WARNING: THIS ISNT BASED ON ANY TIMING! Try playing the verse riff like this - you'll find it a lot easier. VERSE RIFF e--------------------------------------- B--------------------------------------- G-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0---0---0- D--------------------------------------- A---4-----4-----4-----4-----4----------- E-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----4---3--- LEAD VERSE RIFF (along with the above one) e---------------------------------------------- B---------------5------------(7)--------------- G----6b-r-b----------6b------------------0---0- D-----------------------5------------0--------- A---------------------------------------------- E--0---------0-----0-------0-------0---4---3--- BRIDGE RIFF - 1ST GUITAR e---------------------------------------------------- B---------------------------------------------------- G---------------------------------------------------- D------5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5--- A----5-----4-----5-----4-----5-----4-----5-----4----- E--3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3------- I think guitar 2 goes along the above riff with a slightest variation which I like even better. BRIDGE RIFF - 2ND GUITAR e---------------------------------------------------- B---------------------------------------------------- G--------0---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0---0--- D------5-----------5-----------5-----------5--------- A----5-----4-----5-----4-----5-----4-----5-----4----- E--3-----------3-----------3-----------3------------- CHORUS RIFF: G# Em7 e:----------(4)-4--3--3-3-3-3- B:----------(4)-4--3--3-3-3-3- G:----------(5)-5--0--0-0-0-0- D:------6-6--6--6--2--2-2-2-2- A:----6---6--6--6--2--2-2-2-2- E:--4-----4--4--4--0--0-0-0-0- I'm not sure about that fill during chorus either but this sounds good: e------------7---7-9-10-9-7-------7---7-9-10-9-7-10b- B----------7---7------------7---7---7---------------- G--------7------------------------------------------- D---------------------------------------------------- A---------------------------------------------------- E---------------------------------------------------- repeat! The harmonics when Layne starts talking: e------------------------- B--(7)-----(7)------------ G------(5)-----(5)---etc.- () - means harmonics D------------------------- A------------------------- E------------------------- The riff after the harmonics. e------------------------------- B------------------------------- G------------------------------- D-----7b-r-4-5-8---------------- A----------------4-5-6-----5b-r- E--0-------------------4-5------ After playing that a couple of times Jerry goes back to those harmonics and ends this great song. Comments, corrections to: [email protected]
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