The Shortest Straw

Intro ----- This is a rather slowly part. E5 E5 G5 F5 E5 D|-----2----------------2-----------------5----3-2--| A|-----2----------------2-----------------5----3-2--| E|-0-1-0------------0-1-0-----------0-1-0-3----1-0--| PM . . . . . . . E5 B5 E5 E5 G5 F5 E5 G|--------------------3-----------|----------------------------| D|-----2--------------3----2--(2)-|-----2--------------5---3-2-| A|-----2--------------1----2--(2)-|-----2--------------5---3-2-| E|-0-1-0--------0-1-0----1-0--(0)-|-0-1-0--------0-1-0-3---1-0-| PM . . . . . . . . . . . letrng E5 E5 E|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|----------------------| D|-----2-------------2--| A|-----2-------------2--| E|-0-1-0------0-1-0--0--| PM . . . . . Chorous ------- This one goes a bit faster... E5 E5 G5 B5 E|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------3-| D|-----2------------------------2-----5--3-| A|-----2------------------------2-----5--1-| E|-0-1-0----0---0---0-0-0---0-1-0-----3----| PM ... ................... E5 E5 B5 F5 E|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------3----| D|-----2------------------------2-----3--3-| A|-----2------------------------2-----1--3-| E|-0-1-0----0---0---0-0-0---0-1-0--------1-| PM ... ................... E5 E5 G5 B5 E|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------3-| D|-----2------------------------2-----5--3-| A|-----2------------------------2-----5--1-| E|-0-1-0----0---0---0-0-0---0-1-0-----3----| PM ... ................... Chorous Fill ------------ E5 E5 G5 G5 F#5 F5 E|------------------------------------|-------------| B|------------------------------------|-------------| G|------------------------------------|-------------| D|-----2------------------------2-----|-5--5--4--3--| A|-----2------------------------2-----|-5--5--4--3--| E|-0-1-0----0---0---0-0-0---0-1-0-----|-3--3--2--1--| PM ... ................... Repeat Chorous once and play the Chorous Fill Then play this before kicking in the Main Riff E5 F5 F5 E|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| Main Riff Kicks In Immediately D|-----2----------------------3--3-| A|-----2----------------------3--3-| E|-0-1-0----0---0---0-0-0---0-1--1-| PM ... ................. Main Riff --------- E5 F5 E5 F5 E|------------------------|------------------------------| B|------------------------|------------------------------| G|------------------------|------------------------------| D|-----------8-7b(8)--8---|---------------------2-3---2-3| A|--2--/--7-------------7-|---------------------2-3---2-3| E|-0----------------------|-0---0---0-0---0-0---0-1---0-1| slide. P.M................. One guitar plays this riff alone TWICE. After the the drums & second guitar kicks in and play this riff one more time. After that: Main Riff Variation #1 ---------------------- E5 G5 E5 G5 E|------------------------|------------------------------| B|------------------------|------------------------------| G|------------------------|------------------------------| D|-----------8-7b(8)--8---|---------------------2-5---2-5| A|--2--/--7-------------7-|---------------------2-5---2-5| E|-0----------------------|-0---0---0-0---0-0---0-3---0-3| slide. P.M................. Main Riff Variation #2 ---------------------- E5 A5 E5 A5 E|------------------------|------------------------------| B|------------------------|------------------------------| G|------------------------|------------------------------| D|-----------8-7b(8)--8---|---------------------2-7---2-7| A|--2--/--7-------------7-|---------------------2-7---2-7| E|-0----------------------|-0---0---0-0---0-0---0-5---0-5| slide. P.M................. Main Riff Ending ---------------- E5 Lots of G5 F#5 F5 E|------------------------|--------------------------------| B|------------------------|--------------------------------| G|----------3--2-h3p2p0---|--------------------------------| D|2------2----------------|-6---6---6-6---6-4--4-4--4-4-3--| A|2---0-------------------|-6---6---6-6---6-4--4-4--4-4-3--| E|0-----------------------|-3---3---3-3---3-2--2-2--2-2-1--| Verse ----- The verse is devided in to 2 "sections". The first is exactly like the endings to the Second Main Riff... Part 1: ------- E5 F5 E5 F5 E5 G5 E5 G5 E|------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------2-3---2-3----------------------2-5---2-5-| A|--------------------2-3---2-3----------------------2-5---2-5-| E|-0---0---0-0---0-0--0-1---0-1---0---0---0-0---0-0--0-3---0-3-| PM.................. ................. "Sus - pi - cion is your name...Your hon - es - ty to blame" "Whitch hunt mo-de-rn day..." E5 F5 E5 F5 G5 F#5 F5 E|------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------2-3---2-3-------------------5---4---3---| A|--------------------2-3---2-3-------------------5---4---3---| E|-0---0---0-0---0-0--0-1---0-1---0---0---0-0---0-3---2---1---| PM.................. ................ " Put di- gni- ty to shame, dis- hon- our..." " The bla-tant dis- a -ray , dis- fi- gure..." Repeat Once Part 2: ------- This one is very similar to the first one. Just play it a bit higher up on the freet. F#5 G5 F#5 G5 F#5 A5 F#5 A5 E|--------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------4-6---4-6----------------------4-7---4--7-| A|--------------------4-6---4-6----------------------4-7---4--7-| E|-2---2---2-2---2-2--2-3---2-3---2---2---2-2---2-2--2-5---2--5-| PM.................. ................. " The Pub - lic eye dis- grace... " Def - en - ing..." F#5 G5 F#5 G5 A5 G#5 G5 E|------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------4-6---4-6-------------------7---6---6---| A|--------------------4-6---4-6-------------------7---6---6---| E|-2---2---2-2---2-2--2-3---2-3---2---2---2-2---2-5---4---3---| PM.................. ................ " Un - ending pa- per - chase, Un- en-ding..." " Reck - on - ing, This - ver- ti- go doth it to bring..." Repeat Once Play the Main Riff once. Pre-Chorous ----------- F#5 E5 E5 F5 B5 C5 E|------------|------------------|-----------------------------------------| H|------------|------------------|-----------------------------------------| G|-4--4--4--4-|------------------|-9---9--9/10---4/5--5--5-----------------| D|-4--4--4--4-|-2h3p2p0-2h3p2p0--|-9---9--9/10---4/5--5--5--2h3p2p0-2h3p2p0| A|-2--2--2--2-|------------------|-7---7--7/8----2/3--3--3-----------------| E|------------|------------------|-----------------------------------------| sl sl hammer-ons, pulloffs A5 A5 E5 F5 B5 G5 G5 G5 E|---------------------------------------------| H|---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------| D|--7---7---9/10---4/5--5--5--2h3p2p0-2h3p2p0--| A|--7---7---9/10---4/5--5--5-------------------| E|--5---5---7/8----2/3--3--3-------------------| Play Chorous "Shortest Straw, challenge liberty..." "Donwed by law, live in infamy..." Chorous ------- Play Chorous again. Pulled for you, Shortest Straw..." After the chorous ends play the entire Main Riff with all the Main Riff Variation and the Main Riff Ending. Play the entire Verse again, Main Riff, Pre-Chorous, Chorous and all that *** again. Interlude ---------- The Interlude has two guitars in it playing simountaniously. Guitar 1: E|--------------------------|----------------------------| H|--------------------------|----------------------------| G|-----2-------3------2h3p2-|-----2-------3------2h3p2---| D|-2-------2-------2--------|-3-------3-------2----------| A|--------------------------|----------------------------| E|--------------------------|----------------------------| E|--------------------------|----------------------------| H|--------------------------|----------------------------| G|-----2---4---5---7---7--7-|-7----------------7---------| D|-4------------------------|-----5--4--5----------4-----| A|--------------------------|----------------------------| E|--------------------------|----------------------------| Guitar 2: Open Chords. E5 F5 D|-2--------------(2)-------|-3---------------(3)--------| A|-2--------------(2)-------|-3---------------(3)--------| E|-0--------------(0)-------|-1---------------(1)--------| let ring let ring D/F#5 G5 G|--1--------------(1)------|----------------------------| D|--3--------------(3)------|-5--------------(5)---------| A|--4--------------(4)------|-5--------------(5)---------| E|--1--------------(1)------|-3--------------(3)---------| Repeat Interclude Once The last time, Guitar 2 ends with: F#5 G5 G|--1--------------(1)------|-------------------------| D|--3--------------(3)------|-5-------------5--4---3--| A|--4--------------(4)------|-5-------------5--4---3--| E|--1--------------(1)------|-3-------------3--2---1--| P.M ........ Guitar Solo ----------- The other guitar plays Verse Riff. A|--9--/---5-----| sl E|--------------------------------------------14--17p15p14-------12-15p14p12-| H|-------------------------------------/-14h15-------------15----------------| G|-{9}-/-\--/---\-----9--\--7---14-/-\------------------------16-------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Tremolo sl Tremlo E|-----------14-12--------------12-------------12--<7>-----------------------| H|-14p12h15---------15h13p12h13----15p13p12h13---------<7>-------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------<7>-----<5><5><5>-| D|-------------------------------------------------------------<7>-<5><5><5>-| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Harmonics Harmonics E|-------12------------------------14p12h12------12--------------------------| H|-14b16-----15p12--------12h15p12-----------15------------12h15p12----------| G|------------------14b16----------------------------14b16-------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| H|-14---12-------12----------------------------------------------------------| G|----------15------15p12h14------14p12--12h14p12----------1---2--{14}b{16}--| D|----------------------------14-----------------------14--------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Harmonics E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| H|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-{11}b{12}-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------{13}b{14}-{12}b{13}-{11}b{12}----------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------{13}b{14}--{12}b{13}--{11}b{12}-| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| lots of Artificial Harmonics E|------------------| H|------------------| G|------------------| D|------------------| A|-{9}b{10}--12~~~--| E|------------------| After that part, the second guitar plays a variation of the verse-riff. It goes like: E5 F5 E5 F5 E5 G5 E5 G5 D|-2------------------2-3---2-3----------------------2-5---2-5-| A|-2------------------2-3---2-3----------------------2-5---2-5-| E|-0------------------0-1---0-1----------------------0-3---0-3-| . E5 F5 E5 F5 G5 F#5 F5 D|--------------------2-3---2-3-------------------5---4---3---| A|--------------------2-3---2-3-------------------5---4---3---| E|--------------------0-1---0-1-------------------3---2---1---| Repeat Once Back to the solo. E|-22p20p19---------20p19p17----------19----------------------------| H|----------22--22------------20--20-----22p20p19--22p20p19---------| G|----------------------------------------------------------20b21---| D|------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----19-----------------------------------------------------------| H|-20------22p20p19-22p20p19-------20p19-----------19---------------| G|---------------------------21-21-------21p19--19----21p19------21-| D|-----------------------------------------------------------22-----| A|------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------| H|-20p19---------19p17------------17p15---------15p13p12------12----| G|--------21p19---------19p18p17---------17p16------------14--------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------|-------------------------------------| H|-17p12--15p12---------------|-------------------------------------| G|---------------14p12--14b16-|-- SHORT BREAK ----------------------| D|----------------------------|----------------------------------12-| A|----------------------------|------------------------------14-----| E|----------------------------|-------------------------------------| Easy climbing on the freet... E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| H|-------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-11------10------9------8-------7--------6--------5--------4-------| D|-----12------11-----10------9-------8--------7---------6--------5--| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------| H|---------------------------------------------------------| G|--3------3-------2------1-------2---0--------------------| D|-----4-------4------3-------2------------2---0----2------| A|---------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------| Slowly rising. E|-----------------------------------7---------10---12-----/////12---| H|-------------------------------8--------11-------------------------| G|-----------------7---10----9---------------------------------------| D|---------9---8-----------------------------------------------------| A|-7--10-------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| Hold... Guitar 