The first six minutes of the song go like this: |e-------------------------------------| |B-------------------------------------| |G-------------------------------------| |D---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---| |A-------------------------------------| |E-------------------------------------| Then, at about 6:08 and until about 6:48, the following melody is played: |e----------------------------------------------------| |B---------1-1----------1-1---------1-1---------1-1---| |G---0---2-------0----2-------0---0-------0---0-------| |D-----3-----------3------------3-----------3---------| |A----------------------------------------------------| |E----------------------------------------------------| The only small variation of the previous riff occurs at about 6:38, when only one note is different (for one bar): |e---------------| |B---------1-----| |G---0---2---2---| |D-----3---------| |A---------------| |E---------------| From 6:48 to the rest of the song, the following combination of riffs is played: |e---------5-5---------5-5---------3-3---------3-3------------------------| With this melody: |B-------3-----------3-----------1-----------1-------| 1st time: repeat--| 2x |G---0-2---------0-2---------0-2---------0-2---------| 2nd time: repeat--| 3x |D---------------------------------------------------| 3rd time: repeat--| 2x |A---------------------------------------------------| 4th time: repeat--| 1x |E------------------------------------------------------------------------| |e---------1-1---------1-1---------------------------| |B-------3-----------3-----------1-3-3-------1-3-3---| |G---0-2---------0-2---------0-2---------0-2---------| |D---------------------------------------------------| |A---------------------------------------------------| |E---------------------------------------------------| And there you have it! If you spot any corrections, don't hesitate to comment.

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