H = hammer-on P = pull-off 8b9 = bend 8th fret half a note 8b10 = bend 8th fret whole note = bend 8th fret half a note and strike just after bending 8b9r8 = bend 8th fret half a note and release to first position ~ = vibrato ~~ = much vibrato / = slide up = slide down ( ) = is played now and then Cursive = let chords ring (intro riff - guitar 1) E |---------------------------|-------------------| B |---------------------------|-6h7~--------------| G |---------------------------|-------------------| D |-7h8b9~--b9-5-7--7h8b9~---|-------------------| A |---------------------------|-------------------| E |---------------------------|-------------------| (intro riff guitar 2 - light distortion) E |-------0-----|-------0-----|-------2-----|-------0-----| B |-----0---0---|-----0---0---|-----0---0---|-----0---0---| G |---0-------0-|---0-------0-|---0-------0-|---0-------0-| D |-2-----------|-2-----------|-2-----------|-2-----------| A |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| E |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| (main riff) E |--------------------| B |--------------------| G |-4--4-4--4-4-4------| D |-4--4-4--4-4-4------| A |-2--2-2--2-2-2------| E |(2)-------------2h5-| (riff a) E |--------------------------------| B |--------------------------------| G |--------------------------------| D |-------------2------------------| A |-2-----4-------4---4------------| E |---5-2---5-2-----5---5--5-2-5-2-| (riff b) E |------------------------| B |------------------------| G |------------------1-1---| D |-----2-----2----------2-| A |---4-----4--------------| E |-5-----4-----3----------| (interlude a) E |------------------------------| B |---------------------------2--| G |---------------------------2--| D |---------------------------2--| A |------------------------------| E |-2--2-0-2--2(0)2--2(0)-0h2----| (interlude b) E |---------------------| B |-------------------5-| |-4/6-6-64-4-4/6-6-6-| |-2/4-4-42-2-2/4-4-4-| A |---------------------| E |---------------------| (interlude c) E |-------------------------|-------------------------| B |-7p5------7p5------7p5---|-------------------------| G |-----6-6------6-6------6-|-6-----------------------| D |-------4--------4--------|---4~--------------------| A |-------------------------|-------------------------| E |-------------------------|-------------------------| (interlude d) (sirens: descending tone from ) E |-------------------------|-------------------------| B |-------------------------|-------------------------| G |------6--4--3------------|------6--4--3h4-3--------| D |-2/4--4--4--4------------|-2/4--4--4--4---4--------| A |-------------------------|-------------------------| E |-------------------------|-------------------------| | first time | second time | E |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| B |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| G |------6--4--3h4-3--4-/7~-|------7--6--4--3-------.-|------/9~--------3-------| D |-2/4--4--4--4---4--4-/7~-|------7--6--4--4-------.-|------/9~------4---------| A |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| E |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| (interlude e - guitar 1) E |--------------------------------| B |--------------------------------| G |------2--4/6-4--4/5-4~-4/5-4--2-| D |-4-4--2--4/6-4--4/5-4~-4/5-4--2-| A |-4-4--0--2/4-2--2/3-2~-2/3-2--0-| E |-2-2----------------------------| (interlude e - guitar 2) (guitar 3) E |-----------------------| e ------------------------------| B |-/7~~-5----------------| b -/19~~-17---------------------| G |--------6-4~~---2--4-2-| g ----------18-16~~---14--16-14-| D |-----------------------| d ------------------------------| A |-----------------------| a ------------------------------| E |-----------------------| e ------------------------------| (outro guitar 1 clean with reverb or delay effect) 1st 2nd and 4th time | 3th time | E |---3---5---7---5---3--|---2---3---5---3---2--| B |----------------------|----------------------| G |----------------------|----------------------| D |---5---7---9---7---5--|-0-4-0-5-0-7-0-5-0-4--| A |----------------------|----------------------| E |-0---0---0---0---0----|----------------------| (outro - guitar 2 tune down low E to ) etc. E |--------------------------|------------------------------| B |--------------------------|------------------------------| G |------------2-------------|----------------2-------------| D |-0-2------0-0-2--2-2------|-2--0--0-0----0-0-2--2-2------| A |-0-2------0-0-2--2-2------|-2--0--0-0----0-0-2--2-2------| D |-0-2------0---2--2-2------|-2--0--0-0----0---2--2-2------| E |--------------------------|------------------------------| B |--------------------------|------------------------------| G |--------------------------|----------------2-------------| D |-2--2-2-------2--2-2------|-2--0--0-0----0-0-2--2-2------| A |-2--2-2-------2--2-2------|-2--0--0-0----0-0-2--2-2------| D |-2--2-2---0-7~2--2-2------|-2--0--0-0----0---2--2-2------| (outro guitar 3) (guitar 4 plays the same thing an octave higher) E |---------------------------|---------------------------| B |---------------------------|---------------------------| G |---------------------------|---------------------------| D |-------------5-------------|-----------5---------------| A |-/7--7-7~--5---/7--7-7~--7-|--5--5-5~----5-/7--7-7~----| E |---------------------------|---------------------------| (continuing outro guitar 5 - play last lick more times) E |-12-----12--12----12--15p12----15p12----|-12-----12--12--------------------12----| B |-15b17-b17-b17--------------15-------15-|-15b17-b17-b17--------------------15b17-| G |----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| D |----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| A |----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| E |----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| E |-10-----10--10--------------------10----|-12-----12--12----12--15p12----15p12----| B |-13b15-b15-b15--------------------13b15-|-15b17-b17-b17--------------15-------15-| G |----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| D |----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| A |----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| E |----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

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