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The intro thing is just a droning synthesizer and Jimmy playing the open E-string with a bow. The overdub is called(I think) a rotovibe which is a little spinning wheel which when you touch it to the string, produces that rolling sound. The main riff is double-tracked and with a little adlibbing is basically: by the way this is with a strat, or something with a whammy bar: e----------------------------------------------------------------------- b---5--5-5--3--3--2\0//2\0-------------5-5-5-3-3--2\0//2------------- g---4--4-4--2--0--2\0//2\0-------------4-4-4-2-0--2\0//2------------- d---2--2-2--0--0--2\0//2\0----2-5-2----2-2-2-0-0--2\0//2------------- a----------------------------------------------------------------------- E-0-----------------------------------0--------------------------------- ^^^Thats a bend down on the whammy bar The first chorus has something like this: e---------5-------------------------------------------------------------- b--7--7---5--7---------7--7/8-7----------------5--7-----------7/8--7----- g--7--7---6--7------7--7--7/9-7---7-7/9-7--7---6--7--------7--7/9--7----- d--7--7---7--7------7-------------7-7/9-7--7---7--7----7/9-7------------- a--5--5---7--5--9-9-------------9---------9----7--5--9------------------- E---------5-------------------------------------------------------------- e-------------------------------------------------------------------------- b------------------7-----------7------------------7------------------------ g---------------6--7------7/9--7--------7------6--7------------------------ d----7/9-7---7--7--7----------------7/9-7------7--7------------------------ a--9-------9----7--5----9---------9------------7--5------------------------ E---------------5------------------------------5--------------------------- The second and fourth choruses go with this chord sequence: e---3--3---------3--3---3-------5--5---5--5-------------------------------- b---3--3--7------3--3---3----9--5--5---5--5--9----------------------------- g---4--4--7------4--4---4----9--6--6---6--6--9----------------------------- d---5--5--7------5--5---5----9--7--7---7--7--9------4-4-4------------------ a---5--5--5------5--5---5----7--7--7---7--7--7--7---2-2-2------------------ E---3--3---------3--3---3-------5--5---5--5-----5-------------------------- The fourth chorus has this backing line: e-------------------7\6//7------------------------7\6//7-------------- b---------8-----8---8\7//8--------------8---8-10--8\7//8-------------- g-------7---7-7------------------------7---7---------------------------- d--9-9-----------------------------9-9---------------------------------- a----------------------------------------------------------------------- E----------------------------------------------------------------------- e----------------------9\8//9--------------------9--11-11-11-11------- b----------10---10-12--10\9//10-----------10---10----12-12-12-12------- g--------9----9-------------------------9-----9------------------------- d-11-11---------------------------11-11--------------------------------- a----------------------------------------------------------------------- E----------------------------------------------------------------------- The chorus before the solo goes like this: e----------------------------------------------------------------------- b---7-7-----7-7--------------------7----------7/8--7----------------7--- g---7-7-----7-7----------------6---7-----7-7--7/9--7----7--------6--7--- d---7-7-----7-7--------9-7-----7---7-----7-7------------7-7---7--7--7--- a---5-5-----5-5------9-----9---7---5---9--------------9-----9----7--5--- E------------------------------5---------------------------------5------ e----------------------------------------------------------------------- b------------7/8-7------------------7--7h8-7------------7-----7--------- g------------7/9-7------------7--6--7--7h9-7------------7---6-7--------- d----7/9--7-----------7/9-7---7--7--7-----------7/9-7---7---7-7--------- a--9----------------9-------9----7--5---------9-------9-----7-5--------- E--------------------------------5--------------------------5----------- The solo is something like this: The starting thing is Jimmy holding down the Whammy Bar as hard as he can and forcefully picking out a E-Chord and letting up on the bar: e-------0----12----------------12-------------------12---------------12-- b------0--------14----------12----15~------------12----15~---------12---- g-----1---14------14--14^16----------------14^16-------------14^16------- d----2------------------------------------------------------------------- a---2-------------------------------------------------------------------- E--0--------------------------------------------------------------------- Repeat this^^^^^^^^^^^ 5 times pretty quickly e--17^19--17-15-17--15^16--------------------21^22--19-18-17------------ b---------------------------17--15\14//15--------------------19^20----- g----------------------------------------------------------------------- d----------------------------------------------------------------------- a----------------------------------------------------------------------- E----------------------------------------------------------------------- e--17-18-19------------------------------------------------------------- b-----------19^21--19-17----19-17----19----17--------------------------- g------------------------18-------18----18------------------------------ d----------------------------------------------------------------------- a----------------------------------------------------------------------- E----------------------------------------------------------------------- Then do the whammy thing again e------12----------------------12----------------------------------- b---------14p12-------------12-----15^17^15--12-10-12--------------- g---------------12^13--14^16--------------------------11^12-9------- d---0--------------------------------------------------------------- a--0---------------------------------------------------------------- E-0----------------------------------------------------------------- repeat ^^^^^this 4 times quickly e--12--------------------------------------------------------------------- b---------------------------------------------12-------------------------- g-------12----12--14 14^16--14^16-14^16-14^16------15-14-12-14^15-14-12-14 d----------14------------------------------------------------------------- a------------------------------------------------------------------------- E------------------------------------------------------------------------- e----------------------------------------------------------------------- b----------------------------------------------------------------------- g--12----12-12----------12---------14^15^14--12-15-14-14-12------------- d-----14--------12--14-----14-------------------------------14-14------- a----------------------------------------------------------------------- E----------------------------------------------------------------------- e--------------------------12------15^17-(15)^17-(15)^17^15-------------- b-----------------------12----15------------------------------13-13------ g-----------------14^16-------------------------------------------------- d--14-14\11//14--------------------------------------------------------- a----------------------------------------------------------------------- E----------------------------------------------------------------------- This slowed part is backed with these arpeggiated chords using a chorus in this series e----------3----------------0-----------------0---------------------------- b--------5---5------------3---3-------------0---0-------------------------3- g------4-------4-4------4-------4---------2-------2---2---------0-------0--- d----5----------------4-----------4-----2-----------2---------4-------4----- a--3----------------2-----------------0---------------------2-------2------- E-------------------------------------------------------0-0-------0--------- e----------2--------------3----------------2------------------------------- b--------0---0----------5---5------------3---3----------------------------- g------2-------2------4-------4--------4-------4---4-------2--------------- d----2--------------5-----------5----4-----------4---4---2---2------------- a--0--------------3----------------2-------------------0-------0----------- E-------------------------------------------------------------------------- The solo over it goes like this: e----------------------------------------------------------------------- b------------------------------------------------8-7---7---------------- g--14-14-14^16------(14)^16^14-----14p12h14----------9---9--9-7--------- d-------------------------------14------------------------------9-75-7- a----------------------------------------------------------------------- E----------------------------------------------------------------------- e----------------------------------------------------------------------- b----------------------------------------------------------------------- g----7-7-9-9-------9^11^9---------------9^11^9-------------------------- d--9-------------------------7-7---------------------------------------- a-----------------------------------------------10-10/12---------------- E----------------------------------------------------------------------- The outro solo: e------15-17-17^19-17-15-17-15~--------------------12\9//12----------- b---17---------------------------17-15-17-15-17-17------------12\8//12 g----------------------------------------------------------------------- d----------------------------------------------------------------------- a----------------------------------------------------------------------- E-----------------------------------------------------------------------
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