Riff 1 E|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|-------12b-10b-7b\-------15-------18\-| D|-------x---x---x---------x--------x---| A|-------10b-8b--5b\-0-0-0-13-0-0-0-16\-| D|-0-0-0-------------0-0-0----0-0-0-----| * * * * * * Play Riff 1 x10 "Pick it up, pick up the phone..." *rest* Riff 2 "'Cause it's about to get heavy..." E|-------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------| D|-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-8-8--8-8-8---8-8-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-| A|-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-8-8--8-8-8---8-8-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-| D|-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-8-8--8-8-8---8-8-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-0-0--0-0-0---0-0-0--0-12-10-10-10-10-10-| A|-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-0-0--0-0-0---0-0-0--0-12-10-10-10-10-10-| D|-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-0-0--0-0-0---0-0-0--0-12-10-10-10-10-10-| Riff 2 note: The studio version has two guitars doubled here, one playing the power chords above and the other playing just the root notes on the low string. Play Riff 1 x1 Riff 3 E|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------12b-10b-7b\-------------------------| D|-------x---x---x-------------------5-7-3-0-| A|-------10b-8b--5b\-13-12-10--------5-7-3-0-| D|-0-0-0----------------------10-8-7-5-7-3-0-| * * * Riff 3 note: The descending run starting at the 13th fret is played with a whammy pedal set with the low octave harmony. Play Riff 1 x3 "The silence, the silence, the blinding ultra violence..." Play Riff 3 x1 "...vicious and obscene..." *rest* Play Riff 2 x1 "'Cause it's about to get heavy..." Riff 4 (w/ heavy reverb and slight delay) E|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------| D|-0~-------0-8~--------8\-5~---------5-0~-| Riff 5 E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-0--0--0-12-12-12-10-10-10-0--0--0-12-12-12-10-10-10-8-8\--8-8-8-7-7-7-8-8\--8-8-8-7-7-7-| A|-0--0--0-12-12-12-10-10-10-0--0--0-12-12-12-10-10-10-8-8\--8-8-8-7-7-7-8-8\--8-8-8-7-7-7-| D|-0--0--0-12-12-12-10-10-10-0--0--0-12-12-12-10-10-10-8-8\--8-8-8-7-7-7-8-8\--8-8-8-7-7-7-| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-5-5--5-5-5-5-0-3-5-5--5-5-5-0--12-12-12-0--12-12-12-0--12-12-12-10-10-10-8-8-8-10-10-10-| A|-5-5--5-5-5-5-0-3-5-5--5-5-5-0--12-12-12-0--12-12-12-0--12-12-12-10-10-10-8-8-8-10-10-10-| D|-5-5--5-5-5-5-0-3-5-5--5-5-5-0--12-12-12-0--12-12-12-0--12-12-12-10-10-10-8-8-8-10-10-10-| Riff 5 note: Same as Riff 2 note. Play Riff 2 x2 "'Cause it's about to get heavy..." Enjoy!!
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