Intro A - let ring.. C-|-t14--------------|-t14--------------|- G-|-t14--------------|-t13--------------|- D-|------------------|------------------|- A-|------------------|------------------|- E-|-----H5-H7--H5-H7-|-----H5-H7--H5-H7-|- B-|------------------|------------------|- -|-t11--------------|-t11----------------------------|- -|-t11--------------|--t9----------------------------|- -|------------------|--------------------------------|- -|------------------|--------------------------------|- -|-----H5-H7--H5-H7-|-----H5-H7--H5-H7---------H5-H7-|- -|------------------|--------------------H5-H7-------|- (To rise, to fall...) Intro B Variations on this: -|-----------------|- -|-------------------------|- -|-----------------|- -|-------------------------|- -|*--7------------*|- -|--7-p0-------------------|- -|*---------------*|- -|-------------------------|- -|-----5-H7--5-H7--|- -|------5-H7-5-H7--------5-|- -|-----------------|- -|------------------5-H7---|- (you get the idea) Pre-Chorus -|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|- -|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|- -|*---------------------------1-H3-|----------------------------1-H3-|- -|*-------8\-------------1-H3------|--------8\-------------1-H3------|- -|------------1-1--1-1-1-----------|------------1-1--1-1-1-----------|- -|-6-6--6--------------------------|-6-6--6--------------------------|- -|---------------|---------------|- -|------7--------|-----3--/5~~~--|- -|----7---7----7-|---3----------*|- -|--5------------|-1------------*|- -|---------------|---------------|- -|---------------|---------------|- * * * * * 4-String from here on out * * * * * Riff A - Unison with band G-|----------------------------------------------------------|- D-|----------------------------------------------------------|- A-|------4-------------3-------------2-------------1---------|- E-|-0-H2---2----2-0-H2---2----2-0-H2---2----2-0-H2---2-3~~---|- Riff B - unison -|--------------------------------------------------|- -|--------------------------------------------------|- -|--------------------------------------------------|- -|-2-2---2---2-0-2---2---2-0-2---2---2-0-2-3-0-1----|- Verse1 - (I never bared my emotion...) -|--------------------------|------------------|- -|*-------------------------|------------------|- -|*-------------------------|------------------|- -|--2-2---2-0-2-2-----2-0-2-|-0-----2-0-2-3----|- -|--------------------------|---------------------|- -|--------------------------|--------------------*|- -|--------------------------|--------------------*|- -|--2-2---2-0-2-2-----2-0-2-|-0-----2-0-2-1---5---|- Chorus 1 (What if the rest of the world...) -|--------|--------|--------|--------|- -|*-------|--------|--------|--------|- -|*-------|--------|--------|--------|- -|-7----5-|-2------|-3--1---|-0------|- -|--------|--------|--------|--------|- -|--------|--------|--------|-------*|- -|--------|--------|--------|-------*|- -|-7----5-|-2------|-3--5---|-7--/8--|- Verse 2A (It's never enough...) first time (on upbeat) X3 4th time -|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|- -|*-------------------------------*|--------------------------------*|- -|*-------------------------------*|-------------------------3---0--*|- -|-----2-2-2-------2-2-2-2---------|-----2-2-2-------2-2-2-2---------|- s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s q q Verse 2B (You tell me I'm wrong...) second time (on downbeat) X3 4th time -|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|- -|*-------------------------------*|--------------------------------*|- -|*-------------------------------*|-------------------------3---0--*|- -|-2-2-2-------2-2-2-2-------------|-2-2-2-------2-2-2-2-2-----------|- s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s e q q Chorus 2 ("Blood heal me...") sixteenths with (bass is very hard to make out) bass drum first time? X2 -|----------|--------|----------------|------------------|- -|*---------|-6---6--|----------------|-----------------*|- -|*---------|--------|-9--------------|-----------------*|- -|-5--7--5--|---7----|----7--7------7-|-0000000000000000-|- Bridge (Do you feel you don't know me anymore...) Whole notes, then with bass drum -|---|---|---|---|- -|---|---|---|---|- -|-7-|-5-|-3-|-0-|- -|---|---|---|---|- Guitars starts off in unison: -|---------------------------|----------------- -|---------------------------|----------------- -|---------------------------|----------------- -|-2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-|-2-2---2-2---2-2- ... etc. s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s At 7:21 in the track, The bass departs from this and sometimes follows the guitar/key parts, and then does it's own thing. Key solo -|----------------------|---------------------------------|- -|*--7-p0--------------*|---------------------------------|- -|*--------------------*|---------------------------------|- -|-------5-H7-5-H7------|-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0---0-0-|- s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s Guitar Solo (these are the chords, most of the time the bass plays a whole note) -|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|- -|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|- -|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|- -|-7-|-5-|-3-|-0-|-2-|-5-|-3-|-0-|-2-|-3-|-5-|-7-|-3-|-5-|-7-|-0-|- Outro -|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------| -|*---------|----------|----------|---------*|----------|----------| -|*---------|----------|----------|---------*|-5--1--0--|-------3--| -|--7----5--|-2--------|-3---1----|-0--------|----------|-3--5-----|

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