Acoustic Guitar: Robb Flynn Guitar 1: Robb Flynn Guitar 2: Phil Demmel Guitar 3: Harmony Tabbing Legend Hammer on: h Pull off: p Slide up: / Slide down: \ Natural Harmonic: NH Pinch Harmonic: PH Bend: BU(?) Whammy Bar Rise: WBR Whammy Bar Lower: WBL Tremelo Pick: Tr--- Tapped note: T Muted note: M Palm Mute: PM--- Intro Both guitars |-----------| |-----------| |-----------| |----1------| |----1------| |-0001------| Chorus Both guitars PM--------------------| PM----| PM----| ||--------------------------------------------------------------------| |o--------------------------------------------------------------------| ||--------------------------------------------------------------------| ||-----------------------------------------6p0-3h5---------13p0-10h12-| |o-------------------------6---\--------------------------------------| ||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-6---\---0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0------------| PM--------------------| PM--------| PM----| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------6-\-3-------------------5h6-6-6-6-6-6p5-| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-6-\-3---0h1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----------------| PM--------------------| PM----| PM----| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------13p0-10h12---------18p0-15h17-| |-------------------------6---\-----------------------------------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-6---\---0-0-0-0------------0-0-0-0------------| PM--------------------| PM--------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------------------------------------o| |-------------------------------------------------8-7-5-7-8-7-5-7-|| |-----------------------------------------------------------------|| |-------------------------6-\-3---5h6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----------------o| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-6-\-3-----------------------------------|| ____________________________________________________________________________ Guitar fill Guitar 2 |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |-8-7-5-7-8-7-5-7-8-7-5-7-8-7-5-7-| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| ____________________________________________________________________________ verse 1 Guitar 1 ||-----------------------------------------------------------------| |o-----------------------------------------------------------------| ||-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---------------------------------| ||-----------------------------------------------------------------| |o-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------------------------------| ||-----------------------------------------------------------------| | |Guitar 2 | PM----------------------------| ||-----------------------------------------------------------------| |o-----------------------------------------------------------------| ||-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---------------------------------| ||---------------------------------3-1-0-3-1-0-3-1-0-3-1-0-3-1-0-1-| |o-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------------------------------| ||-----------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 1 |-----------------------------------------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------------------------------------o| |-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------------------------------------|| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------------------------------o| |-----------------------------------------------------------------|| | |Guitar 2 | PM--------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------|| |---------------------------------------------------------------------o| |-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-------------------------------------|| |---------------------------------3-1-0-5-3-0-6-5-0-8-6-0-13-12-10-12-|| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-------------------------------------o| |---------------------------------------------------------------------|| 1st ending Both guitars |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-10-10-10-10-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 2nd ending Both guitars |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-5-------\-------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-10-10-10-10-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-3-------\-------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ____________________________________________________________________________ verse 2 Both guitars PM------------------| PM--| NH PM NH ||---------------------------------------------------------------|| |o---------------------------------------------------------------o| ||---------------------------------------------------------------|| ||-----------------------------------------5---------------5-----|| |o-------------------------6---\---------------3---1-----------1-o| ||-0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---6---\---0-0-0-------3---1---0-------1-|| Both guitars |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-10-10-10-10-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ____________________________________________________________________________ Repeat Chorus Repeat Guitar fill x2 Repeat verse 1 Repeat verse 2 Repeat Chorus ____________________________________________________________________________ Guitar fill variation Guitar 2 Let ring----------------------------| ||-------------------------------------|| |o-------------------------------------o| ||-8p7----7-8p7----7-8p7----7-8p7----7-|| ||-----10-------10-------10-------10---|| |o-------------------------------------o| ||-------------------------------------|| ____________________________________________________________________________ Bridge Both guitars PM-----------------| ||-----------------------------------------------------------------|| |o-----------------------------------------------------------------o| ||-----------------------------------------------------------------|| ||-8-\-7-\-5-/-7---8-\-7-\-5-/-7---8-\-7-\-5-----------------------|| |o-6-\-5-\-3-/-5---6-\-5-\-3-/-5---6-\-5-\-3---6-6-----------------o| ||-------------------------------------------------0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|| PM