Tuning: (B,F#,B,E,G#,C#) Riff 1 C#|--------------------------------------------------| G#|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------7-7-7-7-| F#|------------------------------------------x-x-x-x-| B|-3-0--3-0-0--3-0--3-0-0--3-0--3-0-0--3-0--7-7-7-7-| C#|--------------------------------------------------| G#|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------7777777-| F#|------------------------------------------xxxxxxx-| B|-3-0--3-0-0--3-0--3-0-0--3-0--3-0-0--3-0--7777777-| Note: Hit the strings hard for Riff 1 so the strings actually bend out of tune a little bit to create an open note bend effect. Riff 2 "Look at all the beautiful buildings..." C#|----------------------------------------------------------| G#|----------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------14-14-14-14-| B|-10---10------10---10------10---10------10----x--x--x--x--| F#|-8--0-8--0--0-8--0-8--0--0-8--0-8--0--0-8--0--12-12-12-12-| B|----0----0--0----0----0--0----0----0--0----0--------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * C#|-------------------------------------------------------------| G#|-------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------14141414141414-| B|-10---10------10---10------10---10------10----x-x-x-x-x-x-x--| F#|-8--0-8--0--0-8--0-8--0--0-8--0-8--0--0-8--0--12121212121212-| B|----0----0--0----0----0--0----0----0--0----0-----------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Play Riff 2 x2 "Look at all the bloodshed..." (second time through, play without palm-mutes) Riff 3 "The Earth is a tomb, and it's on fire..." C#|----------------------------------------------------------| G#|----------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------| F#|----------------------------------------------------------| B|-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3--0-0-0--3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3--0-0-0-| C#|----------------------------------------------------------| G#|----------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------| B|-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7---------7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7--------| F#|-x-x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-x---------x-x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-x--------| B|-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7--0-0-0--7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7--0-0-0-| Play Riff 3 x2 "The Earth is a tomb, and it's on fire..." Play Riff 2 x1 "You have the knowledge of good and evil..." Play Riff 1 x1 "It's scientific, it's so terrific..." Play Riff 3 x2 "The Earth is a tomb, and it's on fire..." Riff 4 "Hell still burns beneath children's feet..." C#|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G#|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| B|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| F#|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| B|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-| C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| B|-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| F#|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| B|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| Play Riff 4 x2 "Oh please, open your eyes..." Riff 5 "The Earth is a tomb, and it's on fire..." (just the chords) C#|-------------------------------| G#|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------| B|-3--------------7--------------| F#|-3--------------7--------------| B|-3--------------7--------------| Play Riff 5 x2 "The Earth is a tomb, and it's on fire..." Play Riff 1 x1 "It's scientific, it's so terrific..."
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