2 plays this fast fill: E5 F5 E5 F5 D|-------------5---4---3---| A|-------------5---4---3---| E|-------------3---2---1---| Part 3: (Guitar 2) ------- This is a variation of the Interclude. It's played a bit higher. Guitar 2 plays open power chords, it goes like this: F#5 G5 D|-4--------------(4)-------|-6---------------(6)--------| A|-4--------------(4)-------|-6---------------(6)--------| E|-2--------------(2)-------|-3---------------(3)--------| E/G#5 A5 A5 G#5 G5 G|-4--------------(4)-------|----------------------------| D|-6--------------(6)-------|-7--------------7---6---5---| A|-7--------------(7)-------|-7--------------7---6---5---| E|-4--------------(4)-------|-5--------------5---4---3---| Repeat Once. Solo Guitar goes: E|-9p6---9p6---9p6-9p6---9p6----9p6-|-10p7---10p7---10p7-10p7---10p7---10p7-| B|-----7-----7---------7------7-----|------8------8-----------8------8------| G|----------------------------------|---------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------|---------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|---------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------------| E|-12p7---12p7---12p7-12p7---12p7---12p7-|-12p9---12p9---12p9-12p9---12p9---12p9-| B|------9------8-----------9------8------|------8------8-----------8------8------| G|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| Interlude #2 (Solo Guitar) ------------ E|--------------------------|----------------------------| H|--------------------------|----------------------------| G|-----4-------5------4h5p4-|-----4-------5------4h5p4---| D|-4-------4-------4--------|-5-------5-------5----------| A|--------------------------|----------------------------| E|--------------------------|----------------------------| E|--------------------------|----------------------------| H|--------------------------|----------------------------| G|-----4---6---7---9---9--9-|-9--------------------------| D|-6------------------------|-----7--6--7---6---6--------| A|--------------------------|-----------7---6---6--------| E|--------------------------|-----------5---4---3--------| End Solo Fill ------------- D|-4-/-3-------2---| A|-4-/-3-------2---| E|-2-/-1-------0---| PM sl . Here goes the the Chorous again. Play the Main riff TWICE Solo 2 ------ A rather short solo... Use wah-wah. The other guitar plays Chorous-Riff. E|------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-17b19~~~~--------------------------------------17b20---17b19-----| G|-17b19~~~~----------17b19-r17-p-15-17p15--------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------18b20---------18--17--15------15--18b20-| B|--17b20-r-17p15---17b18-----------------------------18------------| G|------------------17b19-------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----18p15------------15h18p15-------------------------------------| B|-20--------18p15h18------------18p15--------15-15-18p15-----------| G|--------------------------------------17b19-------------17--15--15| D|------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-17b18----15---17--17---15------15---17--17p15-----15-------------| G|-17b19----15---17--17---15------15---17--17p15-----15-------------| D|----------------------------17-----------------17------17---15-17~| A|------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------| Then rapidly go to verse. Then Main Riff, Pre-Chorous. Then skip Chorous and play this instead: E5 F5 F5 E5 E|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|-----2----------------------3--3--2-| A|-----2----------------------3--3--2-| E|-0-1-0----0---0---0-0-0---0-1--1--0-| PM ... ................. "Pulled for you!" Finally, play this: E5 F5 E5 F5 E5 F5 E5 F5 E|--------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------2-3---2-3----------------------2-3---2--3-| A|--------------------2-3---2-3----------------------2-3---2--3-| E|-0---0---0-0---0-0--0-1---0-1---0---0---0-0---0-0--0-1---0--1-| PM.................. .................. Then go to the Interlude. Ending ------ At last: E5 F5 E5 F5 E5 E5 E|------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------2-3---2-3---2-----------------2---2-----| A|--------------------2-3---2-3---2-----------------2---2-----| E|-0---0---0-0---0-0--0-1---0-1---0-----------------0---0-----| PM.................. .