--------0--0--0--|-0--------0--0--0--|-0--------0--0--0--|-0--------------0--0--0--|
D|-2--------3--5--9--|-7--------3--5--9--|-7--------3--5--9--|-7--------------7--9--13-|
A|-0--------3--5--9--|-7--------3--5--9--|-7--------3--5--9--|-7--------------7--9--12-|
E|----------1--3--7--|-5--------1--3--7--|-5--------1--3--7--|-5--------------5--7--11-|

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

e|-------------------|------------------|---------------------------|
B|-------------------|------------------|---------------------------|
G|-0--------0--0--0--|-0-------0--0--0--|-0--------------0---0---0--|
D|-11-------7--9--13-|-11------7--9--13-|-11-------------11--13--19-|
A|-10-------7--9--12-|-10------7--9--12-|-10-------------10--12--18-|
E|-9--------5--7--11-|-9-------5--7--11-|-9--------------9---11--17-|

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

e|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|
B|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|
G|-0--------0---0---0--|-0--------0---0---0--|-0--------------0--0--0--|
D|-17-------11--13--19-|-17-------11--13--19-|-17-------------3--5--9--|
A|-16-------10--12--18-|-16-------10--12--18-|-16-------------3--5--9--|
E|-15-------9---11--17-|-15-------9---11--17-|-15-------------1--3--7--|

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6

e|-------------------|-------------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|
G|-0--------0--0--0--|-0--------0--0--0--|
D|-7--------3--5--9--|-7--------3--5--9--|
A|-7--------3--5--9--|-7--------3--5--9--|
E|-5--------1--3--7--|-5--------1--3--7--|

SECTION [I] Performed a bit rubato, alternates with violin ****************************

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

e|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|-----------|
B|-10-------|----------|-8--------|--------\\\\6--------|-----------| "<    >" indicates
G|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|-----------| notes to
D|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|-----------| fade in, fade out.
A|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|-----------|
E|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|-----------|

< > < > < >

Slide down to 6

1 2 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

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

< Slide up neck

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

e|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|-----------|
B|-15-------|----------|-10-------|----------|-8--------|-----------|
G|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|-----------|
D|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|-----------|
A|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|-----------|
E|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|-----------|

< > < > < >

1 2 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

e|-------|-----------|-----------|----------------|----------------|
B|-------|-----------|-----------|----------------|13^14-----------|
G|-------|-----------|-----------|----------------|----------------|
D|-5---7-|-5---------|-7---------|----------------|----------------|
A|-------|-----------|-----------|----------------|----------------|
E|-------|-----------|-----------|-7--------------|----------------|

< < >

Bend up slowly

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

e|-14---------|-------------|----------|----------|----------|-----------|
B|------------|-13----13P12-|-12-------|----------|-10-------|-----------|
G|------------|-------------|----------|----------|----------|-----------|
D|------------|-------------|----------|----------|----------|-----------|
A|------------|-------------|----------|----------|----------|-----------|
E|------------|-------------|----------|----------|----------|-----------|

< > < > < > < >

Violin plays by itself

1 2 1 2 3 1 2 3

e|-------|-----------|-----------|
B|-------|-----------|-----------|
G|-------|-----------|-----------|
D|-------|-----------|-----------|
A|-------|-----------|-----------|
E|-------|-----------|-----------|

SECTION [J] Mute the A string slightly with side of pick hand**************************

1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4

e|-------------------------------|---------------------------|
B|-10-------10----10-------10----|-10------10----10----10----|
G|-------------------------------|---------------------------|  Note: This last measure
D|-7-----7--7-----7-----7--7-----|-7-----7--7-----7--7--7--7-|  is more like (4 1/2)/4
A|-0--X--0--0--X--0--X--0--0--X--|-0--X--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|  (5/8 + 4/8).
E|-------------------------------|---------------------------|

Band comes in

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

e|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|-10----10--10----10--10----10----|-8-----8-----8---8---8-----8---------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------2---|
D|-7---7-7---7---7-7---7---7-7---5-|-5---5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-----2---|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|
E|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------

SECTION [K]**************************************************************

1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

e|----------------------------|-----|-------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------|-----|-------------------------------------|
G|-4------2-----4----2----4/5-|--%--|-4------2-----4---2--------------2---|
D|-5------3-----5----3----5/6-|-----|-5------3-----5---3--3-----5-----3---|
A|----------------------------|-----|---------------------4-----6---------|
E|----------------------------|-----|-------------------------------------|

1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

e|----------------------------|-----|-------------------------------------|
B|-4------2-----4----2----4/5-|-----|-4------2-----4---2------------------|
G|-4------2-----4----2----4/5-|--%--|-4------2-----4---2--2-----4-----6---|
D|----------------------------|-----|---------------------3-----5-----7---|
A|----------------------------|-----|-------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------|-----|-------------------------------------|

