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Tuning: E A D G B E
Standard tuning on the album and half a step down when played live.
[Intro]
Both
e|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| Repeat 2x
B|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-2---2---2-2-2--2----2---2---2-2-2--2-2-2--|--2---2---2-2-2--2----2---2---2-2-2--2-2-2-----|
A|-2---2---2-2-2--2----2---2---2-2-2--2-2-2--|--2---2---2-2-2--2----2---2---2-2-2--2-2-2-----|
E|-0---0---0-0-0--0----0---0---0-0-0--0-0-0--|--0---0---0-0-0--0----0---0---0-0-0--0-0-0-----|
|__3__| |__3__||__3__| |__3__| |__3__||__3__|
James 1st 3X 4th time
e|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----3---2---1----------------3---2---1------------|-----3---2---1----------------3---2---1--------------|
E|-0---------------3--2--1--0---------------3--2--1--|-0---------------3--2--1--0---------------3--2--1----|
* * *
Kirk
e|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-2---2---2-2-2--2----2---2---2-2-2--2-2-2--|--2---2---2-2-2--2----2---2---2-2-2--2-2-2-----|
A|-2---2---2-2-2--2----2---2---2-2-2--2-2-2--|--2---2---2-2-2--2----2---2---2-2-2--2-2-2-----|
E|-0---0---0-0-0--0----0---0---0-0-0--0-0-0--|--0---0---0-0-0--0----0---0---0-0-0--0-0-0-----|
|__3__| |__3__||__3__| |__3__| |__3__||__3__|
James
e|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
A|----3--2~----2--1------------3--2~----2--1-------|-----3--2~----2--1------------3--2~----2--1--------|
E|-0--------0--------0--1---0--------0--------0--1-|--0--------0--------0--1---0--------0--------0--1--|
Kirk
e|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-2---2---2-2-2--2----2---2---2-2-2--2-2-2--|--2---2---2-2-2--2----2---2---2-2-2--2-2-2-----|
A|-2---2---2-2-2--2----2---2---2-2-2--2-2-2--|--2---2---2-2-2--2----2---2---2-2-2--2-2-2-----|
E|-0---0---0-0-0--0----0---0---0-0-0--0-0-0--|--0---0---0-0-0--0----0---0---0-0-0--0-0-0-----|
|__3__| |__3__||__3__| |__3__| |__3__||__3__|
Both
e|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-2---2---2-2-2--2----2---2---2-2-2--2-2-2--|--2---2---2-2-2--2----2---2---2-2-2--2-2-2-----|
A|-2---2---2-2-2--2----2---2---2-2-2--2-2-2--|--2---2---2-2-2--2----2---2---2-2-2--2-2-2-----|
E|-0---0---0-0-0--0----0---0---0-0-0--0-0-0--|--0---0---0-0-0--0----0---0---0-0-0--0-0-0-----|
|__3__| |__3__||__3__| |__3__| |__3__||__3__|
Both
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--9------7--5----7----10----9----7----10----2----------------------------------------------|
A|--7------5--3----5----8-----7----5----8-----2----------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------0-----------------------------------------17\--|
[Main Riff]
Both
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| Repeat 4x
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-------------------3---3-------3---------------------------------|
A|-2-------------------1p0-1p0-----1p0--2-----------------3----------|
E|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------3p0------0--0-0-0--0-0-0---1----------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
James
e|--------------------------------0------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------0-----------------------------------0----|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------0--|
D|--9--7--5--7--10--9--7--10\---2-------9--7--5--7--10--9--7--10\----2-------|
A|--7--5--3--5--8---7--5--8\----2-------7--5--3--5--8---7--5--8\-----2-------|
E|------------------------------0------------------------------------0-------|
Kirk
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--9--7--5--7--10--9--7--10\---2-------9--7--5--7--10--9--7--10\----2-------|
A|--7--5--3--5--8---7--5--8\----2-------7--5--3--5--8---7--5--8-\----2-------|
E|------------------------------0------------------------------------0-------|
[Verse]
e|---------------|----------------------|-----------------|----------------------------|
B|---------------|----------------------|-----------------|----------------------------|
G|---------------|----------------------|-----------------|----------------------------|
D|--9----7--5----|----9----7--5----4----|----9----7--5----|----9----7--5----4----------|
A|--7----5--3----|----7----5--3----2----|----7----5--3----|----7----5--3----2----------|
E|---------------|----------------------|-----------------|----------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--9----7--5----|----9----7--5----7----10---9----7----10------------------------------|
A|--7----5--3----|----7----5--3----5----8----7----5----8-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Main Riff]
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| Repeat 2x
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-------------------3---3-------3---------------------------------|
A|-2-------------------1p0-1p0-----1p0--2-----------------3----------|
E|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------3p0------0--0-0-0--0-0-0---1----------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
[Chorus]
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Repeat 3x
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------2--3----------------------2--3-------------------------------------------|
A|-----2-----------------0--1----------------------0--1--0--0--0--0-------------------------------|
E|-3---0---0--0--3--0--3-------3--0--0--0--3--0--3-------------------3--3--5----------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------9----7--5----7----10---9----7----10\------|
A|--------2----------------7----5--3----5----8----7----5----8\-------|
E|--3~----0--------3/------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| Repeat 4x
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-------------------3---3-------3---------------------------------|
A|-2-------------------1p0-1p0-----1p0--2-----------------3----------|
E|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------3p0------0--0-0-0--0-0-0---1----------|
James
