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/ = slide up/down p = pull-off h = hammer-on b = full bend to numbered fret (e.g. 17b20) ^ = small bend x = left hand muted INTRO Here are the riffs for the Intro and Verses. They are mostly the same except for the end, which changes through verses. E------------x-x-10/13-----------------------| B---11--11---x-x--------11--x-11---x-x-------| G---12--12------------------x-12---x-x-------| D--------------------------------------------| x2 A--------------------------------------------| E--------------------------------------------| E------------x-x-10/13-----------------------| B---10--10---x-x--------10--x-10---x-x-------| G---10--10--------------10--x-10---x-x-------| D--------------------------------------------| x2 A--------------------------------------------| E--------------------------------------------| E------------x-x--8/10-----------------------| B----8---8---x-x--------11--x--8---x-x-------| G----8---8------------------x--8---x-x-------| D--------------------------------------------| A--------------------------------------------| E--------------------------------------------| (same as above except different rhythm, played randomly) E------------x-x--8/10-----------------------| B----8---x-8-x-x--------11--x--8---x-x-------| G----8---x-8----------------x--8---x-x-------| D--------------------------------------------| A--------------------------------------------| E--------------------------------------------| E------------x-x-10/13-----------------------| B---11--11---x-x--------11--x-11---x-x-------| G---12--12------------------x-12---x-x-------| D--------------------------------------------| A--------------------------------------------| E--------------------------------------------| End Riff (E1) E--------------------------------------------| B---11--11---x-x--11/10/11--11-x-11---x-x----| G---12--12---x-x--12/11/12--12-x-12---x-x----| D--------------------------------------------| A--------------------------------------------| E--------------------------------------------| VERSE 1 Starts out same as the Intro but the end changes in each measure 1st: ends with Riff E2 2nd: ends with Riff E3 3rd: ends with Riff E4 and goes into Chorus Riff E2 E-------------------10/-9/10--10-------------| B---11/10/11--11----11/10/11--11-------------| G---12/11/12--12-----------------------------| D--------------------------------------------| A--------------------------------------------| E--------------------------------------------| Riff E3 E--------------------------------------------| B---11--11--------13-13-13-13-13-13-13-------| G---12--12--------11-11-11-11-11-11-11-------| D-----------------12-12-12-12-12-12-12-------| A--------------------------------------------| E--------------------------------------------| Riff E4 E--------------------------------------------| B---11----11-11-11--11---11-11-11-11-11------| G---12----12-12-12--12---12-12-12-12-12------| D--------------------------------------------| A--------------------------------------------| E--------------------------------------------| Chorus 1 Main riff E---------------------------------------------------------------| B-----------------15-----17^------------------------------------| G-----------------15-----17^-p15--------------------------------| D--15h17----17-------15------------15---------------------------| x4 A---------------------------------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------------------------------| B---------------------------------------------------------------| G----------------15---------------------------------------------| D--15h17----17------17-15---------------------------------------| x2 A-------------------------17-15---------------------------------| E----------------------------------18---------------------------| E---------------------------------------------------------------| B---------------------------------------------------------------| G---------------------------------------------------------------| D--15h17----17---15----------------15---------------------------| A-------------------17-16-15----------17-16-15------------------| E----------------------------18-15-------------18-15------------| E---------------------------------------------------------------| B---------------------------------------------------------------| G---------------------------------------------------------------| D--15-----------------15----------------------------------------| A-----17-16-15-----------17-16-15-------------------------------| E--------------18-15--------------18-15-------------------------| Main riff x4 E---------------------------------------------------------------| B----------------------18---------------------------------------| G----------------17b19----19r17p15------------------------------| D--15h17----17----------------------17--------------------------| x2 A---------------------------------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------------------------------| B---------------------------------------------------------------| G----------------15----------------15---------------------------| D--15h17----17------17-15-------------17-15---------------------| A-------------------------17-16-15----------17-16-15------------| E---------------------------------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------------------------------| B---------------------------------------------------------------| G--15----------------15-----------------------------------------| D-----17-15-------------17-15-----------------------------------| A-----------17-16-15----------17-16-15--------------------------| E---------------------------------------------------------------| VERSE 2 Same as Verse 1, changes at the end of each measure 1st: Riff E1 2nd: Riff E4 and into Chorus Chorus 2 Same as Chorus 1, but changes at the end like this E---------------------------------------------------------------| B---------------------------------------------------------------| G-------------------------------17----------------17------------| D--15/17----17---17-17-20-17-17-17-17-17-20-17-17-17-17-17------| A---------------------------------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------------------------------| B---------------------------------------------------------------| G-----------17----------------17--------------------------------| D--20-17-17-17-17-17-20-17-17-17-17-/---------------------------| A---------------------------------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------------------------------| (slide down) There's no guitar between Chorus 2 and the next Verse VERSE 3 Changes at the end of each measure: 1st: Riff E3 2nd: Riff E4 and into Chorus Guitar 2 on Verse 3 Strumming these chords through 2nd measure E--15---13---11---10--------------------------------------------| B--15---13---11---11--------------------------------------------| G--15---14---12---12--------------------------------------------| D---------------------------------------------------------------| A---------------------------------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------------------------------| Chorus 3 Same as Chorus 2 SOLO There are 3 guitars, one has some harmonizer or octaver effect (Guitar 3 comes in for a short time though) I put some time references to help recognize the parts Guitar 1 starts playing the Chorus GUITAR 2: E---------------------------------------------------------------| B--10h11----11--------------------------------------------------| G-----------------12p10--12^-p10--------------------------------| D---------------------------------10----------------------------| x4 A---------------------------------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------------------------------| B--10h11----11--------------------------------------------------| G-----------------12p10--12^------10----------------------------| D---------------------------------------------------------------| x2 A---------------------------------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------------------------------| B--10h11----11--------------------13b15----r---13---------------| G-----------------12p10--12^------------------------------------| D---------------------------------------------------------------| A---------------------------------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------------------------------| (slow