Tuning: Eb Riff 1 Guitar 1 (Clean) x2 eb|--------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------| Db|-2-3-2----3-2-3-2----2-3-2----3-2-3-2-| Ab|-------5-------------------5----------| Eb|--------------------------------------| eb|--------------------------------| Bb|-----8--------------6-----------| Gb|---7---7---7--7---5---5---5---5-| Db|-5-------5---5--3-------3---3---| Ab|--------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------| Riff 1a (Clean) Guitar 1 eb|--------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------| Db|-2-3-2----3-2-3-2----2-3-2----3-2-3-2-| Ab|-------5-------------------5----------| Eb|--------------------------------------| eb|--------------------------------| Bb|-----8--------------6-----------| Gb|---7---7---7--7---5---5---5---5-| Db|-5-------5---5--3-------3---3---| Ab|--------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------| Guitar 2 eb|--------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------| Db|-5-7-5-4--7-5-7-5----5-7-5-4--7-5-7-5-| Ab|--------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------| eb|------10------------------8-----------| Bb|---10----10---10---10---8---8---8---8-| Gb|-7----------7----7----5-------5---5---| Db|--------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------| Riff 2 (Distortion) Guitar 1 eb|----------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------| Ab|------7-7----5----5------7-7\----3----3-| Eb|-0-00-----00---00---0-00------00---00---| ** ** ** ** ** ** eb|---------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------| Ab|------7-7----5----5-3-33-3-33-3-33-3/5-| Eb|-0-00-----00---00----------------------| ** ** ** ** ** ** Guitar 2 eb|--------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------------------| Ab|------10-10----9----9------10-10\----7----7-| Eb|-0-00-------00---00---0-00--------00---00---| ** ** ** ** ** ** eb|-----------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------------| Ab|------10-10----9----9-7-77-7-77-7-77-7/9-| Eb|-0-00-------00---00----------------------| ** ** ** ** ** ** Riff 3 Guitar 1 eb|----------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------| Db|------9-9----7----7------9-9\----4----4-| Ab|-2----7-7-55-5-55-5-2----7-7\-22-2-22-2-| Eb|-0-00---------------0-00----------------| ** ** ** ** ** ** eb|---------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------| Db|------9-9----7----7-5----5----5----5/7-| Ab|-2----7-7-55-5-55-5-3-33-3-33-3-33-3/5-| Eb|-0-00----------------------------------| ** ** ** ** ** ** Guitar 2 eb|-------------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------------| Db|-----12-10--9--7-7h9-9~--------9-7---------------| Ab|-7-7-----------------------7-7------10--9-9p7-7~-| Eb|-------------------------------------------------| Guitar 3 (Comes in the 2nd time) eb|-----------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------| Gb|-----10-9--7--5-5h7-7~--------7-5--------------| Db|-5-5----------------------5-5------9--7-7p5-5~-| Ab|-----------------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------------| Riff 4 eb|--------------------| Bb|--------------------| Gb|--------------------| Db|--------------------| Ab|-2----2------2----3-| Eb|-0-00-0-0000-0-00-1-| ** **** ** "A force of light..." Play Riff 3 Play Riff 4 "Heaven sent the hunter..." Riff 3a Guitar 1 eb|----------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------| Db|------9-9----7----7------9-9\----4----4-| Ab|-2----7-7-55-5----5-2----7-7\-22-2----2-| Eb|-0-00---------------0-00----------------| ** ** ** ** "Descending from heaven..." eb|--------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------| Db|------9-9----7----5-----5----5----5/7-| Ab|-2----7-7-55-5-55-3--33-3-33-3-33-3/5-| Eb|-0-00---------------------------------| ** ** ** ** ** ** Guitar 2 eb|-------------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------------| Db|-----12-10--9--7-7h9-9~--------9-7---------------| Ab|-7-7-----------------------7-7------10--9-9p7-7~-| Eb|-------------------------------------------------| Guitar 3 (Comes in the 2nd time) eb|-----------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------| Gb|-----10-9--7--5-5h7-7~--------7-5--------------| Db|-5-5----------------------5-5------9--7-7p5-5~-| Ab|-----------------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------------| Riff 5 eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-2----8-7----5----8-7-8-7~--2----3-3-| Eb|-0-00-----00---00-----------0-00-1-1-| ** a a ** ** a a a a ** Riff 5a Guitar 1 eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-2----8-7----5----8-7-8-7~--2----3-3-| Eb|-0-00-----00---00-----------0-00-1-1-| ** a a ** ** a a a a ** Guitar 2 eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-----10-9----7---10-9-10-9-----------| Ab|-2--------------------------2----3-3-| Eb|-0-00-----00---00-----------0-00-1-1-| ** ** ** ** Ending to Riff 5a eb|---------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------| Gb|-7----7------7----7-5----5------5----5-| Db|-5-55-5-5555-5-55-5-3-33-3-3333-3-33-3-| Ab|---------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------| ** **** ** ** **** ** Two guitar fills during above riff: #1 eb|-10-----{10h13p10}-13b15~-| Bb|-13b15--------------------| Gb|--------------------------| Db|--------------------------| Ab|--------------------------| Eb|--------------------------| eb|--8-----{8h11p8}--11b13~-| Bb|-11b13-------------------| Gb|-------------------------| Db|-------------------------| Ab|-------------------------| Eb|-------------------------| #2 eb|-10-----{10h13p10}-13b15~-| Bb|-13b15--------------------| Gb|--------------------------| Db|--------------------------| Ab|--------------------------| Eb|--------------------------| eb|--8-----{8h11p8}--11b13~-| Bb|-11b13-------------------| Gb|-------------------------| Db|-------------------------| Ab|-------------------------| Eb|-------------------------| eb|-12----12-------------12-----12----| Bb|-15b17-15b17--15--15--15b17--15b17-| Gb|-----------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------| End guitar fills Play Riff 4 "She swore an oath..." Play Riff 3a "Descending from heaven..." Play Riff 4 Ending: eb|--------| Bb|--------| Gb|--------| Db|--------| Ab|-2----2-| Eb|-0-00-0-| ** Notation: 10^ = bend a quarter step. 10b11 = bend a half step. 10b12 = bend a full step. 10b12r10 = bend and release. (10)12 = pre-bend. (10)12r10 = pre-bend and release. {14} = pick the 14th fret while holding the most previous bend. <17> = touch the string above the 17th fret while previous note(s) is(are) still ringing. 10b13* = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 13th fret. 7d4* = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 4th fret. 12~* = tremolo bar vibrato. x = mute with fret-hand * = palm mute X\\ = pick slide h = hammer-on p = pull-off ~ = vibrato t = finger tap / = slide up \ = slide down h. = natural harmonics a = artificial harmonics (9) = ghost note tm = trem picking tr = trill
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