. - palm mute / - slide up to \ - slide down to ~ - vibrato h - hammer on b - Bend p - pull off Suffixes for bend t - tap f - full bend h - half bend ph - pinched harmonic q - quarter bend t - tap bend * - see comment ^ - Hold bend r release bend x - Stuccatto ~ - vibrato bend , - slight palm mute () - ghost note, sustained note " - tremolo note <> - Trill Tunning Intro Depressed trem effects Pick close to bridge E---------------------------------| B---------------------------------| G---------------------------------| D---------------------------------| A---------------------------------| E-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| Rpt Main Riff Guitar 1 w/ flanger E{---------------------------------------| B{---------------------------------------| G{---------------------------------------| D{---------------------------------7-7-7-| A{---------------------------------5-5-5-| E{-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------| {Guitar 2 E{---------------------------------------| B{---------------------------------------| G{---------------------------------------| D{---------------------------------7-7-7-| A{---------------------------------5-5-5-| E{-0-------------(0)---------------------| Rpt 4 X Verse Guitar 1 h h h h ~~~~~ h h h h ~~~~~ E{-------------------------------------------------------------------| B{-------------------------------------------------------------------| G{-------------------------------------------------------------------| D{---------------------------------------------5----7-8-9-7-8-9------| A{---------------------------------5-6-7-5-6-7---7--------------5-7--| E{-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------------| {Guitar 2 { h h h h ~~~~~ h h h h ~~~~~ E{-------------------------------------------------------------------| B{-------------------------------------------------------------------| G{-------------------------------------------------------------------| D{---------------------------------------------5----7-8-9-7-8-9------| A{---------------------------------5-6-7-5-6-7---7--------------5-7--| E{-0-------------(0)-------------------------------------------------| Rpt Bridge Pick scrape E--------------------------------------------------------------| B--------------------------------------------------------------| G--------------------------------------------------------------| D--------------------------------------------------------------| A---------------------------------5----(5)----7----(7)----\-\--| E-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3----(3)----5----(5)-----\-\-| E--------------------------------------------------------------| B--------------------------------------------------------------| G--------------------------------------------------------------| D---------------------------------------------4----(4)---------| A---------------------------------5----(5)----2----(2)---------| E-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3----(3)---------------------| Guitar 2 ~~~~~~ h~~ E{-----------------------------------------| B{-------------------9-9-9-----------------| G{-------------9-9-9-------7--(7)--7p-6-7--| D{-------6-6-6-----------------------------| A{-7-7-7-----------------------------------| E{-----------------------------------------| {Guitar 2 ~~~~~~ h~~ E{-----------------------------------------| B{-----------------------------------------| G{-------------------9-9-9-----------------| D{-------6-6-6-9-9-9-------7--(7)--7p-6-7--| A{-7-7-7-----------------------------------| E{-----------------------------------------| Guitar 1 ~~~~~~~ h~~ E{--------------------------------------------| B{--------------------------------------------| G{-------------9-9-9-13-13-13-11-(11)-11p9-11-| D{-6-6-6-9-9-9--------------------------------| A{--------------------------------------------| E{--------------------------------------------| {Guitar 2 h~~ E{--------------------------------------------| B{--------------------------------------------| G{-------------------9--9--9--7--(7)--7p-6-7--| D{-------6-6-6-9-9-9--------------------------| A{-7-7-7--------------------------------------| E{--------------------------------------------| Guitar 1 ~~~~~~~~~ h~~~ E{-------------------------------------------------| B{-------------------------------------------------| G{----------------------9--9--9--------------------| D{-------6-6-6-9--9--9-----------7--(7)--7p-6--7---| A{-7-7-7-------------------------------------------| E{-------------------------------------------------| {Guitar 2 ~~~~~~~~ h~~~ E{-------7-7-7/12-12-12/16-16-16-------------------| B{-9-9-9-------------------------15-(15)-15p14-15--| G{-------------------------------------------------| D{-------------------------------------------------| A{-------------------------------------------------| E{-------------------------------------------------| Guitar 1 ~~~~~~~~ h~~~ E{-------------------------------------------------| B{----------------------9--9--9--------------------| G{-------------9--9--9-----------7--(7)--7p-6--7---| D{-------6-6-6-------------------------------------| A{-7-7-7-------------------------------------------| E{-------------------------------------------------| {Guitar 2 ~~~~~~~ h~~ E{-------7-7-7/12-12-12/16-16-16-14-(14)-14p12-14--| B{-9-9-9-------------------------------------------| G{-------------------------------------------------| D{-------------------------------------------------| A{-------------------------------------------------| E{-------------------------------------------------| Rpt