Life of a Salesman

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Song

drop d Guitar 1

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Intro:

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|X2
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------------|
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------------|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-2-2-2-2------------------------------------------------------|
A|-9-9-9-9-9-9-2-2-2-2------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-2-2-2-2------------------------------------------------------|

Verse: "Whats a dad for dad.."

No Guitar 1

Verse Cont'd: "Man dad..."

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------------|
A|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------------|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------------------------------|
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------------------------------|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------------------------------|

Pre-Chorus:

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-2--2-2--2-2--5-5--5-5--5-----------------------------------------------|
A|-2-2--2-2--2-2--5-5--5-5--5-----------------------------------------------|
D|-2-2--2-2--2-2--4-4--4-4--4-----------------------------------------------|

Chorus: "Father I will always be.."

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4------------------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------|
D|---------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|X2
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----------|
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----------|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----------|

Repeat Intro

Verse: "What's a dad for dad..."

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4------------------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------|
D|---------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|X2
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------------------------------|
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------------------------------|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------------------------------|

Pre-Chorus:

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-2--2-2--2-2--5-5--5-5--5-----------------------------------------------|
A|-2-2--2-2--2-2--5-5--5-5--5-----------------------------------------------|
D|-2-2--2-2--2-2--4-4--4-4--4-----------------------------------------------|

Repeat Chorus

Bridge:

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------7---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-4--3--4--x--4--6--8------------------------------------------------------|
D|-x--x--x--4--x--x--x------------------------------------------------------|
A|-2--1--2-----2--4--6------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar Solo:

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-6-6-6-6-6-6---------------4-4-4-4-4-4------------------------------------|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6--2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-4-4--2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-44|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2--6-6-6-6-4-4--2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-44|
D|--------------2-2-2-2-2-2---------------6-6-6-6-4-4--2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-44|

Chorus: "Father I will always be..."

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--------------------------------------------4-4-4-4-------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------|
D|------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------|

Chorus Cont'd: "Watched you tower..." (Play that till the end of the song)

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4------------------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------|
D|---------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----------|
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----------|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----------|

GUITAR 2

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for some of the parts he uses a artifical harmonic and a flanger and most likely a phaser.

Intro: (just keep hitting this note while doing the ah)

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse: :What's a dad for dad..."

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|X2
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9----4---2---6---4-------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Pre-Chorus:

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9--8--11-9--12--11-9--8--------------------------------------------------|
D|-x--x--x--x--x---x--x--x--------------------------------------------------|
A|-7--6--9--7--10--9--7--6--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus:

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4------------------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------|
D|---------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|X2
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6----------|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----------|
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----------|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----------|

Verse: (do the ah on the 9th fret for a little then do what guitar 1 does)

Repeat Pre-Chorus

Repeat Chorus

Bridge: (no guitar 2)

Guitar Solo:

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------4h5p4-----4-5~----------------------------------------------|
G|-4-8-6~--4-6---------6------------6h8p6---6-8~--6b(7)---6---4~------------|
D|------------------------------6-9-------9---------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Do this part using a wah to get the best effect!

e|--------------------------------14p12p11h12~------------------------------|X2
B|-12--11--9~---9h11h12--9h1h12---------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------14-13-14~-------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------14p12p11-------|
B|-------------------------------------------------11-12-14-----------12h14-|
G|---------11--14------------11--14---------11-14---------------------------|
D|-13-14------------13--14-----------13-14----------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

. . . .

(end part of the solo)

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-11-12-14-16-12~----------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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