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The Learning

Nevermore
Tab

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

Song

my boredom and generosity have reached unfathomable heights today so here it is.

tune down 1/2 step

intro

:-------------------------------------------------

:-------------------------------------------------

:-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0----- repeat
:-----0---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0---0---
:---1-------1---1-------1---1-------1---1---------
:-3-----------3-----------3-----------3---------1* 2nd time play -3b4-

"I think therefore i am..."

:-----------------------------------------------------

:-----------------------------------------------------

:-2b3----2b3----------2b3r2---0-----0-----------0----- repeat
:----0------0-------0-------0---0-----0-------0---0---
:------1------1---1---------------1-----1---1-------1-
:---------------3-------------------------3-----------

"And i see no religion..."

:---------------------------------------------------

:---------------------------------------------------

:-------2-----------2b3r2---0-----0-----------0-----
:-----0---0-------0-------0---2-----2-------2---2---
:---0-------0---0---------------2-----2---2-------2-
:-2-----------2-------------------------0-----------

"The circle never ends..."

:---------0------------------------------------------------------------
:-3-----3---0-----------------------1-----1-3-0------------------------
:-0-----0-----0---0-----------0-----0-----0-----0---0-----------0------ repeat
:---2---------------2-------2---2-----2---------------2-------2---2*---
:-----2---------------2---2-------2-----2---------------2---2-------2*-sec.time:
:---------------0-------0-------------------------0-------0------------  -1-2-

repeat all of that again then do this the last time before it gets heavy:

:---------0---------------------------------------------------
:-3-----3---0-----------------------1-----1-1-1--------1-1-1--
:-0-----0-----0---0-----------0-----0-----0-0-0--------0-0-0--
:---2---------------2-------2---2-----2--------------2--------
:-----2---------------2---2-------2-----2----------2----------
:---------------0-------0-------------------------------------

heaviness:

:-------------------------------------------------------------------------

:-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-
:-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-

:-------------------------------------------------------------------------

:----------------------------------

:-5--5-4--4-----------5--5-4--4----
:-3--3-2--2-2--2-1--4-3--3-2--2-2--
:-----------0--0-1--4-----------0--

verse:

:-------------------------------------------------

:-------------------------------------------------

:-10--10-------10--10h12p10-9---9----------9---9/- 3x then
:--8---8--------8---8-------7---7----------7---7/-
:----0---0-0--0---------------0---0-0-0000-0---0--

:-------------------------------------------------

....

:-------------------------------------------------

:-------------------------------------------------

:-10--10-------10--10h12p10-9---9---8---8---------
:--8---8--------8---8-------7---7---6---6---------
:----0---0-0--0---------------0---0---0---0-------

:-------------------------------------------------

"Searching the waves of memory..."

:---------------------------------------------------------------

:---------------------------------------------------------------

:-6------------------------------5------------------------------ 3x then
:-4------------------------------3------------------------------

:---------------------------------------------------------------

:----0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000----0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-

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

:--------------------------------------------------5------------
:--------------------------------------------6-6-6-6------------
:-6------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------
:-4------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------

:---------------------------------------------------------------

:----0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000--------------------------------

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

Kick ass heavy riff:

:-------------------------------------------------------

:------------------------------------------------------- *2nd time w/ A.H.

:-2------3------2------3------2------3--------2-----5*-- 3x then

:-0-0000-1-0000-0-0000-1-0000-0-0000-1-0000014-41047-74-

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

:----------------------------------------------------------

:------------------------------------------------5--5-4--4-
:-2------3------2------3------2------3--------2--3--3-2--2- back to verse
:-0-0000-1-0000-0-0000-1-0000-0-0000-1-0000014-41----------

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

"Download...Process...Analyze..."

:-----------------------

:-2-----1---------------
:-2-----1--3---3-5\3/5-- 4X
:---3-0----1-001-3\1/3--

... .....

"When man and machine become one..."

:---------------------------------------------------------- last time with

:-------------------------------4-4-4-5-5-5-7-7-7---------- <~~ harmonizing
:-7-7-7-6-6-6-5-5-5-3-3-3-7-7-7-6-6-6-5-5-5-3-3-2----------
:--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------- 2x

:----------------------------------------------------------

:----------------------------------------------------------

Wicked bridge:

:---------------------------------------------------------

:--------------------------------------------------*------ 4x

:-7p0----6p0----7p0----5---0h35p0----5p0----5p0----3-2-3-- last time w/ A.H.

:----5555---4444---3333-333------3333---2222---1111-0-0-0- .... .... .... ... .... .... .... . . .

Solo riff:

:---------------------------------------------------

:-6666666666666666666666665555555555555555555555555- 4x

:-4444446666667777776666663333335555556666665555555-

:---------------------------------------------------

Godly riff: (not perfectly tabbed)

:--------------------------------------------------

:-------363-3363-3--------------363-3363-3---------
:----52----5----5-5252-2-----52----5----5-5252-2---
:-014--4--------------4-41014--4--------------4-41-

:-------------------------------------------------- *2nd time replace with:

:-------363-3696-6--------------363-3696-6-*-------  -/7~-6h7p6----------
:----52----5----8-8585-5-----52----5----8-8585-5---  ----------\8~-7h8p7-
:-014--4--------------7-74014--4--------------7-74-  --------------------

Next solo riff is "kick ass heavy riff"

then return to "Download...Process...Analyze..." riff then to

"When man and machine become one..." riff

Breakdown:

:-----------------------------

:-5---------------------------
:-3--3333333333-4-------------
:---------------2--2222222222-

Classical type shit:

:-------0-3-----3-2-----3-0-------2-----2-2p0-0-----0---------------*sometimes:
:-------0---0-----1-------1-1---1-0-0-----------0-3-----------------  ----NH-
:-0-----------0---2-2-----2---2---2---2-----------0---0-----------0-  --NH-5-
:-2---2-----------2---2---2-------4---------------------2-----*-2---  NH-5---
:-2-2-----------------------------------------------------2---2-----  -5-----
:-0---------------------------------------------------------0-------  -------

Buildup:

:--------------------------------------------------

:-10---10--10\9-----9---9\8-----8---8-------8---8--

:-------------------------------------------------- 2x then gtr 2 rides A string

:-7-----7---7\6-----6---6\5-----5---5-------5---5--    underneath
:---0-0---0-----0-0---0-----0-0---0---0-0-0---0----

:--------------------------------------------------

Emotional type thing:

:---0-----0-----0-------1--
:-------------------3------
:-----5-----5-----5--------
:-7-----5-----3-------3----

:--------------------------

:--------------------------

Ending

:---------------------------------------------------------

:---------------------------------------------------------

:-7------6------3------2------7------9-----10------8------

:-5-5555-4-4444-1-1111-0-0000-5-5555-7-7777-8-8888-6-6666-

:---------------------------------------------------------

:-----------------------------7------9-----10------8------
:-7------6------3------2------5-5555-7-7777-8-8888-6-6666-
:-5-5555-4-4444-1-1111-0-0000-----------------------------

:-------------------------------------------

:-------------------------------------------

:-7--66667---66667---66667---66667---66667-- fade out
:-5------5-------5-------5-------5-------5--

There you have it. The Learning. Aint it beautiful? Solos are not my specialty so someone else can handle them if they want. Check out my band Ded End at www.dedend.20m.com. Peace out.

-Chris

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