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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.

Riff A

|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|--4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4--|

Riff B

|--13-13-12---13-13-11---13-13-16---13-13-11--|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|

Riff C

|--11-\--------8-----6-----8----------8-----6--|
|----------6-6---6-9---6-6---6-9--6-6---6-9----|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|------8----------8-----6-----8----------8-----6--|
|--6-6---6-9--6-6---6-9---6-6---6-9--6-6---6-9----|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------13-16-15-12--|
|--6-6---------------|
|--------------------|
|--------------------|

Riff C Type 2

|--11-\--------8-----6-----8----------8-----6--|
|----------6-6---6-9---6-6---6-9--6-6---6-9----|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|------8----------8-----6-----8----------8------|
|--6-6---6-9--6-6---6-9---6-6---6-9--6-6---6-9--|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|--6--------8-6-4--|
|----6-6--6--------|
|------------------|
|------------------|

Riff D

|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--6-----4---4-----6---------------6-----4--4-----6------------|
|-----6---------6-----6--2--2-1-------6--------6-----6--7-7-6--|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|

Riff E

|------------12--|
|----------------|
|--11--11--------|
|----------------|

Song Order:

Riff A ( x 8 )

Riff B ( x 2 )

Riff C

Riff B ( x 2 )

Riff C Type 2

Riff D ( x 2 )

Riff B ( x 2 )

Riff C

Riff B ( x 2 )

Riff C Type 2

Riff D

Riff B ( x 2 )

Riff C Type 2

Riff D ( x 4 )

Riff E

Thats all!!  Looks hard but its just getting it in the right order

which takes a bit of practice.  Until the next albumn,  see ya!

Ian Edwards - 97dsac44@reaseheath.ac.uk

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