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Tuning: Drop D [DADGBE]

Timing: 6/8

Key:   h   = hammer on
       p   = pull off
       X   = mute
       /   = slide up
      [PM] = palm mute
       ~   = vibrato
       tr  = tremelo
       *   = let ring
       b   = bend up
      [PH] = pinch harmonic
      [H]  = harmonic



INTRO [clean, delay]

   [0:00]                  3x [0:13]                               8x
 E|--------------------------|---------------------------------------|
 B|-------------1------------|-------------1-------------------------|
 G|----2--0h2p0---2~-0-2-0---|----2--0h2p0---2--0-2-0-----2--------2-|
 D|------------------------0-|------------------------0--------------|
 A|--------------------------|---------------------------------------|
 D|-0------------------------|-0------------------------5--------3---|



CHORUS 1 [distortion]

   [1:13]                                                                    2x
 E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|-0---0-XX-0---0-XX-5--5-5-3-0-3---3-XX-3---3-XX-5-3-0-3-5---5-X-5-5-3/10-12-|
 A|-0---0-XX-0---0-XX-5--5-5-3-0-3---3-XX-3---3-XX-5-3-0-3-5---5-X-5-5-3/10-12-|
 D|-0---0-XX-0---0-XX-5--5-5-3-0-3---3-XX-3---3-XX-5-3-0-3-5---5-X-5-5-3/10-12-|

   [1:29]
 E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|-0---0-XX-0---0-XX-5--5-5-3-0-3---3-XX-3---3-XX-5-3-0-3-5---5-X-5-5-3-3h5-3p0-0-|
 A|-0---0-XX-0---0-XX-5--5-5-3-0-3---3-XX-3---3-XX-5-3-0-3-5---5-X-5-5-3-3h5-3p0-0-|
 D|-0---0-XX-0---0-XX-5--5-5-3-0-3---3-XX-3---3-XX-5-3-0-3-5---5-X-5-5-3-3h5-3p0-0-|



VERSE 1

   [2:04] "As below..."                     4x
 E|-------------------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------------------|
 G|-------------------------------------------|
 D|-------------------------------------------|
 A|-------------------------------------------|
 D|-0-0-0-0---0-3-3-3-3---0-0-0-0---0-5-5-5-5-|
[PM]. . . .   . . . . .   . . . .   . . . . .

   [2:17]                                   3x
 E|-------------------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------------------|
 G|-------------------------------------------|
 D|-------------------------------------------|
 A|-------------------------------------------|
 D|-7-5-3-0---0-3-3-3-3---0-0-0-0---0-5-5-5-5-|
[PM]. . . .   . . . . .   . . . .   . . . . .

   [2:27]
 E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|-----------------------------------------------------------5-5-5-5-|
 A|-----------------------------------------------------------5-5-5-5-|
 D|-7-5-3-0---0-3-3-3-3---0-0-0-0---0-5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-|
[PM]. . . .   . . . . .   . . . .   . . . . .     . . . .



CHORUS 2

   [2:32] "Over thinking..."                                                 2x
 E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|-0---0-XX-0---0-XX-5--5-5-3-0-3---3-XX-3---3-XX-5-3-0-3-5---5-X-5-5-3/10-12-|
 A|-0---0-XX-0---0-XX-5--5-5-3-0-3---3-XX-3---3-XX-5-3-0-3-5---5-X-5-5-3/10-12-|
 D|-0---0-XX-0---0-XX-5--5-5-3-0-3---3-XX-3---3-XX-5-3-0-3-5---5-X-5-5-3/10-12-|

   [2:49] "Feed my will..."
 E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|----------3----------------------------6----------------------------------------|
 G|----------2----------------------------5----------------------------------------|
 D|-0---0-00-0---0-00-5--5-5-3-0-3---3-33-3---3-33-5-3-0-3-5---5-5-5-5-3-3h5-3p0-0-|
 A|-0---0-00-0---0-00-5--5-5-3-0-3---3-33-3---3-33-5-3-0-3-5---5-5-5-5-3-3h5-3p0-0-|
 D|-0---0-00-0---0-00-5--5-5-3-0-3---3-33-3---3-33-5-3-0-3-5---5-5-5-5-3-3h5-3p0-0-|



VERSE 2

   [3:23] "As below..."                     4x
 E|-------------------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------------------|
 G|-------------------------------------------|
 D|-------------------------------------------|
 A|-------------------------------------------|
 D|-0-0-0-0---0-3-3-3-3---0-0-0-0---0-5-5-5-5-|
[PM]. . . .   . . . . .   . . . .   . . . . .

