Tuning: EADGBe intro e|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------|--3-----------------2-----------------| A|--2------2------2------2------2------|--------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------|--5-----------------3-----------------| E|--5------5------5------5------5------|--------------------------------------| end with this e|----------| B|----------| G|----------| D|----------| A|--4-------| E|----------| verse Guitar 1 e|-------------------------------------|--7----------------(7)----------------| B|-------------------------------------|--7----------------(7)----------------| G|-------------------------------------|--7----------------(7)----------------| D|-------------------------------------|--9----------------(9)----------------| A|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| E|--7\2----2------2------2------2------|--------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------|--5----------------(5)----------------| B|-------------------------------------|--5----------------(5)----------------| G|-------------------------------------|--5----------------(5)----------------| D|-------------------------------------|--7----------------(7)----------------| A|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| E|--7\5----5------5------5------5------|--------------------------------------| Guitar 2 (or synth) You could play this several ways, but the strings give the best sound. e|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------|--6---6---6---6---5---5---5---5-------| G|--4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4------|--------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------|--3---3---3---3---1---1---1---1-------| G|--2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2------|--------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| pre-chorus e|--2----------------(2)---------------|--3----------------(3)----------------| B|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| e|--0----------------(0)---------------|--2----------------(2)----------------| B|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| chorus (this is the synth part Omar doubles when playing live) e|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| A|--7------7------7--------------------|--7-------8-------6---------------3h5-| E|-----------------------8------8------|--------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| A|--7------7------7--------------------|--5h6---3h5---5h6---3h5------3h5------| E|-----------------------8------8------|--------------------------------------| the last round ends with a slight variation e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|--5h6---3h5---5h6---5h6------3h5-----| E|-------------------------------------| interlude e|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| E|--7\2----2------2------2------2------|--7-7\2----2------2------2------2-----| Song Structure: Intro Verse Pre-Chorus Chorus Interlude Verse Pre-Chorus Chorus Bridge (indefinable delay-sounds) Chorus ************************************ | / 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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