Mysteries From The Ball

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Intro: *bend 1/4 note 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|2---2---------------------------|2---2---------------------------| B|3---3---------------------------|3---3---------------------------| G|2---2---4p2---------------------|2---2---4p2---------------------| D|0---0-------4p0-3p0-----0-------|0---0-------4p0-3*--------------| A|--------------------2p0---------|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|2---2---------------------------|2---2---------------------------| B|3---3---------------------------|3---3---------------------------| G|2---2---4p2---------------------|2---2---4p2---------------------| D|0---0-------4p0-3p0-----0-------|0---0-------4p0-----------------| A|--------------------2p0---------|----------------3*--------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|2---2---------------------------|2---2---------------------------| B|3---3---------------------------|3---3---------------------------| G|2---2---4p2---------------------|2---2---4p2---------------------| D|0---0-------4p0-3p0-----0-------|0---0-------4p0-3*--------------| A|--------------------2p0---------|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + E|2---2---------------------------|2---2-----------| B|3---3---------------------------|3---3-----------| Notice that the G|2---2---4p2---------------------|2---2---4p2-----| time-signature D|0---0-------4p0-3p0-----0-------|0---0-------4p0-| is 2/4 in the A|--------------------2p0---------|----------------| last bar. E|--------------------------------|----------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|3-------------------------------|(3)-----------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| Just let the note ring over these two bars. Backing for the intro: 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E||-----------------|-----------------|| B||*7-7-------------|7-7-----5-------*|| G||-7-7-------------|7-7-----5--------|| 3x D||-7-7-------------|7-7-----5--------|| A||*5-5-------------|5-5-----3-------*|| E||-----------------|-----------------|| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|----------------|--------|----------------|----------------| B|7-7-------------|7-7-----|5---------------|(5)-------------| G|7-7-------------|7-7-----|5---------------|(5)-------------| D|7-7-------------|7-7-----|5---------------|(5)-------------| A|5-5-------------|5-5-----|3---------------|(3)-------------| E|----------------|--------|----------------|----------------| timesign. Let this C-chord ring over 2/4 these two bars. Backing for the four bars between intro and first verse: 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|----------------|--------------------| B|----------------|--------------------| G|----------------|--------------------| D|7-7-9-9-7---9---|7-7-9-9-7---9---9-9-| A|5-5-5-5-5---5---|5-5-5-5-5---5---5-5-| E|----------------|--------------------| * * 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|----------------|--------------------------------| The notes above B|----------------|--------------------------------| the asterisks G|----------------|--------------------------------| are semiquavers. D|7-7-9-9-7---9---|7---7-7-9---9-9-7---7-7-9---9---| Take a look at A|5-5-5-5-5---5---|5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5---| the countbar. E|----------------|--------------------------------| You can also * * * * * * listen to the hi-hat for the rhythm. Verse: 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E||------------------|----------------| B||*-----------------|----------------| G||------------------|----------------| D||--7-7-9-9-7---9---|7-7-9-9-5---7---| A||*-5-5-5-5-5---5---|5-5-5-5-3---3---| E||------------------|----------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|----------------|----------------| B|----------------|----------------| G|----------------|----------------| D|7-7-9-9-7---9---|7-7-9-9-7-7-9-9-| A|5-5-5-5-5---5---|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| E|----------------|----------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|----------------|----------------| B|----------------|----------------| G|----------------|----------------| D|5-5-7-7-5---7---|----------------| A|3-3-3-3-3---3---|5-5-7-7-5-5-7-7-| E|----------------|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|----------------|-----------------|| B|----------------|----------------*|| G|----------------|-----------------|| D|7-7-9-9-7---9---|7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|| A|5-5-5-5-5---5---|5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-*|| E|----------------|-----------------|| Repeat the whole thing to complete the verse. The second time replace the last bar by: 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|----------------| B|----------------| G|----------------| D|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| A|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| E|----------------| Or (for the other guitar) by: 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|--------10------| As far as I can hear, the two guitars are B|----10----------| playing the same backing during the verse. G|11--------------| The only difference is this last bar. D|----------------| A|----------------| E|----------------| Chorus: guitar 1 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E||-------------------|------------------------| B||*------------------|------------------------| G||-------------------|------------------------| D||-------------------|10-10-12-10-10-10-12-10-| A||*8-8-10-8-8-8-10-8-|8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--| E||-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-|------------------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|------------------------|-------------------------|| B|------------------------|------------------------*|| G|------------------------|-------------------------|| 