e|-----------------------------------0-----------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------0----------------------------------0----|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------0--|
D|--9--7--5--7--10--9--7--10---2-----------9--7--5--7--10--9--7--10----2-------|
A|--7--5--3--5--8---7--5--8----2-----------7--5--3--5--8---7--5--8-----2-------|
E|-----------------------------0---------------------------------------0-------|
Kirk
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------15br12----12------------|
G|---------------------------------------12-14b-14b----14br12-14-12--14b--14br-12--------15----15-14-12---|
D|--9--7--5--7--10--9--7--10---2----12/14-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--7--5--3--5--8---7--5--8----2--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------0--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse]
James
e|---------------|----------------------|-----------------|----------------------------|
B|---------------|----------------------|-----------------|----------------------------|
G|---------------|----------------------|-----------------|----------------------------|
D|--9----7--5----|----9----7--5----4----|----9----7--5----|----9----7--5----4----------|
A|--7----5--3----|----7----5--3----2----|----7----5--3----|----7----5--3----2----------|
E|---------------|----------------------|-----------------|----------------------------|
Kirk
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------12----------7--------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------12----15b----7----10b---------|
G|-----12h14p12----12---------------------------------------------12-14-14b------------9b-----------------|
D|--14----------14----12----12-14-12h14-12h14-12h14---14~~~~---14-----------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
James
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--9----7--5----|----9----7--5----7----10---9----7----10------------------------------|
A|--7----5--3----|----7----5--3----5----8----7----5----8-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Kirk
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------15b--15b--15b--15b--15b~~--------------|
G|--14b--14b--14b--14b--14b~~--------------------------------------------------12\-----|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------12\-----|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| Repeat 2x
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-------------------3---3-------3---------------------------------|
A|-2-------------------1p0-1p0-----1p0--2-----------------3----------|
E|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------3p0------0--0-0-0--0-0-0---1----------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
[Chorus]
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Repeat 3x
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------2--3----------------------2--3-------------------------------------------|
A|-----2-----------------0--1----------------------0--1--0--0--0--0-------------------------------|
E|-3---0---0--0--3--0--3-------3--0--0--0--3--0--3-------------------3--3--5----------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------9----7--5----7----10---9----7----10\------|
A|--------2----------------7----5--3----5----8----7----5----8\-------|
E|--3~----0--------3/------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| Repeat 2x
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-------------------3---3-------3---------------------------------|
A|-2-------------------1p0-1p0-----1p0--2-----------------3----------|
E|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------3p0------0--0-0-0--0-0-0---1----------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
[Bridge]
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------| Repeat 3x
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------3---------3---------3---------3---------3--------------------|
A|---------1---------1---------1---------1---------1-----2--------------|
E|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0--------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
James
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5h7-7-7-5h7-7-7-5h7---------------7--8------------------------------|
E|---------------------6~-----0-0----5--6--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
Kirk
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-2------------------------------------7--8--------------------------|
E|-0------------------------------------5--6--------------------------|
James
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5h7-7-7-5h7-7-7-5h7----------------7--5----------------------------|
E|---------------------6~------0-0----5--3--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0----|
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
Kirk
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------7--5---------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------5--3---------------------------|
James
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5h7-7-7-5h7-7-7-5h7----------------7--8----------------------------|
E|---------------------6~------0-0----5--6--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0----|
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
Kirk
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------7--8---------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------5--6---------------------------|
James
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5h7-7-7--8------5h7-7-7--7------5--2-------------------------------|
E|----------6---------------5------3--0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0--15\----------|
* * * * * * *
Kirk
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------8---------------7------5--2------------------10\----------|
E|----------6---------------5------3--0------------------10\----------|
Both
"Label him a dead wood..."
