Tuning: Eb Riff 1 (Acoustic) x2 x2 x2 eb|-------7-------|-------5-------|-------3-------|------------------| Bb|---------0-----|---------0-----|---------3-----|------------------| Gb|-----------0---|-----0-----0---|-----0-----0---|-------0----------| Db|-----5-------5-|---4---------4-|---2---------2-|-----0------------| Ab|---7-----------|-5-------------|-3-------------|---2--------0-----| Eb|-0-------------|---------------|---------------|-3--------2---3-2-| "The time is close now..." Riff 2 (distortion) Guitar 1 eb|-------------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------------| Db|--------9--9--------9--9--------7--7--------7--7-| Ab|--------7--7--------7--7--------5--5--------5--5-| Eb|-0-0000------0-0000------0-0000------0-0000------| * **** * **** * **** * **** eb|------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------0---------| Db|--------5--5--------7--7------0-----------| Ab|--------3--3--------5--5----2-------0-----| Eb|-0-0000------0-0000-------3-------2---3-2-| * **** * **** * * * * * * * * Guitar 2 x2 eb|--------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------------| Db|-2----4--5---------2--4-----------5--4--5-4-| Ab|------------5------------3----5-------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------| Riff 3 eb|--------------------------| Bb|--------------------------| Gb|--------------------------| Db|--------------------------| Ab|--------2----------2----3-| Eb|-000000-0---000000-0-00-1-| ****** ****** ** "What exactly is the meaning of this..." Play Riff 2 Play Riff 3 "Lord I pound..." Play Riff 3 Lead into the acoustic part eb|-----------| Bb|-----------| Gb|-----------| Db|-----------| Ab|--------2--| Eb|-000000-0--| ****** Acoustic part (listen to song for strumming pattern) Lead into next section: eb|---0---| Bb|---0---| Gb|---0---| Db|---2---| Ab|---2---| Eb|---0---| Riff 4 eb|---0---| Bb|---0---| Gb|---0---| Db|---2---| Ab|---2---| Eb|---0---| "I did what I thought was right..." eb|---3---| Bb|---0---| Gb|---0---| Db|---0---| Ab|---2---| Eb|---3---| "All for the love of my life..." eb|---2---| Bb|---3---| Gb|---2---| Db|---0---| Ab|-------| Eb|-------| "I know it's sad but..." eb|---0---| Bb|---0---| Gb|---0---| Db|---2---| Ab|---2---| Eb|---0---| "...true..." Repeat Riff 4 til distortion kicks in. After first break, guitar 2 plays this: eb|---------------------------------0-------------------| Bb|---8----8--------8----8--------7---7--------8----8---| Gb|-9---9----9----7---7----7----7-------7----9---9----9-| Db|-----------------------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------------------| End acoustic part Riff 5 (distortion) eb|------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------------| Db|-----------------------7-----7------------| Ab|-2-----2----5-----5----5-5-5-5----2-----2-| Eb|-0-0-0-0----3-3-3-3---------------0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * * * Solo eb|------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------7------------------| Db|----9--10---9-7------9---10-9-7-9--10-9-7-| Ab|--7---7---------7--7----------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------| eb|--------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------------| Db|-10-9--------2-4-5-/7-5-4--5-4----4---------| Ab|------9--9\--------------------7----7-5-7~~-| Eb|--------------------------------------------| a eb|------------------------------------------------| Bb|----10-12-13-12--12-13-12-10--------10-12-13-12-| Gb|--9--------------------------12---9-------------| Db|------------------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------| eb|-------10-10---------------------| Bb|-12-13-------13-12-----10-12-10~-| Gb|--------------------12-----------| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------| eb|---------------------------------------------| Bb|--12-10--------------------------------------| Gb|--------11~--9--12p11p9-11^-11----9----------| Db|-------------------------------12------7-9---| Ab|------------------------------------10-----7-| Eb|---------------------------------------------| End solo Riff 5a eb|-------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------| Db|-----------------------7-----7----7-9-9----| Ab|-2-----2----5-----5----5-5-5-5----5-7-7--2-| Eb|-0-0-0-0----3-3-3-3----------------------0-| * * * * * * "My spirit begins to rise..." eb|-----------------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------------------| Db|-----------------------7-----7----7-9-9-----7-9-9----| Ab|-2-----2----5-----5----5-5-5-5----5-7-7--2--5-7-7--2-| Eb|-0-0-0-0----3-3-3-3----------------------0---------0-| * * * * * * "Now all I want is to die..." Play Riff 5 (song fades out with this) Outro lead eb|---------------------------------------------------------| Bb|---12-----12-/15-13-12----13-12-10----10-----------------| Gb|-9------9--------------------------12-------12-11-9----9-| Db|----------------------------------------------------12---| Ab|---------------------------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------------------| This lick is done on the live version, improvise your own, this is close eb|------------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------12-12-| Gb|-12p11p9--9~\----9-11-12~--12p11p9--9~\----9-11-12-12-| Db|--------12----12------------------12----12------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------------| eb|---------------------------| Bb|-/10---------------/10-10\-| Gb|-----12-12--11--12---------| Db|-------------a-------------| Ab|---------------------------| Eb|---------------------------| eb|--------------------------------------------| Bb|-/12-12\-/13-13\-/12-12-12~--12h13p12--12~~-| Gb|-------------------------------------14-----| Db|--------------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------| notation: ^ = bend ( ^ = half, ^^ = whole, etc. ) ^r = bend and release x = mute with fret-hand * = mute with palm-hand X\\ = pick slide h = hammer-on p = pull-off ~ = vibrato t = tap-on / = slide up \ = slide down h. = harmonics a = artificial harmonic (9) = ghost note tm = trem picking tr = trill
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