2x D|------------------------|12-12-14-12-12-12-14-12--|| 4x for the A|10-10-12-10-10-10-12-10-|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-*|| last chorus E|8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|-------------------------|| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 E|------------------|------------------------|--------|--------| B|------------------|------------------------|--------|--------| G|------------------|------------------------|9-------|(9)-----| D|------------------|10-10-12-10-10-10-12-10-|10------|(10)----| A|8-8-10-8-8-8-10-8-|8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|10------|(10)----| E|6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-|------------------------|8-------|(8)-----| Let the chord ring! Guitar 2 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E||-----------------|------------------| B||*----------------|------------------| G||---7-------------|---10-------------| D||---8-8-----------|10-10-10----------| A||*8---8-----------|8-----8-----------| E||-6---------------|------------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|------------------|-------------------|| B|------------------|------------------*|| G|---9--------------|---12--------------|| 2x D|---10-10----------|12-12-12-----------|| 4x for the last chorus A|10----10----------|10----10----------*|| E|8-----------------|-------------------|| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 E|----------------|------------------|--------|--------| B|----------------|------------------|--------|--------| G|--7-------------|---10-------------|9-------|(9)-----| D|--8-8-----------|10-10-10----------|10------|(10)----| A|8---8-----------|8-----8-----------|10------|(10)----| E|6---------------|------------------|8-------|(8)-----| Let the chord ring! Break: (the eight bars between second chorus and the solo): 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|2---2---------------------------|2---2---------------------------| B|3---3---------------------------|3---3---------------------------| G|2---2---4p2---------------------|2---2---4p2---------------------| D|0---0-------4p0-3p0-----0-------|0---0-------4p0-3*--------------| A|--------------------2p0---------|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|2---2---------------------------|2---2---------------------------| B|3---3---------------------------|3---3---------------------------| G|2---2---4p2---------------------|2---2---4p2---------------------| D|0---0-------4p0-3p0-----0-------|0---0-------4p0-----------------| A|--------------------2p0---------|----------------3*--------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|2---2---------------------------|2---2---------------------------| B|3---3---------------------------|3---3---------------------------| G|2---2---4p2---------------------|2---2---4p2---------------------| D|0---0-------4p0-3p0-----0-------|0---0-------4p0-3*--------------| A|--------------------2p0---------|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 E|----------------|--------------| B|----------------|--------------| Notice that this last bar has G|----------------|--------------| only 7 quavers. So the time- D|----------------|--3-4-5-------| signature is actually 7/8 A|5---------2-4-5-|--------------| instead of 4/4 E|--2-3-4-5-------|--------------| Backing for the break: 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E||-----------------|-----------------|| B||*----------------|----------------*|| G||-----------------|-----------------|| 3x D||-7-7-9-7-7-7-9---|7-7-9-9-5--------|| A||*5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|5-5-5-5-3-------*|| E||-----------------|-----------------|| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 E|----------------|--------------|--------------| B|----------------|--------------|--------------| G|----------------|--------------|--------------| D|7-------------7-|--------------|--------------| A|5-------------5-|----------5---|(5)-----------| E|----------------|----------3---|(3)-----------| Time signature for this bar is 7/8. Solo: ---use pitch harmonics-- 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|------------------|--------------------| B|------------------|------8-----8-10b12-| hold bend G|------------------|--7-9-----9---------| D|------5---5---5-7-|9-------------------| A|--5h7-------7-----|--------------------| E|------------------|--------------------| -----------------------til here 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|----------------------|--------------------15-| For an explanation B|---12-12-12-12-12-12r-|10--10-10---15b17------| of pitch harmonics G|----------------------|-----------------------| read the introduction D|----------------------|-----------------------| above. A|----------------------|-----------------------| E|----------------------|-----------------------| release slowly 