Intro Paul: E------*12*-----------------------------------------------------| B--*12*---------------------------------------------------------| G---------------------------------------------------------------| D--------------------14b~~~--14b~~~--14b~-14b~-14b~14~14b-(14r)-| A---------------------------------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------------------------------| follow this with sludgy tremolo picked slides on the low E. then: E------10--------10----------10----10----10~~-------10----10-----10-| B--11b----11r~~-----b11~--11b---11b---11b--------11b---11b---11b----| G-------------------------------------------------------------------| D-------------------------------------------------------------------| A-------------------------------------------------------------------| E-------------------------------------------------------------------| E-----10----10----10----10-----10-----10---------------| B--11b---11b---11b---11b---11b----11b------11b(11)11r\-| G------------------------------------------------------| D------------------------------------------------------| A------------------------------------------------------| E------------------------------------------------------| Intro Gibby: E----------------------------------------| B----------14~~-14b~~~--14b~~14b~~14b~~~-| etc then slide randomly G----------------------------------------| up the the neck, and bang D----------------------------------------| some open strings A----------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------| Then: E---------------------------------------------------------------------| B---------------------------------------------------------------------| G---------------------------------------------------------------------| D--9-----9-----9-----9------------------------------------------------| A--7-----7-----7-----7----2\7-7----11\7-7----2\7-7----11\7-7--7-7-7-7-| E--0-----0-----0-----0--------0---------0--------0---------0--0-0-0-0-| Vocal part: E-------------------------------------| B-------------------------------------| G--5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| D--5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| A--3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| E------------------0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| Gibby and Paul play basically the same thing, with varied rhythm on the E chord (Gibby is panned farther right, Paul farther left). After Paul's first verse/Chorus/whatever: PAUL: E--------------------------------------------| B--------------------------------------------| G--12~-11~--12-9~-12-9~--12-9-12-9-12-9-12-9-| D--------------------------------------------| A--------------------------------------------| E--------------------------------------------| E------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-------------------------------------------------------10-9-10-12-13~~~-| G--9-10~--7-9~---9-7--------------------------------7-9------------------| D--------------------10-9-10-9-7-6-7-9-10-9-10-9-10----------------------| A------------------------------------------------------------------------| E------------------------------------------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------------------------------| B--(13~~~)\--12-10--x-10-9-10-9^10^9^10^9^10^9^10^9--------------| G----------------------------------------------------7-9br-7-9---| D--------------------------------------------------------------9-| A----------------------------------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------------------------------| E------10--------10----------10----10----10~~-------10----10-----10-| B--11b----11r~~-----b11~--11b---11b---11b--------11b---11b---11b----| G-------------------------------------------------------------------| D-------------------------------------------------------------------| A-------------------------------------------------------------------| E-------------------------------------------------------------------| E-----10----10----10----10-----10-----10---------------------| B--11b---11b---11b---11b---11b----11b------11b-11b-11b-11br\-| G------------------------------------------------------------| D------------------------------------------------------------| A------------------------------------------------------------| E------------------------------------------------------------| GIBBY: Begin this section playing the Chorus riff () underneath Paul's first riff above. Then he plays: E-----------------------------------------------------------------| B-----------------------------------------------------------------| G-----------------------------------------------------------------| D-----------------------------------------------------------------| A--7~-8~-7~--5~-7~---7\5---5\3---0^3\5\7~--------12-11-12-11~-----| E--------------------------------------------\12-------------12~/-| E--------------------0-| B--------------------0-| G----------7-8b~~~~----| D------7-8-------------| A--7-8-----------------| E----------------------| Then: E---------------------------------------------------------------------| B---------------------------------------------------------------------| G---------------------------------------------------------------------| D--9-----9-----9-----9------------------------------------------------| A--7-----7-----7-----7----2\7-7----11\7-7----2\7-7----11\7-7--7-7-7-7-| E--0-----0-----0-----0--------0---------0--------0---------0--0-0-0-0-| Back to Vocal Section..... After 2nd Vocal part, Gibby plays the same riffs as the previous solo, but Paul plays: E--------------------------------------------| B--------------------------------------------| G--12~-11~--12-9~-12-9~--12-9-12-9-12-9-9\---| D--------------------------------------------| A--------------------------------------------| E--------------------------------------------| E--------------------------------------------------------------------| B--------------------------------------------------------------------| G--2br-x-2-2-2--2-0--------------------------------------------------| D-------------------2~~--2-0-2-0-------------------------------------| A--------------------------------2-0-2-0-----2-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| E----------------------------------------3br---0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| palm mute E---------------------------------------------------------------------| B---------------------------------------------------------------------| G--2br^1-2-1-2-1-2-1-------2br-1-2-1------------2br-2-1^2^1^2^1^2^1^2-| D------------------------------------2br-0-2-0------------------------| A---------------------------------------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------------------------------------| (I'll admit, that last bit was tabbed pretty poorly.. this song has a lot of solos, give me a break..) E------10--------10----------10----10----10~~-------10----10-----10-| B--11b----11r~~-----b11~--11b---11b---11b--------11b---11b---11b----| G-------------------------------------------------------------------| D-------------------------------------------------------------------| A-------------------------------------------------------------------| E-------------------------------------------------------------------| E-----10----10----10----10-----10-----10---------------------| B--11b---11b---11b---11b---11b----11b------11b-11b-11b-11br\-| G------------------------------------------------------------| D------------------------------------------------------------| A------------------------------------------------------------| E------------------------------------------------------------| Back to the vocal part again, and then: PAUL: E-----------------------------------------------| B--------------------------------9-10-11^12^11--| G--12~-11~--12-9~-12-9~--12-9-12----------------| D-----------------------------------------------| A-----------------------------------------------| E-----------------------------------------------| E--19-17-------------------------------------| B--------19-17-------------------------------| G--------------16-15-13----------------------| D-----------------------16-14----------------| A-----------------------------16-14-12-------| E--------------------------------------12\---| E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G--2br-x-2-2-2--2-0---------------------------------------1-2~~--2-2br-1-2~-2-1----| D-------------------2~~--2-0-2-0-2-0--------------------------------------------2~-| A------------------------------------2-0-----2-----2-2-2-2-------------------------| E----------------------------------------3br---0---0-0-0-0-------------------------| E------10--------10----------10----10----10~~-------10----10-----10-| B--11b----11r~~-----b11~--11b---11b---11b--------11b---11b---11b----| G-------------------------------------------------------------------| D-------------------------------------------------------------------| A-------------------------------------------------------------------| E-------------------------------------------------------------------| E-----10----10----10----10-----10-----10---------------------| B--11b---11b---11b---11b---11b----11b------11b-11b-11b-11br\-| G------------------------------------------------------------| D------------------------------------------------------------| A------------------------------------------------------------| E------------------------------------------------------------| Back to the vocal part one more time, and end on: PAUL: E-----------------------------------------------------| B-----------------------------------------------------| G--12~-11~--12-9~-12-9~--12-9-12-9-12-9-12-9-12-9~~~~-| D-----------------------------------------------------| A-----------------------------------------------------| E-----------------------------------------------------| GIBBY: E-------------------------------------| B-------------------------------------| G--5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| D--5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| A--3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| E------------------0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| (palm mute E chords)
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