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Crank the System

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Tab

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Song

Crank The System

S U P E R H E I S T

Tabbed By Aaron Bridgeman (rokken@sicness.net)

TUNING: DROP D DOWN 2 1/2 STEPS (A E A D G b) (or drop A a seven string)

KEY:

x = dead note

pm. = palm mute

h = hammer on

/ = slide up

INTRO:

b |----------------------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------|
A |----------------------------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------------------------|
A |-3h5-5-5--3h5-5-5--3h5-5/6---3h5-5-5--3h5-5-5---0-0-|

MAIN RIFF:

b |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-3h5-5-5-x-x-3h5-5-5-x-x-3h5-5/6---3h5-5-5-x-x-3h5-5-5-x-x-x-x-0-0-|
A |-3h5-5-5-x-x-3h5-5-5-x-x-3h5-5/6---3h5-5-5-x-x-3h5-5-5-x-x-x-x-0-0-|

VERSE:

b |----------------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------------------|
D |----------5--------5------------5--7-5---5--7-|
A |-0--0h5h7----0h5h7-----0--0h5h7--------5------|
E |----------------------------------------------|
A |----------------------------------------------|

VERSE FILL:

b |-----------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------|
D |-----------------------------|
A |-----------------------------|
E |-5--5--5--5--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A |-5--5--5--5--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

pm . . . . . . . .

BRIDGE:

b |--------------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------------|
A |-0---6-5---3----0---5---0---6-5--1----|
E |-0---6-5---3----0---5---0---6-5--1----|
A |-0---6-5---3----0---5---0---6-5--1----|

hold these notes

VERSE AFTER BRIDGE:

b |---|
F#|---|
D |---|
A |---|
E |---|

A |-0-|

listen to see where to use this, and the verse fill too

LAST CHORUS:

same as main riff/regular chorus, but don't do any dead notes, just hold

the chords out and let them ring

...and that is all

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