1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

e|----------------------------|-----|-------------------------------------|
B|-8------6-----8----6----8/9-|-----|-8------6-----8---6------------------|
G|-8------6-----8----6----8/9-|--%--|-8------6-----8---6--6-----8-----9---|
D|----------------------------|-----|---------------------7-----9-----10--|
A|----------------------------|-----|-------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------|-----|-------------------------------------|

1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

e|----------------------------|-----|-------------------------------------|
B|-11-----9-----11---9---11/12|-----|-11-----9-----11--9------------------|
G|-11-----9-----11---9---11/12|--%--|-11-----9-----11--9--9-----11----13--|
D|----------------------------|-----|---------------------10----12----14--|
A|----------------------------|-----|-------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------|-----|-------------------------------------|

1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

e|-0------0-----0----0---0----|-----|-0------0-----0---0--------------|
B|-15-----13----15---13--15/16|-----|-15-----13----15--13-9-----12----|
G|-15-----13----15---13--15/16|--%--|-15-----13----15--13-9-----12----|
D|----------------------------|-----|---------------------------------|
A|----------------------------|-----|---------------------------------|
E|----------------------------|-----|---------------------------------|

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

e|---------------------|------------|-------------|-------------|
B|-14------------------|------------|-------------|-------------|
G|-14------------------|------------|-------------|-------------|
D|---------------------|------------|-------------|-------------|
A|---------------------|------------|-------------|-------------|
E|---------------------|------------|-------------|-------------|

Bass guitar dual solo .........................................

SECTION [L] ************************************************************************

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 6

e|------------------|-----------------|--------------------|-------------------------|
B|------------------|-----------------|--------------------|-------------------------|
G|------------------|-----------------|--------------------|-------------------------|
D|---------7-9------|--------5-7------|--------3-5-----3-5-|-------------------------|
A|------------------|-----------------|--------------------|-------------------------|
E|------------------|-----------------|--------------------|-1-----3-----5-----------|

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 6

e|------------------|-----------------|--------------------|-------------------------|
B|------------------|-----------------|--------------------|-------------------------|
G|------------------|-----------------|--------------------|-------------------------|
D|---------9-11-----|--------7-9------|--------5-7-----5-7-|-------------------------|
A|------------------|-----------------|--------------------|-6-----8-----10----------|
E|------------------|-----------------|--------------------|-------------------------|

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3

e|------------------|-----------------|--------------------|-------------|
B|------------------|-----------------|--------------------|-------------|
G|------------------|-----------------|--------------------|-------------|
D|---------11-13----|--------9-11-----|--------7-9-----7-9-|-------------|
A|------------------|-----------------|--------------------|-------------|
E|------------------|-----------------|--------------------|-1-----3-----|

SECTION [M] Faster tempo in 7/4 ************************************

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

e|------------------------------|------------------------------|-----|
B|------------------------------|------------------------------|--2--|
G|------------------------------|------------------------------|--%--|
D|------------------------------|------------------------------|-----|
A|------------------------------|------------------------------|-----|
E|-5-----------------------17---|-15---------------------------|-----|

1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5

e|----------------------|----------------------|-----|
B|----------------------|----------------------|-----|
G|----------------------|----------------------|--%--| Repeat these 2 measures
D|-------3-----5---6----|-5-----3-----5---6----|-----| 5 more times
A|-4--------------------|----------------------|-----| moving up 4 half-steps each time.
E|----------------------|----------------------|-----|

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

e|-17----------|-9----------|
B|----18\14\10-|----10------|
G|-------------|-------11\6-|
D|-------------|------------|
A|-------------|------------|
E|-------------|------------|

1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5

e|----------------------|----------------------|-----|
B|----------------------|----------------------|-----|
G|----------------------|----------------------|--%--| Repeat these 2 measures
D|----------------------|----------------------|-----| 8 more times
A|-------4-----6---7----|-6-----4-----6---7----|-----| moving up 4 half-steps each time.
E|-5--------------------|----------------------|-----|

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

e|-21------17------|-----------------|-13--------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-18--------------|---------14------|-10--------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-6-------2-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-4---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|---------5-------|-1---------------|

Start to slow down

1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

e|--------------------|--------------------|-21---------------|
B|--------------------|-----------20-------|------------------|
G|------//6-----------|//18------------18--|------------------|
D|-------------7-P-5--|------17------17----|------------------|
A|-0------------------|--------------------|------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|------------------|

************************************

| (12) Natural harmonic

| \ Slide down

| > Accented note

| / Slide up

************************************

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