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My Chemical Romance

Key: ^ - bend string / - slide h - hammer on p - pull off . - palm mute * - natural harmonic {-} - artificial harmonic ~ - vibrate string ---------------- ------------------- - Intro/verse one - ------------------- {RHYTHM} Guitar one - played throughout the first verse (four times) e|:|---------------------| B|:|---------------------| G|:|--3---8--8--8--7--7--| D|:|--5--10--8--9--8--7--| A|:|---------------------| E|:|---------------------| x8 x6 x2 x8 x4 x4 {LEAD} Guitar two - played after the rhythm is played once (two times) e|:|-0--|-------------------------------------------------------------| B|:|-4*-|-------------------1------/3-3-3-4-3^------------------------| G|:|----|-/2-2-2-2p0-/2-2-2---3^-2--------------3-5p3-3-3-3h5p3-2^----| D|:|----|----------------------------------------------------------3~-| A|:|----|-------------------------------------------------------------| E|:|----|-------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar two - played after playing the lead twice, up to the Chorus (one time) e|:|-------------------------------------------------------------| B|:|-------------------1------/3-3-3-4-3^--3/4/3/4/3h4p3/1-------| G|:|-/2-2-2-2p0-/2-2-2---3^-2------------------------------3-2-0-| D|:|-------------------------------------------------------------| A|:|-------------------------------------------------------------| E|:|-------------------------------------------------------------| ---------- - Chorus - ---------- {RHYTHM & LEAD} (two times) e|:|----------------------| B|:|-----5----------------| G|:|-----5-----/7/9/11/12-| D|:|--5--5--3-------------| A|:|--5--3--3--/5/7/9/-10-| E|:|--3-----1-------------| x8 x8 x8 ------------- - Verse two - ------------- {RHYTHM} Guitar one - similar to the Chorus riff (one time) e|:|--------------------------| B|:|--------------------------| G|:|--------------------------| D|:|-------5----5------5----7-| A|:|--5----3----1------3----5-| E|:|--3----------------1------| . . . . . x16 x12 x4 x16 x16 Guitar one - at "...I miss my mom..." (one time) e|:|---------------------------------| B|:|---------------------------------| G|:|-------------------------------7-| D|:|-----5----5----5----5--5-5--5--7-| A|:|--55-5-55-5-55-5-55-5--3-1--3--5-| E|:|--33-3-33-3-33-3-33-3-------1----| .. .. .. .. . . . |same strum patter as above from here {LEAD} Guitar two - played with fast alternating picking. Hard to get the timing right, listen the track (one time) e|:|--------------------------------------| B|:|--3-----------------------------------| G|:|-----2-3-0--4*--2-3-2-/5/3/2-2-3-2-0--| harmonic at "...push ups..." D|:|--------------------------------------| A|:|--------------------------------------| E|:|--------------------------------------| Guitar two - at "...I miss my mom..." (one time) | stop alternating | | picking here | e|:|-----------------------|------------------| B|:|--3--3-6-4-3-4-1-------|--3/4/3/4/1-------| G|:|-----------------2-3-2-|------------3-2-0-| D|:|-----------------------|------------------| A|:|-----------------------|------------------| E|:|-----------------------|------------------| ---------- - Chorus - ---------- {RHYTHM & LEAD} (two times) e|:|----------------------| B|:|-----5----------------| G|:|-----5-----/7/9/11/12-| D|:|--5--5--3-------------| A|:|--5--3--3--/5/7/9/-10-| E|:|--3-----1-------------| x8 x8 x8 ---------- - Bridge - ---------- (PART ONE) {RHYTHM} Guitar one - after the Chorus, at "To your room..." (one time) e|:|-----------------| B|:|-----------------| G|:|-----------------| D|:|------5---7------| A|:|--5---1---5---7--| E|:|--3-----------5--| . . . . x16 x16 x16 x16 {LEAD} Guitar two - over guitar one (one time) e|:|--------------------------------------------| B|:|--/8-10/11/8--8-10/11/8--/10-8-6--/8-10/11--| G|:|--------------------------------------------| D|:|--------------------------------------------| A|:|--------------------------------------------| E|:|--------------------------------------------| (PART TWO) Guitar two - clean, played before solo (one