   [3:36]                                   3x
 E|-------------------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------------------|
 G|-------------------------------------------|
 D|-------------------------------------------|
 A|-------------------------------------------|
 D|-7-5-3-0---0-3-3-3-3---0-0-0-0---0-5-5-5-5-|
[PM]. . . .   . . . . .   . . . .   . . . . .

   [3:46]
 E|-------------------------------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------------------------------|
 G|-------------------------------------------------------|
 D|-----------------------------------------------5-5-5-5-|
 A|-----------------------------------------------5-5-5-5-|
 D|-7-5-3-0---0-3-3-3-3---0-0-0-0---0-5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-|
[PM]. . . .   . . . . .   . . . .   . . . . .



CHORUS 3

   [3:51] "Over thinking..."
 E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|-0---0-XX-0---0-XX-5--5-5-3-0-3---3-XX-3---3-XX-5-3-0-3-5---5-X-5-5-3/10-12-|
 A|-0---0-XX-0---0-XX-5--5-5-3-0-3---3-XX-3---3-XX-5-3-0-3-5---5-X-5-5-3/10-12-|
 D|-0---0-XX-0---0-XX-5--5-5-3-0-3---3-XX-3---3-XX-5-3-0-3-5---5-X-5-5-3/10-12-|

   [3:59] "Feed my will..."
 E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|----------3----------------------------6--------------------------------------|
 G|----------2----------------------------5--------------------------------------|
 D|-0---0-00-0---0-00-5--5-5-3-0-3---3-33-3---3-33-5-3-0-3-5---5-5-5-5-3-3h5-3p0-|
 A|-0---0-00-0---0-00-5--5-5-3-0-3---3-33-3---3-33-5-3-0-3-5---5-5-5-5-3-3h5-3p0-|
 D|-0---0-00-0---0-00-5--5-5-3-0-3---3-33-3---3-33-5-3-0-3-5---5-5-5-5-3-3h5-3p0-|



SOLO 1 and TRANSITION [distortion, wah]

   [4:07] 7x [4:14]
 E|---------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|---------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 G|---5-7---|-9h10p9p0-------9h10p9p0-----------9h10p9p0-5-4-5p0-----------|
 D|-0----00-|----------7~--p0---------7h5-3~--p0-----------------7~---/12~-|
 A|---------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|---------|--------------------------------------------------------------|

 E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 G|---9h10p9p0------------9h10p9p0-5-4-5p0-------------------------------------|
 D|-p0---------7h5-3~-/7~------------------7~----------------------/10h12p10p0-|
 A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

-=(NOTE: Listen to recording for the wah pedal effect.)=-

   [4:40] "Reaching..."  2x [4:44] "Reaching..."    2x
 E|------------------------|---------------------------|
 B|------------------------|---------------------------|
 G|------------------------|---------------------------|
 D|-0--10--12-00--10--12-0-|-0000---0000---0000---0000-|
 A|-0--10--12-00--10--12-0-|-0000---0000---0000---0000-|
 D|-0--10--12-00--10--12-0-|-0000---0000---0000---0000-|



BRIDGE 1 [clean/distortion, delay]

   [5:04]
 E|------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|------------------------------------------------------------|
 G|---2--------2--------2~-------------2--------2--------2-0h2-|
 D|------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|-5--------3--------0--------------5--------3--------0-------|

   [5:21] "I embrace..."
 E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|------------------------------1------------------------------------1------------|
 G|---2--------2--------2--0h2p0---2~------2--------2--------2--0h2p0---2~-0h2-0---|
 D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------0-|
 A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|-5--------3--------0------------------5--------3--------0-----------------------|

   [5:37] "Feel the rhythm..."              4x
 E|-------------------------------------------|
 B|------------------------------1------------|
 G|---2--------2--------2--0h2p0---2--0h2-0---|
 D|-----------------------------------------0-|
 A|-------------------------------------------|
 D|-5--------3--------0-----------------------|

   [6:11] "Swing on..."
 E|-------------------------------------------------|
 B|------------1----------------------1-------------|
 G|---2--0h2p0----2--0h2-0---2--0h2p0----2--0h2-0---|
 D|------------------------0----------------------0-|
 A|-------------------------------------------------|
 D|-5-----------3-----------0-----------------------|

   [6:19]
 E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 G|--2--------2--------2--0h2p0-2--0h2p0-2--------2--------2--0h2p0----------|
 D|-5--------3--------0--------3--------5--------3--------0--------3----9--9-|
 A|-5--------3--------0--------3--------5--------3--------0--------3----9--9-|
 D|-5--------3--------0--------3--------5--------3--------0--------3----9--9-|

