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Before I Forget

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TabTuningDrop B
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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.

Pre-Chorus

C#|--------------------|
G#|--------------------|
E |--------------------|
B |--2-2-2-------------|
F#|--2-2-2-------------|
B |--2-2-2-------------|

* * *

Guitar 2

C#|-----15/16~~-----9/10~~--16/16~~-------|
G#|---------------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------|

Chorus

C#|-----------------------|       |------------------------------|
G#|-----------------------|       |------------------------------|
E |-----------------------| X3    |------------------------------|
B |-2-0h2-5-0h2-5-0-8p7---|       |-7-7-7h9p7-10-5-5-7/8---------|
F#|-2-0h2-5-0h2-5-0-8p7---|       |-7-7-7h8p7-10-5-5-7/8---------|
B |-2-0h2-5-0h2-5-0-8p7---|       |-7-7-7h8p7-10-5-5-7/8---------|
C#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |---------------------------7-5-4-----5-4-2-0---------------------------------|
B |---5555555-4-5555555----------7--------------4-5555555-4-5555555-------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 1

My End, It Justifies My means...

C#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-2222222-5555555-00000000----------------------------------------------|
B |-2222222-5555555-00000000----------------------------------------------|

(Guitar 2)

C#|----------------------|
G#|----------------------|
E |----------------------|
B |----------------------|
F#|-0-2-0-2-3p2-0h2------|
B |----------------------|

[Verse] x3

C#|------------------------------|       |----------------------|
G#|------------------------------|       |----------------------|
E |------------------------------| X6    |----------------------|
B |-0h2--0h2h3p2--0h2--2h3p2-----|       |-5-5-5-0--------------|
F#|-0h2--0h2h3p2--0h2--2h3p2-----|       |-5-5-5-0--------------|
B |-0h2--0h2h3p2--0h2--2h3p2-----|       |-5-5-5-0--------------|
C#|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------------------------------------|
B |--2-2-2-2h3p2--2-2-2h3p2---5-5-5-0----------------------------|
F#|--2-2-2-2h3p2--2-2-2h3p2---5-5-5-0----------------------------|
B |--2-2-2-2h3p2--2-2-2h3p2---5-5-5-0----------------------------|

Pre-Chorus

C#|--------------------|
G#|--------------------|
E |--------------------|
B |--2-2-2-------------|
F#|--2-2-2-------------|
B |--2-2-2-------------|

* * *

Guitar 2

C#|-----15/16~~-----9/10~~--16/16~~-------|
G#|---------------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------|

Chorus

C#|-----------------------|       |------------------------------|
G#|-----------------------|       |------------------------------|
E |-----------------------| X3    |------------------------------|
B |-2-0h2-5-0h2-5-0-8p7---|       |-7-7-7h9p7-10-5-5-7/8---------|
F#|-2-0h2-5-0h2-5-0-8p7---|       |-7-7-7h8p7-10-5-5-7/8---------|
B |-2-0h2-5-0h2-5-0-8p7---|       |-7-7-7h8p7-10-5-5-7/8---------|
C#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |---------------------------7-5-4-----5-4-2-0---------------------------------|
B |---5555555-4-5555555----------7--------------4-5555555-4-5555555-------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 1

My End, It Justifies My means...

C#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-2222222-5555555-00000000----------------------------------------------|
B |-2222222-5555555-00000000----------------------------------------------|

(Guitar 2)

C#|----------------------|
G#|----------------------|
E |----------------------|
B |----------------------|
F#|-0-2-0-2-3p2-0h2------|
B |----------------------|

Chorus

C#|-----------------------|       |------------------------------|
G#|-----------------------|       |------------------------------|
E |-----------------------| X3    |------------------------------|
B |-2-0h2-5-0h2-5-0-8p7---|       |-7-7-7h9p7-10-5-5-7/8---------|
F#|-2-0h2-5-0h2-5-0-8p7---|       |-7-7-7h8p7-10-5-5-7/8---------|
B |-2-0h2-5-0h2-5-0-8p7---|       |-7-7-7h8p7-10-5-5-7/8---------|
C#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |---------------------------7-5-4-----5-4-2-0---------------------------------|
B |---5555555-4-5555555----------7--------------4-5555555-4-5555555-------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 1

My End, It Justifies My means...

C#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-2222222-5555555-00000000----------------------------------------------|
B |-2222222-5555555-00000000----------------------------------------------|

(Guitar 2)

C#|----------------------|
G#|----------------------|
E |----------------------|
B |----------------------|
F#|-0-2-0-2-3p2-0h2------|
B |----------------------|

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| h Hammer-on

| p Pull-off

| / Slide up

| \ Slide down

| * Palm mute

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