The Big Exit

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Intro Bass (Russell) Right my guess is that even thought there isn't a traditional bass (Russell doesn't play one live), I think the bass in the song is just bending a low back and forth between like so e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----3b4r3b4r3b4r3b4r3b4r3b4r3b4r3b4r3b4---------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Lead Guitar (Chris) Right that weird noise that sounds like a saw can be recreated on a guitar by experimenting around on a lot of different effects on a pedal (maybe a lot of wah or reverb) but again its just a , and this little note recurs fairly frequently throughout the song e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------3b4r3b43b4r3b4r3b4r3b4r3b4r3b4--------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| It goes on for eight beats essentially Verse Chris doesn't do much in the first verse, but in the second i'm pretty sure he just shreds (or tremelo picks) a e|--8888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888---| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| he then plays this little riff after tom sings "take and you shall receive" and in the second verse its "you're a secret only I know", but you can play it whenever really e|------15--11--13~~~~-------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Chorus e|---3~~/10--5~~~~~~--3--1--------3~~/10--5~~~~---/15--13--9~~~~~------------| B|--------------------------2------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Solo This is the cool little synth solo chris does on his keyboard, just before the breakdown e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--16--18--13----14-13-11-9--11-13-------11-9-6--14-13-11-9--11-13----------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|----13-16------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-13---------14-13-11-9--11-13---14-13-------14-13-11-9--11-13--------------| G|--------------------------------------10-----------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----13b14r13b14r13b14r13b14r13b14r13b14r13b14r13b14------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| ************************************ | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note | b Bend | pb Pre-bend | br Bend release | pbr Pre-bend release | brb Bend release bend ************************************

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