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Backs to the Wall

Saxon
Tab

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Song

SAXON - BACKS TO THE WALL

From the Album SAXON

Copyright 1980 EMI RECORDS

Version 1.0 - (FEB. - 2001)

Transcribed by: REAPER

For Questions, Comments, Newest Version, or Corrections contact

BATHORY@HUK.K64.DK

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.. - palm mute / - slide up to

\ - slide down to ~ - vibrato

h - hammer on b - bend

p - pull off Suffixes for bend

ph - pinch harmonic

f - full bend h - half bend

* - see comment r - release t - tap bend

X - percussion mute ~ - vibrato bend

@ - slight palm mute () - ghost note, sustained note

Tune Gtr to Eb

Riff A

|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--2--4---4-5--2--4---4-5--2--4---4-5--4--5--7-----------------------|
|--2--4---4-5--2--4---4-5--2--4---4-5--4--5--7-----------------------|
|--0----0------0----0------0----0------2--3--5-----------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

Riff B

|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--2-2--2-2--2-2------0-----0----------------------------------------|
|--2-2--2-2--2-2----2-----0------------------------------------------|
|--0-0--0-0--0-0--3-----2--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

Riff C

|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------7--9-----------7--9--------------------------------------|
|-----------7--9-----------7--9--------------------------------------|
|--4--5--7--5--7--4--5--7--5--7--------------------------------------|
|--2--3--5--------2--3--5--------------------------------------------|

Riff D

|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--4-4--4-4--4-4------0-----0----------------------------------------|
|--4-4--4-4--4-4----4-----0------------------------------------------|
|--2-2--2-2--2-2--5-----4--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

Riff E

|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------0-----0-2-2------0-----0-2-2----------------------------------|
|----2-----0---2-2----2-----0---2-2----------------------------------|
|--3-----2-----0-0--3-----2-----0-0----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

Riff F

|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--3-----3-----3-----3-5-----5-----5-----5---------------------------|
|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

Riff G

|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-10101010101010101010-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--------------------------|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--10-10-10-10-10-10-10--------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

Riff H

|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--7----5----4----7--------------------------------------------------|
|--7----5----4----7--------------------------------------------------|
|--5----3----2----5--------------------------------------------------|

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