Intro E|------0----0--0--0----/----0-------2--2--2-----------| B|------1----1--1--1----/----3---0---0--0--0---0-------| G|------0----0--0--0--slide--0---0---0--0--0---0-------| x2 D|-4~---2----2--2--2----/----4---0---0--0--0---0-------| A|-5~---3----3--3--3----/----5---2---2--2--2---2-------| E|-------------------------------3---------------------| E|--------0----0--0--0---0--/--0---0---0-----0---2---3-----3--3--3--------| B|--------1----1--1--1---3--/--5---3---1-----1---3---3-----3--3--3--------| G|--------0----0--0--0---0--/--0---0---0-----0---2---0-----0--0--0--------| D|--------2----2--2--2---2--/--4---2---2-----2---0---0-----0--0--0--------| A|--------3----3--3--3---3--/--5---3---3-----3-------2-----2--2--2--------| E|---------------------------------------------------3-----3--3--3--------| Verse – the rhythm for this descending guitar part is pretty hard to figure out. The trick is to land on the chord (7th fret) in this second “bar” and only play the chord at the 3rd fret. E|--10---10----10--10--10---|---7---7---7--7--7--7---5------| B|--12---12----12--12--12---|---8---8---8--8--8--8---7------| G|---0----0-----0---0---0---|---0---0---0--0--0--0---7------| D|--------------------------|-------------------------------| A|--------------------------|-------------------------------| E|--------------------------|-------------------------------| E|--3---3-----2---2---2----0---|----0---0--0--0----2---2--2--2---| B|--3---3-----3---3---3----1---|----1---1--1--1----3---3--3--3---| G|--4---4-----2---2---2----0---|----0---0--0--0----2---2--2--2---| D|--5---5-----0---0---0----2---|----2---2--2--2----0---0--0--0---| A|-------------------------3---|----3---3--3--3------------------| E|-----------------------------|---------------------------------| Then, this very quick bright part E|----10--10--10---10---8--8--8--8--8-/--10-----------| B|----12--12--12---10---8--8--8--8--8-/--10-----------| G|----11--11--11---11---9--9--9--9--9-/--11-----------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| At the end of the 2nd verse, before starting the section, you play this part at the end of the above “quick, bright” part. E|----8--8--8--8--8----10--10--10--10--10-|---3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----| B|----8--8--8--8--8----10--10--10--10--10-|---3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----| G|----9--9--9--9--9----11--11--11--11--11-|---4--4--4--4--5--4--4--4--4--4--4----| D|----------------------------------------|---5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5----| A|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| “You say, ‘ere thrice...” part E|---2--------------------------------|----0--1--1--1---1---0---1---1---1--1----| B|---3--------------------------------|----0--0--0--0---0---0---0---0---0--0----| G|---4-------strum several times------|----0--0--0--0---0---0---0---0---0--0----| x2 D|---4--------------------------------|----0--0--0--0---0---0---0---0---0--0----| A|------------------------------------|----2--2--2--2---2---2---2---2---2--2----| E|------------------------------------|----3--3--3--3---3---3---3---3---3--3----| Then, (you can use some hammer on notes on the chords) E|----0-------------------------------|---2--------------------------------| B|----1-------------------------------|---3--------------------------------| G|----0------- strum several times ---|---2---------- strum several times--| D|----2-------------------------------|---0--------------------------------| A|----3-------------------------------|---0--------------------------------| E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| E|---0--------------------------------|--1---------------------------------| B|---0--------------------------------|--1---------------------------------| G|---0--------- strum several times---|--2--------- strum several times ---| D|---2--------------------------------|--3---------------------------------| A|---2--------------------------------|--3---------------------------------| E|---0--------------------------------|--1---------------------------------| Those are all the parts. For the outro, just play the intro over and over.
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