While The City Sleeps

/ = slide up \ = slide down b = bend (whole step) b^ = bend (1/2 step) b^^ = bend (1 1/2 steps) pb = pre-bend r = release-bend t = tap with righthand finger h = hammer-on p = pull-off ~ = Vibrato * = Natural Harmonic #(#) = Trill ** = Artificial Harmonic x = Dead notes (no pitch) P.M. = Palm mute (- -> underneath indicates which notes) (\) = Dive w\bar (/) = Release w\bar Tp = Tap w\plectrum (rhythm fig 1) E|------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------1-1-| G|--9--7--9-----------9-9-9--7--9-------------0-0-| D|--9--7--9-----------9-9-9--7--9-------------2-2-| A|--7--5--7-----------7-7-7--5--7-------------3-3-| E|-----------0---------------------0--------------| E|------------------------------------------------| B|--1----1------------3---------------------------| G|--0----0------------2---------------------------| D|--2----2------------0---------------------------| A|--3----3----2~---0------------------------------| E|---------------------------0--1--2--3--2--1--0--| (rhythm fig 2) E|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|--9--7--9-----------x-x-9--7--9-----------------| D|--9--7--9-----------x-x-9--7--9-----------------| A|--7--5--7-----------x-x-7--5--7---------17\-----| E|-----------0---------------------0------17\-----| E|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|----------5------------7------------------------| D|----------5------------7------------------------| A|----------3------------5------------------------| E|--x-x-x-x------x-x-x-x----------3~-----2~---1~--| P.M. -> P.M. -> (rhythm fig 3) E|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|--2---4--4--4--4--4--4--2----4--4---------------| D|--2---4--4--4--4--4--4--2----4--4----2----------| A|--0---2--2--2--2--2--2--0----2--2----2----------| E|-------------------------------------0----------| < - - - - - - - - 3x - - - - - - - - > E|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|--2---4--4--4--4--4--4--2-----------------------| D|--2---4--4--4--4--4--4--2-----------------------| A|--0---2--2--2--2--2--2--0-----------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| (rhythm fig 4) E|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|--9--7--9---------------9--9--------------------| D|--9--7--9---------------9--9--------------------| A|--7--5--7---------------7--7--------------------| E|-----------0------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|--9--7--9---------------9--9------9--9----------| D|--9--7--9---------------9--9------9--9----------| A|--7--5--7---------------7--7------7--7----------| E|-----------0------------------------------------| (riff 1) E|--7h-10p-7-------------10-----------------------| B|-----------10------(7)----10b~------------------| G|--------------9b--------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| (riff 2) E|------------------------------------------------| B|------15-17b^^---r17-----15---------------------| G|--/16-----------------16----16~-----------------| D|------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|-----14-16/19---14b~----14----14b~--------------| D|--16-----------------------16-------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| E|---------7--------------------------------------| B|-------7---10-7h10p7----------------------------| G|--9b-----------------9~-------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| (riff 3) E|-----------7------------------------------------| B|----10-8-----10-8---10-8---8--------------------| G|--9------9--------9------9---9------------------| D|------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------7-(\)------------| E|------------------------------------------------| (solo) E|------------------------------------------------| B|--15-------------------12--14--12--14--12--14---| G|--14b---r14p12---------12--14--12--14--12--14---| D|---------------14-------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| B|--14~-------------------12-15p12----12h15p12----| G|--14~----12h14~-----/14----------14----------14-| D|------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------12---------------------| B|--12-15p12----12-15b--12-15b---15p12-15b~-------| G|-----------14-----------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------15-17b---r17-| B|--/17---17--17--17--17--17~----/17--------------| G|--/16---16--16--16--16--16~---------------------| D|------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| E|--p15----------0-0-17-15-0-17-------------------| B|------17~-----------------------17-15-----------| G|--------------------------------------16-14\12--| D|------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|-----12-14p12-----------------------------------| D|--14----------14-12-------------------14~-------| A|--------------------14-13-12----12--------------| E|-----------------------------15----15-----------| E|--0--10-12-0-9-10-0-7h9-0-9h10-0-7h9p7\5-0-7p0--| B|------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| E|--5p3p0---0-(\/)~-------------------------------| B|--------3---------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------12-----| A|--------------------------10-12-14-12-14----14--| E|--------------------10-12-----------------------| P.M. - - - - - - - - - - > E|------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------12-15/17b^^----r17p15-17~---| G|--------------12-14-----------------------------| D|--12-14-12-14-----------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------12--| G|--------------------12~---12-14-12h14p12h14-----| D|--12-14-12h14p12h14-----------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------15--------------| B|-----12h15p12----12h15p12-15/17----17~----------| G|--14----------14--------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------22b---22--22b~---\-------| B|--/20-22p20-22b-r22p20--------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------22b--r22--------------| B|-------20-22-22b--r22--20----------22b--r22-20--| G|--21--------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| B|--22b~------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| (riff 4) E|------------------------------------------------| B|---------10(7)------10b~-------r10p7-10b~-------| G|------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------| A|--x\--------------------------------------------| E|--x\--------------------------------------------| Lower bar E|--7h10p7-10b~----7-10p7----7--------------------| B|------------------------10---(/)10~-------------| G|------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------15-17-(\)----------------------| B|-----------15-17--------------------------------| G|-----14-16--------------------------------------| D|--16--------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| (riff 5) E|------------------------------------------------| B|--15-----------------------------12-15~------\--| G|--14b---r14p12-------------12-14----------------| D|---------------14~---12-14----------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| E|--12(0)-----------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------7-(\)-------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| Gradually lower bar E|--10-----10----10----10-------------------------| B|------9-----9-----9------9----------------------| G|------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| Slowly lower bar, let ring (riff 6) E|--10h12-0---------------------------------------| B|---------10h12-0--------------------------------| G|----------------11h12-0-------------------------| D|-----------------------10h12-0------------------| A|------------------------------10h12-0-----------| E|--------------------------------------10-12(\)--| Rhy. Fig 1 Rhy. Fig 2 (3x) What goes on behind closed doors Private wounds, open sores You¥re your own worst enemy And cheap thrills bring you to your knees It¥s thumbs down for someone like you Easy come, easy go Rhy. Fig 3 Burn your bridges, take what you can get Go for the throat because you paid your debt Livin¥ well is the best revenge So give ¥em hell Rhy. Fig 1 (4x) While the city sleeps Better run for your life Take your troubles to the night While the city sleeps Beggars, thieves and losers There¥s no relief Rhy. Fig 2 For better or for worse you¥ve bought and sold They love you while you¥re hot And leave you when you¥re cold (riff 1 Rhy. Fig 3 w/ (riff 2 Burn your bridges, take what you can get Go for the throat because you paid your debt Livin¥ well is the best revenge So give ¥em hell Rhy. Fig 1 While the city sleeps Better run for your life Take your troubles to the night While the city sleeps Beggars, thieves and losers There¥s no relief Rhy. Fig 4 w/ (riff 3 Solo over Rhy. Fig 1 Rhy. Fig 3 w/ (riff 4 Burn your bridges, take what you can get Go for the throat because you paid your debt Livin¥ well is the best revenge So give ¥em hell Rhy. Fig 1 w/ (riff 5 While the city sleeps It¥s all there in black and white While the city sleeps Through the eye of the needle Gotta thread your life Rhy. Fig 4 w/ (riff 6