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5h7-7-7-5h7-7-7-5h7----------------7--8----------------------------|
E|---------------------6~------0-0----5--6--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0----|
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5h7-7-7-5h7-7-7-5h7----------------7--5----------------------------|
E|---------------------6~------0-0----5--3--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0----|
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5h7-7-7-5h7-7-7-5h7----------------7--8----------------------------|
E|---------------------6~------0-0----5--6--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0----|
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5h7-7-7--8------5h7-7-7--7------5--2-------------------------------|
E|----------6---------------5------3--0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0--15\----------|
* * * * * * *
James over solo
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5h7-7-7-5h7-7-7-5h7--8-------------7--8------------------------------|
E|----------------------6------0-0----5--6--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5h7-7-7--8------5h7-7-7--7------5--2---------------------------------|
E|----------6---------------5------3--0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0---------|
* * * * * * * * * * *
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5h7-7-7-5h7-7-7-5h7----------------7--8----------------------------|
E|---------------------6~------0-0----5--6--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0----|
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5h7-7-7--8------5h7-7-7--7------5--2-------------------------------|
E|----------6---------------5------3--0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-------|
* * * * * * * * * * *
Kirk Solo
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------15------|
G|--------------12b-----------------------------12b------12-14--14b-----|
D|--12h14-14-14-------14-12-14------12h14-14-14------14-----------------|
A|-----------------------------13b--------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------12------14br-------|
G|--------------12~----------------------------------12--14--14br--12~--|
D|--12h14-14-14-------12h14-14-14--------12h14-14-14--------------------|
A|--------------------------------12h14~--------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-14b----14b------14p12-----12-14b----14b---14b-14b--14b-14b---14b---14b---------|
D|-----------------------14-------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-14b--14b--14b--14b--14b--14b--14-14---14-14--12--14-12-14br12------12\--------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------14~--12\--------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|w/Bar---------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------0---14br12--0--0-14br12--0--0-14br12--0--0-2br0-----2br0---3/-3/-3/8-8\0-8/10-10\--14\0------|
D|--2~\--0-----------0--0---------0--0---------0--0------2p0------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12~---|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------15---12--------------------------14--------------------15-----12---------------------|
G|-------------14b--12b--------------12--14--12-14--14b--14p12-12-----14b----12b--------------------|
D|----------------------14~---12--14-----14------------------------14--------------14~---12--14-----|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------12---12-------12-12---12---------12-----------12-----------12--------------------|
B|------------------------15b--15b---15----15b----15-12-15b---15p12-15b----15p12-15b----15p12-15p12-12-----|
G|-12----12-14-14br0-0---------------------------------------------------------------------------------12--|
D|----14-------------0--0----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------14------------------14--14-------------------------------------------------|
G|----12h14--14-12-----14--14--14p12-------14--14--14p12------------------------------------------|
D|-14--------------14-----------------14-----------------14-12h14~-14\----------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
James cont. over solo
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| Repeat 3x
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------3----------3----------3---------3---------3---------------|
A|---------1----------1----------1---------1---------1------2--------|
E|-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0----0-0-0--------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
James
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------2--3---------------------2--3-------|
A|-2--------------------2----------------0--1---------------------0--1-------|
E|-0-----15~--------3~--0--0--0--3--0--3------3--0--0--0--3--0--3------------|
[Chorus]
Both
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Repeat 3x
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------2--3----------------------2--3-------------------------------------------|
A|-----2-----------------0--1----------------------0--1--0--0--0--0-------------------------------|
E|-3---0---0--0--3--0--3-------3--0--0--0--3--0--3-------------------3--3--5----------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------x---2--2--2--2----------------2------2/9---7--5---7---10---9--7---10\----------------|
A|------2----x---0--0--0--0--------0-------2------2/7---5--3---5---8----7--5---8\-----------------|
E|--3---0--------------------3--3-----3b---0------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| Repeat 2x
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-------------------3---3-------3---------------------------------|
A|-2-------------------1p0-1p0-----1p0--2-----------------3----------|
E|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------3p0------0--0-0-0--0-0-0---1----------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
[Outro]
James
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----3---2~------2---1---------------3---2-------2---1-------------|
E|-0----------0-----------0---1---0-----------0---------------------|
Both
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--2---5----4----2----4----3----2----3----2----5----4----2----4----3----2----3-------------------|
E|--0---3----2----0----2----1----0----1----0----3----2----0----2----1----0----1-------------------|
Both
e|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| Repeat 2x
B|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-2---2---2-2-2--2----2---2---2-2-2--2-2-2--|--2---2---2-2-2--2----2---2---2-2-2--2-2-2-----|
A|-2---2---2-2-2--2----2---2---2-2-2--2-2-2--|--2---2---2-2-2--2----2---2---2-2-2--2-2-2-----|
E|-0---0---0-0-0--0----0---0---0-0-0--0-0-0--|--0---0---0-0-0--0----0---0---0-0-0--0-0-0-----|
|__3__| |__3__||__3__| |__3__| |__3__||__3__|
************************************
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| b Bend
| br Bend release
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| ~ Vibrato
| * Palm mute
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