Verse and Bridge Use vibrato throughout on held notes. Guitar 1 h E{-------------------------------------------------| B{-15b15-15r\12-12-12------------------------------| G{--------------------13-13-13-9-9-9-7--(7)-7p6-7--| D{-------------------------------------------------| A{-------------------------------------------------| E{-------------------------------------------------| {Guitar 2 h E{-------------------------------------------------| B{-------------------------------------------------| G{-12b12-12r\9--9--9-------------------------------| D{--------------------9--9--9--6-6-6---------------| A{-----------------------------------9--(9)-9p7-9--| E{-------------------------------------------------| Guitar 1 h E{-----------------------------14br-14--(14)-14p12-14--| B{-15b15-15r\12-12-12----------------------------------| G{--------------------13-13-13-------------------------| D{-----------------------------------------------------| A{-----------------------------------------------------| E{-----------------------------------------------------| {Guitar 2 h E{-----------------------------------------------------| B{-----------------------------------------------------| G{-12b12-12r\9--9--9-----------------7--(7)--7-p6--7---| D{--------------------9--9--9--6-6-6-------------------| A{-----------------------------------------------------| E{-----------------------------------------------------| Guitar 1 h E{-----------------------------14br-14--(14)-14p12-12----| B{-15b15-15r\12-12-12------------------------------------| G{--------------------13-13-13---------------------------| D{-------------------------------------------------------| A{-------------------------------------------------------| E{-------------------------------------------------------| {Guitar 2 h trem dive E{-------------------------------------------------------| B{-------------------------------------------------------| G{-12b12-12r\9--9--9-----------------7--(7)--7-p6--7-----| D{--------------------9--9--9--6-6-6-----------------0\--| A{-------------------------------------------------------| E{-------------------------------------------------------| Backing for guitar solo E---------------------------------| B---------------------------------| G---------------------------------| D---------------------------------| A---------------------------------| E-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| Rpt 6 X Rpt Verse and Bridge Rpt Guitar melody Guitar 1 E{---------------------------------------------------------| B{---------------------------------------------------------| G{-------------------9-9-9------------------------10-10-10-| D{-------6-6-6-9-9-9-------------7--7--7-10-10-10----------| A{-7-7-7-------------------8-8-8---------------------------| E{---------------------------------------------------------| {Guitar 2 E{---------------------------------------------------------| B{-------------------9-9-9------------------------10-10-10-| G{-------------9-9-9---------------------10-10-10----------| D{-6-6-6-9-9-9-------------7-7-7-10-10-10------------------| A{---------------------------------------------------------| E{---------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 1 E{----------------------------------------------------------------| B{----------------------------------------------------------------| G{----------------------11-11-11-------------------------12-12-12-| D{-------8-8-8-11-11-11-------------------9-9-9-12-12-12----------| A{-9-9-9-------------------------10-10-10-------------------------| E{----------------------------------------------------------------| {Guitar 2 E{----------------------------------------------------------------| B{----------------------11-11-11-------------------------12-12-12-| G{-------6-6-6-11-11-11-------------------7-7-7-12-12-12----------| D{-8-8-8-------------------------9--9--9--------------------------| A{----------------------------------------------------------------| E{----------------------------------------------------------------| E-------12-------12/------13/-----13/-----14-------14/------15------| B----12-------12---/---13------13---/---14------14---/---15---------| G-13-------13------/14------14------/15------15------/16------------| D-------------------------------------------------------------------| A-------------------------------------------------------------------| E-------------------------------------------------------------------| E-------15/------16/------17/------18/------19/------20/------21----| B----15---/---16---/---17---/---18---/---19---/---20---/---21-------| G-16------/17------/18------/19------/20------/21------/22----------| D-------------------------------------------------------------------| A-------------------------------------------------------------------| E-------------------------------------------------------------------| Pick scrape trem dive and feedback E-------------------------------------------------------------------| B-------------------------------------------------------------------| G-------------------------------------------------------------------| D-\\--------2---------------------------(2)-------------------------| A--\\-------2---------------------------(2)-------------------------| E-----------0---------------------------(0)-------------------------| END
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