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When Worlds Collide

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4.7(15)

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

Intro

Synth arr. for guitar. use bar for vibrato on each octave.

W W W W W W W W

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

(Then some pick slides for half measure.)

Verse 1

(synth bass arr for guitar)

e E E E E E e E e E e E E E e E

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|   (This riff x3)
D|--------------------------------|
A|--4-4-4-4-----------------------|
E|----------3---3---3---3-1-3---3-|

e E E E E E e E Q q q q

e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|--4-4-4-4--------------|
E|----------3---3s0------|

e E E E E E q w

e|-------------|--------------|
B|-------------|--------------|
G|--6-6-6-6----|--------------|   (This riff x3)
D|--5-5-5-5----|--------------|
A|--4-4-4-4----|--------------|
E|----------3--|--------------|

e E E E E E q q e E E E E E

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

Chorus

e E e E E E E E

e|----------------|                 After 1st time through, play again with
B|----------------|                 the fill instead of the first ending.
G|----------------|   (This riff x3) When the chorus is played with the first
D|----------------|                 ending, play it again and do the same
A|--5---5-3-5-3-5-|                 for the second ending.  (I'm trying to
E|--3---3-1-3-1-3-|                 make this dummy-proof)

First Time Play This. Second Time Play This.

e E e E E E Q q e E E E Q

e|--------------|          |------------|
B|--------------|          |------------|
G|--------------|          |------------|
D|--------------|          |----5-3-5s8v|
A|--5---5-3-5-8-|          |------------|
E|--3---3-1-3-6-|          |------------|

Verse 2

e E E E E E q

e|--------------|
B|--------------|  + Whole Measure Rest         (Take this x2)
G|--6-6-6-6-----|
D|--5-5-5-5-----|
A|--4-4-4-4-----|
E|----------3---|

e E E E E E (E.) S (E.) S (E.) S (E.) S (E) e

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

Then do the first second verse part once more.

Play these second verse parts:First part, Second Part, Third part, Repeat

Play the chorus again but the last measure is a little bit different.

e E e E E E Q

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

Palm Mute .

Interlude

S S S S S e. q q S S S S S e. q q S S S S S e. q q S S S S S e. q q

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

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

Palm Mutes

N.C. With delay

e E E E E E e E w

e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|   (x4)
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|--3-1-3-1-3---3---------|

Verse 3

(Play the synth bass part twice and then play)

e|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|--6-6-6-6----|  +one measure rest.    TWICE
D|--5-5-5-5----|
A|--4-4-4-4----|
E|----------3--|

Play the chorus twice.

Then play this ending

E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E e E e E E E E E

e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---5---5-3-5-3-5-|
E|9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8----3---3-1-3-1-3-|

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

(Palm Mutes)

e E e E E E Q

e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|   (This twice.)
D|----------------|
A|--5---5-3-5-8---|
E|--3---3-1-3-6---|

(Then finally after last measure of the repeat.)

(H) (H)

e|----------|
B|----------|
G|----------|
D|----------|       FIN!

A|(8)--(8)s\|

E|(6)--(6)s\|

Key:

s/ or s\ = slide

notes in () have been sustained

e=eighth rest

q=quarter rest

h=half rest

s=sixteenth rest

w=whole rest

E=eighth note

Q=quarter note

H=half note

S=sixteenth note

W=whole note

.-palm mute

b=bend

v=vibrato

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