PM |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |-8-\-7-\-5-/-7---8-\-7--10-\-8-------12-\10-------13-\-12-\10-/-12---| |-6-\-5-\-3-/-5---6-\-5---8-\-6-------10-\-8-------11-\-10-\-8-/-10---| |---------------------------------0------------0----------------------| ____________________________________________________________________________ Pre-solo Both guitars PM PM PM PM PM |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |---13-13---7-7---13-13---8-8---13\10/12-| |----------------------------------------| |---11-11---5-5---11-11---6-6---11\-8/10-| |-0-------0-----0-------0-----0----------| ____________________________________________________________________________ Solo (Phil Demmel) Guitar 1 (Rhythm) PM--| PM--| PM--| PM--| PM--| PM--| PM--| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1/12\0--| Guitar 2 (Lead) |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-13~~~~~~~~~~~~~-------------------------------------------------| |-12BU(14)~~~~~~~-(12)(14)(12)(14)(12)(14)(12)(14)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------/13---12---10--------------------| |-13p10----13p10----13p10----13p10----13p10--------------------13---13BU(15)~~~-| |-------12-------12-------12-------12-------12----------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Both guitars PM PM PM PM PM |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |---13-13---7-7---13-13---8-8---13\10/12-| |----------------------------------------| |---11-11---5-5---11-11---6-6---11\-8/10-| |-0-------0-----0-------0-----0----------| Guitar 1 (Rhythm) PM--| PM--| PM--| PM--| PM--| PM--| PM--| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-6-3-| Guitar 2 (Lead) |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------18---20---20BU(21)---(21)---(21)---(21)---(21)---(21)---(21)---| |-/19------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-(21)---(21)---(21)---(21)---(21)---(21)(20)---20BU(24)~~~-(20)-20~~~-| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| Both guitars PM PM PM PM PM |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |---13-13---7-7---13-13---8-8---13\10/12-| |----------------------------------------| |---11-11---5-5---11-11---6-6---11\-8/10-| |-0-------0-----0-------0-----0----------| Guitar 1 (Rhythm) PM--| PM--| PM--| PM--| PM--| PM--| PM--| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1/12\0--| Guitar 2 (Lead) Tr--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |-13---10---15---10---13---10---15---10---13---10---15---10---13---10---15---10---13---10---| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Tr--------------- NH NH |-/16---------------15tr16-13tr15-12tr13----------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------3WBR-------| |-------------------------------------------3WBL--------(3)---------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 1 (Rhythm) PM PM PM PM PM |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |---13-13---7-7---13-13---8-8---13\10/12-| |----------------------------------------| |---11-11---5-5---11-11---6-6---11\-8/10-| |-0-------0-----0-------0-----0----------| Guitar 2 (Lead) |----------| |----------| |-(3)~~~~~-| |-(3)~~~~~-| |----------| |----------| ____________________________________________________________________________ Build up Both guitars ||--------------------------------------|| |o--------------------------------------o| ||---------------8----------------------|| ||-12-0-7-10-0-7---0-7-10-0-7-12-0-10-0-|| |o--------------------------------------o| ||--------------------------------------|| ____________________________________________________________________________ Breakdown Both guitars PM-------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-8p7-0-0-0-------8p7-0-0-0-------8p7-0-0-0-------8p7-0-0-0-------| PM-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------5---6---| |-8p7-0-0-0-------8p7-0-0-0-------8p7-0-0-0-------8p7-0-0-5---6---| ____________________________________________________________________________ Repeat Chorus ____________________________________________________________________________ Chorus Variation Both guitars PM--------------------| PM----| PM----| ||--------------------------------------------------------------------| |o--------------------------------------------------------------------| ||--------------------------------------------------------------------| ||-----------------------------------------6p0-3h5---------13p0-10h12-| |o-------------------------6---\--------------------------------------| ||-0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---6---\---0-0-0-----------0-0-0--------------| PM--------------------| PM--------| PM----| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------6-\-3-------------------5h6-6-6-6-6-6p5-| |-0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---6-\-3---0h1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----------------| PM--------------------| PM----| PM----| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------13p0-10h12---------18p0-15h17-| |-------------------------6---\-----------------------------------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-6---\---0-0-0-0------------0-0-0-0------------| PM--------------------| PM--------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------------------------------------o| |-------------------------------------------------8-7-5-7-8-7-5-7-|| |-----------------------------------------------------------------|| |-------------------------6-\-3---5h6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----------------o| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-6-\-3-----------------------------------|| ____________________________________________________________________________ Outro Guitar 2 |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-8-7-5-7-8-7-5-7-8-7-5-7-8-7-5-7-8-7-5-7-8-7-5-7---------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------8---7---5---8---7-----\---| |-------------------------------------------------6---5---3---6---5-----\---| |-----------------------------------------------------------------0---------| | |Guitar 1 |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------8---7---5---8---7-----\---| |-------------------------------------------------6---5---3---6---5-----\---| |-----------------------------------------------------------------0---------|

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