Like a Prayer

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Song

DROP D TUNING!

p - pull off

h - hammer on

~ - let ring out

... - palm mute

/ \ - slide

GUITAR 1'S PARTS:

-----------------

Intro:

e|----5---0------------5---0-----5-----5---0-----5-----5---0-----5-----5---0-|
B|6-6---6---5h6-6--6-6---6---5h6---6-6---6---5h6---6-6---6---5h6---6-6---6---|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Intro Cont'd:

e|----5--8-------8-------8-------8-------------------------------------------|
B|5h6------6---6---6-5h6---6-5h6---6-5h6---------6~--5h6-6~------------------|
G|-----------5-------------------------------5-----------5~------------------|
D|---------------------------------------5h7---7---------7~----------7~---10~|
A|-------------------------------------------------------5~------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus: "When you call my name..." (2x)

e|------------------------------------13----13-------------------------------|
B|------------------------------13-------13----13----------13------13--------|
G|---------10/12-10-9-10p9----9-----------------------10--------10--------10-|
D|------10-----------------10------10-------------8-8----8----8-------7-7----|
A|8-7-8----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus Cont'd:

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

Verse: "I hear your voice..." (2x, then do end thing)

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

Verse Cont'd: (Do this at end of 2nd time)

e|---------------------|---------------------|
B|---------------------|---------------------|
G|14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|12-14-15-14~---------|
D|-x--x--x--x--x--x--x-|-x--x--x--x----------|
A|12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|10-12-13-12~---------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|

Verse Cont'd: (2x)

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

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

Verse Cont'd: (Play at end of 2nd time)

e|--------------------------------------------------------------|------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|------------|
G|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|12-14-15-14~|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|-x--x--x--x-|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|10-12-13-12~|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|------------|

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

Metal Interlude: (2x, but stop after A# octave)

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------14-14--------12-12--------15-15--------14-14------------------------|
D|--------x--x---------x--x---------x--x---------x--x------------------------|
A|0-0--0-12-12-0-0--0-10-10-0-0--0-13-13-0-0--0-12-12------------------------|
D|0-0--0-------0-0--0-------0-0--0-------0-0--0------------------------------|

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

Repeat Chorus

2nd Verse: "Like a child..."

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|15~---14~---12~---14~---15~---14~---12~---12-14-15-14~---------------------|
D|-x-----x-----x-----x-----x-----x-----x-----x--x--x--x----------------------|
A|13~---12~---10~---12~---13~---12~---10~---10-12-13-12~---------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

2nd Verse Cont'd: (2x)

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------10------------10\9-----------------|
D|-----------7------------8/10------------------------------------------10---|
A|-----------------------------8-8-8-8--8----8-8-8-8--8------7-7-7-7--7------|
D|8-8-8-8--8---8-8-8-8--8----------------------------------------------------|

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

2nd Verse Cont'd: (Play at end of 2nd time)

e|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|--------------------------10------------10-|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|-12-14-15-14~------------------|
D|-----------10--0-0-0-0--0----0-0-0-0--0----|--x--x--x--x-------------------|
A|7-7-7-7--7---------------------------------|-10-12-13-12~------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|

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

Repeat Chorus

End of Chorus:

e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|8-7----------0-0---|
D|----8-7-5-0--0-0---|

...

Bridge: (4x, end with palm muting of C5 chord)

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

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

Repeat Chorus

Ending:

e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|------------0~--|
A|8-7---------0~--|
D|----8-7-5-3-0~--|

GUITAR 2'S PARTS:

-----------------

Intro:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----3-----3-----2-------0-----------3-----3-----2-------0-----------------|
A|-------5-----5-----5---5---5---5-------5-----5-----5---5---5---5-----------|
D|-0-0-----0-----0-----0-------0---0-0-----0-----0-----0-------0-------------|

Intro Cont'd:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------1-------1-------1-------1---------------------|
G|---------------------5---------------------------------------0h2--2~-------|
D|-----3-----3---------------3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3----------0~-------|
A|---5---5-----5-----3---3-1-------0-------1-------3---------3------0~-------|
D|-0-------0-----0-2---------------------------------------5--------0~-------|

Intro Cont'd:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|7~---7-8-10~---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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

Chorus: "When you call my name..."

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------13p10----10----------------------------------------------6------|
G|-----10----------12-------9-12----10p9----10-----10---10p9---10------------|
D|--10----10-------------10------10------10----8-8----8------8----7-7---7----|
A|8--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus Cont'd:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|8p6-----------13----13p10----10--------------------------------------------|
G|-----------10----10-------12---------10---10-9----10-----10---10p9---10----|
D|----7-8-10------------------------10-----------10----8-8----8------8----7-7|
A|--------------------------------8-------8----------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

.... .

Chorus Cont'd:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|6---8p6--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7-----7-8----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse: "I hear your voice..."

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

Verse Cont'd:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--9-10-12-10~---------------|
D|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x--x--x--x----------------|
A|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7--8-10--8~---------------|
D|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse Cont'd:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7|
D|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--------------------------------------------|

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

Verse Cont'd:

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

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

Verse Cont'd:

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

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

Verse Cont'd:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------9-10-12-10~----------------------------------------------------|
D|------------x--x--x--x-----------------------------------------------------|
A|7-7-7-7-7-7-7--8-10--8~----------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

...........

Metal Interlude: (2x, but stop after G octave)

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------10-10--------9-9--------12-12--------10-10--------------------------|
D|--------x--x--------x-x---------x--x---------x--x--------------------------|
A|0-0--0--8--8-0-0--0-7-7-0-0--0-10-10-0-0--0--8--8--------------------------|
D|0-0--0-------0-0--0-----0-0--0-------0-0--0--------------------------------|

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

Repeat Chorus

2nd Verse:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|3~---5~---9~---10~---10~---10~---9~---9-10-12-10~--------------------------|
D|x----x----x-----x-----x-----x----x----x--x--x--x---------------------------|
A|1~---3~---7~----8~----8~----8~---7~---7--8-10--8~--------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

2nd Verse Cont'd: (2x)

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

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

2nd Verse Cont'd: (2nd time, end with this)

e|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|-9-10-12-10~--------------------------|
D|5-----5-------3-----3-------3-----3-|-x--x--x--x---------------------------|
A|--3-3---5-5-5---5-5---5-5-5---5-5---|-7--8-10--8~--------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|

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

Repeat Chorus: (2x)

Chorus Cont'd: (Play lots) (End of Chorus)

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

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

Bridge:

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

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

Bridge Cont'd:

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

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

Bridge Cont'd: (2x, on 2nd time, palm mute E octave til start of chorus)

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

Bridge Cont'd:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|9-9-9-9--9-9---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|x-x-x-x--x-x---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|7-7-7-7--7-7---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Repeat Chorus: (Then repeat 2nd chorus cont'd part)

Ending:

e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|------------0~--|
A|8-7---------0~--|
D|----8-7-5-3-0~--|

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