Tuning: Eb Riff 1 Guitar 1 (Acoustic) eb|------7------------------------------------| Bb|---/8---8p7------7-------------------------| Gb|------------9-9----7--------4--------------| Db|-------------------------/5---5p4----------| Ab|----------------------------------7-5--7---| Eb|-0--------------------0------------------7-| "Sacriledge and blasphemy..." Guitar 2 & 3 (Acoustic & Distortion) eb|-------------------------------------------| Bb|------8------------------------------------| Gb|---/9---9p7------7----------7--------------| Db|------------9-9----7-----/9---9p7------5---| Ab|---------------------------------10-9----7-| Eb|-0--------------------0--------------------| Ending to Riff 1 (only guitar 1 plays this) eb|----0-----------------0---------------| Bb|----0-----------------0---------------| Gb|--------------------------------------| Db|-------------4-2----------------4-2---| Ab|-------2-2/5-----2-------2--2/5-----2-| Eb|-0-----------------0------------------| Final time eb|----0-----------------0--------------| Bb|----0-----------------0--------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------4-2---------------------| Ab|-------2-2/5-----2-------------2---2-| Eb|-0-----------------0-----0--/3---0---| Riff 2 (Distortion) eb|--------------------------| Bb|--------------------------| Gb|--------------------------| Db|------------------3-3-3-2-| Ab|-5--5-----4-5-4---1-1-1-0-| Eb|-3--3--00-2-3-2-0---------| ** * * * * "As prehistoric as it seems..." eb|-------0------------------0-------------| Bb|-------0------------------0-------------| Gb|----------------------------------------| Db|----------------4-2---------------------| Ab|-5-2------2-2/5-----2-2------2----2---0-| Eb|-3-0------0-----------0------0-/3---2---| "...today..." eb|--------------------------| Bb|--------------------------| Gb|--------------------------| Db|------------------3-3-3-2-| Ab|-5--5-----4-5-4---1-1-1-0-| Eb|-3--3--00-2-3-2-0---------| ** * * * * "As prehistoric as it seems..." eb|-------0------------------0--------------| Bb|-------0------------------0--------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------| Db|----------------4-2----------------4-2---| Ab|-5-2------2-2/5-----2-2------2-2/5-----2-| Eb|-3-0------0-----------0------0-----------| Riff 1a Guitar 1 (Distortion) eb|------7------------------------------------| Bb|---/8---8p7------7-------------------------| Gb|------------9-9----7--------4--------------| Db|-------------------------/5---5p4----------| Ab|----------------------------------7-5--7---| Eb|-0--------------------0------------------7-| "Talk about religion..." Guitar 2 (Distortion) eb|-------------------------------------------| Bb|------8------------------------------------| Gb|---/9---9p7------7----------7--------------| Db|------------9-9----7-----/9---9p7------5---| Ab|---------------------------------10-9----7-| Eb|-0--------------------0--------------------| 1st ending eb|-----0------------------0--------------| Bb|-----0------------------0--------------| Gb|---------------------------------------| Db|--------------4-2----------------4-2---| Ab|-2------2-2/5-----2-2------2-2/5-----2-| Eb|-0------0-----------0------0-----------| 2nd ending eb|-----0------------------0--------------| Bb|-----0------------------0--------------| Gb|---------------------------------------| Db|--------------4-2----------------------| Ab|-2------2-2/5-----2-2------2-----2---0-| Eb|-0------0-----------0------0--/3---2---| Riff 2a eb|--------------------------| Bb|--------------------------| Gb|--------------------------| Db|------------------3-3-3-2-| Ab|-5--5-----4-5-4---1-1-1-0-| Eb|-3--3--00-2-3-2-0---------| ** * * * * "I look above and see..." eb|-------0------------------0-------------| Bb|-------0------------------0-------------| Gb|----------------------------------------| Db|----------------4-2---------------------| Ab|-5-2------2-2/5-----2-2------2----2---0-| Eb|-3-0------0-----------0------0-/3---2---| eb|------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------| Db|------------------3-3-3-2-----| Ab|-5--5-----4-5-4---1-1-1-0---5-| Eb|-3--3--00-2-3-2-0-----------3-| ** * * * * "This one ain't over til..." Riff 3 x3 eb|-----0--------0---------------------| Bb|-----0--------0---------------------| Gb|------------------------------------| Db|----------4-------------------------| Ab|-2------2-2------4-5-4-5----4-5-4-3-| Eb|-0------0--------2-3-2-3--0-2-3-2-1-| * * * * * * * * * eb|-----0--------0---------------------| Bb|-----0--------0---------------------| Gb|------------------------------------| Db|----------4-------------------------| Ab|-2------2-2------4-5-4-5----4-5-6-7-| Eb|-0------0--------2-3-2-3--0-2-3-4-5-| * * * * * * * * * Riff 