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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

guitar w/ heavy flanger - play 2x

e|-0---0---0---0-0---0-0---0-0-0-0-|-0---0---0---0-0---0-0---0---0---|
B|-3---3---3---3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3-|-3---3---3---3-3---3-3---3---3/7-|
G|-2---2---2---2-2---2-2---2-2-2-2-|-1---1---1---1-1---1-1---1---1/5-|
D|-0---0---0---0-0---0-0---0-0-0-0-|-0---0---0---0-0---0-0---0---0---|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-7---7---7---7-7---7-7---7-7-7-7-|-5---5---5---5-5-5-4-3---3-3-3-3-|
G|-5---5---5---5-4---4-4---4-4-4-4-|-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---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

End Intro (after repeat)

e|-0------------|
B|-3------------|
G|-2------------|  note that a Mellotron doubles it an
D|-0------------|  octave higher than guitar
A|--------------|
E|--------------|

Heavy Riff

play each chord the number of times indicated

8x 4x 4x 8x 8x

e|----------------|---------------|
B|----------------|---------------|
G|--7-------------|--10----9------|
D|--7----7---9----|--10----10-----|
A|--5----7---9----|--8-----10-----| play all 4x
E|-------5---7----|--------8------|

Verse Riff

with Dist, flanger and let notes ring

play 4x end of 4th time add this:

e|------------------------|    ----x-x-x-x----|
B|------------------------|    ----x-x-x-x----| I mute all strings and strum
G|-------0-----------0----|    ----x-x-x-x----| with alternate strums
D|-7--7--------7--7-------|    ----x-x-x-x----|
A|-7--7--------7--7-------|    ----x-x-x-x----|
E|-5--5--------5--5-------|    ----x-x-x-x----|

"You don't look but you kick me..."

Verse Riff 2

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------| play 4x
D|-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7---7---7-7-7-7-|
A|-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7---7---7-7-7-7-|
E|-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5---5---5-5-5-5-|

Heavy Riff 2

play each chord the number of times indicated

8x 4x 4x 8x 8x

e|----------------|---------------|
B|----------------|---------------|
G|--7-------------|--10----9------|
D|--7----7---9----|--10----10-----|
A|--5----7---9----|--8-----10-----| play all 4x
E|-------5---7----|--------8------|

Verse Repeat

play 4x end of 4th time add this:

e|------------------------|    ----x-x-x-x----|
B|------------------------|    ----x-x-x-x----| I mute all strings and strum
G|-------0-----------0----|    ----x-x-x-x----| with alternate strums
D|-7--7--------7--7-------|    ----x-x-x-x----|
A|-7--7--------7--7-------|    ----x-x-x-x----|
E|-5--5--------5--5-------|    ----x-x-x-x----|

"You don't look but you kick me..."

Verse Riff 2 Repeat

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------| play 4x
D|-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7---7---7-7-7-7-|
A|-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7---7---7-7-7-7-|
E|-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5---5---5-5-5-5-|

Heavy Riff 3

play each chord the number of times indicated

8x 4x 4x 8x 8x

e|----------------|---------------|
B|----------------|---------------|
G|--7-------------|--10----9------|
D|--7----7---9----|--10----10-----|
A|--5----7---9----|--8-----10-----| play all 4x
E|-------5---7----|--------8------|

Transition Riff

Guitar 1 (2:02)

e|------------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|-----|
B|------------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|-----|
G|-8---8-8-x--------------|-7--7-7--7--7--7--7-7-|-8--8-8-x--------------|--7--|
D|-8---8-8-x-7--7--7--7-7-|-7--7-7--7--7--7--7-7-|-8--8-8-x-7--7--7--7-7-|--7--|
A|-6---6-6-x-7--7--7--7-7-|-5--5-5--5--5--5--5-5-|-6--6-6-x-7--7--7--7-7-|--5--|
E|-----------5--5--5--5-5-|----------------------|----------5--5--5--5-5-|--5--|

|

| Guitar 2 - play this part 2x

e|------------------------|-------------------|
B|-16--1616--16-16-16-1616|-15----------------|
G|------------------------|-------------------|
D|------------------------|-------------------|
A|------------------------|-------------------|
E|------------------------|-------------------|

Play Intro again

Solo

Guitar 2, Guitar 1 plays Heavy Riff 4x

e|--------------------|--------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|--------------------|--------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|-12b14-b14~-12b14r13|_b14-12h14p12-10\9--|-5h7p5\4-5p4p2p0-4p2p0h2p0--------------|
D|--------------------|--------------------|---------------------------3p2p0--0h2p0-|
A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------------------3-------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|----------------------------------------|

pinch harmonics are shown as *

e|-------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------|---12~-12h13p12-10-12~--12h13p12-10-12~-|
G|--------0----0-*12-0-*12-|-12-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|-2b3r2b3-----------------|----------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------|----------------------------------------|
e|---------10h12h13p12p10-----------------------|-----------------|-------------------------|
B|-10h12h13--------------13p12p10-12p11---------|-----------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------14-12----|-12~-----------0-|-(0)---------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------14-|----14\----\x--0-|-(0)--------5b7r5b7~~----|
A|----------------------------------------------|-----------------|-----/x-/x---------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|-----------------|-------------------------|

Play first 2 bars of Transition riff 2x while solo guitar track plays:

e|-----------|----------------------------|------------|--------------------------------|
B|-----------|-------0--0--0--0-----------|------------|---10---------------------------|
G|-----------|--2b4~--b4-b4-b4-b4---------|------------|-12--10-12-10b11----------------|
D|-----------|----------------------------|------------|----------------12-10-----------|
A|--rest-----|----------------------------|--rest------|---------------------12-11-10\8-|
E|-----------|----------------------------|------------|--------------------------------|

Transition 2 riff change

(3:06)

e|-------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-------------------------|--------------------------|
G|-8--8-8-x-x--------------|-7--7-7--x-x--------------|
D|-8--8-8-x-x-7--7--7--x-x-|-7--7-7--x-x-6--6--6--x-x-|
A|-6--6-6-x-x-7--7--7--x-x-|-5--5-5--x-x-6--6--6--x-x-|
E|------------5--5--5--x-x-|-------------4--4--4--x-x-|

Last Verse Riff

play 4x end of 4th time add this:

e|------------------------|    ----x-x-x-x----|
B|------------------------|    ----x-x-x-x----| I mute all strings and strum
G|-------0-----------0----|    ----x-x-x-x----| with alternate strums
D|-7--7--------7--7-------|    ----x-x-x-x----|
A|-7--7--------7--7-------|    ----x-x-x-x----|
E|-5--5--------5--5-------|    ----x-x-x-x----|

Last Verse Riff 2

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------| play 4x
D|-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7---7---7-7-7-7-|
A|-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7---7---7-7-7-7-|
E|-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5---5---5-5-5-5-|

Ending

slightly different offbeat rhythm

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-7-----7--x--7-----7--x--7-7-7-7-| play 2x
A|-7-----7--x--7-----7--x--7-7-7-7-|
E|-5-----5--x--5-----5--x--5-5-5-5-|
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-8-------------------------------|
D|-8-------------------------------|
A|-6-------------------------------|
E|-6-------------------------------|

key:

h - hammer-on

p - pull-off

b - bend

r - release bent string

__ - hold note while playing another string

/ - slide up

\ - slide down

x - muted strings

~ - vibrato

* - Pinch harmonic (squeal when pick and fingertip pluck string)

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