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Emarosa

Intro * this has that funk/muted picking style. * the x's are the dead notes in the pattern: note the downstroke, dead note on the upstroke. |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |--5~---7x7x7~---5~---7x7x7~--------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| PM ..... ..... |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------4~-------------------------------| |------------------------------5----------------------------------| |--5~-7x7x7x7x7x-5~-7x7x7x7x7x------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| PM ......... .......... Verse Guitar 1 |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------7~--| |--7h8p7--7h8p7--7h8p7--7h8p7----7-7-7h9---7h8p7--7h8p7--7h8p7--7h8p7--10p8-10p8-10-----| |-------9~-----9~-----9~-----9~-9-9-9-----------9~-----9~-----9~-----9~-----------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------4~----| |------------------------------4h5p4--------------------------------5-------| |--5~-7x7x7x7x7x-5~-7x7x7x7x7x------5~--5~-7x7x7x7x7x-5~-7x7x7x7x7x---------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| PM ......... .......... Chorus Guitar 1 |--7-7x-7x-7--7-7x-7x101010-------------------------------------------------------| |--8-8x-8X-8--8-8x-8x-8-8-8--------------------------------------------------------------| |--9-9x-9x-9--9-9x-9x-9-9-9---------------------------------------------------------------| |--9-9x-9x-9--9-9x-9x-9-9-9---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------7-8-----------------------------------------------------------| |---------4/7-9------------4/7-5-4~-----------------------------------------------------| |-------5----------------5-----------------------------------------------------| |--5h7~-------------5h7~------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| *this part comes in before the 2nd Verse Guitar 1 |---------------------12~-----14~------15~----------------------| |--12~--------15~-----------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------4~-----------------------------| |------------------------------5--------------------------------| |--5~-7x7x7x7x7x-5~-7x7x7x7x7x------5~-7x7x7x7x7x-5~-7x7x7x-----| |---------------------------------------------------------------| PM ......... .......... Chorus Guitar 1 |--7-7x-7x-7--7-7x-7x101010------| |--8-8x-8X-8--8-8x-8x-8-8-8------| |--9-9x-9x-9--9-9x-9x-9-9-9------| |--9-9x-9x-9--9-9x-9x-9-9-9------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| Guitar 2 *play this 2x |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------7-8---------------------------------------| |---------4/7-9------------4/7-5-4~-----------------------| |-------5----------------5--------------------------------| |--5h7~-------------5h7~----------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| then the lead changes octaves |------------------------14-15----------------------------| |-----------12-15-15/17~--------------12-15~-13-12--------| |--------12------------------------12---------------------| |--12-14------------------------14------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| Bridge *only one guitar here. |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |------------------------------4-| |----------------------------5---| |--5~-7x7x7-777p5~-7x7x7-777-----| |--------------------------------| Chorus Guitar 1 |--7-7x-7x-7--7-7x-7x101010------| |--8-8x-8X-8--8-8x-8x-8-8-8------| |--9-9x-9x-9--9-9x-9x-9-9-9------| |--9-9x-9x-9--9-9x-9x-9-9-9------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| Guitar 2 *play this 2x |------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------7-8------------------------------------------| |---------4/7-9------------4/7-5-4~--------------------------| |-------5----------------5-----------------------------------| |--5h7~-------------5h7~-------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------| then the lead changes octaves |------------------------14-15-------------------------------| |-----------12-15-15/17~--------------12-15~-13-12-----------| |--------12------------------------12------------------------| |--12-14------------------------14---------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------| ************************************ | x Dead note | g Grace note | (n) Ghost note | h Hammer-on | p Pull-off | r Release | > Accented note | t Tapping | b Bend | br Bend release | pb Pre-bend | pbr Pre-bend release | / Slide up | \ Slide down | ~ Vibrato | s Slap | P Pop | PM Palm mute | TR Trill | N Tremolo ************************************

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