release) E---------------------------------------------------------------| B--10h11----11--------------------------------------------------| G-----------------12p10--12^-p10--------------------------------| D---------------------------------10----------------------------| x4 A---------------------------------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------------------------------| B--10h11----11----13b15----r13----------------------------------| G---------------------------------------------------------------| D---------------------------------------------------------------| x2 A---------------------------------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------------------------------| B--13b15--------r13---------------------------------------------| G---------------------------------------------------------------| D---------------------------------------------------------------| A---------------------------------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------------------------------| (Chorus riffs end here on Guitar 1. Around 4:52) E---------------------------------------------------------------| B-----------------13b15r13--13b15r13--11------------------------| G--10h12----12--------------------------------12-10-12----------| D---------------------------------------------------------------| A---------------------------------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 rests for a while until 5:16 5:16 E---------------------------------------------------------------| B---------------------------------------------------------------| G-----------10--12----12----------------------------------------| D----10h12------------------------------------------------------| A---------------------------------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------------------------------| B---------------------------------------------------------------| G-----------10--12----12^-12------------------------------------| D----10h12------------------------------------------------------| A---------------------------------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------------------------------| B------------15r13----------------------------------------------| G---------------------------------------------------------------| D---------------------------------------------------------------| A---------------------------------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------------------------------| (slow release) E---------------------------------------------------------------| B--10h11----11--------------------------------------------------| G-----------------12p10--12^-p10--------------------------------| D---------------------------------10----------------------------| x4 A---------------------------------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------------------------------| B---------18p15-------------------------------------------------| G--17b19---------17b19r17-p15--15-------------------------------| D---------------------------------17----------------------------| x4 A---------------------------------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------------------------------| B--10h11----11--------------------------------------------------| G-----------------12p10--12^-p10--------------------------------| D---------------------------------10----------------------------| x4 A---------------------------------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------------------------------| B---------------------------------------------------------------| G--10h12----12-----17b20r17-------------------------------------| D---------------------------------------------------------------| x2 A---------------------------------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------------------------------| (slow bend/release with tremolo picking) E---------------------------------------------------------------| B---------------------------------------------------------------| G--10h12-------------5b7----5b7------r5---3---------------------| D-------------------------------------------5-------------------| A---------------------------------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------------------------------| GUITAR 3: 5:25 E---------------------------------------------------------------| B---------------------------------------------------------------| G---------------------------------------------------------------| D---------------------------------------------------------------| A--5--------3--3b5r3p1-----3--------3--3b5r3p1-----1h3----------| E--3-------------------3---1-------------------3----------------| GUITAR 1: Guitar 1 stops playing the Chorus, and starts with a lot of tremolo picking here. I've tried to tab it approximate to John's improvising, although I know it's not exact. 4:52 E------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B----------------------------------18/20-20-20-20-20---------------------------| G-----------------15--17b19-19-19----------------------------------------------| D--15h17----17-----------------------------------------------------------------| A------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B--18h20--20b23--20-20-20-20---18h20--20b23--20-20-20-20-----------------------| G------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D------------------------------------------------------------------------------| x3 A------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B--15-18-15-18-15----15-18-15-18-15----15-18-15-18-15----15-18-15-18-15--------| G-----------------17----------------17----------------17-----------------------| D------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-----15-18-15-18-15----15-18-15-18-15----15-18-15-18-15----15-18-15-18-15-----| G--17----------------17----------------17----------------17--------------------| D------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B----------15-18-18-15-------------------15-18-15-15---------------------------| G--17b19---------------17--15-----15h17--------------17p15---------------------| D-----------------------------17---------------------------17------------------| A------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G------15h17p15--17^-p15-------15h17p17--17^-p15-------15h17p15--17^-p15-------| D--17----------------------17----------------------17--------------------------| A------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-----15-17-17-17-0-17-17-17-0-17-17-17-0-17-17-17-----------------------------| D--17--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G--0-17-17-17-0-17-17-17-0-17-17-17--------------------------------------------| D------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G--0-5-5-3-0-5-5-3-0-5-5-3-0-5-5-3-0-5-5-3-------------------------------------| D------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E------------------------------------------------------------------------------| repeat several times E------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G--0-5-5-3-0-5-5-3-0-5b7r5-0-5-5-3-0-5-5-3-0-5-5-3-0-5b7r5---------------------| D------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G--0-5-5-5-0-5-5-5-0-5-5-3-----------------------------------------------------| D--------------------------5p3-----3-5p3-----3-5p3-----------------------------| A------------------------------5---------5-------------------------------------| E------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D----------------------3-------------------------------------------------------| A--3p1-3p1---1-3p1-3/5---5/3p1-3p1---------------------------------------------| E----------3-----------------------3-------------------------------------------| Start playing Chorus riff again Until right before the end 5:50 E------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G----------------17b20r17------------------------------------------------------| D--15h17----17-----------------------------------------------------------------| x2 A------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E------------------------------------------------------------------------------| (slow bend/release with tremolo picking, more like strumming) E------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B----------------13----13----------15-------15---------------------------------| G----------------15b17-15b17-17b19----17b19----17b19--17b19r17---15------------| D--15h17----17-------------------------------------------------------17--------| A------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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