Guitar 1 - Drop D tuning ( D A D G B E , ( F# C# F# B D# G# ) Guitar 2 - Standard tuning ( E A D G B E ) one dash = one sixteenth note ~ = let ring In 3/4 time Pre-Intro Guitar 1 Counting: 1 & 2 & 3 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 1 & etc... G#|------------|------------|------------|------------| D#|------------|------------|------------|------------| B|------------|------------|------------|------------| 4x F#|------------|------------|------------|------------| C#|----0---0---|----0---0---|----0---0---|----0---0---| F#|2-2---2---2-|4-4---4---4-|0-0---0---0-|0-0---0---0-| Guitar 2 (During 3rd and 4th time of guitar pre-intro, quiet and slightly muted) e|------------|------------|------------|------------| B|--2-4---2-4-|--2-4---2-4-|--2-4---2-4-|--2-4---2-4-| G|1-----1-----|1-----1-----|1-----1-----|1-----1-----| D|------------|------------|------------|------------| A|------------|------------|------------|------------| E|------------|------------|------------|------------| Intro Guitar 1 (continue to play pre-intro riff) Guitar 2 (unmuted, louder) e|------------|--------2-1-|------------|------------| B|--1-2---1-2-|--1-2-------|--1-2---1-2-|--1-2---1-2-| G|1-----1-----|1-----1-----|1-----1-----|1-----1-----| D|------------|------------|------------|------------| A|------------|------------|------------|------------| E|------------|------------|------------|------------| Verse Guitar 1 (continue to play pre-intro riff 4x) Guitar 2 (Rest during first and second time of guitar 1 riff, play 3rd and 4th time) e|4-----------|------------|------------|------------| B|----------7-|6---7---6---|4---2-------|------------| G|------------|------------|------------|------------| D|------------|------------|------------|------------| A|------------|------------|------------|------------| E|------------|------------|------------|------------| Chorus ("When the time we have now ends...") Guitar 1 (continue to play pre-intro riff) Guitar 2 (unmuted, louder) e|------------|--------2-1-|------------|------------| B|--1-2---1-2-|--1-2-------|--1-2---1-2-|--1-2---1-2-| G|1-----1-----|1-----1-----|1-----1-----|1-----1-----| D|------------|------------|------------|------------| A|------------|------------|------------|------------| E|------------|------------|------------|------------| Break (no drums or bass) Guitar 1 G#|------------|------------|------------|------------| D#|------------|------------|------------|------------| B|------------|------------|------------|------------| F#|------------|------------|------------|------------| C#|----0---0---|----0---0---|----0---0---|----0---0---| F#|2-2---2---2-|4-4---4---4-|0-0---0---0-|0-0---0---0-| (con't) G#|------------|------------|------------|------------| D#|------------|------------|------------|------------| B|------------|------------|------------|------------| F#|------------|------------|------------|------------| C#|----0---0---|------------|----0---0---|----0---0---| F#|2-2---2---2-|4-4---4-2-4-|0-0---0---0-|0-0---0---0-| Guitar 2 e|------------|------------|------------|------------| B|------------|------------|------------|------------| G|----6---6---|----6---6---|----6---6---|----6---6---| 2x D|6-6---6---6-|8-8---8---8-|4-4---4---4-|4-4---4---4-| A|------------|------------|------------|------------| E|------------|------------|------------|------------| Verse (same) Chorus (same) Guitar soli Guitar 1 G#|------------|------------|------------|------------| D#|--2-3-2-0-2-|------------|--2-3-2-0-2-|------------| B|------------|2-----------|------------|2-----------| 4x F#|------------|------------|------------|------------| C#|------------|------------|------------|------------| F#|------------|------------|------------|------------| Guitar 2 e|------------|------------|------------|------------| B|------------|------------|------------|------------| G|------------|------------|------------|------------| 4x D|------------|--3-4-3-1-3-|------------|--3-4-3-1-3-| A|------------|------------|4-----------|------------| E|------------|------------|------------|------------| Piano solo Guitar 1 G#|------------|------------|------------|------------| D#|------------|------------|------------|------------| B|2-2-2-2-2-2-|------------|------------|------------| 2x F#|2-2-2-2-2-2-|0-0-0-0-0-0-|4-4-4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-4-4-| C#|0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-|4-4-4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-4-4-| F#|------------|0-0-0-0-0-0-|4-4-4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-4-4-| Guitar 2 e|444444444444|666666666666|999999999999|------------| B|xxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxx|777777777777| G|111111111111|333333333333|666666666666|xxxxxxxxxxxx| 2x D|------------|------------|------------|444444444444| A|------------|------------|------------|------------| E|------------|------------|------------|------------| Bridge ("I close my eyes and believe...") Guitar 1 G#|------------|------------|------------|------------| D#|------------|------------|------------|------------| B|------------|------------|------------|------------| 2x F#|4-4-4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-4-4-|0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-| C#|4-4-4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-4-4-|0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-| F#|4-4-4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-4-4-|0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-| Guitar 2 e|------------|------------|------------|------------| B|------------|------------|------------|------------| G|3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-|------------|------------| 2x D|3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-|4-4-4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-4-4-| A|1-1-1-1-1-1-|1-1-1-1-1-1-|4-4-4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-4-4-| E|------------|------------|2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-| Chorus (same) Ending Guitar 1 G#|------------|------------|------------|------------| D#|------------|--------3-2-|------------|------------| B|--1-2---1-2-|--1-2-------|--1-2---1-2-|--1-2---1-2-| F#|2-----2-----|4-----4-----|0-----0-----|0-----0-----| C#|------------|------------|------------|------------| F#|------------|------------|------------|------------| (con't) (slow down...) G#|------------|------------|------------| D#|------------|--------3-2-|------------| B|--1-2---1-2-|--1-2-------|2-----------| F#|2-----2-----|4-----4-----|--2-0~------| C#|------------|------------|----0~------| F#|------------|------------|----0~------| Structure: Pre-Intro Intro Verse 1 Chorus Break - no drums or bass Verse 2 Chorus Guitar soli Piano solo Bridge Chorus Ending

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