Tuning D# G# C# F# A# d# (A) G1 (G2 optional) d#|---0-----------------------------------------------------------| A#|---3-----------------------------------------------------------| F#|---2--------3-0------------------------------------------------| C#|-0-------0-----------------------------------------------------| G#|-------3-------------------------------------------------------| D#|---------------------------------------------------------------| This part is played every two or three repetitions of (A). You should be able to hear it in the song. (B) G1 (G2 optional/playing G2 specific) d#|-----0--------0-----0-----------| A#|-----3--------3-----3-----------| F#|-----2--------0-----2-----------| C#|--------------------0-----------| G#|---3-------2--------------------| D#|--------------------------------| "His cabin broken down" (C) G2 d#|--/10-13-----------------------------| A#|----------10\7-----------------------| F#|----------10\7-----------------------| C#|-------------------------------------| G#|-------------------------------------| D#|-------------------------------------| "Smile" (the really elongated one, as thought it wouldn't be obvious enough). Play this a good bit louder, but don't break your strings! (D) G1 + G2 d#|---0----------------------------------| A#|---3-----Let Ring Each Time-----------| F#|---2---x8-----------------------------| C#|---0----------------------------------| G#|---0----------------------------------| D#|--------------------------------------| "Every Breath you Breathe" Play this bit really softly (E) G1 d#|--2-2-2-3-2-----------0-------0----------| A#|--3-3-3-3-3-------------3--------3-------| F#|--2---------2----------------------------| C#|--0----------0------0--------0-----------| x2 G#|-----------------3---------2-------------| D#|-----------------------------------------| G2 d#|--------15\14--12\10-----------------| A#|-/12/15------------------------------| F#|-------------------------------------| C#|-------------------------------------| G#|-------------------------------------| D#|-------------------------------------| After the soft bit: (F) G1 d#|--0----------------------------------| A#|--3----------------------------------| F#|--2---Strum!-------------------------| C#|--0----------------------------------| G#|--0----------------------------------| D#|-------------------------------------| G2 (Bend so that it's like a quarter-step off key) d#|-------------------------------------| A#|--7----------------------------------| F#|--7--Strum!--------------------------| C#|--7----------------------------------| G#|-------------------------------------| D#|-------------------------------------| There's an extra guitar that comes in at the first "mare" and it goes something like this: G3 d#|------------------------------------------------| A#|-----12-10---12-10----12-10---------------------| F#|----------10-------10-------10----12--12--------| C#|---12--------------------------14---14--12~-----| G#|------------------------------------------------| D#|------------------------------------------------| But I'm not sure. It sounds weird and off-key. After "Cares" G3 d#|---/10/13--/10/12---10~---------------------------------------15~-14~-| A#|-------------------------15------15-----15-----15-----15--------------| F#|---------------------------14-14---14-14--14-14--14-14--14-14---------| C#|----------------------------------------------------------------------| G#|-----------------------------^Very Wide Vibratos Here^----------------| D#|----------------------------------------------------------------------| After "Friend" G3 d#|------1---1---1---1-1/2--------------| A#|--2/3---3---3---3--------------------| F#|-------------------------------------| C#|-------------------------------------| G#|-------------------------------------| D#|-------------------------------------| (G) G1 d#|------------------------------------| A#|--3---------------------------------| F#|--2-x12-------------Repeat x3-------| C#|--0--------0---0--------------------| G#|--.------3---2----------------------| D#|------------------------------------| G1 d#|-------------------------------------| A#|-3-----------------------------------| F#|-2--Keep strumming until normal------| C#|-0--pattern returns------------------| G#|-.-----------------------------------| D#|-------------------------------------| "Your wife's screams are stabbin'" G2 d#|--0-----------------------------------| A#|--0-----------------------------------| F#|--0-----Let Ring!---------------------| C#|--0-----------------------------------| G#|--0-----------------------------------| D#|--------------------------------------| G2 d#|-------------------------------------| A#|------3------------------------------| F#|----2---3----------------------------| C#|--0-------0--------------------------| G#|-------------------------------------| D#|-------------------------------------| G4 (Acoustic) d#|-------------------------------------| A#|------3-1-3-0-3----------------------| F#|----2-----------2---(then mimic G2---| C#|--0---------------0--and change back-| G#|---------------------when needed)----| D#|-------------------------------------| At the second "well" G3 d#|--8/10~----------------------------------| A#|--------10p8-----------------------------| F#|--------------10-9-----------------------| C#|-------------------12--10-9-10-9/12~-----| G#|-----------------------------------------| D#|-----------------------------------------| Go Back to (F) but without the third guitar until: (H) Arpeggiate (play the individual notes) of these guys at random (improvising the pattern generally sounds fine) G1 d#|--0-----0-----0---------------------| A#|--3-----3-----3---------------------| F#|--2-----2-----0---------------------| C#|--0-----0-----0---------------------| G#|--------3-----2---------------------| D#|------------------------------------| ENDING: G1 All Guitars: d#|--0----------------------------------| A#|--3----------------------------------| F#|--2---Strum until you hear otherwise-| C#|--0----------------------------------| G#|--0----------------------------------| D#|-------------------------------------| G1 d#|-----0------0--------0------0-----0----| A#|-------3------3--------3----3-----3----| F#|----2------2-------2--------2-----0----| C#|--0------0-------0----------0-----0----| G#|-------------------------3-----2-------| D#|---------------------------------------| G1 d#|--0-----0-----0-----------------------| A#|--3-----3-----3------Slowly strum-----| F#|--2-----2-----0------each chord once--| C#|--0-----0-----0-----------------------| G#|--------3-----2-----------------------| D#|--------------------------------------|
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