time) e|:|----------------------------------------------| B|:|--15p11---15p11---15p11---15p11---15p11---11--| G|:|-------12------12------12------12------12-----| D|:|----------------------------------------------| A|:|----------------------------------------------| E|:|----------------------------------------------| e|:|--11----11----11----11----11--------| B|:|----12----12----12----12----12--12--| G|:|------13----13----13----13----13----| D|:|------------------------------------| A|:|------------------------------------| E|:|------------------------------------| e|:|-------------------------------------------| B|:|--15p12---15p12---15p11---15p12---15p12----| G|:|-------11------11------11------11------11--| D|:|-------------------------------------------| A|:|-------------------------------------------| E|:|-------------------------------------------| Guitar one - silent through lead riff, until "...Why remember" when this chord is played time) e|:|-----| B|:|-----| G|:|-----| D|:|--5--| A|:|--5--| E|:|--3--| -------- - solo - -------- {RHYTHM} Guitar one - played throughout the solo (two times) e|:|--------------| B|:|-----8--------| G|:|-----8-----7--| D|:|--5--8--7--7--| A|:|--5--6--7--5--| E|:|--3-----5-----| x8 x8 x8 x8 {LEAD} e|:|------------------------------------------------| B|:|------------------------------------------------| G|:|--/7-5-----------5^(7)-----------6^(7)----------| D|:|-------8-7h8-5~--------8-7-5-3~-------8/7-5-{4}-| A|:|------------------------------------------------| E|:|------------------------------------------------| e|:|--------------------------------------------------------8h11h12p8h12--| B|:|--------------------------8h10p8h11----------------8h11---------------| G|:|---------------------8h10-----------8h10------8h10--------------------| D|:|--6p4-7p5-7/8~--8h10---------------------8h10-------------------------| A|:|----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|:|----------------------------------------------------------------------| e|:|--13--12--10--------------------------------------10^-12^-14^-16^-20^/--| B|:|10--10--10---10-13-10-12-10h12p10---------10^-12^-----------------------| G|:|----------------------------------12--11^-------------------------------| D|:|------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|:|------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|:|------------------------------------------------------------------------| --------- - outro - --------- (PART ONE) {RHYTHM} Guitar one - played at "life is but..." (one time) |clean| | | e|:|-----|-------------------------------| B|:|-----|-------------------------------| G|:|--3--|--555x-55-55-55----/7/9/11/12--| D|:|--5--|--555x-55-55-55----------------| A|:|-----|--333x-33-33-33----/5/7/9 /10--| E|:|-----|-------------------------------| x8 {LEAD} Guitar two - first harmonic played at "life is but..", three harmonics played at "... I go down..." (one time) e|:|16*------------------------| B|:|-----------4*--------------| G|:|-------4*------/7/9/11/12--| D|:|---------5*----------------| A|:|---------------/5/7/9 /10--| E|:|---------------------------| (PART TWO) {RHYTHM} Guitar one - played during "now now now" to the end of the song (one time) e|:|-------------------------------------------------------| B|:|-----5-------------------------------------------------| G|:|-----5-----/7/9/11/12--xx---xx---xx---xx---xx---xx-----| D|:|--5--5--3--------------xx-5-xx-5-xx-5-xx-5-xx-5-xx--5--| A|:|--5--3--3--/5/7/9/-10--xx-5-xx-5-xx-5-xx-5-xx-5-xx--5--| E|:|--3-----1--------------xx-3-xx-3-xx-3-xx-3-xx-3-xx--3--| x8 x8 x8 {LEAD} Guitar two - same as guitar one, except ending (one time) e|:|------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|:|-----5------------------------------------------------------------------| G|:|-----5-----/7/9/11/12--xx------xx------xx------xx------xx------xx-------| D|:|--5--5--3--------------xx------xx------xx------xx------xx------xx-------| A|:|--5--3--3--/5/7/9/-10--xx------xx------xx------xx------xx------xx-------| E|:|--3-----1--------------xx-3/15-xx-3/15-xx-3/15-xx-3/15-xx-3/15-xx-3/15--| x8 x8 x8

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