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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 and Rhythm

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

Chorus

The chorus is played with two guitars|

e|------------x------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|------------x---10/13----------------|-------------------------------|
G|------------x-------------8/12-------|-------------------------------|
D|--8--10-----x---------------------8--|--10----------8-------8---8----|
A|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
e|----------11-------13b14r13----------|------------11-----13--13b14r13--11|
B|--13----------13-----------------13--|---13-----------13-----------------|
G|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

Bridge

G9 Gb9 F9 C7 Ebmaj9 Bb7 D7#9

(Repeat those chords again, then twice more with some left hand muting)

Solo

Go to this solo, with the rhythm in the background|

e|-------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
B|-------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
G|------13r12--10--12b14---|-------------13r12p10--|--------10b12---10~----|
D|-------------------------|-----------------------|-12~-------------------|
A|-------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
E|-------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
e|----------------------|--------------------------------------------|
B|------------13r12--10-|-----10~------------10---------10--------10-|
G|----------------------|-12----------13b14------13b14------13b14----|
D|----------------------|--------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------|--------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------|--------------------------------------------|

feedback

e|-------------------------|--------------------|--------------------------|
B|-------------------------|--------------------|--------------------------|
G|----13b14----------------|--------------------|--------------------------|
D|-------------------6r5p3-|--------------------|------------------x\--x/--|
A|-------------------------|---5~----2b3r2------|--------------------------|
E|-------------------------|--------------------|--x\-----x\--x/-----------|
e|-------------10---------|----------------------------------------|
B|---------13-------------|----------------------------------------|
G|-12b14------------13r12-|--10~------12p10------10h12p10------10--|
D|------------------------|--------0---------12------------12------|
A|------------------------|----------------------------------------|
E|------------------------|----------------------------------------|

hold

e|---------5--8--10-------------------------------------|-----------|
B|-------------------13--10----------10-----------------|-----------|
G|-12b13----------------------12b14------12--10~--12p10-|--12b13----|
D|------------------------------------------------------|-----------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|-----------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|-----------|

bend

e|-----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B|--13--13--13--13--13--13--13-|--15p13-------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|-----------15--12---------------------|
A|-----------------------------|----------------------\8--10--8----8--|
E|-----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------10-11-12----------10-11-12----------10-|
A|--10-11-12----------10-11-12----------10-11-12----|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|-13b15-------13~-----------------|
G|-------------------12b14r12p10-------|--------------------13r12p10-----|
D|11-12-----------10-------------------|------------------------------12-|
A|-------10-11-12----------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------|------------|
B|--------------------------------|------------|
G|-10h12--------------------------|------------|
D|--------15-12-11-10-------------|------------|
A|--------------------12--11-10\8-|-b9--\------|
E|--------------------------------|------------|

When you're finished, play the rhythm twice more, but end the second one

with this measure

e|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-------------------|
B|--6-x-x-6-x-x-6-x-------------------|
G|--5-x-x-5-x-x-5-x-5h7-5-------------|
D|------------------------7\5-3-------|
A|-------------------------------5-3h5|
E|------------------------------------|

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| x Dead note

| h Hammer-on

| p Pull-off

| r Release

| b Bend

| / Slide up

| \ Slide down

| ~ Vibrato

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