-=(NOTE: Slight distortion at [6:19].)=-

   [6:36] "Still be..."
 E|------------|
 B|------------|
 G|------------|
 D|-5--------3-|
 A|-5--------3-|
 D|-5--------3-|



SOLO 2 [distortion, wah]

   [6:41]      [6:57]   [7:00]
 E|-----------|-----------------------|
 B|-----------|-----------------------|
 G|-2tr-------|-7*------7tr-----------|
 D|-----------|-----------------------|
 A|-----------|-----------------------|
 D|-----------|-----------------------|

-=(NOTE: While tremelo picking, bend notes 1/2 step up and follow recording for 
wah pedal effects. This applies to both tremelo picking parts.)=-

-=(NOTE: There is a pick scrape at [7:04] to transition to next part.)=-

   [7:05]                                                   
 E|-------------------------------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------------------------------|
 G|-7--7--7~-7~-5h7-5-------------------------------------|
 D|----------------------5p3--5--3----5-3--5--3-----3-5b7-|
 A|----------------------------------------------3h5------|
 D|-------------------------------------------------------|
[PH]   .  .

   [7:13]
 E|--------------------|
 B|--------------------|
 G|--------------------|
 D|-5*-------3---3-3-3-|
 A|-5*-------3---3-3-3-|
 D|-5*-------3---3-3-3-|



BRIDGE 2 [distortion]

   [7:17]                             3x
 E|-------------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------------|
 G|-------------------------------------|
 D|-0---0-XX-0---0-XX-0---0-XX-0---0-XX-|
 A|-0---0-XX-0---0-XX-0---0-XX-0---0-XX-|
 D|-0---0-XX-0---0-XX-0---0-XX-0---0-XX-|

   [7:30] "With my feet..."           7x [7:59] "Whatever will..." (2nd one)
 E|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
 G|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
 D|-0---0-XX-0---0-XX-0---0-XX-0---0-XX-|-0---0-XX-0---0-XX-0---0----0---0-0-0-|
 A|-0---0-XX-0---0-XX-0---0-XX-0---0-XX-|-0---0-XX-0---0-XX-0---0----0---0-0-0-|
 D|-0---0-XX-0---0-XX-0---0-XX-0---0-XX-|-0---0-XX-0---0-XX-0---0----0---0-0-0-|

   [8:03] "Following..."
 E|-15--15X1313---13X1515---15X1818---18X1515---15X1313---13X1818---18X1515-|
 B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 G|-12--12X1212---12X1212---12X1515---15X1212---12X1212---12X1515---18X1515-|
 D|-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---0-0-0-0-|
 A|-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---0-0-0-0-|
 D|-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---0-0-0-0-|

 E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
 B|-----------------------------------0--0--0--0--0--0--------|
 G|-----------------------------------0--0--0--0--0--0--------|
 D|-5---5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5---5--5--5--5--5--5--3-3-3-|
 A|-5---5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5---5--5--5--5--5--5--3-3-3-|
 D|-5---5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5---5--5--5--5--5--5--3-3-3-|



ENDING

   [8:19] "Spiral out..."            4x
 E|------------------------------------|
 B|------------------------------------|
 G|------------------------------------|
 D|-0---3---0-XXXX-0---0-0-0-3---3-3-3-|
 A|-0---3---0-XXXX-0---0-0-0-3---3-3-3-|
 D|-0---3---0-XXXX-0---0-0-0-3---3-3-3-|

-=(NOTE: There are several variations of the phrase at [8:19]. It would 
be best to listen to the recording.)=-

   [8:36]              [8:38]           5x [8:49]          4x
 E|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|
 B|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|
 G|-7b8r7---------5---|---------------5---|-7b8r7--------5---|
 D|-------------5---5-|-7b8r7-------5---5-|------------5---5-|
 A|-------8--p0-------|-------8--p0-------|-------8--8-------|
 D|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|
[PH].     .     . . .   .     .     . . .   .     .  . . . .

   [8:57]                    [8:57]
 E|-------------|          E|-------------|
 B|-------------|          B|-------------|
 G|-------------|    OR    G|--------3----|
 D|--------5----|          D|------4---4--|
 A|-3--3-5---5~-|          A|-3--3--------|
 D|-------------|          D|-------------|
[PH].  . . . .            [H] .  . . . .

-=(NOTE: Although it is not the correct way to play it, the second version 
is much easier to play.)=-

   [9:00]
 E|-------------------------|
 B|-------------------------|
 G|-------------------------|
 D|-5---3------10---12---0*-|
 A|-5---3------10---12---0*-|
 D|-5---3------10---12---0*-|
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