4 eb|-------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------| Db|-9------9-----------7------7------------10-| Ab|-7-xxx--7-8-xxxx--8-5-xxx--5-11-10-9--8--8-| Eb|---xxx----6-xxxx--6---xxx-----9--8-7--6----| * * * eb|---------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------| Db|-9------9-----------7------7--------------10-| Ab|-7-xxx--7-8-xxxx--8-5-xxx--5-11-10-9--7-8--8-| Eb|---xxx----6-xxxx--6---xxx-----9--8-7--5-6----| * * * * * * Final time Both guitars eb|-------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------| Db|-9------9-----------7------7------------10-| Ab|-7-xxx--7-8-xxxx--8-5-xxx--5-11-10-9--8--8-| Eb|---xxx----6-xxxx--6---xxx-----9--8-7--6----| * * * Guitar 1 eb|-12-9-----------------| Bb|-------11-8-----------| Gb|-------------9-6------| Db|------------------8-5-| Ab|----------------------| Eb|----------------------| Guitar 2 eb|-15-12-----------------| Bb|-------14-11-----------| Gb|-------------12-9------| Db|------------------11-8-| Ab|-----------------------| Eb|-----------------------| Play Riff 4 "One man rules the earth..." Riff 5 Guitar 1 x2 eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-7~----7-6~----6-5h6p5~----5-4-------| Db|-----5-------5-----------5-----------| Ab|-------------------------------7-5-7-| Eb|-------------------------------------| x2 eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-9~----9-8~----8-7h8p7~----7-6-------| Db|-----7-------7-----------7-----------| Ab|-------------------------------9-7-9-| Eb|-------------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-10~----10-9~----9-10~----10-9~----9-| Db|------8--------8--------8--------8---| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------| eb|-------------------| Bb|-------------------| Gb|-10---9---10---9---| Db|----8---8----8---8-| Ab|-------------------| Eb|-------------------| eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|-10-7---7-9-7---7-10-7---7-9-7---7-| Db|------8-------8--------8-------8---| Ab|-----------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------| Guitar 2 x2 eb|----------------------------------------------| Bb|-12~----12-11~----11-10h11p10~----10-8--------| Gb|------9---------9---------------9------7---7--| Db|-----------------------------------------9----| Ab|----------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------| x2 eb|-----------------------------------------------| Bb|-14~----14-13~----13-12h13p12~----12-10--------| Gb|-----11--------11--------------11-------9----9-| Db|------------------------------------------11---| Ab|-----------------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------------| eb|---------------------------------------------| Bb|-15~-----15-14~-----14-15~-----15-14~-----14-| Gb|------12---------12---------12---------12----| Db|---------------------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------| eb|-------------------------| Bb|-15----14----15----14----| Gb|----12----12----12----12-| Db|-------------------------| Ab|-------------------------| Eb|-------------------------| eb|-------------------------------------------------| Bb|-15-13----13-14-13----13-15-13----13-14-13----13-| Gb|-------12----------12----------12----------12----| Db|-------------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------| Riff 6 Guitar 1 Final chord eb|---------------|-----| Bb|---------------|-----| Gb|---------------|-----| Db|---------------|-----| Ab|-2-----------2-|--2--| Eb|-0-------0-0-0-|--0--| * * "I saw a new Earth that day..." Guitar 2 (comes in with the lyrics below) x4 eb|---------------| Bb|---------------| Gb|-9-----(9)\----| Db|---------------| Ab|-7-----(7)\----| Eb|---------------| "Vengeance is mine..." Notation: 10b12 = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret. 10b12r10 = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret, then release to the 10th fret. {10}12r10 = bend to the 12th fret from the 10th fret, pick, then release to the 10th fret. 10b12 {14} = pick the 14th fret while holding the previous bend. 10b15* = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 15th fret. 7d2* = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 2nd 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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