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The Heretic Anthem

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TabTuningDrop A
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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

B |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A |--------------------------------------------------------22\-0----|

Fig 1. x3

B |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1-|
A |-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-|

...yeah!...

B |-(4)-------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|----(3)----------------------------------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E |---------------1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1-|
A |---------0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-|
B |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------3-------------------------|
A |---------------------------6\5---------3-------------------------|
E |-------1-----x-------3\2---4\3-4\3-0---1---1-1-------------------|
A |-0-0-0-1-0-0-x---0-0-3\2-0-----4\3-0-0---0-1-1-------------------|

Verse 1

Fig 2. ...pop star threat and i’m not dead yet....

B |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-----------------------3-----------------------------------------|
A |-----------6\5---------3-------------------6\5---------3---------|
E |-----3\2---4\3-4\3-0---1---1--1------3\2---4\3-4\3-0---1---1--1--|
A |-0-0-3\2-0-----4\3-0-0---0-1--1--0-0-3\2-0-----4\3-0-0---0-1--1--|

Chorus

Fig 3.

B |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-2--2-5---4---5-6--5-6---7---9-2--2-5---4---5-6--5-6---7---9-----|
A |-2--2-5---4---5-6--5-6---7---9-2--2-5---4---5-6--5-6---7---9-----|

Verse 2

Fig 4.

...ev’ry body’s so infatuated....

B |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-------1-------1-----2/3-3\2-2/5-------1-------1-----2/3-3\2-2/5-|
A |-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-2/3-3\2-2/5-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-2/3-3\2-2/5-|

Interlude

Fig 5.

B |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------3---------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------x---------------------------------|
E |-0-1-0-3-----------1-2-3---1---1---1-2-3-----------6\5---5-3---3-|
A |-0-1-0-3-0-0-0-0-0-1-2-3-0-1-0---0-1-2-3-0-0-0-0-0-6\5-0-5-3-0-3-|
B |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------3---------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------x---------------------------------|
E |-0-1-0-3-----------1-2-3---1---1---1-2-3-----------6\5---5-3-----|
A |-0-1-0-3-0-0-0-0-0-1-2-3-0-1-0---0-1-2-3-0-0-0-0-0-6\5-0-5-3-----|

Bridge

Fig 6 ...30 seconds 16 8 4...

B |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------3-------------------------------------|
A |---------------------------x-------------------------------------|
E |-0-1-0-3---------1-2-3--1--1---1-2-3-----------1--1--------------|
A |-0-1-0-3---------1-2-3--1------1-2-3-----------1--1--------------|

Breakdown chorus

B |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-2222--22-555555-4444--55-6666--5566---7777---9999---------------|
E |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-----------------------------------------------------------------|

gtr 2.

B |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-5555--55-888888-7777--88-9999--8899--101010--111111-------------|
D |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-----------------------------------------------------------------|

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