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|--------15---------15---------|15---------15---------15-| B|15b17------15b17------15b17---|---15b17------17r15------| G|------------------------------|-------------------------| D|------------------------------|-------------------------| A|------------------------------|-------------------------| E|------------------------------|-------------------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|---------------------------|------------------------------| B|15-12----------------------|------------------------------| G|------14-12-14p12----12----|------------------------------| D|------------------14----14-|14p12-------------------------| A|---------------------------|------14p12-12\10----10-10-10-| E|---------------------------|------------------12----------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------| A|10---10-10-10----------10---10-10-10----------| E|--------------12-10-12---------------12-10-12-| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------12---| D|------------------------------12---14--------| A|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-12/14----------------| E|---------------------------------------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|14b16r14p12-14-14b16r14p12-14-14b16r14p12-| D|------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|----------------------------------| B|------------------------------15--| G|14-14b16r14p12-14-14----14/16-----| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|15-17b19-------17b19--17b19---|19r17p15-15--15--------| B|------------------------------|-----------------------| G|------------------------------|-----------------------| D|------------------------------|-----------------------| A|------------------------------|-----------------------| E|------------------------------|-----------------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|15p12-------------------------------------------| B|------15p12-15p12-------------------------------| G|------------------14p12-14p12-------14p12-------| D|------------------------------14p12-------14p12-| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|---------------------------|----------------| B|---------------------------|----------------| G|--------------------14b16-r|14~~\-----------| D|14p12----------------------|----------------| A|------14p12-10-------------|----------------| E|---------------------------|----------------| Backing for the solo: 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E||-----------------|----------------| B||*----------------|----------------| G||-----------------|----------------| D||-----------------|----------------| A||*5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-|5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-| E||-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|----------------|----------------| B|----------------|----------------| G|----------------|----------------| D|----------------|----------------| A|7-7-9-7-7-7-9-7-|7-7-9-7-7-7-9-7-| E|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|------------------------|------------------------| B|------------------------|------------------------| G|------------------------|------------------------| D|------------------------|------------------------| A|10-10-12-10-10-10-12-10-|10-10-12-10-10-10-12-10-| E|8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|----------------|-----------------|| B|----------------|----------------*|| G|----------------|-----------------|| D|----------------|-----------------|| A|5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-|5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-*|| E|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|| Repeat these 8 bars to complete the solo-backing and replace the second time the last bar by: 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|-------------------| D|-------------------| A|5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-| E|3-4-5-6-7-8--9--10-| Outro: 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|2---2---------------------------|2---2---------------------------| B|3---3---------------------------|3---3---------------------------| G|2---2---4p2---------------------|2---2---4p2---------------------| D|0---0-------4p0-3p0-----0-------|0---0-------4p0-3*--------------| A|--------------------2p0---------|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|2---2---------------------------|2---2---------------------------| B|3---3---------------------------|3---3---------------------------| G|2---2---4p2---------------------|2---2---4p2---------------------| D|0---0-------4p0-3p0-----0-------|0---0-------4p0-----------------| A|--------------------2p0---------|----------------3*--------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|2---2---------------------------|2---2---------------------------| B|3---3---------------------------|3---3---------------------------| G|2---2---4p2---------------------|2---2---4p2---------------------| D|0---0-------4p0-3p0-----0-------|0---0-------4p0-3*--------------| A|--------------------2p0---------|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|2---2---------------------------|2---2---------------------------| B|3---3---------------------------|3---3---------------------------| G|2---2---4p2---------------------|2---2---4p2---------------------| D|0---0-------4p0-3p0-----0-------|0---0-------4p0-3*--------------| A|--------------------2p0---------|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|----------------------------2---|| B|----------------------------3---|| G|4p2-----4p2-----------------2---|| D|----4p0-----4p0-3p0-----0-------|| A|--------------------2p0---------|| E|--------------------------------|| Backing for the outro: 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E||-----------------|-----------------|| B||*----------------|----------------*|| G||-----------------|-----------------|| 4x D||-7-7-9-7-7-7-9---|7-7-9-9-5--------|| A||*5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|5-5-5-5-3-------*|| E||-----------------|-----------------|| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|----------------|| B|7-------------7-|| G|7-------------7-|| D|7-------------7-|| A|5-------------5-|| E|----------------||

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