Dropped Tuning DADGBe / = slide to \ = slide from h = hammer-on p = pull-off Usually I’m pretty strict about bar-durations and note-lengths (bar being |----| and note lengths being just --- in between) but for the convenience (of reading and creating the tab) I just did it loosely this time. Intro synth (also played during verse) (sort of ;) ) e|-0--------|-0--------| B|-5--------|-5--------| G|-0----3---|-0----3---| D|-4--------|-4--------| A|----------|----------| D|----------|------2---| 0:54 Verse riff (let all notes ring) e|------------------|-------------------| B|------------------|-------------------| G|------------------|-------------------| D|----4-----4-----4-|----4------5-----2-| A|------------------|-------------------| D|-4-----4-----4----|-4-----/5-----2----| e|------------------|----------------| B|------------------|----------------| G|------------------|----------------| D|----2-----2-----2-|----------8\----| A|------------------|------10--------| D|-2-----2-----2----|--/8------------| x2 1:12 Main riff clean w/Chorus, vibrato e|------------------|-------------------| B|------------------|-------------------| G|------------------|-------------------| D|----4-----4-----4-|----4------5-----2-| A|------------------|-------------------| D|-4-----4-----4----|-4-----/5-----2----| e|------------------|------------| B|------------------|------------| G|------------------|------------| D|----2-----2-----2-|-----2------| A|------------------|------------| D|-2-----2-----2----|--2-----2---| x2 Main riff 2x Lo-fi bassbreak Main riff clean 2:39 Main riff chords underneath Barbeiri’s awesome solo e|-0-----0--|-0--------| B|-0-----0--|-0--------| G|-x-----x--|-x--------| D|-4-----5--|-2--------| A|-x-----x--|-x--------| D|-4-----5--|-2--------| 3:13 Heavy riff (octave down w/whammy eg.) e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|---------------------------0---| D|-2h4-4-4--4-2h4-4-4--2h4h5---4-| e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| D|-2h4-4-4--4-2h4-4-2h4h5-7p2-5p4--| x2 Yes, this ^ riff is pretty damn hard to play. Live they play the riff below all the time. I think that part is just for the record and played in standard tuning. 3:24 e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-----------------------0h2-0h2-| D|-2h4-4-4--4-2h4-4-4--4---------| D|--------------------------------| A|------------------0h2p0h2-------| D|-2h4-4-4--4-2h4-4---------2h5p2-| x4 3:33 Byzantine octaves e|--------|----------|-9--10--|-13--14---| B|-7--8---|-11--12---|-x--x---|-x---x----| G|-x--x---|-x---x----|-6--7---|-10--11---| D|-4--5---|-8---9----|--------|----------| A|--------|----------|--------|----------| D|--------|----------|--------|----------| 3:41 Byzantine riff e|------------------------|---------------| B|------------------------|---------------| G|------------------------|---------------| D|-------------------3--4-|---------------| A|-------1--2--4--5-------|---------------| D|-4--5-------------------|-0-1-0-2--0-3--| x4 Harmony e|--------------------------| B|-------------6--7--10--11-| G|-3--4--6--7---------------| D|--------------------------| A|--------------------------| D|--------------------------| Breakdown riff, played staccato e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2h4-4-4-2h4-4-4-| D|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2h4-4-4-2h4-4-4-| x8 4:50 Dub guitar w/overdrive e|----------|----------| B|----------|----------| G|----------|----------| D|-4-----5--|-2--------| A|-4-----5--|-2--------| D|-4-----5--|-2--------| Overdubbed with the main riff and main riff chords and you're done!

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