The Approaching Curve

Rise Against

Tuning: Half-Step Down eb Intro (no guitar too, unless you want to play notes on low ) Guitar 1 E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--7-------7------6------7-------6+-------------------------------------------| D|--9-(x16)-7-(x8)-7-(x8)-x-(x16)-7+-------------------------------------------| A|--x-------x------x------5-------x+-------------------------------------------| E|--7-------5------5------3-------5+-------------------------------------------| Verse Guitar 1 E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-7/12--11\6--7/12--11\6/9--7/12--11\6/9--7-------------------------------------------| D|-x/x---x-\x--x/x---x-\x/x--x/x---x-\x/x--x-(x28)-------------------------------------| A|-5/10--9 -\4--5/10--9-\4/7--5/10--9-\4/7--5-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 E|------------------------| ------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------| ------------------------------------------------| G|-----4-----------2------| ------------------------------------------------| D|-----4--(x4)-----2-(x4)-| x3 -----5------------------------------------------| A|-2-2-2-------0-0-0------| -----5-(x8)-------------------------------------| E|------------------------| -3-3-3------------------------------------------| . . . . . . Guitar 1 E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-7/12--11\6--7/12--11\6/9--7/12--11\6/9--7--------14---------------------------------| D|-x/x---x-\x--x/x---x-\x/x--x/x---x-\x/x--x-(x16)--x--(x16)---------------------------| A|-5/10--9 -\4--5/10--9-\4/7--5/10--9-\4/7--5--------12---------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 E|------------------------| ------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------| ------------------------------------------------| G|-----4-----------2------| ------------------------------------------------| D|-----4--(x4)-----2-(x4)-| x3 -----5-------------7--5--4--5--4----------------| A|-2-2-2-------0-0-0------| -----5-(x4)-5-(x8)-7--5--4--5--4----------------| E|------------------------| -3-3-3------3------5--3--2--3--2----------------| . . . . . . . Chorus Guitar 1 E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-11------14------9------11-----7------6--------------------------------------| D|-x--(x4)-x--(x4)-x-(x4)-x-(x4)-x-(x9)-x-(x7)---------------------------------| x2 A|-9-------12------7------9------5------4--------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-7------6------4-------------------------------------------------------------| D|-7-(x8)-7-(x8)-4-(x16)-------------------------------------------------------| x2 A|-5------4------2-------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 1 E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-11------14------9------11------12-------------------------------------------| D|-x--(x4)-x--(x4)-x-(x4)-x-(x12)-x--(x4)--------------------------------------| A|-9-------12------7------9-------10-------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-7------6--------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-7-(x8)-7-(x8)-4------5------------------------------------------------------| A|-5------4------4-(x8)-5-(x8)-------------------------------------------------| E|---------------2------3------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 1 E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-11------14------9------11-----4+--------------------------------------------| D|-x--(x4)-x--(x4)-x-(x4)-x-(x4)-x+--------------------------------------------| A|-9-------12------7------9------2+--------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-7------6------4+------------------------------------------------------------| D|-7-(x8)-7-(x8)-4+------------------------------------------------------------| x2 A|-5------4------2+------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Verse Chorus Bridge Guitar 1 E|-----------------------------------------------------| -------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------| --5--2-------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------| -------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------| x4 -------------------| A|-2-2-5-5-5-5-------4-4-4-4-0-0-5-5-5-5-------4-4-4-0-| -------------------| E|-------------2-3-3---------------------2-3-3---------| -------------------| Guitar 2 (play after second time of what Guitar 1 plays) E|-------------------------------------------------| -----------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| -----------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| --6--2-----------------| D|-----4-4-5-5-----4-4-5-5-0-0-4-4-5-5-----5-5-4-4-| x2 -----------------------| A|-2-2---------------------------------------------| -----------------------| E|-------------3-3---------------------3-3---------| -----------------------| Guitar 1 E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-4--2-4/7--------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-4--4-4/x-5--5-5-4----7--7-------5--5----------------------------------------| x2 A|-2--2-2/5-5--5-5---5--7--7--4/5--5--5-5-0------------------------------------| E|----------3--3-3------5--5-------3--3----------------------------------------| Guitar 2 E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-4-4--4-4-----------7-7--7-7-------------------------------------------------| D|-4-4--4-4--5--5--5--7-7--7-7--5--5--5----------------------------------------| x2 A|-2-2--2-2--5--5--5--5-5--5-5--5--5--5----------------------------------------| E|-----------3--3--3------------3--3--3----------------------------------------| Guitar 1 E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------5--2------------------------------------------------------------| G|-4--2-4/7--------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-4--4-4/x-5------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-2--2-2/5-5------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------3------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-4-4--4-4-----6--2-----------------------------------------------------------| D|-4-4--4-4--5-----------------------------------------------------------------| x2 A|-2-2--2-2--5-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------3-----------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 1 E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-4--2-4/7--------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-4--4-4/x-5--5-5-4----7--7-------5--5----------------------------------------| x2 A|-2--2-2/5-5--5-5---5--7--7--4/5--5--5-5-0------------------------------------| E|----------3--3-3------5--5-------3--3----------------------------------------| Guitar 2 E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-4-4--4-4-----------7-7--7-7-------------------------------------------------| D|-4-4--4-4--5--5--5--7-7--7-7--5--5--5----------------------------------------| x2 A|-2-2--2-2--5--5--5--5-5--5-5--5--5--5----------------------------------------| E|-----------3--3--3------------3--3--3----------------------------------------| Guitar 1 and 2 E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-5--5--5--5------------------------------------------------------------------| x8 A|-5--5--5--5------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-3--3--3--3------------------------------------------------------------------| Chorus Intro ************************************ | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note | b Bend | pb Pre-bend | br Bend release | pbr Pre-bend release | brb Bend release bend ************************************

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